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Old 07-19-2008 | 12:50 PM
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Schultzy, I always fail these test.....

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1. ??????

2. 3 1/2

3. 3 1/2 +

4. 4 1/2

5. 4 1/2

#1, You got me...they are all good deer....Good luck with them this year!!!!
My guesses are just guesses also Tex!! Here's my take on them and there just opinions.

1. 5.5+- Reason being he's skinny and he's got one long nose on him. He's a fairly tall deer body wise also.

2. 4.5- He's a 150" buck and a fairly good size body, to big to be a 3.5 I think in my area.

3. 4.5+- Huge body and a huge melon as well. I don't think he'll ever be a 140" buck.

4. 3.5- He's very close to P&Y right now if not in. He seems to have a smaller body like a 3.5 year old (160lbs or so dressed). I passed this buck up.

5. 4.5- He's heavy rack wise and body wise, 200lb dressed deer I think.
Milkman.....They are all good deer....I just started looking at aging deer in the last couple years and it really throws me off a bit on these b/c of the body size that they are, down in texas where I hunt the bodies are small. Those being all I have had the experience judging on the hoof, I think I tried too hard to count for the body size of those midwestern deer....Around where I hunt, you know as soon as you see them if they are mature or not.....Thehardest distinction for me in my area is between 4 1/2 and 5 1/2......At our camp we have all sorts of publications on aging deer on the hoof but it is still very hard once they get above 3 1/2 for me.....Again....all good deer and good luck to you with them...
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Old 07-19-2008 | 12:59 PM
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I'm not the best at aging deer but 1 thing i notice in alot of the pics is they are using that AREA at 3 in the moring or later u need to set up on down in that area and u might jsut head them off!! good luck hope we see them on the cam this year
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Old 07-19-2008 | 01:48 PM
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I count 7 pics in the original thread. That third buck has a thick body! I think that last buck is 4 1/2 for sure. Steve, you've got some nice bucks to go after.I wish I could get bucks like that on my cam.[&o]
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Old 07-19-2008 | 02:08 PM
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I count 7 pics in the original thread. That third buck has a thick body! I think that last buck is 4 1/2 for sure. Steve, you've got some nice bucks to go after.I wish I could get bucks like that on my cam.[&o]
7 pics...but 5 bucks...the pics with the same number are of the same buck.
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Old 07-19-2008 | 02:12 PM
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I count 7 pics in the original thread. That third buck has a thick body! I think that last buck is 4 1/2 for sure. Steve, you've got some nice bucks to go after.I wish I could get bucks like that on my cam.[&o]
7 pics...but 5 bucks...the pics with the same number are of the same buck.
My bad, I went through them too fast.
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Old 07-19-2008 | 02:13 PM
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I count 7 pics in the original thread. That third buck has a thick body! I think that last buck is 4 1/2 for sure. Steve, you've got some nice bucks to go after.I wish I could get bucks like that on my cam.[&o]
7 pics...but 5 bucks...the pics with the same number are of the same buck.
Bingo, we have a winner!!! Good eyes cooter!!
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Old 07-19-2008 | 02:17 PM
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Steve, you've got some nice bucks to go after. I wish I could get bucks like that on my cam.
Thanks Jeff! The cams are going up this week for about 3 weeks and then they are coming down again for bear hunting. We'll see what made it through the winter and spring.
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