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Re: Before and After [Re: TonyinVA] #6507376 10/23/16 02:44 PM
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Good ol big un....congrats!!

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Outstanding. Congratulations!!!

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Super deer congrats
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cheers Nice!!!

Re: Before and After [Re: TonyinVA] #6507656 10/23/16 07:13 PM
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Thanks for all the nice comments. The part I am proudest of is that I grew him up on a 150 acre parcel in Northern VA that is heavily hunted on all sides. I passed on him in 2015 as I have killed enough deer that I do not have a need to shoot a buck unless he's mature. If I need meat I can shoot does.

Here is a pic of this deer from 2015


Here is a pic from 2016. I tried to get the same head pose.


He went from a 125-130 inch deer (I have one of his sheds) to a 160 inch deer in a year. Pretty good for a free range deer here in VA. I am guessing he was 4 1/2 when I shot him this year.

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Dang fine buck! Great buck for anywhere a WT lives in North America, but even more special from home. Did he break a point off the inside of the left beam at the base of the G4 or is there one that is not seen by the camera angle? Very symmetrical buck also with some character points. I yet to kill a 6x6 buck and has been n my bucket list to kill for a long time. Congrats on a really great buck.
What ever happened to that real pretty narrow tall buck you had pics of? Did he ever show up anymore?


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Originally Posted By: stxranchman
Dang fine buck! Great buck for anywhere a WT lives in North America, but even more special from home. Did he break a point off the inside of the left beam at the base of the G4 or is there one that is not seen by the camera angle? Very symmetrical buck also with some character points. I yet to kill a 6x6 buck and has been n my bucket list to kill for a long time. Congrats on a really great buck.
What ever happened to that real pretty narrow tall buck you had pics of? Did he ever show up anymore?


1. The rack was mainly perfect as far as the points go. Nothing broken just small character points and the splits/hooks on the G2's



2. I think this is the buck you are referring to when you asked about the big tall racked buck from 2015.


He was never seen during hunting season nor was he killed. He was on a property pretty far from me and one of the lease members had the picture and sent it to my taxidermist who shared it with me.

3. Here is another GIANT that was seen last year but never killed. This one is about 10 miles from my property..so the genetics are there if they can get the age. This deer is world class and has to be a 180-190 class typical. The fellow who took the picture is still babbling incoherently about this buck.

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Re: Before and After [Re: TonyinVA] #6507720 10/23/16 08:15 PM
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What I was seeing that I thought was a broken point shows to be a small point in those pics. Yes sir, that is the tall buck. Good news he is still around. That other buck is a huge. Are you only allowed one buck in your area?


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What I was seeing that I thought was a broken point shows to be a small point in those pics. Yes sir, that is the tall buck. Good news he is still around. That other buck is a huge. Are you only allowed one buck in your area?


The reason we do not see more trophy bucks is (1) you are allowed 3 bucks..which is too many for our area, (2) the season runs from first Saturday in October for Bow....Muzzleloader is first Saturday in November...and Gun/Rife is 3rd Saturday in November through first Saturday in January. THEN they have an antlerless season from when rifle season closes until March.....so a lot of bucks that have dropped their antlers get killed. So a very long season....muzzleloader during the rut...lots of opportunities to kill lots of bucks. I think our State Record typical is about 189 and our non-typical is about 252. Typically in my part of VA an 8 pointer that scores 130 is a shooter and a 10 point over 140 is a really good deer. This deer is my best VA deer. I have shot lots of high 130's a mid 140s and a 150 here in VA and this brute is my best VA deer. As an aside, I am guessing his live weight was in the 225 pound range. I have shot bigger deer (body and antlers) in Iowa, KY and South Dakota...... but those are states known for trophies.

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Congrats! amazing deer


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