Thread: Judging Stag potential.

Went for a walk last night with the aim playing with some stags and if the opportunity arose, bring home some venison. Unless I came across a monster, I was after a hind or a scrubber. After a close encounter in the bush where I didnt get a good look, a stag appeared on the track I was walking about 50 meters away. I had about 3 seconds to make a call on him and pulled the trigger.

The point of this post, is that as I walked up on him, I immediately began to doubt my decision. I realised I actually don't know much about what my decision should be based on. I looked at this guy and thought, short and narrow, boom.

Id like to know more about assessment and be more confident in my decisions and make better decisions going forward.

Did I make the right call on this guy? If not, why not? What should I look for in the future?

Look forward to everyone's feedback.



Would love for others who have similar questions to share their stags as well so we can all learn.