snox801
Well-Known Member
That a perfectly fine deer especially for the last day.
Especially being a guided hunt. Nothing worse than tag soup on a guide hunt. Much easier to let them walk when you know next year you will be after him.
A bit off topic but what the heck. Anyone else find it weird that guided don't offer a discount to not shoot small bucks? I hunted in Kansas one year and it was a rough year. So many resorted to shooting small bucks. As a guide wouldn't it be better to say hey if you had an opportunity at a small buck and walked or you choose to pass or don't even see a buck. Wouldn't it make a lot of sense to knock say 1k off the price. That's good for you for future deer and the empty tags hunters don't feel screwed. Now we all know it's hunting but we all know certain guides may take your money know they don't have deer. But ever since that hunt I thought what a great way to encourage letting them walk.
Say a guy sees a deer he's not thrilled with last day. If you paid 4K you more than likely will shoot it to not go home empty. But if sitting watching him the thought that that deer now will cost you 1k more that last day. Hmm. Maybe let him walk.
Sorry back on topic.
Either way that buck is great and would not walk past me.
Especially being a guided hunt. Nothing worse than tag soup on a guide hunt. Much easier to let them walk when you know next year you will be after him.
A bit off topic but what the heck. Anyone else find it weird that guided don't offer a discount to not shoot small bucks? I hunted in Kansas one year and it was a rough year. So many resorted to shooting small bucks. As a guide wouldn't it be better to say hey if you had an opportunity at a small buck and walked or you choose to pass or don't even see a buck. Wouldn't it make a lot of sense to knock say 1k off the price. That's good for you for future deer and the empty tags hunters don't feel screwed. Now we all know it's hunting but we all know certain guides may take your money know they don't have deer. But ever since that hunt I thought what a great way to encourage letting them walk.
Say a guy sees a deer he's not thrilled with last day. If you paid 4K you more than likely will shoot it to not go home empty. But if sitting watching him the thought that that deer now will cost you 1k more that last day. Hmm. Maybe let him walk.
Sorry back on topic.
Either way that buck is great and would not walk past me.
