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Old 03-29-2005   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by grizz1219
I personally have a 6 point or better rule for myself but I'm viewed as a fool by most hunters here. I've taken only one buck since adopting this rule but he was a 154" gross 13 pointer and have passed up many smaller bucks. I fill my freezer with tasty does though!!! For me, in this area, a shooter buck would be something in the 100-120" range with a true trophy coming in around 140".
I think that is a pretty good rule to follow. If you're going to harvest a deer just to shoot, why not just take a doe. You aren't going to mount that 4 point buck on your wall, so what is the difference...

I understand that you can take both, and some people can't resisit filling up those tags. HOWEVER, if you hunt the same private land year after year, it certainly isn't to your advantage to keep shooting the little guys.
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