Would you shoot? Age & Score?

[burn'n feather]

take him out nice buck

[Thumper07]

I'de shoot. Why pass him with what you have said hes a dead deer walking anyway.

[Throwin Darts]

no way he is in the 130s.

[Codie]

That buck will not outscore your biggest if your biggest is 122".

This buck will be lucky to get to 120", probably in the 117-118" range

One thing I have learned right here on TBH is this - If you shoot him because you think the neighbors will shoot him, then there is a 100% chance that he will NOT get any bigger and pass on his genes. If you let him go in hopes of him passing on his genes and shooting him as a more mature deer then there IS a chance that it will happen. The only way you can take away ALL chances of shooting him as a bigger more mature deer is to shoot him now.

[Killer Miller]

i would ground check him for sure if i got the chance. nice buck

[12thman]

Codie,

I agree that he is probably under 120" and that he will be a bigger deer if he gets a pass. I guess that is the decision that has to be made. If this was on my lease I would let him walk if everyone agreed to leave him alone for another year. In this location, it is a different scenario. Thanks for the feedback.

[outdoordaddy]

He would be big for my place so i'd have to ground check him!

[Damon73]

Sounds like he will not make it through this year regardless of what you do. If you would be excited to take him and he is a trophy to you, don't think twice about it. Good luck!

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[05 gray ghost]

If your hunting low fence then somebody is going to take him this yr unless your place is big enough to keep him from visiting your neighbor's.

[qzilla]

I think he is 2.5 and I also think he is well under 13". I would say more like 12".

You know the deer in that area better than I do for sure but, if you choose to shoot him then good luck and I hope he makes it for you!

[BrianL]

IT really depends on what you think. Is this a deer you would want to have mounted on your wall? If the answer is yes, shoot and don't think twice, if no then take a picture with your camera and hope to see him next year. Shooting a deer just because someone else will, isn't what I like to used as a guide. Besides it could be a kids first deer that ends up shooting it.

[Eason]

that deer looks 2.5 and about 115-118 to me, and I would say it is up to you. If you get an opportunity to take him and you like him then go for it.

[ajavelina]

on twenty acres and not holding deer i would definetly take him even though he is 3.5

[Low Fence]

2.5 114''-116'' if you like him shoot him I cant make that decision for you.

Your right that you cant manage 20 acres. But in all my research I have found that 100% of 2.5 and 3.5 year old buck when hung on a skinning rack gutted.....did not reach 4.5

[Richard]

3.5 and 117" Take him if he considered a good deer for your area or a trophy to you.