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06-29-2007, 08:34 AM
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RE: last one
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That buck looks to be about 6yr's old....too bad it's being raised like a cow. I'm more impressed by one that gets that big outside of a fence. But I must say what a nice buck.
That buck looks to be about 6yr's old....too bad it's being raised like a cow. I'm more impressed by one that gets that big outside of a fence. But I must say what a nice buck.
What's next, pics of big cattle?
06-29-2007, 08:35 AM
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RE: last one
ORIGINAL: bigaggie77
That buck looks to be about 6yr's old....too bad it's being raised like a cow. I'm more impressed by one that gets that big outside of a fence. But I must say what a nice buck.
That buck looks to be about 6yr's old....too bad it's being raised like a cow. I'm more impressed by one that gets that big outside of a fence. But I must say what a nice buck.
You could be right, I know they haveto keep the original group they got for 7 years. Some regulation to assure they are a disease free heard. I'm not sure how that all works? One of the does had twins the other night also.
06-29-2007, 12:48 PM
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RE: last one
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Agreed. I'm as impressed by this pet as I was by the 1100 lb pig shot in the south that was someone's pet until 2 days prior.
What's next, pics of big cattle?
ORIGINAL: bigaggie77
That buck looks to be about 6yr's old....too bad it's being raised like a cow. I'm more impressed by one that gets that big outside of a fence. But I must say what a nice buck.
That buck looks to be about 6yr's old....too bad it's being raised like a cow. I'm more impressed by one that gets that big outside of a fence. But I must say what a nice buck.
What's next, pics of big cattle?
Glad you enjoyed them........
06-30-2007, 06:20 AM
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RE: last one
I'm not saying they aren't beautiful deer, they are.
What I'm saying is what makes a wild buck that size amazing is the fact that it survived nature and multiple hunting seasons to get to that size. These were probably hand-raised, never had to go more than 100yards for food or water and never had to survive someone trying to shoot them.
A buck getting to that size in the wild is impressive because he survived and thrived to get there.
A buck getting to that size in captivity is expected because it's not hard to remember where the food and water troughs are when you're not allowed more than a few 100yards away from them.
What I'm saying is what makes a wild buck that size amazing is the fact that it survived nature and multiple hunting seasons to get to that size. These were probably hand-raised, never had to go more than 100yards for food or water and never had to survive someone trying to shoot them.
A buck getting to that size in the wild is impressive because he survived and thrived to get there.
A buck getting to that size in captivity is expected because it's not hard to remember where the food and water troughs are when you're not allowed more than a few 100yards away from them.
06-30-2007, 10:28 AM
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RE: last one
What if there was no fence in the picture? Would you still be impressed?
You wouldn't be able to tell a farm deer from a wild deer just from looking at the deer, that's like trying to look at pictures of kids in a kindergarten and trying to point out which one is abused from nothing but one photograph.
You wouldn't be able to tell a farm deer from a wild deer just from looking at the deer, that's like trying to look at pictures of kids in a kindergarten and trying to point out which one is abused from nothing but one photograph.
