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 Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/09/12 02:58 AM
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Always a lot of discussion on killing 8s so I thought I would post these up. In 6 yrs, I have only put one 8 point on my do not shoot list. Never saw him again after that season. Here is hoping one or both of these guys stick around for next year and we get some timely rains this year. 140"ish 4 yr old, he was about 130" 9 pt at 3 yr old.  This guy is 3 yr old and guessing in the 130s  I have another 130"+ 3 yr old 8 pt but havent saved any pics of him. So, in the previous 5 yrs, I have put one 8 pt on the do not shoot list and I have 3 this year. It has been a strange yr all the way around.
Let'em grow old
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/09/12 03:00 AM
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/09/12 03:04 AM
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/09/12 03:18 AM
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awesome! they should be studs next year!
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/09/12 03:28 AM
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Great looking bucks. Good luck with them next year
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/10/12 05:50 PM
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/10/12 05:52 PM
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/10/12 10:42 PM
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Great looking bucks rtp! Really like those big 8's.
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/11/12 07:35 PM
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I'd be interested to see what that 3 year old turns into. Sure has a lot of mass. Looks low to mid 130's.. I'd put the 4 yr old on the hit list for 2012/2013..
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/11/12 07:37 PM
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/11/12 07:39 PM
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Very nice 8's. Hope they stick around and you get a chance at them next year 
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/12/12 01:58 AM
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/13/12 11:17 PM
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only arugment i have against keeping 8s is that extra g4 on a 10 can put 10-15 inches on an already good buck. You get rid of 8gene and let 10s breed youll be alot better off. Thats way do it on the king and it works wonders
Nice deer though
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/13/12 11:26 PM
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One more year and a little rain and those will be beasts!
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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01/13/12 11:33 PM
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I confess, I don't think I could let these guys walk. 
Last edited by Chief Joe; 01/13/12 11:34 PM.
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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I'd be interested to see what that 3 year old turns into. Sure has a lot of mass. Looks low to mid 130's.. I'd put the 4 yr old on the hit list for 2012/2013.. I was going through some old threads and came across this one. At 4 he remained a big heavy 8 point. Here is what he turned into 3 years later at 6.5. At 5.5 he put on a G4 on his left side and the split G2 was on the right side. At 6.5 he was basically a mirror image of the previous year. He scored 162 and change.  
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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11/01/16 02:23 AM
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2nd 8, the 3 yo is pushing 140...Both really nice.
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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11/01/16 02:35 AM
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Healthly Bucks. Outstanding Management. 
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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11/01/16 03:01 AM
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That is a great buck. Turned out really nice and congrats on taking him.
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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11/01/16 03:24 AM
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Well done on the management. What would be a trophy to many at 3.5 turned into a trophy for anybody 
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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11/01/16 04:27 AM
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Well done on the management. What would be a trophy to many at 3.5 turned into a trophy for anybody Ditto
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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11/02/16 01:00 AM
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Well done on the management. What would be a trophy to many at 3.5 turned into a trophy for anybody Yes, I think people get to hung up on points vs age instead of looking at frame size. I want a deer with a big frame given every opportunity to show me what he has even if he only has 8 pts. So many plans would have taken that deer out when he was 4.5 because he only had 8 pts.
Let'em grow old
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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11/02/16 12:46 PM
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Well done on the management. What would be a trophy to many at 3.5 turned into a trophy for anybody Yes, I think people get to hung up on points vs age instead of looking at frame size. I want a deer with a big frame given every opportunity to show me what he has even if he only has 8 pts. So many plans would have taken that deer out when he was 4.5 because he only had 8 pts. A lot of Truth in those words
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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11/02/16 01:08 PM
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Great looking bucks rtp! Really like those big 8's.
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Re: Couple of young 8s I let walk this year
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11/02/16 01:15 PM
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Very cool..
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