The choice is yours.........

Interesting debate you have started. Spiker for me.

Seeing as we shot 2 spikers last week, I'll have to go spiker but wouldn't begrudge someone shooting the hind, I however don't believe in shooting hinds with fawns at foot, leaving them to starve, that's just cruel & unethical

Many interesting thoughts behind everyone's thinking. . Personally if only taking 1 think the hind for me! Other considerations to think about which one turns broadside first ? @7mmsaum .since you started this thread .. now let's here your thoughts ???

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Broadside? Dam things are looking at the gun what more do you want.
It's obviously a paddock and if It was mine id knock em bother over, only because I need the grass going on what I can see that hind ain't in fawn.
Drop them both at @Dundee place on way home job done.



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Hind... Then the spiker as it was still standing there looking at what happened to mum....

Same here, being a Jafa I'd take both, sometimes spikers are dumb and hang about.

Or if two of us were there we would line up on both them and let rip on the count of 3:D

No one mentioned how far the carry is? If it was another 18km ................ :)

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oh look, some deer :thumbsup:

Every one is different & Every year is different .....

This happened on 3 occasions at the end of last year, Put rifle down and just sat back and watched. (had plenty of veni in frezzer, should of taken camera instead) that was 2014.

2015 how ever, Hunted all year, Not one deer, I'd shoot both if I could. Do 2 or 3 trips over 2 days to get all the meat out if need be too.

Past up a pair last week at 100m. The freezers are OK at the moment, so let them feed away.

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What Friwi said without a doubt: trophies are all too often associated with hero worship.

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Ok so for those that would only shoot if they needed the meat, do you hunt all the time or only when you need the meat?? Not stirring but genuinely interested. Reason is I go most weekends, reason I go is to shoot a deer (don't really care what sort but if a choice spiker/stag or yearling. If no choice then it's the one I see) couldn't be arse taking gun for a walk to not shoot anything if I didn't need the meat.......unless of course you are scared in the bush on your own hence armed tramping??

Hamish

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I tend to only go hunting if i need the meat. Means i dont hunt as much as i would like but I dont like killing for no reason. Think its a waste. What do you do with animals if the freezer is full.

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I tend to only go hunting if i need the meat. Means i dont hunt as much as i would like but I dont like killing for no reason. Think its a waste. What do you do with animals if the freezer is full.

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If you had read my other comments you would see I give to friends and family. I have never and will never shoot an animal and not take meat. I hunt as I enjoy it so I go all the time. Average at least once a week.

Hamish

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Spiker every time over hind unless asked by farmer to reduce numbers then hind

spiker for me. love the meat. don't need to waste mrs bambi or young bambi - till next year.