What was I thinking?!

[SNKETR]

I let these 3 guys walk the weekend. All came in to as close as 20 yards at one point. My brother thinks i'm insane for letting them walk.

Inputs to the decision were:

• My freezer is nearly full. I still have a little venison left from last year, and I just butchered an entire cow a couple months ago.
• I got a nice wide 8pt last year, that was wider but maybe not taller than all of them.
• Just wasn't super excited about any of them. Still rethinking that tall 8 though!

What say the green screen? Would you have taken the shot on any of them?

[bowhuntntxn]

That 10 is nice but not an opening weekend deer IMO.
That 8 has a great looking body but will get bigger with some time.
That wide rack looks good with low mass.

You did fine by passing all 3 if they weren't "the one" for this weekend

[El General]

I let these 3 guys walk the weekend. All came in to as close as 20 yards at one point. My brother thinks i'm insane for letting them walk.

Inputs to the decision were:

• My freezer is nearly full. I still have a little venison left from last year, and I just butchered an entire cow a couple months ago.
• I got a nice wide 8pt last year, that was wider but maybe not taller than all of them.
• Just wasn't super excited about any of them. Still rethinking that tall 8 though!

What say the green screen? Would you have taken the shot on any of them?

I might have, but I routinely pass bucks that don't get me excited. Someone else might be super excited about them.

[Jason Fry]

Of those, I'd have been most tempted by the bottom one. I still may have passed though, depending on what else was on camera.

[ThisLadyHunts]

There’s a rule at my house (mostly applies to my husband): Don’t come home unless you can put dinner on the table. .

However, if the larder’s already full…

[DKirk]

If you didn’t think they were good enough for you to shoot then you made the right choice. One man’s trophy is another’s cull.

[Sunnylab]

Won't ever kill a 150 if you shoot all the 120's. You did the right thing.

[3rdCoastHunter]

Those are baby deer - good pass.

[AgHntr10]

If you didn’t think they were good enough for you to shoot then you made the right choice.

This right here.

[ArcheryNerd]

I probably would have punched the third one's ticket

[Throwin Darts]

I might have, but I routinely pass bucks that don't get me excited. Someone else might be super excited about them.

if a buck steps out and i grab for my binos and don't go straight for the bow i know to pass

[BayouCat]

All three have good potential. If they can make it to next year, you'll be thanking yourself for not taking them this year.

[Landrover]

I agree....great decision!

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[axisbuck]

You made the right decision to let them all walk. What xbow scope is that?

[SNKETR]

If you didn’t think they were good enough for you to shoot then you made the right choice.

I feel like that's pretty much what it came down to. I'll probably go back out once more with the crossbow, then regularly with the rifle. At least with the rifle i get plenty of coyote and hog action.

What xbow scope is that?

It's a Trophy Ridge SpeedComp XV530IR. I really like it but it looks like they may not make it anymore.