Whats a deer worth ?

[Moosie]

Lets say you have a general season tag, and a 22" 4 point walked by.. Is it worth it ?

Now lets say you bought a landowner tag for 2 grand, and a 22" buck walks out... Is it worth it ? How about a 27" 4 point with a Kicker.... on it's Right side.. , then is it worth it ? Or would it have to be 30"+.

How about a colorado deer tag you've been putting in for 6 years. How big does it have to be to be worth pulling the trigger.

Just wondering if your Goals are the same whether it's a over the counter, a 7 year draw or a Landowner tag.

 

[AZMIKE111]

A general tag and a 22" walks out it would depend on the unit and how long of forks he had. A general tag north of the ditch in AZ probably not, but south I'd blow him away.

For the landowner tag for 2 grand I would let the 22" walk. A 27" with a kicker on his right side I would pass, only because I would rather have one on the left. The 30" would work also.

A quality Colordo tag w/6 points I would be picky, but also know what type of bucks the area holds. Something around the 25" plus range I would seriously look at for mass and tine length and consider shooting. If it doesn't get my heart pounding I would probably pass. 28-30" and nice forks I would take him. 30"+ the antlers would have to have some severe deformity for me not to shoot.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Depends on way too many things, where you are hunting, what kind of deer live there. Also spread doesn't say how big a deer really is. Also, depends on if you are trophy hunting or not.

I once passed on a 30" buck and shot a 20" buck that was standing next to it. The 20" buck was way better of a deer.

About 2 weeks later in a different state I passed on a 25-26"" buck that would score around 190. I'd seen a 35" buck 2 days earlier that ended up scoring 218, but I ended up eating my tag after another 8 days of hunting. Somebody else shot that bigger one. I was happy with my hunt and would have regretting shooting that other nice buck, had I done it and ended early.

 

[mdcrossbow]

I've taken a 22.5" fork horn and he was the dominite buck of the group of bucks which can through. There were 3 8's and a 10 but this big fork horn ran them all off. I took him because I had another tag for the season durring bow. Yes it is worth it.

 

[DRAFTSTUD]

Depends on what is the Max I can expect from those Areas, all can hold Trophies, but are they topping out at 22-24"? And it would Depend on if my wife knew how much I paid Farmer Brown to shoot a Deer on his property. Your Buddies will tell you what a "Great Deer" it is, but the wife will tell you real fast "You could have done that around here...FREE!" Just my thoughts, John

 

[noharleyyet]

#1. yep

#2. depends on how close it was to the porch or hot tub (quote Shoots- alone) j/k....big

#3. big

I'd try to maximize the potential of the opportunity. Greeny said it well.

 

[BuzzH]

My goals change depending on several things...time, what I've seen scouting, where I'm hunting, etc. The tag itself doesnt mean or change anything.

I doubt many hunters kill the "maximum potential" deer from most areas they hunt.

 

[Bambistew]

Width really doesn't do much for me. Big deer can be narrow too. I shot a whitetail that was 25" wide one year,he was young spindly little buck... I'd have to be pretty hungry to shoot another like him.

General unit, If its a mature animal and he's 22", good mass, nice forks... he'd probably get whacked. A standard 3yo 22" 4pt... would get a free pass.

Land owner tag. Depends on the circumstance. it would have to be a mature buck pushing 180 typ or better. Put out that kind of $$$ it better be worth it, other wise I'll stick to hunting general units for free.

For say CO and it took me 6 years to draw a tag (will only be 4 next year)... Its a book deer or tag soup.

 

[JB]

my money is spent on the hunt...not the animal.
what a bunch of ass-sniffers!




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[Curly]

Depends on when the buck walks out. If its the last day of the hunt.......any legal buck is dead. I like venison too much to just eat tag soup.

 

[JB]

Curly, tag soup goes well with a T-bone steak smothered in mushrooms and onions. try it.