...that is the question.
Not that it's a given that I'll have a chance, but in case I do, what do you think? I haven't gotten a daytime picture of him yet and he isn't coming around often, but he seems to be staying in the area. I get pictures of him about once every week or two.
Two things come to mind. One was a phrase that I heard a few years ago that stuck with me: If you only kill big bucks, you'll never kill giant bucks. The second thing is: I don't have a 200 or even a 20 acre farm, and I have no control over anyone else's hunting. This guy would be dead if he walked in front of 19 out of 20 hunter's stand.
So, do I kill him (given the chance), or try to let him get REAL big?
Not that it's a given that I'll have a chance, but in case I do, what do you think? I haven't gotten a daytime picture of him yet and he isn't coming around often, but he seems to be staying in the area. I get pictures of him about once every week or two.
Two things come to mind. One was a phrase that I heard a few years ago that stuck with me: If you only kill big bucks, you'll never kill giant bucks. The second thing is: I don't have a 200 or even a 20 acre farm, and I have no control over anyone else's hunting. This guy would be dead if he walked in front of 19 out of 20 hunter's stand.
So, do I kill him (given the chance), or try to let him get REAL big?