Originally posted by Scarlett Dew:
Here's what I do.....

1) Trail cam....trail cam.....trail cam. The more you can know what that buck looks like BEFORE you see him for the first time....and have seconds to judge him......the better off you will be. Having made up your mind about a buck before your hunt will help tremendously.

2). Play "good judging odds"......a) don't judge in dim light.....b) tine length rules first in scoring....mass second....wiidth last. Width and mass will make a great impression.....but number of tines and length of tines rule when it comes to final score.

3). If you are sitting there and talking yourself into shooting that buck....he's gonna be too small usually in the end. If you "can't grab your bow/gun quick enough"!when you first see him....those bucks are the ones you want to shoot.

4) Never judge a buck while looking through binocs....

5). NEVER settle for something smaller late in the year. They are your shooters for next year....and late in the game, they likely have made it.

6). Don't give a crap what others say about what size buck you want to shoot.