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Northern Medina County low fence
#8464566
12/02/21 04:18 PM
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MedinaCtyHunter
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Took this very unique 12pt last week. Looks like his G2 was bent back while in velvet. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/12/full-68941-324687-2021_buck_a.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/12/full-68941-324688-2021_buck_b.jpg)
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8464571
12/02/21 04:24 PM
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Ringtail
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Wow cool unique trophy! Congratulations!
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8464576
12/02/21 04:28 PM
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Joined: Jan 2006
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BenBob
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8464579
12/02/21 04:37 PM
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Hudbone
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8464599
12/02/21 05:11 PM
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Erathkid
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Great buck. Love the character.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8464632
12/02/21 05:47 PM
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ILUVBIGBUCKS
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Great deer! Congrats ![cheers cheers](/forum/images/graemlins/default/cheers.gif)
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8464659
12/02/21 06:15 PM
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Pope&Young
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Outstanding buck ![flehan flehan](/forum/images/graemlins/default/flehan.gif) Congrats ![cheers cheers](/forum/images/graemlins/default/cheers.gif) I would have to name him my "Wild Thing" buck ![up up](/forum/images/graemlins/default/cup.gif)
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8464675
12/02/21 06:30 PM
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Elkivory2
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Congrats on a great buck. Looks like you made an awesome shot too!
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8464774
12/02/21 08:28 PM
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ElkOne
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Great buck ![texas texas](/forum/images/graemlins/default/texas.gif)
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8465052
12/03/21 01:37 AM
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Michael W.
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8465085
12/03/21 02:09 AM
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skinnerback
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That is one heck of a deer!
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8465144
12/03/21 03:31 AM
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postoak
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Very nice buck with an unusual feature as a bonus.
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8465324
12/03/21 02:03 PM
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flintknapper
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Nice buck. Antlers just grew that way. Though developing antler IS somewhat soft/pliable it won't 'bend' without being irreparably damaged. Typically injuries to forming antler tines result in that tine being truncated. Often that portion will be dark colored. Here is an example of that happening. This buck when in velvet had a G3 that had a piece of that tine (about 3" long) going 90° inward. Later when all the antler was hard and velvet shed, that piece had fallen off and left the truncated G3. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2021/12/full-56101-324778-truncated.jpg)
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8465446
12/03/21 03:52 PM
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MedinaCtyHunter
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Nice buck. Antlers just grew that way. Though developing antler IS somewhat soft/pliable it won't 'bend' without being irreparably damaged. Typically injuries to forming antler tines result in that tine being truncated. Often that portion will be dark colored. Here is an example of that happening. This buck when in velvet had a G3 that had a piece of that tine (about 3" long) going 90° inward. Later when all the antler was hard and velvet shed, that piece had fallen off and left the truncated G3. Wow! That is very interesting. I have hunted this ranch for about 25 years and I had never seen this before in any buck. Do you think it is a genetic quality? Also, my taxidermist said that this doesnt look like a hill country deer, even though that is what he is. I have suspected for several years now that someone in our area might have brought in some deer from down south as we have seen body weights increase pretty dramatically. It is now not uncommon to have a mature buck field dress over 140 lbs.
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8465454
12/03/21 04:08 PM
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Erathkid
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Nice buck. Antlers just grew that way. Though developing antler IS somewhat soft/pliable it won't 'bend' without being irreparably damaged. Typically injuries to forming antler tines result in that tine being truncated. Often that portion will be dark colored. Here is an example of that happening. This buck when in velvet had a G3 that had a piece of that tine (about 3" long) going 90° inward. Later when all the antler was hard and velvet shed, that piece had fallen off and left the truncated G3. Wow! That is very interesting. I have hunted this ranch for about 25 years and I had never seen this before in any buck. Do you think it is a genetic quality? Also, my taxidermist said that this doesnt look like a hill country deer, even though that is what he is. I have suspected for several years now that someone in our area might have brought in some deer from down south as we have seen body weights increase pretty dramatically. It is now not uncommon to have a mature buck field dress over 140 lbs. Southern Medina county has always had big deer. It's actually part of the south Texas brush. Northern Medina is cedar country and Edward's plateau. Big deer have moved northward .
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8465485
12/03/21 04:51 PM
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MedinaCtyHunter
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Why have they moved northward? Any ideas?
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8465530
12/03/21 05:40 PM
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twdjr
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8465536
12/03/21 05:41 PM
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Biscuit
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8466276
12/04/21 02:59 PM
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Erathkid
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Why have they moved northward? Any ideas? Not as in migratory. The quality has moved northward due to people managing their properties better. Feeding protein, letting deer get some age etc.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8466290
12/04/21 03:06 PM
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Wilhunt
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8468128
12/06/21 07:49 PM
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Boone Dozer
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That's a cool lookin deer, Congrats!!
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8470334
12/09/21 03:54 AM
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Bucks auto
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Nice buck congrats to you
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Re: Northern Medina County low fence
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#8470512
12/09/21 01:46 PM
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hook_n_line
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