Thought I had a decent sized doe but..
 

Went and scouted some new lands today got set up at 4 pm this deer came in at about 20 yards looked like a good sized doe but it turned out to be a button buck guess he had something wrong cause he should of at least had some spikes, the land im hunting is beautiful scenery.

was hunting in that brush pile,gave him a heart shot he ran 50 yards and tipped over.

anyone have any ideas on that field is that barley you imagine?

Something wrong?
 

Not in my neck of the woods. Button bucks are button bucks (born in June). And spikes are spikes usually 1.5. Now about 10 years ago I shot a 3 point, but he was aged at 8.5 years old. I knew it before I shot him though, been on my property his entire life, he used to be a respectable 8 point, just couldn't get a shot during legal light. Molars were wore down to darn near nuth'n.

Yeah thats what im saying is he wasnt born this year.Havent seen an 8 year old maybe someday.

... you asking us what's in the field that You're hunting.....:confused0024:

Ha yeah its some type of golden weed with seeds on top never seen it before.

whats got me is how the heck is that treestand cable going in the ear i sure as heck didn't put it thru there and there is no holes in that ear.

Looks like a fawn buck to me, not too much bigger than the stand platform. What did it weigh? Any way, some good eating.

it would be a fawn on roids

Thats a fawn and fawns don't grow spikes just nubs. Congrats on the deer though!

Thanks but its over a year old it was 124 pounds ive seen enough yearlings to know its just hard to see in the pic.

if he is a fawn he pry woulda been 300 pounds by age 3 he was built like crazy.

I can't believe it was a fawn if it weighed 124 (field dressed weight). Even a very early drop wouldn't weigh that much dressed. The pic is deceiving, and a pierced ear to boot. Strange.

ill never figure that ear out

I don't see how it's possible for that deer to weigh 124 lbs. What are the dimensions on your stand platform? Judging from the bed of your truck, it looks like a 55-60 lb fawn. Early dropped fawns could be that large, or larger, and it looks like a fawn to me...of course I ain't touching it so it's hard to be certain. Either way, oughta be mighty tasty!

That is a Fawn, best eating for sure.

i dont know its possible i will way the meat when i get it back and see what it comes out to.

Yea that's a fawn from where I come from.

Here in Nebraska it's a fawn for sure. Id be surprised if once you weigh your butchered meat if you have more than 30 lbs.

To the OP, you do know a BB....IS a buck fawn...right?

Looking at the photo, I'm not so sure the OP isn't "kinda" right, though. That doesn't look like a buck fawn to me. His head's too long and his body's too long.

I've seen bucks lose one of thei antlers in velvet or later. I'm sure there's a possibility this one had spikes (or whatever a spindly 1.5yo would carry) and lost them @ the pedicle.

looks like a tasty fawn to me. Thats what wi fawns look like anyway.

No way that deer is anywhere close to 124lbs. That looks just like every other fawn around my neck of the woods.

looks like a fawn to me...maybe the skin was rubbed raw on the one "antler" but the other is skinned over like a button.
work yer way up.
30lbs? i doubt it

Short pointed nose,small head and ears,fawn.

Is there anything dangling between the hind legs? If not it is a Fawn, if so it is a Buck. Simple. :)

CVG Ohio

bb fawn all the way. easy to make that mistake. he will eat well.

From here a BB is a buck no matter what you call it if it has a "dangly thingy"!!!!!!
And being in Il as well, it is a fawn from all the others I have ever seen here. Regardless, he will make good eatn no matter.
Hey BHA, just look at the tag you get back from the processor and it will say how many total pounds of meat you took in. Let us know.