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Old 01-20-2008 | 10:40 AM
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Default RE: Age, score and do you shoot this deer?

originally by Buck Magnet
I don't see this buck scoring as high as alot of others are guessing. From what I see, he would probablly gross in the low 120" range. The pictures from the back are VERY deceiving and will always make a buck look much larger than they actually are. The front picture is also deceiving because the bucks ears are pinned back. Also, being that it is a Texas buck, the body will be smaller than what alot of the guys from the North and Midwest are use to, and this will make the antlers look bigger. If I had to guess, I would say that he was right around 123" gross and a 3.5 year old.
You may be correct in your overall assessment, with the possible exception of body size. Keep in mind that Texas is a very large State, with a wide variation of deer genetics within the State.

Our local deer genetics are more similar to Kansas deer (probably not quite as good but darn close)as compared todeer "down state". I am only about 125 miles to Kansas but over 450 miles to the area that typifies most of what is considered Texas as it relates to deer hunting.
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