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Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 07:34 PM
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Rifleman1775
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Any ideas on age and score? My guess is 4yr old. He's not a real heavily massed buck, but a dead buck for sure if I get to see him in person. Seems he may have gone nocturnal on me.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 07:56 PM
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He has a nice thick chest and shoulders I’d say 5 or a really healthy 4 yr old.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 08:04 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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6+ fully mature shoot on sight if you like him. He will be a high scoring 8 with those main beams. Mid 140s.
Last edited by Pitchfork Predator; 11/28/17 08:10 PM.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 08:16 PM
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He looks mature to me probably 5-5.5 yrs. old. Beautiful rack with very good main beams, those G-2's look like sabers! 145"+.
Last edited by Red Cloud; 11/28/17 08:17 PM.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 08:19 PM
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Honestly I don't think he's pushing 5. His face says 5 or 6 but body does not. He could be on the mend from rutting.
Who cares that is one super impressive 8. What a gorgeous buck!! He is awesome!! I'm super picky and that deer would get me to draw my bow no doubt. I'm guessing low 140s but that mass might be hiding a few more inches then I'm guessing. I'd rather shoot him over a 160 10pt.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 08:45 PM
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First pic is another nice shot of him striking a pose. Second and third are on a different stand about 300 yds away from the first. These are the most recent pics I have of him. Sucks that they're at 2:30 am but at least there aren't any reports on the lease of anybody else shooting him or even seeing him, except for my bro-in-law. He saw him and was grabbing his gun and knocked over his binoculars and spooked him. Even better, he's blown his chance at this deer due to getting antsy and shooting a small buck.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 08:52 PM
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�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 09:02 PM
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I hunt Trinity co. He looks 4 but my gut says 5 and lost weight from the heavy November rutting activity this month. I think he will go a little over 140. If he makes it through the season you will have a monster 8 next year if he puts on some mass.
Smokey Bear---Lone Star State.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 09:11 PM
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He looks Mature to me and a fantastic 8 point that will go 140+.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 09:20 PM
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First pic is another nice shot of him striking a pose. Second and third are on a different stand about 300 yds away from the first. These are the most recent pics I have of him. Sucks that they're at 2:30 am but at least there aren't any reports on the lease of anybody else shooting him or even seeing him, except for my bro-in-law. He saw him and was grabbing his gun and knocked over his binoculars and spooked him. Even better, he's blown his chance at this deer due to getting antsy and shooting a small buck. You know he likes corn so back track him and hand corn an area in more cover and hang a camera and see if he hits it during day light.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/28/17 09:29 PM
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I'm not sure which way he's coming/going. In the close up pics, all I can see is if he's by the feeder. Guess I need to move that camera. In the night pics, he's heading into a huge clear cut area. I need to do a little field research to try and figure out where he likes to spend his time.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/29/17 02:47 AM
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6+ fully mature shoot on sight if you like him. He will be a high scoring 8 with those main beams. Mid 140s.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/29/17 02:50 AM
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That’s an easy, one 6 and my kind of frame...boom and boom again for insurance
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/29/17 12:15 PM
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/29/17 01:38 PM
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5+ or older...
Old age and treachery beats youth and stupid every time!
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/29/17 01:48 PM
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You can’t age a deer by a photo. Best you can do is tell if it is a yearling, young, or mature.
That buck is mature. And he is plenty nice.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/29/17 02:17 PM
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Another 6+ look how far out his brisket sags in every picture, time to
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Re: Age of Trinity county buck
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11/29/17 03:16 PM
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Mature and a heck of a beautiful 8!
Good luck, I think with those beams and tines he will score well.
It's hell eatin em live
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