I call public land just what it is public land- SGL's,SF,ANF. I dont call heavy hunted private land or land thatdoes not have posted signs uppublic, but thats me. [/align][/align]livbucks- you got some real nice public land bucks!![/align][/align][/align]

Nice buck. What yr. was that taken in.?

I am posting pics from my family, they are not all mine alone. I have to get over to my Dad's and get some pics of the others. Most have come from the ANF, some from open to hunting private property.

BTB, in the right spots Morraine is a gold mine during the early archery season before the small gamers, and early season muzzleloaders get out and stir everything up. I hunted the park hard my last two years of college and during the week i very seldom saw other hunters but always good numbers of deer, buck and doe both. This is the buck i took the following year in 2005. I know he is no monster but i couldn't believe howbig his body was for a 1.5 old buck. The park is full of extremely good habitat and has plenty of cover and food to house some really great bucks. If your interested, PM me and i'll give up some of my old honey holes.

I’d guess that the length and shape of the brow tines on this buck are probably from the genetic make up. But, I would bet the buck split the right beam when it was just starting to grow. That is most likely why the main bean didn’t get any points while the brow tine did. Being split is also the most probably reason the right antler base is larger in diameter then the left antler, or at least it appears to be in the picture.

It is a darn nice buck though. Congratulations!!!!

R.S. Bodenhorn

Bt, believe it or not he dressed out at 90 pounds, the pic makes him look bigger cause I am sitting on the ground behind him! Where I hunt mature bucks rarely go over 100 or 110 pounds, and like mine a bit less after the rut.

Wow! It's amazing how acamera can alter one's perception



Hey, do you think the guy who took that pic for you is for hire?

Bionic, by the look of your pic, you must be in south jersey. no?

im in north jersey, and most of our 1.5 year olds dress out around 100 lbs.

most 2.5 and 3.5 year olds that i shoot dressed out around 120-140.

ya'll got some small (bodied) deer down there.

Got this one in 2004 on Greene County public land. 20" wide 11 pointer

My 2005 Buck!