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South Texas
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11/07/20 07:10 PM
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jeffbird
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Had some luck. Nice mature buck from a friend’s ranch. 7.5+ year old, just over 200#, 161”, 18” spread. A nice classic South Texas deer from the area north of Laredo known as The Golden Triangle. The deer in this semi-desert area on the west side of South Texas supposedly are a different subspecies than other areas of Texas. G2’s shorter than G3’s are very characteristic of this area. Montana Rifle Company .308 with a 130 gr Barnes TTSX to the forward point of the shoulder dropped him where he stood.
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Re: South Texas
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#8041713
11/07/20 07:12 PM
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titan2232
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Nice dark antlers. 160 inches though???
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Re: South Texas
[Re: jeffbird]
#8041714
11/07/20 07:13 PM
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Stub
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Very nice buck, congrats
“I never forget a face—but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception.” —Groucho Marx
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Re: South Texas
[Re: jeffbird]
#8041715
11/07/20 07:13 PM
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ntxtrapper
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Re: South Texas
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#8041725
11/07/20 07:24 PM
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Big8
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Congrats
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Re: South Texas
[Re: titan2232]
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11/07/20 07:26 PM
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jeffbird
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Nice dark antlers. 160 inches though???
Unfortunately not a great photo. 😖 Here is a game camera photo. Both beams were over 25” with in the inward and upward curl. Both G3’s are 10 6/8” for scale. I thought it would be 150”’s, but the beams and G4’s nudged it up. I’ll have someone else check it, but always happy chasing the old bucks regardless. I don’t get to wrapped around the axle about numbers.
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Re: South Texas
[Re: jeffbird]
#8041747
11/07/20 07:42 PM
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Pope&Young
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Great buck Congrats
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Re: South Texas
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#8041751
11/07/20 07:52 PM
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titan2232
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You're right that picture doesn't do it justice. Congrats
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Re: South Texas
[Re: titan2232]
#8041763
11/07/20 08:09 PM
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freerange
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Second pic tells a different story. Easily over 160. Beautiful. My kinda deer. Congrats. Was the 200# live or field dressed?
At some point in life its time to quit chasing the pot of gold and just enjoy the rainbow. FR Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: South Texas
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11/07/20 08:12 PM
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203# live weight, which is on the low side for bucks in that area. So he might be even older. I usually hunt on a ranch nearby and live weights run 225 - 245 on average.
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Re: South Texas
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11/07/20 08:33 PM
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Creekrunner
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Congratulations! Great buck.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: South Texas
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11/07/20 09:48 PM
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JCB
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Hell of a buck. I see a easy 160 on him.
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Re: South Texas
[Re: titan2232]
#8041882
11/07/20 10:17 PM
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tlk
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[quote=titan2232]Nice dark antlers. 160 inches though???
If the man who has a dead deer in his hands says its 160 then why would you question him?
Anyway congrats on an awesome trophy
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Re: South Texas
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11/07/20 10:41 PM
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[quote=titan2232]Nice dark antlers. 160 inches though???
If the man who has a dead deer in his hands says its 160 then why would you question him?
Anyway congrats on an awesome trophy
Doesn’t bother me in the slightest. I see some posted that seem off by 20” or more and raise an eyebrow now and then, but let it go. I guesstimated him in the 150”’s in person and I am usually a touch low. The beams turning in and up came in longer than my eyeball estimate. I am certain that it is solid in the 150’s. My friend has quite a few in the B&C book off this ranch. They did the measuring and they seem pretty careful with measuring for their records. Cost me nothing other than helping them with the ranch, so it is not like they are making money selling me deer by the inch. Maybe they stretched it?? Whether it is 155” or 160” is not a difference that matters to me, but I will pick up the rack and have it checked. It is an old mature native deer not from a pen. I had a good time hunting with friends on their place. I made a good shot that dropped it where it stood. Those are what matter the most to me.
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Re: South Texas
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#8041901
11/07/20 10:44 PM
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Great deer. I see the 160.
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Re: South Texas
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#8041942
11/07/20 11:26 PM
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titan2232
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Once again I stand correct and I also apologize. Very good buck and probably bigger than anything I've ever taken.
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Re: South Texas
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#8041969
11/07/20 11:50 PM
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Re: South Texas
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#8041986
11/08/20 12:15 AM
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Re: South Texas
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#8042086
11/08/20 02:03 AM
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stxranchman
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Great buck and congrats. I can see him scoring 160 with 102 to 104 on the down frame and 56-58 on tines from what I can see in those pics. Very symmetrical buck also which is rare to see nowadays. He has that classic South Texas 10 point frame with short G2s and longer 3s and 4s also.
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Re: South Texas
[Re: jeffbird]
#8042152
11/08/20 03:01 AM
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jeffbird
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No apology needed Titan, but thank you to all. 😊
Thanks for the feedback STXR, your eye and opinion is about as accurate as any tape measure made. 😊👍
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Re: South Texas
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#8042159
11/08/20 03:06 AM
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Superduty
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'It's Only Treason if You Lose."
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Re: South Texas
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#8042455
11/08/20 03:35 PM
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Jimbo
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Great buck!
Thursday at 12:45 PM #33 Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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