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Wide and short, or narrow and tall? #6482448 10/05/16 09:05 PM
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Given the same gross score, what is your preference? I have a tough decision to make this year.

Thanks all!

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Mass and tine length over spread for me. I prefer real estate over air space.


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Originally Posted By: stxranchman
Mass and tine length over spread for me. I prefer real estate over air space.


Amen. Spread is the least important component of the score. It looks great but it's all air.

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Mass and tine length over spread for me. I prefer real estate over air space.


Amen. Spread is the least important component of the score. It looks great but it's all air.

On average it only counts for 10% of the final score.


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Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482468 10/05/16 09:17 PM
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Narrow and tall


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Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482471 10/05/16 09:19 PM
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13"+ and tall or 30" wide and short. Variety is the spice of life.

Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482504 10/05/16 09:36 PM
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Well my ex was short and wide. Ill take narrow and tall bolt


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Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482524 10/05/16 09:48 PM
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Spread is a direction, quite honestly it ought to be dropped from the equation. My dad is enamored with wide bucks but I'd rather have length in balance to mass.


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Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482549 10/05/16 10:04 PM
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I like bucks that are symmetrical, narrow and tall with mass throughout.

Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482705 10/05/16 11:49 PM
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I'd love to kill a narrow tall buck with good mass.

Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482783 10/06/16 12:37 AM
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One of each....

Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482861 10/06/16 01:24 AM
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You say you have a tough decision...

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It would help if you have a couple of pics that define what you consider narrow and tall or wide and short.

I have to say I prefer tall and narrow over wide and short but I've never shot one over 17" wide so if I could get one that's 20"+ I certainly would be tempted...if it had good mass.

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Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482915 10/06/16 01:48 AM
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ceteris paribus, i prefer the rack that looks like it would win a fight.

Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6482961 10/06/16 02:14 AM
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I like em wide and big framed


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Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6483200 10/06/16 10:40 AM
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Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6483248 10/06/16 11:56 AM
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I kill the wide deer every time.

Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6483289 10/06/16 12:32 PM
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We have both genetics on our lease and the heavy/narrow/tall racks look more appealing to me.

For whatever reason on our place the wide bucks (20+ inches) seldom get split brows or much other trash points as the narrow/taller racked bucks

The main frame 8's on our place generally carry the most mass confused2

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Narrow and tall


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Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: Aggieman_2006] #6483361 10/06/16 01:13 PM
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Thanks for all of the feedback. I don't have any pictures to post for now, but stxranchman pretty much nailed it. I'm with the tall and narrow crowd, but I've also never put a wide boy on the wall.

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tall all day


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Re: Wide and short, or narrow and tall? [Re: titan2232] #6485528 10/07/16 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted By: titan2232
We have both genetics on our lease and the heavy/narrow/tall racks look more appealing to me.

For whatever reason on our place the wide bucks (20+ inches) seldom get split brows or much other trash points as the narrow/taller racked bucks

The main frame 8's on our place generally carry the most mass confused2

Are your 8's wider, taller and higher scoring 8's?


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