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Title: What Montana Whitetail would you shoot?
Post by: Craig on May 23, 2019, 09:24:32 AM: All these bucks are alive and will be around next year unless they winter kill or something else. What one would you hunt? I saw two of the three last year.

Buck 1
Wide buck
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/truck1/IMG_8759_zpsd8f1usds.png) (https://smg.photobucket.com/user/truck1/media/IMG_8759_zpsd8f1usds.png.html)

Buck 2
Heavy and tall
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/truck1/IMG_8760_zpscifpv7p0.png) (https://smg.photobucket.com/user/truck1/media/IMG_8760_zpscifpv7p0.png.html)

Buck 3
3x3x2
(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v411/truck1/IMG_8761_zpstlrcglij.png) (https://smg.photobucket.com/user/truck1/media/IMG_8761_zpstlrcglij.png.html)
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Post by: Stein on May 23, 2019, 09:25:30 AM: Option D - any of them. The first one catches my eye for some reason, always liked wide deer.
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Post by: grundy53 on May 23, 2019, 09:27:55 AM: 3. I love freaks

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Post by: bobcat on May 23, 2019, 09:39:37 AM: Number 2. Easy choice.
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Post by: vandeman17 on May 23, 2019, 09:41:27 AM: I would have to see what a year of growth has done but would be ok with any. First one that gave me a good shot would get killed.
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Post by: HntnFsh on May 23, 2019, 09:50:59 AM: 3 for me!
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Post by: h20hunter on May 23, 2019, 09:53:53 AM: 3, then 1, then 2

Freak, dandy, meat
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Post by: Jonathan_S on May 23, 2019, 10:00:50 AM: Looks like 2 might have an extra year on the other two. Hard to say because bucks always look bigger from behind
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Post by: jeffitz on May 23, 2019, 10:22:24 AM: Tough decision - those are all nice Whiteys - and they probably taste better than the Mulies over there
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Post by: huntandjeep on May 23, 2019, 01:32:51 PM: I will probably catch flak for this but , none of them . White tails dont really interest me
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Post by: mburrows on May 23, 2019, 01:40:54 PM: Quote from: Jonathan_S on May 23, 2019, 10:00:50 AM
Looks like 2 might have an extra year on the other two. Hard to say because bucks always look bigger from behind

One thing I learned this year, they look way bigger from behind!

I'd take option 3 but all 3 are sweet bucks
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Post by: 3nails on May 23, 2019, 01:41:23 PM: If I was on a 10 day hunt none of those are an option until day 9.
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Post by: Parasite on May 23, 2019, 01:49:52 PM: #2 ... but that's easy to say from a keyboard. If on stand and any showed up ... I'm easily tempted.
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Post by: dilleytech on May 23, 2019, 02:45:59 PM: 3, 1, then 2
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Post by: gaddy on May 23, 2019, 02:49:42 PM: I'm partial to #1. Just like that rack. At the same time I like the freak, totally unique.
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Post by: sagemd on May 23, 2019, 04:16:00 PM: First choice 3x3x2.
Second #1 wide
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Post by: Bango skank on May 23, 2019, 04:22:01 PM: Leave number 3 be, maybe hell survive a couple more years and turn into something really special
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Post by: Johnny Doe on May 24, 2019, 09:02:26 AM: Quote from: bobcat on May 23, 2019, 09:39:37 AM
Number 2. Easy choice.

