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Nice Surprise
#6818981
07/11/17 03:59 AM
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Big_Ag
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Pulled some trail cam cards and discovered this guy. I don't think he is older than 3.
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Big_Ag]
#6818983
07/11/17 04:01 AM
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txshntr
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Man, that will get you excited for the upcoming season!!
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Big_Ag]
#6818992
07/11/17 04:20 AM
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dkershen
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Wow. On track to be a double drop hoss!
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: txshntr]
#6818997
07/11/17 04:26 AM
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SapperTitan
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Man, that will get you excited for the upcoming season!! But do you shoot or pass if he is only 3? Id have to shoot a double drop even if 3.
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Big_Ag]
#6818998
07/11/17 04:27 AM
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Bee'z
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Nice buck. I have 0 chance of seeing a monster like that but good luck.
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Bee'z]
#6819031
07/11/17 05:09 AM
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Deerhunter61
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Nice buck. I have 0 chance of seeing a monster like that but good luck.
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Big_Ag]
#6819058
07/11/17 10:52 AM
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Stub
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Already a nice double drop, he is going to be a real stud if you give him another year or two
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6819071
07/11/17 11:20 AM
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Pitchfork Predator
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Wow! A rare sight indeed. I hope you get to watch him grow up.
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6819206
07/11/17 02:19 PM
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ducknbass
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That's gonna make for some restless nights, day dreaming and long days in the stand!
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6819227
07/11/17 02:34 PM
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cullbuck
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Dang that is a nice surprise! Must be Double Down feed (just kiddin)
What part of the state?
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Big_Ag]
#6819247
07/11/17 02:49 PM
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Big_Ag
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This one is going to get some more evaluation, but from the few photos I have so far, he looks young and may have to give him a pass and hope he makes it another year. It is tough. A double drop is my dream buck. I had another deer the past few years that had a below average rack that had a drop show one year and not the next. He was mature, and I never laid eyes on him. I hear drops can come and go.
Also bouncing around in my head is the fact that we had a big main frame 10 with kickers that made him 14 points that I passed on a couple of times last year because he was young. He has disappeared. Don't know if he succumbed to the elements, disease, predator, fighting or lead poisoning. Right now though, I think this drop tine buck needs at least one more year.
This is Knox County and we feed Red Chain 17% from Gorman Milling.
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6819265
07/11/17 03:07 PM
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This one is going to get some more evaluation, but from the few photos I have so far, he looks young and may have to give him a pass and hope he makes it another year. It is tough. A double drop is my dream buck. I had another deer the past few years that had a below average rack that had a drop show one year and not the next. He was mature, and I never laid eyes on him. I hear drops can come and go.
Also bouncing around in my head is the fact that we had a big main frame 10 with kickers that made him 14 points that I passed on a couple of times last year because he was young. He has disappeared. Don't know if he succumbed to the elements, disease, predator, fighting or lead poisoning. Right now though, I think this drop tine buck needs at least one more year.
This is Knox County and we feed Red Chain 17% from Gorman Milling. i respect your confidence sir. Without a doubt another year or two would do him some real good but reading that gave me goosebumps. Best of luck
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6819278
07/11/17 03:18 PM
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NDN98
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6819331
07/11/17 04:24 PM
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8pointdrop
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Just because he has them this year doesn't mean he will next year. He may never have drops again.
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Big_Ag]
#6819392
07/11/17 05:33 PM
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Always ready 2 hunt
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That gets the heart pumping for sure. Tough decision but great respect if let him go (if shows during hunting season) with hopes of seeing him in the future.
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6819402
07/11/17 05:42 PM
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kick2theside
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Seems to me that all the deer in those two pictures look to be in pretty poor weight condition, I wouldn't be surprised if he is older than you think.
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Stub]
#6819493
07/11/17 06:58 PM
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Deerhunter61
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Already a nice double drop, he is going to be a real stud if you give him another year or two Yep...I think this is exactly what you need to do and by the way can you guys bring guests to hunt with you this year? I'm sure the line would be long with guys willing to help you with this decision...
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6819615
07/11/17 08:26 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Big_Ag]
#6819938
07/12/17 12:35 AM
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Old Rabbit
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Don't think my self control would let him get another year older.
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6820254
07/12/17 11:29 AM
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sbushee
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Re: Nice Surprise
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#6820571
07/12/17 04:48 PM
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landsurveyor
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Very nice! With all do respects to management that buck would not get a second step if he walked out in front of me. Good luck and hope you get to see him this fall and actually get to make that decision.
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Big_Ag]
#6820675
07/12/17 06:09 PM
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Ramsey
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Great looking Deer, do you have a better body shot?? Wish you well my friend
Big Beckett!!
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: Big_Ag]
#6820796
07/12/17 08:20 PM
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Big_Ag
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Thanks guys. These were the two best shots that showed both drop tines. I did not get many of him. I hope to have more of him in the coming weeks and can post one of his body profile.
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Re: Nice Surprise
[Re: SapperTitan]
#6820895
07/12/17 10:32 PM
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txshntr
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Man, that will get you excited for the upcoming season!! But do you shoot or pass if he is only 3? Id have to shoot a double drop even if 3. Depends on what you want down the road. There isn't any data that I have seen that shows that he will grow them every year, some say on average it is every other year, some have seen them show up every year, some have had them disappear for 3-4 years and I have had guys that know more than me say that sometimes they never come back...add in 3 years of great rainfall and no telling what next year will bring. I would have to wait to see how he topped out and know what is normal for that area, but I can tell you that even if I let him walk, someone would kill him on my place and I wouldn't hold it against them. Personally, if he carried an average rack without the drops, I think I would drop him at 3. I have never seen a double drop outside of a HF, but there were two around our place many years ago, I just never saw them.
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