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 Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/10/15 06:15 PM
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Looks like the original OP photo, is a different buck then the one posted later? The second looks 4+ inches wider to me? Heck of a buck and tough call. On my 15 acres, that buck would be toast the second he come on my place!
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/10/15 07:57 PM
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I am pretty sure its the same buck in all photo, that one photo in October was him in velvet. IDK, I have had my crosshairs on him, just didn't pull the trigger...really curious what he would look like after one more year......
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/10/15 08:15 PM
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That deer is 150+
Compared to the 8 by the other poster the ten has 5 to 7 more inches of g3 plus 2 additional pts and wider.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/10/15 08:17 PM
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I hope I deer hunt long enough to learn that kind of restraint!
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/10/15 08:32 PM
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With the additional photos, I think he hits 150. His weakness is mass, but he has great tine length and really good beam length. I also think he is at least 5.5.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/10/15 08:37 PM
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That guys got one of the biggest set of non-muledeer ears I've seen! Dang!
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/10/15 08:43 PM
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QuitShootin- I thought the same dang thing! His ears are huge!!! If yall say he will hit 150 I'll ground check him next weekend!
kinda waiting for STXranchman to chime in.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/10/15 08:46 PM
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QuitShootin- I thought the same dang thing! His ears are huge!!! If yall say he will hit 150 I'll ground check him next weekend!
kinda waiting for STXranchman to chime in. This
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: Western]
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12/11/15 03:47 AM
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Looks like the original OP photo, is a different buck then the one posted later? The second looks 4+ inches wider to me? Heck of a buck and tough call. On my 15 acres, that buck would be toast the second he come on my place! Looks that way to me as well. I was gonna say that he looks quite a bit bigger in the current pics.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
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12/11/15 06:31 AM
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That is one fine deer no matter what he scores! I think his Mass is the only thing that seperates him from 40 to 50's or a little more on his 4's, but I wouldn't let that stop me. What he may lack in score he will make up for in frame when he is hanging on the wall, he will look huge mounted!
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
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12/11/15 01:44 PM
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QuitShootin- I thought the same dang thing! His ears are huge!!! If yall say he will hit 150 I'll ground check him next weekend!
kinda waiting for STXranchman to chime in. This I'm betting his response is going to be that the deer is fully mature if you like him shoot him. I sure would.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
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12/11/15 02:27 PM
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QuitShootin- I thought the same dang thing! His ears are huge!!! If yall say he will hit 150 I'll ground check him next weekend!
kinda waiting for STXranchman to chime in. This I'm betting his response is going to be that the deer is fully mature if you like him shoot him. I sure would. While I and almost everybody else on here respects Mr. STX, it is silly to wait for a man to chime in on wether or not you want to shoot a deer. Plus, he is still mule deer hunting for the next couple days.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/11/15 03:22 PM
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Thank yall all for your comments and opinions, I think I get more joy these days taking pics and posting them on here than I do killing the big ones.
grout-scout: I am not waiting for STX to tell me to shoot him or not, he just so happens to hunt around the same area as me and I'm interested in if he thinks this deer will grow to 155-160 next year or shall I hang him on the wall this year.
All comments aside, I will pull the trigger when ready. For now, just having a lil fun watching him, it gives me even more respect for the day I pull the trigger.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/11/15 04:31 PM
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Thank yall all for your comments and opinions, I think I get more joy these days taking pics and posting them on here than I do killing the big ones.
grout-scout: I am not waiting for STX to tell me to shoot him or not, he just so happens to hunt around the same area as me and I'm interested in if he thinks this deer will grow to 155-160 next year or shall I hang him on the wall this year.
All comments aside, I will pull the trigger when ready. For now, just having a lil fun watching him, it gives me even more respect for the day I pull the trigger.
If there is any chance you will be disappointed if he doesn't score what you think he will score, then let him walk. Can't get bigger next year if he's dead.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/11/15 05:07 PM
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This year was an AWESOME rainfall year. I wouldn't wager on him getting bigger next year.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/11/15 05:11 PM
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All true statements to take into account! Thanks guys. I really enjoy the group we have on this site.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/11/15 05:15 PM
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Im with you though, it is cool to take pictures and watch them. You can learn as much/more from watching them than shooting them.
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
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12/11/15 06:20 PM
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
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12/11/15 10:46 PM
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Well heck man, if you are close to STX's place just to over and bust up his deer! He was needing some help getting one of those bucks, he might be a happy man if he pulls up and sees you with a pic of it under his feeder. 
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
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12/12/15 03:16 PM
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
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12/14/15 03:21 AM
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Re: Hog hunting....when this big boy stepped out. Score thoughts please?!
[Re: SouthTXhunter07]
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12/14/15 03:37 AM
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I don't see him making 150" but have been wrong before. Good frame but the 1's and 4's combined with the mass will keep him below it IMO. Airspace looks impressive, but doesn't add much to the score. As was said, if you like him, take him. Good luck 
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