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Old 02-06-2015, 11:21 AM
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I saw this guy with my binoculars right after deer season ended and wanted to get a better view of him. There were not any decent trees around for a camera so I improvised and made a portable trail camera stand out of a sawhorse and dumped 100 pounds of corn and some apples in front of it.

He doesnt appear to be that old. His neck doesnt look all that big and neither does his body. He just doent look very filled out. This is SC so its not like hes been struggling through a harsh winter. If I plant a nice food plot in this spot during the spring and my farmer comes in and plants 60 acres of peanuts can he be even bigger come deer season?




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Old 02-06-2015, 11:25 AM
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There is no reason he shouldn't unless he gets killed before next season.
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Old 02-06-2015, 12:17 PM
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damn found another one. The coming out the woodowrk since deer season ended. Probably older since neck looks beefier. Nice and wide need to thicken up that rack a little.


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Old 02-06-2015, 12:44 PM
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still the same spot...
he looks pretty young as well

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Old 02-06-2015, 02:32 PM
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First one I would say 2.5 to 3.5 year old. The second deer is a better buck and probably a year older than the first one.
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Old 02-06-2015, 03:14 PM
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looks like Buck #4 showed up although I could be wrong.




sorry about all the pics im just posting them as I find them. 12 gigs is a lot lol. This little guy I found interesting. The other half of his rack is on my picnic table and it's also 4pts. He has to be only 1.5 and already an 8? need to beef him up and see what he looks like in 4 years.


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Old 02-07-2015, 07:06 AM
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You have a couple of bucks there with some nice beefy bodies and decent racks that should be shooters next year IF you see them during the season.
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Old 02-07-2015, 11:49 AM
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I think #4 is the same as #1. But they all look like they'll be nice deer next season
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Old 02-07-2015, 11:52 AM
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The brow tines look exactly the same and in both pics the buck has 5 points on his left and 4 on the right. Just my opinion.
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Old 02-07-2015, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by VTBoneCollector
I think #4 is the same as #1. But they all look like they'll be nice deer next season
thats what I was thinking. He just seemed a little thicker. I also have a guy only rocking half a rack that looks pretty decent as well.
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