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Telling the difference bt a button buck and a doe

Posted on 12/28/11 at 4:49 pm
Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18145 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 4:49 pm
Buddy of mine is hunting this weekend for the first time

doesnt want to shoot a button buck

i told him the best ways to tell the difference are:

button bucks have a flat spot on their head or little bumps whereas a doe's head is usually rounded

a button buck is usually more active (jumping/running around, etc...) than a doe, which usually is just moving around slower

does are usually with other does whereas a button buck is more willing to risk running into a field on its own

older does have a rounder body type usually


any other tips i should give him?

ill probably just hunt with him to make sure he doesnt kill a button buck, but tips would be appreciated
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
80885 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 4:50 pm to
Body size. Snout size

quote:

button bucks have a flat spot on their head or little bumps whereas a doe's head is usually rounded
No shite.

Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18145 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 4:51 pm to
quote:

No shite.


i know

trying to make it obvious as possible for him

i might even suggest slowly approaching it and checking between the legs
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
80885 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 4:52 pm to
But hell, what can I say? My first deer I ever killed was a button buck so don't listen to me.

Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18145 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 4:52 pm to
hopefully i wont have to describe the difference bt a doe and spike for him
Posted by VolsFan24
Member since Jun 2011
2153 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 4:54 pm to
button bucks have balls


your welcome
Posted by Ash Williams
South of i-10
Member since May 2009
18145 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 4:55 pm to
quote:

button bucks have balls


your welcome


Posted by Nodust
Member since Aug 2010
22631 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:00 pm to
quote:

might even suggest slowly approaching it and checking between the legs

He just soon bring a bucket of water and drown the thing.

I can't tell very good. But if you see a deer with two little ones that's the best way to be assured a doe.
Posted by Dooshay
CEBA
Member since Jun 2011
29879 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:00 pm to
look for a dick.

I've shot button bucks before and it sucks. Hard to tell when it's overcast and late evening.
Posted by INFIDEL
The couch
Member since Aug 2006
16199 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:02 pm to
Tell him that after he shoots it to run his hand over its head. If there are bumps there, throw some leaves on it and act like nothing happened.
Posted by TigerOnThe Hill
Springhill, LA
Member since Sep 2008
6811 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:05 pm to
Lots of good suggestions. Also, a "lone doe" is probably not a doe, but instead a small spike or bb. Can be hard to determine a small spike or bb if there are not other deer around to compare with.
Posted by INFIDEL
The couch
Member since Aug 2006
16199 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:12 pm to
All new hunters will frick up and kill a button head. It happens.
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
48937 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:15 pm to
I've been hunting for 15 years and just mistook a yearling for a mature Doe. It happens. Taste good
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
80885 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:24 pm to
Congrats on the nanny



Posted by INFIDEL
The couch
Member since Aug 2006
16199 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:25 pm to
quote:

Taste good


Sure does.
Posted by BayouBandit24
Member since Aug 2010
16559 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:48 pm to
Looking at the nose is a big tell. Look for a long mature snout.
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:53 pm to
I have not been doing this very long but the old nannys I see seem to have eating disorders. They spend more time bobbing their heads up and down and almost taking a mouthful. They are just too worried about looking out for the group and will spend copious time with ears erect and head up while others are feeding.

Button bucks are like honey badgers they dont give a shite.





































































































































and yes I intended sentence #2 to sound that way.
Posted by Nodust
Member since Aug 2010
22631 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 5:55 pm to
quote:

They spend more time bobbing their heads up and down

Best kind of does
Posted by INFIDEL
The couch
Member since Aug 2006
16199 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 6:05 pm to
quote:

I have not been doing this very long but the old nannys I see seem to have eating disorders. They spend more time bobbing their heads up and down and almost taking a mouthful. They are just too worried about looking out for the group and will spend copious time with ears erect and head up while others are feeding.

Button bucks are like honey badgers they dont give a shite.



Good observation. Actually all yearlings act like they dgaf. Only way to keep from shooting buttons is not to shoot yearlings at all, but this guy summed it up. Buttons do just act different. THey move different.
Posted by INFIDEL
The couch
Member since Aug 2006
16199 posts
Posted on 12/28/11 at 6:06 pm to
quote:

Best kind of does


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