tell me what you think of this buck (picture) please
02-03-2005, 07:32 AM
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RE: tell me what you think of this buck (picture) please
The brow tine is broken - its has to be a late fall picture because he likley broke it fighting.
Also, a rutting buck would likely not be coming to a corn pile, another reason to suspect late season picture.
This picture was only sent recently, had it been taken early on the guy would have sent it early on I believe.
I think this field is a winter crop that was planted late fall. My area had lots of rain and warm weather in December/January
I'm going to say this buck is 4.5 year old, the picture was taken on the 5th of January over a harvested and replanted crop field about 4/5 miles from my house. The guy likely threw corn out for the deer to help them make it through the winter months. We had an ice storm recently - about the 5th of January. He's a dandy buck, and is likely a 160" class fellow with character, tine length and mass. He'll be a terrific deer next fall for certain.
Also, a rutting buck would likely not be coming to a corn pile, another reason to suspect late season picture.
This picture was only sent recently, had it been taken early on the guy would have sent it early on I believe.
I think this field is a winter crop that was planted late fall. My area had lots of rain and warm weather in December/January
I'm going to say this buck is 4.5 year old, the picture was taken on the 5th of January over a harvested and replanted crop field about 4/5 miles from my house. The guy likely threw corn out for the deer to help them make it through the winter months. We had an ice storm recently - about the 5th of January. He's a dandy buck, and is likely a 160" class fellow with character, tine length and mass. He'll be a terrific deer next fall for certain.
02-03-2005, 04:35 PM
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RE: tell me what you think of this buck (picture) please
That is an amazing buck, especially from public land you said? Like a WMA? If so, I can't believe it, unless you live in like IL or KS or something! 
No, there are some big bucks out there on public land if you can find 'em. Is that on a food plot or like a farm crop field?
No, there are some big bucks out there on public land if you can find 'em. Is that on a food plot or like a farm crop field?
02-03-2005, 06:33 PM
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RE: tell me what you think of this buck (picture) please
Datamax, I'd be guessing but I think it is 21:30 meaning 9:30PM. And th 5 could be anything from the picture number to the month or day???
I think it is a southwestern deer. Smaller body but nicely developed rack. It appears to be some type of cactus in the photo near what may be corn or feed from a mechanical feeder. Also look at the ground. It appears to be sandy with just the seeded plants, no weeds and very flat, not earthy. Comon in Texas and the southwest.
The buck has a little sag under the neck so he's not real young. That does not appear until a buck is at least 3.5 but that could look like more than what it is due to the shadow created by the flash.
Score? Just a WAG, 145, only because I think the deer is smaller and therfore the rack spread is not as great as it appears.
What do I win
I think it is a southwestern deer. Smaller body but nicely developed rack. It appears to be some type of cactus in the photo near what may be corn or feed from a mechanical feeder. Also look at the ground. It appears to be sandy with just the seeded plants, no weeds and very flat, not earthy. Comon in Texas and the southwest.
The buck has a little sag under the neck so he's not real young. That does not appear until a buck is at least 3.5 but that could look like more than what it is due to the shadow created by the flash.
Score? Just a WAG, 145, only because I think the deer is smaller and therfore the rack spread is not as great as it appears.
What do I win
02-03-2005, 06:47 PM
#37
Giant Nontypical
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RE: tell me what you think of this buck (picture) please
Hard to tell what size it is from the picture but it looks like one of those pigmy deer from Quantico Va. Big racks tiny bodies. At 100lb. this deer would be a monster there.
02-03-2005, 08:33 PM
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RE: tell me what you think of this buck (picture) please
I see a lot of replies have this guy pegged at 4 1/2 years old. My first impression - and it hasn't changed - is that he would be around 6 1/2. He just looks too large, too massive, and too junky to me to be a couple years younger than that. So that's where I'm setting my vote.
