Have you weighed a button buck that went 120 lbs ?
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Have you weighed a button buck that went 120 lbs ?
Full Draw McGraw
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I took that to mean a shed buck but i could be wrong.
Lilly001
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Late season buttons, that have been eating my corn all season, are lucky to go 80 lbs at my place.
But they sure eat good.
B. White
Senior Member
I had someone hunt a stand I had in Talbot around new years long time back and he shot one that had already shed.
DynamicDennis
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I was being hopeful.It has been a couple years since I shot a button, but if my memory serves me correctly they are usually 80-90pds this late in the year.
Meriwether Mike
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The largest does are usually the matriarchs of the deer family. They run the show and decide who gets run off or can join the family. They set the timing of the rut as well as other events. I have read a recent D & DH article that recommended leaving the matriarchs and shooting the next younger age class of does. It made sense so that is what I am doing this year.
furtaker
Senior Member
I'm not a big doe killer anyway but I never shoot one anymore that has fawns with her.
Getting soft I reckon.
Getting soft I reckon.
This
I just know I haven't killed a deer yet so when we get back from our Christmas trip, the last two weekends are gonna be on food plot over watch and the first decent sized deer that walks out is going home with me. I had a few guys in the club full on meat give me 3 deer worth at the start of rifle season, we've got 130 lbs of venison in the freezer, so I was waiting for one that was worth the trouble of dragging out. Saw a bunch of deer on limited sits (I hate it when life gets in the way of hunting), never saw one I thought was worth the trouble. We're covered in doe's and small bucks. Just one doe with a nice long rectangle body (the small ones have the more square body) is all I want at this point.
This. ^ Closest to the logging road also comes into play. I don't need to prove to myself I can drag a deer all day long. Already did all of that in my ute.
specialk
Senior Member
correct!
slow motion
Senior Member
Please pm me your number in case I get lucky.
Deernut3
Senior Member
Shooting button bucks is one reason I'm picky about shooting doe. I'm planning to better my optics this off-season to try to help with that and judging racks and such.
After having back surgery in my younger years…I use tools now. IF I can drag it to the edge of a field,or to a big enough area to get a tractor to..I go get a tractor with a front end loader on it. Easy peasy
Shoot,just a half a sheet of 3/4 plywood in the bed of the truck will make pulling one up a Breeze(vs lifting 150-200 lbs). Learned my lesson the hard way…
After having back surgery in my younger years…I use tools now. IF I can drag it to the edge of a field,or to a big enough area to get a tractor to..I go get a tractor with a front end loader on it. Easy peasy
My tractor doesn't have an FEL. I just tie a rope around the hind legs and the head, get one of them up in the bed of the truck, tie it off then pull the other half up.
I've thought about getting one of those receiver hitch hoists but then I find better junk to spend my money on.
My tractor doesn't have an FEL. I just tie a rope around the hind legs and the head, get one of them up in the bed of the truck, tie it off then pull the other half up.
I've thought about getting one of those receiver hitch hoists but then I find better junk to spend my money on.
I dunno..IF you had one of those,that spins & can drop it in the bed..that would be a back saver..
Lilly001
Senior Member
I just ordered one.
I hope it works for other stuff too.
I spend a lot more $ on “stuff” of dubious worth than it. So we will see the next heavy object I have to load.
It is supposed to be good for up to 300 lbs.
B. White
Senior Member
My attitude depends on what I'm seeing on the place I'm hunting, but for the most part I like hunting and seeing deer better than killing them. Growing up it was rare to see one where I lived and the old folks I hunted with wouldn't shoot a doe. I've gone a 10 yr stretch before and not shot one, but I was seeing pretty equal amounts of bucks and does. I'll shoot one at the house late season, if I'm seeing a lot and if I'm seeing a lot of roadkill. I'd rather eat one of any size than to drag it off from the end of the driveway. I haven't hunted a property where you could see a browse line since the 90s, so I figure there are plenty of them being killed by everybody else.
bfriendly
Bigfoot friendly
My selection process is similar, but I seldom see deer so I’m usually happy to shoot the first one giving themselves up. I let a bunch walk this year, but they were all small.…like really Small. That buck I killed was probably only a year and a half, but was perfect in my book!
