The four year progression of 2 mature bucks
10-02-2009, 05:48 PM
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: HENDERSON KY USA
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LOL, how could the first one be 3.5 when he has 4 years of photos?
The first one I'd say is 5.5 To me, the photo from 06 looks like the body of a 2.5 deer.. typical 1.5 body size for a buck is smaller than the first photo.. atleast in my experience..
The second one I'd say is 4.5.. Again, just a guess by the look of his size and how he progressed..
On the first one, its nice to see how much they increase in antler size.. If people would have shot him in 06, look at the potential that would have been lost..
The first one I'd say is 5.5 To me, the photo from 06 looks like the body of a 2.5 deer.. typical 1.5 body size for a buck is smaller than the first photo.. atleast in my experience..
The second one I'd say is 4.5.. Again, just a guess by the look of his size and how he progressed..
On the first one, its nice to see how much they increase in antler size.. If people would have shot him in 06, look at the potential that would have been lost..
I agree on all accounts.
10-02-2009, 09:41 PM
#13
Typical Buck
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Location: Illinois
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10-03-2009, 12:12 AM
#14
Typical Buck
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Location: SE PA
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Here's a twist to add..these 2 bucks have been running together consistently since AT LEAST 2007. Through trail camera pics it's clear that the tall racked 7pt is dominant, and has been the entire time (note the ripped ear of the 9pt in '08-'09). The area is extremely overpopulated causing the dominant buck to experience breeding related stress (he dropped his antlers in late december, several weers prior then the previous year). That's why antler wise he peaked at 4.5 as a 110-115" 7pt. This year I believe both bucks are 5.5. The clear and unchallenged dominance of the 7pt since '07 (at that time 8pt) tells me they were likely the same age. I've attached a few more photos...
