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2018-2019 Button Buck Poll (not shed bucks)


JHbowhunter

I shot this many buttons  

69 members have voted

  1. 1. I shot this many button bucks (or having antler < 3")

    • I shot no button bucks - I would if given the opportunity
      1
    • I shot no button bucks - I avoid it at all costs
      54
    • One- did it on purpose because I specifically wanted a button buck
      2
    • One - did it because I don't care what the gender is
      3
    • One -did it by accident, but had I known would not have
      5
    • two - did it on purpose because I specifically wanted a button buck
      0
    • two - did it because I don't care what the gender is
      0
    • two - did it by accident, but had I know would not have
      3
    • three or more - did it on purpose because I specifically wanted a button buck
      1
    • three or more - did it because I don't care what the gender is
      0
    • three or more - did it by accident, but had I known would not have
      0


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Lets see your button buck tally.   No shame here - it's legal, and it's NJ.  Please count bucks having an antler less than 3" as a button - they might as well be. 

 

Another poll will be dedicated to shed bucks. 

 

This poll will be anonymous - I want honest appraisal

Edited by JHbowhunter

Nothing spooks deer more than my stank… 

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One ever. Was young, think still when I had a youth license..maybe 14-15? Farmer didn't want anything but does taken. Thought it was a yearling doe. He wasn't too thrilled when I told him lol. Honest mistake, just inexperience and excitement because it was first deer I'd shot completely on my own. I tell you what, it was probably one of the best things that could have happened to me deer hunting and just as a hunter in general. I'll never shoot one again and haven't since.

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Just now, Greybeard said:

EAB sucks.  If it wasn't for EAB, I would avoid all antlerless deer.  But, since I had to pass on the biggest buck of my life, and other nice bucks because I hadn't shot a doe yet, the first thing under 3" that gives me a shot is going down.

sort of ironic though - kill a buck to earna-buck, not really what the regs "intend" to do.  I hadn't thought about EAB, I bet most "intentional" button shot, happen in this scenario. 

Nothing spooks deer more than my stank… 

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I shot a big 10pt once….

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44 minutes ago, chenrossi said:

One ever. Was young, think still when I had a youth license..maybe 14-15? Farmer didn't want anything but does taken. Thought it was a yearling doe. He wasn't too thrilled when I told him lol. Honest mistake, just inexperience and excitement because it was first deer I'd shot completely on my own. I tell you what, it was probably one of the best things that could have happened to me deer hunting and just as a hunter in general. I'll never shoot one again and haven't since.

Same thing happened to me. My second year bow hunting I shot one during early season. Probably only the 3rd or 4th deer I shot with a bow at the time. Thought it was a doe until I walked up on it. Felt like someone kicked me in the balls. The old man wasn't happy either. Definitely a hard lesson learned. 

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I avoid at all possibles. But i did make a mistake  once early this year. I always look with bino's but I forgot them the one day. Was on a management hunt but still try not to shoot the buttons. Had two of them and I could not tell it was a button till i rub his head.  

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There are way to many questions on this survey, should not have been more than 4/5.

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