Ridge Runner

I hunt Hardy county wv and shenadoah county va, va weighs all bucks killed, largest I ever weighed were 2 4.5 yo 9 points that weighed 126#'s gutted with the heart and lungs still in them. have taken one in wv that I m positive that as heavier.
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Here are three mountain bucks from upstate. The old "scrawny mountain deer" stereotype is long since done. There are big, mature bucks in the big woods that no longer live on over-crowded ranges. I would argue that 5C and 5D are over-crowded with too many deer and that they are not the biggest bodied deer in the state.

Ridge Runner

those fawns were lost to eagles coyotes, and bears
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Not the best picture, but I'm sure this buck dresses more than #125.

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So I don't seem sexist, here's a nice doe.

Ridge Runner

put'em on the scales
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Here's a 5-pointer my buddy shot a while back.

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Some deer you can eyeball to determine that they beat 125 or even 185. I've only shot one buck that reached the latter. Most of my bucks have been 1.5 - 2.5 years old. But I've seen plenty of hogs and have seen buddies and neighbor's pigs as well. I just haven't had the same luck as them in harvesting them consistently.

Ridge Runner

like I said put them on the scales, you will never know for sure till ya do
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What do you think the first three weigh?