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 Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: J.G.]
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12/27/14 03:09 PM
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Western
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I've seen a deer grow multiple times even after the initial deer & score was posted. Seen that too. Mine usually stop growing when I pull the trigger and sometimes even get smaller as I approach? Maybe that is natural regression  Most years my WT are what I think they are, if it's a year I've put my hands on muley horns the WT just seem small. Yup. Then if you ever kill a bull elk, and haul him out on foot, deer seem tiny. There is allot to what you guys said, When I started mule, then Elk hunting in, around 79-80, it does change your WT experience to a degree. One, you throw over your shoulder and start to the truck, the other 2, get progressivly "different" LOL
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
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12/27/14 03:28 PM
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Look, I know that everybody is proud of "their deer". And check me into the column where I'd much rather have a good-looking 150" deer than an ugly [censored] 160" deer. Score isn't everything. That being said, why in the world do so many hunters lie about their deers score? I've seen tons of pictures on this site that the deer wouldn't come within 15" of their claimed score. If you were proud enough to shoot him, then just man up and claim him. You aren't fooling anyone so don't waste out time with your 150" 8-point with 5" G2s. Use this...., http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgRecords/...+Whitetail+Deerwhile i dont get the "ugly" deer angle, you arent saying much by opting for a 150 over a 160, what about the good looking 130 vs. a "ugly" 170? everyone can say size doesnt matter but everyone also knows which deer they would shoot...although there are a few here that would probably shoot the 130 solely out of principal and secretly want to kick themselves in the peanuts for doing it.
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: Bucks&Ducks]
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12/27/14 03:53 PM
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allterrain
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You know the story, early to bed, early to rise hunt/fish make up lies. My friend and I caught a large catfish on trot line some years back and the fish is a full 30 pounds bigger now. The fish has been dead for 20 years but keeps on growing. Should be a lake record by now.
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: Bucks&Ducks]
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12/27/14 04:02 PM
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cmc
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Don't score em and don't worry about it. I usually don't kill one big enough that anybody cares but the ones I have I don't know what they score. If you are paying per inch then you will know what it scores, or at least the score you paid for, so tell everybody that, if it's on your lease then shoot it don't pull your tape on it and strut around camp with your chest bowed out bragging about killing a deer that's what I do. Screw inches, go hunt!!!
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: Bucks&Ducks]
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12/27/14 04:16 PM
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rifleman
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Fine, there's your score.
OS 31 1/8
IS 29 5/8
MB 26 3/8.....26 2/8
H1 5 7/8.....5 6/8
H2 5 2/8....5 1/8
H3 4 3/8....4 1/8
H4 4 6/8....4 7/8
G1 2....2 2/8
G2 7 7/8...12 6/8
G3 11.....11 3/8
G4 13......12 5/8
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
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12/27/14 04:38 PM
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Double Naught Spy
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If you don't lie about your score, then how do you keep up with all your buddies' lies about their scores?
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: Bucks&Ducks]
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12/27/14 04:46 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Look, I know that everybody is proud of "their deer". And check me into the column where I'd much rather have a good-looking 150" deer than an ugly [censored] 160" deer. Score isn't everything. That being said, why in the world do so many hunters lie about their deers score? I've seen tons of pictures on this site that the deer wouldn't come within 15" of their claimed score. If you were proud enough to shoot him, then just man up and claim him. You aren't fooling anyone so don't waste out time with your 150" 8-point with 5" G2s. Use this...., http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgRecords/...+Whitetail+Deer If you can score a deer of a picture to the inch. You would be a millionaire. Especially with so many geographic locations that this forum sees.
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
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12/27/14 04:47 PM
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stxranchman
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Look, I know that everybody is proud of "their deer". And check me into the column where I'd much rather have a good-looking 150" deer than an ugly [censored] 160" deer. Score isn't everything. That being said, why in the world do so many hunters lie about their deers score? I've seen tons of pictures on this site that the deer wouldn't come within 15" of their claimed score. If you were proud enough to shoot him, then just man up and claim him. You aren't fooling anyone so don't waste out time with your 150" 8-point with 5" G2s. Use this...., http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgRecords/...+Whitetail+Deer If you can score a deer of a picture to the inch. You would be a millionaire. Especially with so many geographic locations that this forum sees. Sooo....  an inch in South Texas is different than an inch in Oklahoma?
