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 Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
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11/05/07 11:46 AM
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Scott K
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Opening day buck. Scored 145. Incredibly, he weighed 230 pounds. That's the biggest deer ever taken on our lease. It's obvious the abundance of food is having an effect on the size of our bucks. They all looked fat and healthy. SK 
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Scott K]
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11/05/07 12:08 PM
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hornaddiction
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
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11/05/07 12:12 PM
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TEXASLEFTY
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I thought there were not any big deer in texas! huh!
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Scott K]
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11/05/07 01:29 PM
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JJH
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txrkp: great buck!! What is his spread? Just trying to calibrate my eyes. thanks
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: JJH]
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11/05/07 01:30 PM
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Scott K
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Quote:
txrkp: great buck!! What is his spread? Just trying to calibrate my eyes. thanks
21" inside, "23 outside
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Scott K]
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11/05/07 02:19 PM
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Scott K]
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11/05/07 02:54 PM
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Crazyhorse
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Really great looking buck, Congratulations! 
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Scott K]
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11/05/07 03:54 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: ILUVBIGBUCKS]
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11/07/07 05:04 AM
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very nice buck I hope to see one like that this year
If I put my wife in a high fence will her rack get bigger? ![[Linked Image]](http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k513/harmsway_15/th_DSC02082.jpg)
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
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11/07/07 04:34 PM
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Nice buck! WOuld love to have mine scored by your guy
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Beans]
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11/07/07 04:38 PM
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Congrats! Looks like a lot of good meals to be had!
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: panhandledone]
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11/10/07 02:36 AM
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great buck. i think you were lied to. might have weighed 145 but no way it scored that. not trying to be an [censored]. its a nice buck but would have to be a hell of an 8 point to score that high. that deer is right around 130 b&c
-michael
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Txhunter83]
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11/10/07 11:23 AM
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great buck. i think you were lied to. might have weighed 145 but no way it scored that. not trying to be an [censored]. its a nice buck but would have to be a hell of an 8 point to score that high. that deer is right around 130 b&c
-michael
http://www.loscazadorescontest.com/categ...cat_div_id=1723
Maybe Los Cazadores should calibrate their scales and measuring tape huh... Keep your day job. Those S. Tex deer are deceiving when they weigh that much.
That is an awesome deer Scott. Low fence too. Congratulations! Did you get an age on him? Did your pre-season scouting help you locating him or the area for a new stand? I remember you asking about that earlier this year.
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Txduckman]
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11/10/07 11:51 AM
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that would be 1 for txrkp200,nice deer need to enter him in texas big game awards to
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Txduckman]
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11/10/07 12:35 PM
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great buck. i think you were lied to. might have weighed 145 but no way it scored that. not trying to be an [censored]. its a nice buck but would have to be a hell of an 8 point to score that high. that deer is right around 130 b&c
-michael
http://www.loscazadorescontest.com/categ...cat_div_id=1723
Maybe Los Cazadores should calibrate their scales and measuring tape huh... Keep your day job. Those S. Tex deer are deceiving when they weigh that much.
That is an awesome deer Scott. Low fence too. Congratulations! Did you get an age on him? Did your pre-season scouting help you locating him or the area for a new stand? I remember you asking about that earlier this year.
Thanks for the backup txduckman. I guess I need to submit contest photos every time I shoot a deer? Hopefully I can hold 1st place in the Cazadores contest for low fence 8 points. Our ranch manager said 5 1/2 to 6 1/2. Los Cazadores said 6 1/2 +. I don't think he was that old.
My pre-season scouting is actually the only reason I got a look at this deer. We have a funnel on our property that runs between a couple of feeders, a water source, and an oat field. This buck was standing in one of the only openings in this funnel. We had a decent wind out of the north last weekend (it's usually out of the South). I crawled over a ridge adjacent to the funnel. Because of the wind, they had no idea I was there. I had to make a long shot because they were acting like they were about to slip back into cover. Luckily my Rem 7 mag found the mark.
I almost didn't hunt the area because the previous morning my brother shot 5 young pigs under a feeder that was 200 yards from where I shot this buck.
Thanks again for all the comments. Hopefully I will be posting again soon with another picture of an even bigger deer.
SK
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Scott K]
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11/10/07 03:33 PM
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Txhunter83
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i saw the photo at the los cazadore web site. i apologize for my comments. i am not claiming to be a certified scorer. i was just going by other large eight pointers i have seen. i am sorry if i offended you. that is a great buck. how long were the main beams?
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Txhunter83]
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11/12/07 03:52 PM
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Good buck. Here's another 145" 8pt. He's from West Tx though. I took him Sunday morning of opening weekend. [image]  [/image]
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: JAHunter]
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11/12/07 06:36 PM
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Nice 8. If you don't hunt S. Texas, it's hard to judge those deer.
My wife's only thing is it can't stare at her when she is eating or sleeping!
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Txhunter83]
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11/13/07 04:27 PM
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Scott K
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Quote:
great buck. i think you were lied to. might have weighed 145 but no way it scored that. not trying to be an [censored]. its a nice buck but would have to be a hell of an 8 point to score that high. that deer is right around 130 b&c
-michael
Attached is another photo of the 230 buck. Look how fat he is!
SK
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: Scott K]
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11/13/07 05:25 PM
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thats a nice buck man, his rack is definitely unique, i like it, and also, that deer is fat as [censor] good lord hes a big'en
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
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11/13/07 09:18 PM
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Txhunter83
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i had no idea that they weighed that much. i have friends that hunt mason county and deer down there are really small. are you further south by mexico. that is a heck of a deer by the way. it looks even bigger than the first picture you posted. when did you kill it? what did it score?
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: JAHunter]
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11/14/07 01:06 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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Good buck.
Here's another 145" 8pt. He's from West Tx though.
I took him Sunday morning of opening weekend.
[image][/image]
AWESOME 8! Congrats  
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
[Re: ILUVBIGBUCKS]
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11/15/07 02:06 AM
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is the 230lbs field dressed?
It's not skybusting, if you make the shot.
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Re: Picture - 230 Pound Buck in South Texas
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11/15/07 03:15 AM
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Bucklessbob77
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I'll take the one in the back of the pickup.
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