Ground Growth??
 

Just curious as to how many times you've shot a buck and found it to be bigger than you thought when you shot it?

Honestly when I shot the buck I did this season, I didn't think he was as big as he was. once I got down and really got to look him over is when he really looked impressive.

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Have you been watching too much Drury's Outdoors Videos? Just Kidding! My biggest buck was alot bigger than I thought after I recovered him.

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I've had 2 that kept growing the closer I got. One was a 240 lb. field dressed monster( weighed on a scale), that grossed 160 in. The other one grossed 165 in. Those antlers just kept getting bigger and bigger.

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i shot my 8 point thinking it was a real small 8. turned out to be 115" and a very impressive rack.

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well i have done this. I did this with everydeer i have shot.

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It has happend to me twice. One buck I didn't get a great look at before I shot it, and it turned out to be a very wide 8 point. The other one I knew was big, but not as big as it was. It was just under 150".

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I only had one grow when i walked up. He's on the wall.

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I shot what I thought was a nice 8 pt and when I found him half his rack was stuck in the goldenrod........the exposed side was a perfect 5 points so I thought he was a 10.......when I yanked his head up I saw his other side went a little goofy and had 8 points of it's own. He grew twice

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This happend to the buck in my avatar. I thought that maybe i made a mistake until i walked up on him.

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It's happened to me as well.The buck I shot this year came so fast that I didn't get a look at his rack, but I instantly knew he was a good one. What a great suprise it is when you first put your hands on him.:)