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 Eartag buck-where from?
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03/06/14 12:18 AM
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This guy showed up last November and has hung around ever since. This is low fence, Juno, Val Verde County, TX. I've been told TPWD transplanted some deer to the area from San Antonio/Austin city limits, and that is probably where he came from. This is the best pic I have of his eartag and I can't see any text on it. I'm sure the color and or style/type of eartag means something to someone, and I'm wondering if anyone here would know who that is, or might already know something about it. Thanks! 
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/06/14 12:32 AM
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If it is a pen raised deer he might have a unique # on the tag along with other numbers. If you can read the unique # the deer can be traced thru the TPWD deer breeders office as to where he was born and what ranch he was released at. If he was a TTT deer then he might have an identification # only on the tag which will tell you not much. Either way the deer will have a tatoo in his ear if he was pen raised or TTT moved.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/06/14 12:36 AM
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Not the normal eartags I am accustom to seeing. Most breeders will have a tag in each ear with a legible number/s that should be easily be dicernable at this distance from camera.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/06/14 01:15 AM
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Her is another picture of the tag from the back side. No markings on the tag at all from what I can tell. I haven't gotten many from the front, so there may be something there that I can't see, but I think the first picture is clear enough to tell there is nothing there. 
If ducks had horns I'd probably be a duck hunter.
I am a horrible deer hunter. Probably the worst. Ever.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/06/14 02:33 AM
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That's pretty cool !! He'll be easy to keep up with from year to year . On our lease In Mexico this year one of our guys shot a 155 B/C buck with a ear tag . But it just had a # stamp on the front like a cow tag.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/06/14 08:23 PM
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MEXICOHUNTER- You're right. He will be easy to keep up with, and he's off-limits for at least three years. He does look a little different than the native deer, and I'm anxious to see what he does next year!
If ducks had horns I'd probably be a duck hunter.
I am a horrible deer hunter. Probably the worst. Ever.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 02:22 AM
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MEXICOHUNTER- You're right. He will be easy to keep up with, and he's off-limits for at least three years. He does look a little different than the native deer, and I'm anxious to see what he does next year! FYI, if he is 3 years old and still an 8 point...no use in feeding him any longer unless you just want to grow a big 8 point. If he came from San Antonio he probably came from Hill Country Village or Hollywood park
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 02:53 AM
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MEXICOHUNTER- You're right. He will be easy to keep up with, and he's off-limits for at least three years. He does look a little different than the native deer, and I'm anxious to see what he does next year! FYI, if he is 3 years old and still an 8 point...no use in feeding him any longer unless you just want to grow a big 8 point. If he came from San Antonio he probably came from Hill Country Village or Hollywood park That's non-sense.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:16 AM
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MEXICOHUNTER- You're right. He will be easy to keep up with, and he's off-limits for at least three years. He does look a little different than the native deer, and I'm anxious to see what he does next year! FYI, if he is 3 years old and still an 8 point...no use in feeding him any longer unless you just want to grow a big 8 point. If he came from San Antonio he probably came from Hill Country Village or Hollywood park That's non-sense. I was figuring him at 2.5, maybe 3.5, but anyways, he's got a nice frame to him, and I don't care if he only ends up with 8 points. He has a frame to be a very respectable deer at maturity.
If ducks had horns I'd probably be a duck hunter.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:16 AM
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MEXICOHUNTER- You're right. He will be easy to keep up with, and he's off-limits for at least three years. He does look a little different than the native deer, and I'm anxious to see what he does next year! FYI, if he is 3 years old and still an 8 point...no use in feeding him any longer unless you just want to grow a big 8 point. If he came from San Antonio he probably came from Hill Country Village or Hollywood park That's non-sense. which part? just because he is tagged doesn't mean he is anything special. there is no use in saving him if all he is gonna be is an 8 point and letting him eat your feed and breed your does unless you want to shoot a big 8 point. I understand if its low fence taking him out isn't going to affect the genetics of the ranch we had a ranch we hunted on where the owner brought in a bunch of TTT does, there was 1 forkhorn that got caught in the mix. everyone was all excited thinking he was gonna be some great deer and 3 years later as a 4 year old all he was, was a 120" eight point. he ate feed for 3 years just to grow to the size of the native deer already on the ranch
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:20 AM
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3.5 8pt will always be an 8pt part
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:24 AM
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3.5 8pt will always be an 8pt part I'm of the mindset (not saying its accurate 100% of the time) that if a deer isn't trying to grow 10 points by the time he is 3 that is isn't going to grow into a super buck. experience has shown me they might sprout a 9th point or grow some kickers and other trash but they are still mainframe 8's or 9's. again, I'm sure there are examples that prove otherwise but by and large most biologists would agree with that statement. that deer is 2 1'2 so in 2 years he is going to show his hand. if he wasn't showing me something good by 3 I would shoot him, but that's me
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:25 AM
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MEXICOHUNTER- You're right. He will be easy to keep up with, and he's off-limits for at least three years. He does look a little different than the native deer, and I'm anxious to see what he does next year! FYI, if he is 3 years old and still an 8 point...no use in feeding him any longer unless you just want to grow a big 8 point. If he came from San Antonio he probably came from Hill Country Village or Hollywood park That's non-sense. which part? just because he is tagged doesn't mean he is anything special. there is no use in saving him if all he is gonna be is an 8 point and letting him eat your feed and breed your does unless you want to shoot a big 8 point. I understand if its low fence taking him out isn't going to affect the genetics of the ranch we had a ranch we hunted on where the owner brought in a bunch of TTT does, there was 1 forkhorn that got caught in the mix. everyone was all excited thinking he was gonna be some great deer and 3 years later as a 4 year old all he was, was a 120" eight point. he ate feed for 3 years just to grow to the size of the native deer already on the ranch We will find out in about 5 or 6 months. I really think he's 2.5 and I bet he grows at least another point next year. Especially now that he's on the protein erry day.