:yeah:
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Post by: JWEBB on May 25, 2019, 02:31:31 AM: All nice bucks! But only 3 is a wall hanger imo. Very unique
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Post by: Gentrys on May 25, 2019, 07:17:04 AM: whichever one I saw first
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Post by: JakeLand on May 25, 2019, 11:04:08 AM: #3 if any at all
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Post by: idaho guy on May 25, 2019, 11:13:24 AM: I would shoot 3 I would try and pass 1 and 2 but have an itchy trigger finger so who knows :chuckle:
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Post by: Mfowl on May 25, 2019, 01:00:14 PM: All are great but I'd shoot #1 if they were all standing side by side.
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Post by: Brushcrawler on May 25, 2019, 01:31:28 PM: 3 for sure - unique is cool. But i am not a fan of passing on anything you would be satisfied with if it were the last day of the season.
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Post by: tgomez on May 26, 2019, 12:41:19 PM: #3 for me, then #2. I like trashy bucks and tall/thick bucks. Which ever one of those two presented a opportunity, I'd put one down. Best of luck on either one you choose.
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on May 26, 2019, 08:20:23 PM: #3. You can shoot "regular" bucks any time, Very likely the only 2 main beams buck you will ever see.
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Post by: sagerat on May 26, 2019, 09:25:24 PM: Whichever one makes you happy. All are nice but none are great. A year of growth might pleasantly surprise you though...
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Post by: teanawayslayer on May 26, 2019, 09:45:30 PM: Quote from: sagerat on May 26, 2019, 09:25:24 PM
Whichever one makes you happy. All are nice but none are great. A year of growth might pleasantly surprise you though...
:yeah:
I’ve never hunted Montana but I wouldn’t shoot a buck in Montana that I could shoot in Washington on a general tag. Your tag your choice. Who cares what other people think.
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Post by: boneaddict on May 27, 2019, 06:40:06 AM: I wouldn't shoot any of them until they got a little age on them, but thats just me. As mentioned, its your tag so enjoy.
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Post by: Rainier10 on May 27, 2019, 08:57:20 AM: Quote from: h20hunter on May 23, 2019, 09:53:53 AM
3, then 1, then 2

Freak, dandy, meat
:yeah:
Nontypical always gets first vote for me.
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Post by: huntnnw on May 27, 2019, 10:04:02 PM: Quote from: 3nails on May 23, 2019, 01:41:23 PM
If I was on a 10 day hunt none of those are an option until day 9.

:yeah:
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Post by: dvolmer on May 30, 2019, 10:13:33 PM: I would pass on them. Ive been to Montana hunting deer now for 11 years. Three of the years I came home with nothing. Passed on many deer every day. I would rather hunt the entire week then to shoot something I would not be happy with. I passed on a bunch of whitey's before shooting this Pig towards the end of the hunt! But a trophy is in the eye of the beholder. I have shot bucks smaller then that or equal to the deer pictured my first few years in Montana. I just love the hunt and don't want it to end to soon. I can hunt an entire week in Montana and shoot nothing and come home completely satisfied. I cant say that this was always the truth with me when I was younger. I guess age does funny things to ya!!!
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Post by: fowl smacker on May 31, 2019, 06:21:34 AM: #3 for me too, I like a trashy rack!
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Post by: chad24n on May 31, 2019, 05:56:15 PM: 1 and 2 are the same deer?
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Post by: chad24n on May 31, 2019, 05:58:25 PM: 1 and 2 definitely same deer ppl haha, funny how some chose either 1 or 2 over the other
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Post by: chad24n on May 31, 2019, 05:59:27 PM: No wonder you saw '2 of 3' ;)
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Post by: chad24n on May 31, 2019, 06:02:59 PM: :sry: stand corrected I'm wrong.. They are not the same deer... Cell phones
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Post by: grundy53 on May 31, 2019, 06:03:25 PM: Quote from: chad24n on May 31, 2019, 05:58:25 PM
1 and 2 definitely same deer ppl haha, funny how some chose either 1 or 2 over the other
Different deer. G3 on the right antler are different Length and different location on main beam.

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Post by: Machias on June 04, 2019, 03:06:29 PM: Quote from: huntandjeep on May 23, 2019, 01:32:51 PM
I will probably catch flak for this but , none of them . White tails dont really interest me

I know what you mean, muleys are the same for me, no interest at all. Just can't get excited about them.
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Post by: Doublelunger on June 04, 2019, 03:37:47 PM: They'll beef up a little by next year but I think the wide one probably scores the best and he'll probably barely crack 110". If I were going to pay to hunt Montana I'd have a hard time pulling the trigger on any of them unless it was the last 5 minutes of the last day.
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Post by: linxx77 on June 04, 2019, 04:10:17 PM: Def. Number 3!
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on June 04, 2019, 04:49:54 PM: Can't really tell which one has the biggest hindquarters from the pics - but that one.
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Post by: RightPlace-RightTime on June 04, 2019, 05:52:45 PM: 3 and 1 are equal first then 2
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Post by: TwoBarrelShot on June 05, 2019, 03:24:36 AM: Something about buck 2 being big and heavy got my attention, would be interesting to hunt that beast. :hunter:
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Post by: tonymiller7 on June 05, 2019, 09:15:31 AM: Honestly, the first one that gave me a shot! :dunno: