I would also guess him to gross somewhere around 120.
Nice tine length, but his inside spread looks
to be about 14". Another year should give him time
to get some mass.

Beautiful buck...thanks for the pics and welcome
to the board.

Don't feel bad about posting pics, it took me a
year to figure it out!

TB

I haven't scored many deer in my life but I was thinking about 130 or 140 gross. The picture I have is a little clearer and his spread is probably 16 or 17 inches. Maybe I'll get some better pictures.

If he was on my big farm I hunt I would definitely let him go, but he is on my farm behind my house. My farm is only 40 acres with 10 being wooded. It is also at the end of the world as I say. I connect to several large farms but mine is at the end corner of them all. He has to come from these other farms to mine.

He will probably make it anyway. I've got about 7 pictures of him and all are at night but one which is 10 minutes till dark. I think he is 3.5 years old. Next year he will be 4.5 almost full grown and maybe pushing B&C. I've got a salt lick but plan on making it into a mineral lick and planting some clover.

I'm still going to hunt this afternoon. Will I have better luck with my antlers or my can. I live in Kentucky

115"-120" - young deer that next year will probably gain main beam length and mass - going to be a real beauty
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That's a very nice buck. Great pics.



I think most of you guys are guessing pretty low on the score. This deer would go 130's. He's probably 3.5 to 4.5 years. I'd guess his G1's are 4", G2's 12", G3's between 8" and 10". His beam length and width could use a boost. But his tine length is impressive.

That's a tall one! Nice beam and good tine length.

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id say it would go 125 maybe 130 that would be pushing it before deductions then maybe 120 net still an impressive deer them b and c points dont mean squat if the buck makes you happy and that one rigth there would make me smile quite a bit

&quot;She said if I hit that fishin hole today, she's be packin all her things and she'd, be gone by noon....I'm gonna miss her, when I get home.&quot;

wow you guys are very conservative on your guesstamations if you ask me

I assume this is a KY deer?

rack is ear width or slightly wider...definately more than 14&quot;...probly more like 16&quot;

very good tine length...probly 13&quot; and 11&quot; tines

I have an 8 point on the wall at home that looks very similar to that one except that one looks even taller than mine

mine has 11&quot; G2's ... 9&quot; G3's ...hair over 15&quot; spread
and nets 123 5/8&quot;

best I could guess from the pix is that deer would easily make the P&Y minimum...probly net in the low 130's

that deer has ALOT of growing to do to even think about getting near B&C...it takes a HUGE 8 pointer to do that and he'll probly only come close if he starts growing 10 point racks.


** I almost got him but I refuse to take a marginal shot **

I believe most of y'all are judging him way too conservatively also.

...120's? Dang, c'mon guys, he's bigger'n that ain't he? I'm sure no expert, but I'd sure bet he scores higher. Gross in low 140s & net mid-130's is my (offhand) guess.

Whereabouts are you farmerjoe? I'm in SW Ky here.

Very nice buck, looks like an agricultural area deer, with the high tines.

Yea Knobby its a Ky deer. I'm assuming he will be a 10 or 12 pointer next year. We have great genetics around here. I've hunted, lived here, and farmed all my life (I'm 29) and have never seen an 8 pointer that big, so surely he will be at least a 10 next year.

I know it takes a monster to make B&C but with 2 more points, a little more length, and more mass, surely he would be getting close.
If he's an 8 again next year I might have to cull him from the herd.

Went hunting today, didn't see a deer.

I lives a few miles north of Paducah, in Livingston County. Where are you at arrowsmit?