If ducks had horns I'd probably be a duck hunter.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:26 AM
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he might make a big jump, you never know.
with good rains and good feed he might make a giant leap
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:42 AM
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:58 AM
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Well the fact of the matter is how many bucks on a low fence ranch do you for sure get to watch grow up ? What iam saying is how many times have you seen a nice looking young buck one year and then you don't see him next year and then a year or two later you see one that kinda looks like the one you remember but your not sure if that's him not .
Well that guy will be easy to pick out . And hes also the easiest deer to protect .And I just think it will be cool to see what he turns out to be on a low fence ranch cause while he may not be a monster but I'd bet there's alot of young bucks just like him that get a pass that no one really 100% for sure knows how they turned out .
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:58 AM
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 05:19 AM
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One of the bucks we took in Mexico had a tag too this year.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:08 PM
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3.5 8pt will always be an 8pt part I'm of the mindset (not saying its accurate 100% of the time) that if a deer isn't trying to grow 10 points by the time he is 3 that is isn't going to grow into a super buck. experience has shown me they might sprout a 9th point or grow some kickers and other trash but they are still mainframe 8's or 9's. again, I'm sure there are examples that prove otherwise but by and large most biologists would agree with that statement. that deer is 2 1'2 so in 2 years he is going to show his hand. if he wasn't showing me something good by 3 I would shoot him, but that's me How money do you want to loose on this one? 
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:13 PM
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No matter what, it will be a few months before you have to make the decision to leave him or to take him out. He will be easy to keep up with and tell how he progressed or regressed with that yellow tag in his ear.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:33 PM
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3.5 8pt will always be an 8pt part I'm of the mindset (not saying its accurate 100% of the time) that if a deer isn't trying to grow 10 points by the time he is 3 that is isn't going to grow into a super buck. experience has shown me they might sprout a 9th point or grow some kickers and other trash but they are still mainframe 8's or 9's. again, I'm sure there are examples that prove otherwise but by and large most biologists would agree with that statement. that deer is 2 1'2 so in 2 years he is going to show his hand. if he wasn't showing me something good by 3 I would shoot him, but that's me How money do you want to loose on this one? I'm sure you have an example to contribute this so post it up
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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Well the fact of the matter is how many bucks on a low fence ranch do you for sure get to watch grow up ? What iam saying is how many times have you seen a nice looking young buck one year and then you don't see him next year and then a year or two later you see one that kinda looks like the one you remember but your not sure if that's him not .
Well that guy will be easy to pick out . And hes also the easiest deer to protect .And I just think it will be cool to see what he turns out to be on a low fence ranch cause while he may not be a monster but I'd bet there's alot of young bucks just like him that get a pass that no one really 100% for sure knows how they turned out . x2
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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Thank you for posting. I, for one, would love to see pics of his progression, or lack thereof if that's the case, posted here for all of us to see over the next 2-3years.
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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03/07/14 03:42 PM
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Well the fact of the matter is how many bucks on a low fence ranch do you for sure get to watch grow up ? What iam saying is how many times have you seen a nice looking young buck one year and then you don't see him next year and then a year or two later you see one that kinda looks like the one you remember but your not sure if that's him not .
Well that guy will be easy to pick out . And hes also the easiest deer to protect .And I just think it will be cool to see what he turns out to be on a low fence ranch cause while he may not be a monster but I'd bet there's alot of young bucks just like him that get a pass that no one really 100% for sure knows how they turned out . He may not stick around. He wandered in he may wander out. You never know
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Re: Eartag buck-where from?
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3.5 8pt will always be an 8pt part I'm of the mindset (not saying its accurate 100% of the time) that if a deer isn't trying to grow 10 points by the time he is 3 that is isn't going to grow into a super buck. experience has shown me they might sprout a 9th point or grow some kickers and other trash but they are still mainframe 8's or 9's. again, I'm sure there are examples that prove otherwise but by and large most biologists would agree with that statement. that deer is 2 1'2 so in 2 years he is going to show his hand. if he wasn't showing me something good by 3 I would shoot him, but that's me How money do you want to loose on this one? I'm sure you have an example (s) to contribute this so post it up
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