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Re: Please I need your help asap
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#5444199
11/26/14 03:09 PM
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I'm guessing him to be about 18" just so y'all know
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 03:18 PM
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I have him in the mid to upper 120s. Good luck!
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 04:00 PM
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I think with his mainbeams and spread he should hit 130 or shade over. Good luck.
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 04:28 PM
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ryorgensen
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You are way overthinking this deal. He is mature. You have said he is big for your area. If you like him, shoot him. X2! Why is it even a question if he's the 2nd biggest seen on lease...he is as good as he will ever be. Very nice buck !
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 04:35 PM
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Cause I wanna shoot a 140 class lol and if he was 3.4-4.5 I would let him go this year.... I think lol
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 04:48 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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I think with his mainbeams and spread he should hit 130 or shade over. Good luck. X2 beams are long.
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Re: Please I need your help asap
[Re: sunsetroosters]
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11/26/14 04:53 PM
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Cause I wanna shoot a 140 class lol and if he was 3.4-4.5 I would let him go this year.... I think lol That's what I was getting at with my prior post. Nothing wrong with that deer, but if your goal is to shoot a 140 class buck, let somebody else shoot that deer and save your tags for something bigger.
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 04:59 PM
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U cannot shoot a 140 class deer where they do not exist. Lots of those rumors have ground shrinkage and a lot of it.
I hunt a small place and have for 12 years, during that time have had pics of 2 deer over 150 and hunted 2 years exclusively for them, never got either one. Had a 140ish last year that I saw several times and have thousands of pics of, this year he would be lucky to score 130 as a 5 year old.
Rambling but if you like this buck shoot him, he is mature and doubt he will ever get bigger. A mature buck is a trophy no matter what the antlers are IMO, they have lived a long life and are smart or would not have made it that long.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 05:02 PM
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kmon11
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If you have bucks on camera that are for sure bigger then wait on them if you want, I have many times and some years gone without shooting a deer waiting on the big one, no regrets but knew the bigger ones were there for sure when passing on smaller bucks.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 05:02 PM
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U cannot shoot a 140 class deer where they do not exist. Lots of those rumors have ground shrinkage and a lot of it.
I hunt a small place and have for 12 years, during that time have had pics of 2 deer over 150 and hunted 2 years exclusively for them, never got either one. Had a 140ish last year that I saw several times and have thousands of pics of, this year he would be lucky to score 130 as a 5 year old.
Rambling but if you like this buck shoot him, he is mature and doubt he will ever get bigger. A mature buck is a trophy no matter what the antlers are IMO, they have lived a long life and are smart or would not have made it that long.
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Re: Please I need your help asap
[Re: sunsetroosters]
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11/26/14 05:07 PM
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Rather shoot an old buck that has seen his days rather than a 140... But hey its your place and that old boy will thank you
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 05:12 PM
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The deer out here are real heavy on the hoof, that's the only thing I know is it's hat to judge by size. They have thousands of acres of wheat to feed on.... Let me see if I can find a pick of a young buck so y'all can see what I mean...
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 06:52 PM
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Sorry took forever to upload out here but here is one of our young deer.
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 07:02 PM
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Other than "heavy on the hoof" how much do they weigh? He looks nice and fluffy from a cold morning.
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 07:32 PM
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Shoot both of the bucks you have posted. The first is older than dirt and the second one is not as young as you think and is only a 6 point
If you shoot a young deer because a neighbor will shoot it, you are that neighbor.
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 07:43 PM
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A lot of deer here have a lot of white on them, don't know why, but they just do... Idk how heavy they are, I've never weighed one... Can't take that buck because of antler restrictions. This place has the healthiest looking deer I've ever hunted.
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 08:08 PM
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Shoot the big ole 9! i'm with BOBO and STX, that deer is 7.5 yrs old, probably as good as he'll ever be.
When you get done with him, shoot them 2 ribeye's of the sky afterwards!
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 08:13 PM
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Navasot
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Shoot the big ole 9! i'm with BOBO and STX, that deer is 7.5 yrs old, probably as good as he'll ever be.
When you get done with him, shoot them 2 ribeye's of the sky afterwards! I was about to say the same! think they are out of season though
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/26/14 08:53 PM
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Check out the white on this does
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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#5444744
11/26/14 08:55 PM
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Also check out the weight on this guy! This is the heaviest Texas deer that I have ever seen...
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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#5445190
11/27/14 02:42 AM
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Billy Goat
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you're spending too much effort worrying what we think.
if he's a good deer for the area, and fully mature, kill him and be happy.
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/27/14 11:39 AM
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you're spending too much effort worrying what we think.
if he's a good deer for the area, and fully mature, kill him and be happy. It has nothing to do with that, there's nothing wrong with doing a little homework before you take a deer off a new lease. I used to have a buddy that only shot mature and big deer in wise county and he passed on stuff that everybody and their brother would shoot in wise county. One year his son killed a 163, 16point. I wanna shoot the best deer possible for where I hunt, some deer are no brainers but some deer I would like to see get bigger and wanna see what everyone thinks before I take a deer out that has "what I consider big" 150 inch potential.... Thank all you guys for all your help, I've spent a lot of time on this lease and I'm sure some of you understand why I'm so worried about taking a deer that could have BIG potential. I been hunting for about 18 years and ain't seen a 150s on any place I've hunted, so I would like to give that every chance possible to happen. As far as buck fever goes, a doe can give me the fever lol. My biggest deer to date is about a 134 8point
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Re: Please I need your help asap
[Re: stxranchman]
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11/27/14 12:00 PM
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Click...boom...take pictures.... .... ...post pictures on THF.. You can't kill a rumor..IME rumors ground shrink very badly. If you like him, kill him since he is post mature. Yep...
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Re: Please I need your help asap
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11/27/14 01:53 PM
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you're spending too much effort worrying what we think.
if he's a good deer for the area, and fully mature, kill him and be happy. It has nothing to do with that, there's nothing wrong with doing a little homework before you take a deer off a new lease. I used to have a buddy that only shot mature and big deer in wise county and he passed on stuff that everybody and their brother would shoot in wise county. One year his son killed a 163, 16point. I wanna shoot the best deer possible for where I hunt, some deer are no brainers but some deer I would like to see get bigger and wanna see what everyone thinks before I take a deer out that has "what I consider big" 150 inch potential.... Thank all you guys for all your help, I've spent a lot of time on this lease and I'm sure some of you understand why I'm so worried about taking a deer that could have BIG potential. I been hunting for about 18 years and ain't seen a 150s on any place I've hunted, so I would like to give that every chance possible to happen. As far as buck fever goes, a doe can give me the fever lol. My biggest deer to date is about a 134 8point " I not only use all the brains I have, but all I can borrow" Woodrow Wilson
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