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: stxranchman]
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12/27/14 04:52 PM
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allterrain
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Look, I know that everybody is proud of "their deer". And check me into the column where I'd much rather have a good-looking 150" deer than an ugly [censored] 160" deer. Score isn't everything. That being said, why in the world do so many hunters lie about their deers score? I've seen tons of pictures on this site that the deer wouldn't come within 15" of their claimed score. If you were proud enough to shoot him, then just man up and claim him. You aren't fooling anyone so don't waste out time with your 150" 8-point with 5" G2s. Use this...., http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgRecords/...+Whitetail+Deer If you can score a deer of a picture to the inch. You would be a millionaire. Especially with so many geographic locations that this forum sees. Sooo.... an inch in South Texas is different than an inch in Oklahoma? A redneck inch and redneck point also differs from south Texas and Oklahoma
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: Bucks&Ducks]
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12/27/14 04:52 PM
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I guess it's kind of like shooting a 79 and bragging to you buddies but not telling them about the 5 mulligans and 4 foot wedges that you used. I could care less about scores...BUT let a SOB cheat at Golf and I will beat his calves with a 60Degree wedge and leave him crawling to his cart...NOW I'm pizzed Thanks 
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: allterrain]
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12/27/14 05:02 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Look, I know that everybody is proud of "their deer". And check me into the column where I'd much rather have a good-looking 150" deer than an ugly [censored] 160" deer. Score isn't everything. That being said, why in the world do so many hunters lie about their deers score? I've seen tons of pictures on this site that the deer wouldn't come within 15" of their claimed score. If you were proud enough to shoot him, then just man up and claim him. You aren't fooling anyone so don't waste out time with your 150" 8-point with 5" G2s. Use this...., http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgRecords/...+Whitetail+Deer If you can score a deer of a picture to the inch. You would be a millionaire. Especially with so many geographic locations that this forum sees. Sooo.... an inch in South Texas is different than an inch in Oklahoma? A redneck inch and redneck point also differs from south Texas and Oklahoma Yelp a 180lb deer looks just like a 260 plus deer......
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
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12/27/14 05:03 PM
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I never say a score, don't care, I have a approx. Just for my info.
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
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12/27/14 05:05 PM
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So Okla has a different scoring system 
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: SniperRAB]
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12/27/14 05:12 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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So Okla has a different scoring system Apparently so does east tx vs refugio 
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
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12/27/14 05:16 PM
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Sooo.... an inch in South Texas is different than an inch in Oklahoma? A redneck inch and redneck point also differs from south Texas and Oklahoma Yelp a 180lb deer looks just like a 260 plus deer...... So a 10" tine on a 180 lb deer is longer or shorter than the same 10" tine on a 260 plus deer?
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: stxranchman]
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12/27/14 05:18 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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Sooo.... an inch in South Texas is different than an inch in Oklahoma? A redneck inch and redneck point also differs from south Texas and Oklahoma Yelp a 180lb deer looks just like a 260 plus deer...... So a 10" tine on a 180 lb deer is longer or shorter than the same 10" tine on a 260 plus deer? No, but reference wise they look different.
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
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12/27/14 05:19 PM
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Same reason guys lie on forums about their gas mileage, horsepower, income, possessions, girlfriends and everything else. Men are competitive by nature and the internet seems anonymous. Guys can describe what they wish was true instead of what actually is true.
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
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12/27/14 05:20 PM
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stxranchman
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But they are still the same...it is how you perceive them that changes. Many adjust their scores after the kill to match that perceived score sometimes it appears.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: stxranchman]
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12/27/14 05:23 PM
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BOBO the Clown
kind of a big deal
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But they are still the same...it is how you perceive them that changes. Many adjust their scores after the kill to match that perceived score sometimes it appears. I agree with that but none the less I've also seen guys call a 150 deer 130.
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: BOBO the Clown]
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12/27/14 05:24 PM
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stxranchman
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But they are still the same...it is how you perceive them that changes. Many adjust their scores after the kill to match that perceived score sometimes it appears. I agree with that but none the less I've also seen guys call a 150 deer 130. That happens all the time with picture angles. Change the angle and it changes the total look of the animal sometimes.
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: stxranchman]
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12/27/14 05:39 PM
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But they are still the same...it is how you perceive them that changes. Many adjust their scores after the kill to match that perceived score sometimes it appears. I agree with that but none the less I've also seen guys call a 150 deer 130. That happens all the time with picture angles. Change the angle and it changes the total look of the animal sometimes. Cameras lie to me on my Bucks I hate cameras, and the angles or when the sun hits the Rack at the wrong angle ..
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: SniperRAB]
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12/27/14 05:41 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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But they are still the same...it is how you perceive them that changes. Many adjust their scores after the kill to match that perceived score sometimes it appears. I agree with that but none the less I've also seen guys call a 150 deer 130. That happens all the time with picture angles. Change the angle and it changes the total look of the animal sometimes. Cameras lie to me on my Bucks I hate cameras, and the angles or when the sun hits the Rack at the wrong angle .. All the time. Seen camera pics make them look like Gaints... Inperson just average deer
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
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12/27/14 05:45 PM
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The scorning and "I got a bigger one than you" syndrome has priced a lot of hunters out of hunting. Back in the good old days, the brag was I got a buck or doe, they might add that it was a 6 or 8 point. But it was considered a trophy, even if it was a doe.
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: SniperRAB]
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12/27/14 06:01 PM
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I guess it's kind of like shooting a 79 and bragging to you buddies but not telling them about the 5 mulligans and 4 foot wedges that you used. I could care less about scores...BUT let a SOB cheat at Golf and I will beat his calves with a 60Degree wedge and leave him crawling to his cart...NOW I'm pizzed Thanks  
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Re: Why do hunters lie about their deers score?
[Re: SniperRAB]
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12/27/14 06:14 PM
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So Okla has a different scoring system 3.2.......
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