End of season is near. You only get maybe a couple 1-hour sits after work and a couple sits on weekend. Your places to hunt are just okay at best. You've taken a couple antlerless deer already. Would you shoot this buck? Does he need shooting anyway? (apologies for the quality).

Hard to say from that pic. If you want him then shoot him.

What NT said. I have passed better late in the season and I have shot worse. If I had enough in the freezer, I'd see what he looks like next year.

If I've took a couple of deer already, I won't "need" the meat. I wouldn't put him on the wall and I don't necessarily believe in "cull" bucks.

I would pass. He may turn your "ok" spots into a better then ok spot next season.

BUT.. If you want to shoot that sucker, and he flickles your pickle, shoot him.

You can kill him or wish you had in a few weeks. I tell my son, if you'd be proud of it kill it.

More I look I don't think he's a cull. I think rack is broke.
I want to shoot the one what did the breaking.

Choot em.

I agree with you that his rack looks broke.

Reminds me of a saying, "should've seen the other guy", he might look worse than the one in the pic.

if ya ain't going to eat him or mount him don't shoot him.

Only you can decide, do what your gut says

Agree with BhamFred.

Rack got broke.

Troy is right. Don't shoot it if you don't have a definitive need for it. Same as any game.

No

Yeah I think I'll pass. I'll look good to see if he's deformed or broke but it looks broke to me.

Agree. Not doing the world a favor by killing a deer.

He was an 8 until I seen this pic. Last I have of him was when it was cold a couple weeks ago, if it's the same deer. If so, he has broken his left brow tine also.

Dead deer walking!

Seen lots of deer broke up this year. Don't know if drought had something to do with it or not.

Personally, I wouldn't because I'm not sure of his age. I actually think he is probably a younger buck.

Would I have a problem with someone shooting him for the meat? Not at all towards the end of the season and the need is there. I would rather they shot a doe if they were hunting with us, but I wouldn't have heartburn too bad if that is their only buck.

He wouldn't have been a bad looking buck if he wasn't broke. He's got potential. Gonna keep running the camera. Maybe I'll see a "keeper."
I've said I wasn't going to shoot unless I was taking him to the taxidermist. But I really like to shoot...
This pic was at 10 at night. But if I see one in daylight it'll probably be him.

Always

Let em walk

If it makes you happy, then shoot. Save the head and make you a Euro Mount to remind you of the hunt. If you think you will regret killing him, find you another slick head and let some lead fly.

But if you still have some hot does you still have a good chance of seeing bucks that have not been around earlier in the year. That was the case with the buck I was lucky enough to take yesterday. Never had him on camera this year.

Shoot what makes you happy and don't worry about what anybody else thinks, unless your in a club with restrictions.

Looks like he broke off his main beam and has a brow and remnant of a main beam left.
I have what used to be a ten point on my property exactly like that and have passed on him several times so maybe next year.
Now if your hungry then by all means shoot him if your wanting a wall hanger then wait till next season

Let him go and he will grow!

I like this, and agree! Very good advice.

Walk. He my recover next year.

Shoot him and eat him.

Make sure he identifies as a shooter.

If it is a break off, don't shoot 'em.

If you have to ask us, I would personally pass. Shoot what makes YOUhappy. Don't give two chits what others think of your deer

It's not a good pic. When I first saw I thought it was deformed. Now I think it's broke. He gets a pass if I can get some decent weather and see some deer.

If you get to hunt all the time, then I can see passing on a buck like that if you want to. Chances are you won't ever see him again. If you are like a lot of hunters that don't get to hunt a lot of days then shoot him if you want to.