Seeing if I can get a live hunt with photos going here.

Its kind of a pain to get photos up, looks like it worked though

Pssst...there's a giant buck right in front of you. Get off the internet.

He's a regular. Not a shooter

....lord that's funny right there

What are you saving him for? Waiting to see if he grows a G4 on his right beam?

Deer are starting to move out. Starting to get warm. Lots of chasing going on.

He has two kickers on his left g2 and one on his right g2. I've got him at 6.5 years old. Got to be 7.5. I posted a video of this deer a couple weeks ago. Hes here all the time. And he is still hanging out with that little 10 in front of him

Great example of aging deer in the field, the difference in body size,face, belly is very evident.

10 point right under my blind. Didn't even have to use the binoculars for him!

Look at that neck. Watch out, youngsters. You 'bout to get yo tail kicked.

What has deer hunting come to? Must be nice to pass on those young 6 1/2 yr. olds.

Lordy, I'm jealous. I would love to be in a stand right now.

I'd take out that old man, he's not going to get much better.

It's the lease rules on age for your trophy deer. Rules are rules.

That would be VERY hard to see him walk away....

One mans trash is anothers treasure....

Yep, gotta respect the rules.

Pics are turning out real good. What county?

McMullen county.

Definitley not a trash deer! If I could ge him to 7.5 in my brain he would be on the ground!

What if you shoot a buck for 7.5 and find out he is actually 6.5. What happens then? To me, it would be hard to distinguish a 5.5 from a 6.5 from a 7.5. Deer that age over here are unheard of. I pass on many 2.5 yr. olds over here, but I'll never see them as 3.5 yr. olds.

Where about in McMullen?

I try to wait 7 years and 7 months, that way it's after the rut in my neck of the woods.

Around fowlerton.

On the age thing we try for a certain age. Shooting for 7.5, you are going to shoot some 6.5 deer. If you shoot for 5, then you will shoot some 4 year olds. This way, trophy deer are almost never shot at 5.5.

Of course the hard part is knowing what month they were born. Unless you helped birth them.

Just razzing, that sounds like a great strategy

Well I'm in McMullen county as well...about 1/8 of a mile from Duvall county....riiiiiiight in the corner. Headin out Friday hopin to see some rutting activity then for most of the week of the 27th.

We are on low fence though and haven't seen anything like what I see here...looks like you have a saweet setup my friend...best of luck