Florida Bucks
 

i know the further north you go, on average, the bigger bucks there are. however i believe Florida is the most overlooked state when it comes to hunting. there was a "boonie" taken here in my home county a couple years ago by a poacher. i don't think they ever put it in the books because it was poached but it was seized by the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission shortly after it was shot. you can see this buck in the Ocala regional office of F.W.C. i believe it scored in the upper 160's maybe even higher. there are bucks of this caliber in this state, they are just few and far between. anyway, i just wanted to dedicate this thread to show everyone that Florida does have some nice bucks. if you have a nice buck that you harvested in Florida, post it up here...

RE: Florida Bucks
 

this is one i harvested last year here in Central Florida. i've never had it officially scored but it has a 17 1/2 inch spread 8 point and weighed in at 150 pounds. i shot it at approximately 328 yards with a Weatherby .300 Mag. here are some field pic's of it, i'll post some pic's of the shoulder mount later.

RE: Florida Bucks
 

Nice buck CamoCop! I have a question though. Why use that caliber on these Florida deer? Geez, my 25.06 kills em' just as dead and won't kick you into oblivion. (not critisizing just questioning!)

RE: Florida Bucks
 

i just bought my .25-06 3 weeks ago;)

the Weatherby now stays at home....lol

RE: Florida Bucks
 

oh i forgot to mention, my dad (in the first picture with me) harvested a 195 pound 7 point this year here in Central Florida. i'll post his pic when i get a chance to get on my other computer.

RE: Florida Bucks
 

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RE: Florida Bucks
 

this buck was taken this year also. this is my cousin with his 145 pound 8 point

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another 8 point taken from the same area as my cousins and my deer...

RE: Florida Bucks
 

my dads 195 pound 7 point taken here in central Florida...



for some reason i can't get this pic to show up bigger

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another 8 point taken by a good friend of ours...