I shot a buck this year with my bow that didn't have eye guards, 6 points. I seen a few others after that that didn't have any eye guards either. I live in a small town that is very proud of it's hunting background and heritage. From the start of bow season until the end of the second bow season, you will see pictures of hunters with their deer in the local newspaper. I seen a lot of real nice bucks with no eye guards. Some folks call them brow tines, just in case someone is wondering what eye guards are. A friend of mine shot a very nice buck he thought was an 8 that turned out to be a 3 1/2 year old 6 point, no eye guards, with a 15 1/2 inch inside spread and a ton of mass. Now how about your areas, did you see or hear of a lot of bucks this year with no eye guards or maybe just one. The area I hunt and my friend hunts has a gene pool that supports eye guards on 98% of the bucks you will see, except for this year. Anybody have any idea why this could be?

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