Define shooter buck in your opinion

[pltspreader]

If it’s not mature it lives , shoot does for meat . We took 35 does off of a few different properties of ours last year the last week of season trying to thing them down and fed a lot of mouths.

 

[pltspreader]

 

[DawgLink]

I don’t run trail cams or anything so if I see what think is a decent buck I make a judgement call at the time. I’ve shot some small bucks and some pretty good bucks. But I’ve never regretted shooting any of them and they all taste just as good

Up til 4 seasons ago I was just like that

 

[Gun Guru]

For me size doesn't matter. It all has to do with how far away from my truck it is.

 

[TheGman]

I don’t see any shooter bucks on camera at my place as people don’t let them mature to 4.5 plus

 

[greg vess]

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Nope! Let the boy grow a little.

 

[TrueGrit]

Personally I'm not much on shooting young bucks. IMO, most bucks killed aren't fit to eat unless you're really hungry. We eat a lot of venison, but everyone is a nice fat head shot doe.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

As long as you eat all of it and give any scraps and bones to the dogs I'd say you done well with whatever you killed.

I do have respect for trophy hunters who go out on public land, and put in the work to get that mature buck that as eluded predator after predator year after year.

But to the guys that watch the same deer come to their feeder or food plot year after year until finally it's horns are big enough to impress their buddies and put on Facebook.... I'm sorry about your incredibly small peter.

 

[Allsmiles]

Down out way, cars get more big bucks than the hunters it seems. 4 nice bucks were hit in front of our property last year. I say pics of several; but never saw them on a camera.

 

[hikingthehills]

When you see a shooter you know instantly. If you have to question, then it's not.

As for measurements, you can't measure what makes a buck magnificent nor what makes your heart race. So don't ruin it by trying. Whipping out a measuring tape is childish nonsense trying to bridge the difference between what you guess at as you develop and what you will know with maturity.

Best answer yet. It's usually a 3 year plus year old buck. When I see it I know if I'm picking up the gun or bow or not. That's different for everyone. When I started hunting it was anything that I could shoot. I've become much more particular. I don't score my deer in any way other than shooter or not. I'm not in a quality managed club and I'm not responsible to answer to anyone. If it makes me happy it's taking a ride.