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What do you think, 14-15" spread? #6501553 10/19/16 01:02 AM
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Usually mature bucks where I hunt (Jack and Young Counties) have a wide spread, this one don't - but no one would doubt he's mature. Got to make sure he's over 13" though..what say you? His body size I think is playing hell with the rack width.







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Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501575 10/19/16 01:16 AM
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Looks barely ear wide. I say he walks in counties with ARs.


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Originally Posted By: 30378
Looks barely ear wide. I say he walks in counties with ARs.
a large mature deer can easily be 15 inches wide ear tip to ear tip. IMO this deer has a large head and ears are prob wider than 13 inches

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Unless your game warden is a prick I don't think he would give you a ticket even if he ain't 13. I think he is 12-14 wide. His body is pretty big so maybe closer to 14.

Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501585 10/19/16 01:22 AM
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Mature for sure and very nice, Id take tall and narrow over wide anytime! Hopefully you can kill him and let us know. Good luck!

Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501588 10/19/16 01:24 AM
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I see better than 13 inches

Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501590 10/19/16 01:25 AM
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He doesn't look close to legal to me.


Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501617 10/19/16 01:38 AM
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i would say easy 14". Thats a shooter all day!


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Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501622 10/19/16 01:40 AM
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This deers ear tips are almost 17 inches apart in the same position as the buck the OP posted in the 4th pic. IMO the OPs buck could easily be 15 inches wide with it being a large big bodied buck.


Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501631 10/19/16 01:44 AM
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I'll say 13.5-14.0 on him..He's mature, take him if you like him.

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I see 13" to 14".

Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501642 10/19/16 01:53 AM
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I have an 8 pt almost exactly like that. Very tall, but not quite sure if shooter in Brown County with AR.


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Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501647 10/19/16 01:57 AM
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He's close, very close in my opinion.


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Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: stxranchman] #6501696 10/19/16 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted By: stxranchman
scared Man if I pulled the trigger it with be with a high pucker factor till I finally got a tape on him.


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He's close to 13" but he's on the right side of being close.

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Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501833 10/19/16 03:40 AM
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If I get the chance I'll take him because I'm certain it should be 14-15". It being Jack County he may not show up during the daylight anyways smile


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Nice buck, I watched a tall skinny one for 3 years before I took him, he was 13 1/8 nuts Good luck up


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Originally Posted By: DQ Kid
I'll say 13.5-14.0 on him..He's mature, take him if you like him.

Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6501986 10/19/16 11:52 AM
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He's good to go. Will make 13" no trouble.

That is a big bodied mature deer and his ear spread will be close to 17".


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In pics. 3 and 4 he looks 14"-14.5" to me. Like stxranchman said there would be somewhat of a pucker factor. He is a big bodied mature deer for sure. I keep going back to your pics. and would be surprised if I am wrong but of course it is your call Pard, when you see him in the daylight.

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He's good to go. Will make 13" no trouble.

That is a big bodied mature deer and his ear spread will be close to 17".


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Re: What do you think, 14-15" spread? [Re: Earl] #6502055 10/19/16 12:45 PM
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He's close to 15" wide. Kind of like this one.



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Originally Posted By: stxranchman
scared Man if I pulled the trigger it with be with a high pucker factor till I finally got a tape on him.


This, but i see 14"



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