Figured as season gets close i would put up these pics to get some guesses and allow people to hone their skills of on-the-hoof scoring. This one has some curve to his tines, so makes it a little more fun…
First photo the buck in question is on the left, second from behind, third is a perspective show for size comparison subject buck on the right.
I dont even like to take the time when its this time of year. Post some later and Ill chime in. Also need to get closer to season for age as well. Nice deer.
Last edited by freerange; 08/09/2104:18 PM.
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I dont even like to take the time when its this time of year. Post some later and Ill chime in. Also need to get closer to season for age as well. Nice deer.
Same here. Bucks still in Velvet. Don't know the region involved (Example: Hill Country Deer are typically smaller bodied in most places), daytime pics are better than nighttime pics, etc.....
I rather see them with a hard antler and know the locale.
Hard antler pics should be coming soon. Most deer at my Place are rubbing velvet end of august. So hopefully soon.
Was just trying to keep deer in focus and keep people away from the OT section as season gets closer .
No problem at all posting deer in velvet for either age or score. Im, personally, just real busy and dont want to spend time when its so difficult to tell. Maybe im feeling guilty since I usually post a lot of age/score threads and then Im not participating much in others threads right now. I agree any thread about deer is better than any thread about anything else.
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
I was thinking the curve to his tones would throw off some. I was thinking high 30’s to low 40’s based on some circe adding “unseen” inches. Of course this is all dependent on how much mass rubs off with that velvet
Our place absolutely, this ranch not so much. Go look at TB ‘s 161 from last year. Same beam, similar mass, similar 2’s. Use the ears. It will hit 40’s
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Our place absolutely, this ranch not so much. Go look at TB ‘s 161 from last year. Same beam, similar mass, similar 2’s. Use the ears. It will hit 40’s
To be fair, this is not the same ranch i shot the 161 off last year, but the rest i agree with you BOBO, this isn’t a texas deer, and i have been shocked at the difference in size between the deer on this place and deer i used to hunt in texas.
Our place absolutely, this ranch not so much. Go look at TB ‘s 161 from last year. Same beam, similar mass, similar 2’s. Use the ears. It will hit 40’s
To be fair, this is not the same ranch i shot the 161 off last year, but the rest i agree with you BOBO, this isn’t a texas deer, and i have been shocked at the difference in size between the deer on this place and deer i used to hunt in texas.
How far from last year deer?
If that deer was off my old place closer to Kansas I'd add a touch more to it. Although I was shocked y'all weren't closer to my old place.
I hate velvet deer but context wise I feel like I’m right in my methodology.
Red coats just hide beam and mass very well. Pretty deer look forward to being proven right
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As the crow flies about 30-35 miles i think, give or take. A little more north. About an hour or so south of OKC.
I think you are closer than most here. The curved tines hide quite a bit and this deer is hiding inches of spread and some mass quite well. We passed him all season last year and he has just gotten bigger. If my son lets him walk this year he may get another year on him. Would be fun to see what he does next year.
Would be a dang good bow buck for my son, there are bigfer out there for sure we have on camera, but this guy is so stinking regular he may be dead just because my son wont be able to hunt as much this year due to starting nursing school and he may have an itchy finger.
Yep, those big bodied bucks can sure throw off your guesstimates. We hunt in TX, about 50 miles S of the KS line. My buddy's TX buck wound up in the mid '50's......I"m betting Bobo's guess is pretty darn close.
As with all summer this buck was such a regular I told my son where to sit for his first hunt of the season and sure enough the buck showed. The buck was big enough for my son to not hesitate. 23 yard shot and the buck never had a clue.
Heres a pic. I had some live pics i took from an earlier hunt but the pics are all way too large and cropping them isnt making the mb size any smaller. I guess the one dead pic in the back of the mule will have to do.