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Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 07:47 PM
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Hey guys get out there if you can! There weren't a lot of deer moving in the rain this morning, but this buck showed up around 9am. I let him walk while waiting on the "big boy" to show up, but ended up not seeing anything else. I'm going to try again tomorrow, but thought I would share this quick video. How old do you think he is? (I was thinking 4yrs old and figured he could grow some more)
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 08:00 PM
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 08:20 PM
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 08:45 PM
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 .Pretty 7. Good luck with big boy.
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 09:17 PM
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Should I let him walk again tomorrow if he shows? I'm thinking he's a nice buck, but might be more impressive next year. What do you guys think?
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 09:20 PM
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Have you shot a buck better than this?
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 09:26 PM
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Have you shot a buck better than this? Hehe, no this would be first deer ever. I'm in a bow only county (Grayson) and I usually only hunt pigs. A friend let me borrow his crossbow this season because I've got a lot of big bucks on the property.
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 10:08 PM
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Apparently you don't get excited by the sight of deer like most of us do. Of course you should shoot it.
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 10:12 PM
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That buck looks mature with an impressive (at least to me) rack. If I'd seen him he would be hanging in the tree outside my cabin 
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 10:51 PM
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Cabin rental in Pagosa Springs, Co. Sleeps 10, If interested please PM me.
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 10:52 PM
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Up to you I guess but if it was me I'd put the smack down on him. A mature deer with that kind of mass and 7 points would be in my freezer and I'd have an awesome euro on the wall. I seriously doubt he'll add any points next year and if he does it would probably be another G3 on that right antler. But ya never really know.
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 10:58 PM
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Mature buck. Probably wont get much better. Fire away!
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/02/15 11:21 PM
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Looks 5.5+...most likely as good as he's gonna get.
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01/02/15 11:31 PM
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Looks 5.5+...most likely as good as he's gonna get. Yes Sir, my thoughts as well! No way i'd pass that deer with my bow!
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01/03/15 12:07 AM
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That is an awesome looking old old buck. I bet he is at his peak right now, maybe some kickers next year. But he will not get any taller or wider.
I would be skinning him right if I was you.
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/03/15 12:23 AM
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Just wonder if an AR county.......Is he 13"? I have several on our place like him but I am afraid they are not wide enough. I think he needs to go for sure.
Terry
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/03/15 12:27 AM
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/03/15 12:52 AM
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Just wonder if an AR county.......Is he 13"? I have several on our place like him but I am afraid they are not wide enough. I think he needs to go for sure.
Terry It looks close, but I'll say he makes 13". That's a big deer. I think that makes his rack look smaller.
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/03/15 03:48 AM
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He will be even better next year!
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/03/15 03:58 AM
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If you have a lot of better bucks that you are waiting on, I would go ahead and take him out if he is legal there. Let your better ones grow some more and get rid of that old dude.
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01/03/15 04:19 AM
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I would take that deer he is mature.
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01/03/15 04:32 AM
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He'd be hanging on the meat pole, especially with a bow! He has a really cool looking rack, with that mass and the tips almost overlapping.
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/03/15 05:09 AM
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I'd be proud to hang that big 7 on my wall especially with a bow and first deer.
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/03/15 05:44 AM
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Ummm 
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Re: Time is running out and I let this one walk this morning
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01/03/15 08:08 AM
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you should without a doubt take him 
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