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I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 02:05 AM
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Last edited by Captain Luke; 01/02/23 02:06 AM.
If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 02:17 AM
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Good call, looks 3.5-4yo to me.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 03:07 AM
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 03:15 AM
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I’d have given him a pass too.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 04:50 AM
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IMO FWIW, That's a 4.5 year old garbage buck all day long. Gut, neck, slope of back 4.5 all day long. No pro by any means, if he's 3.5, that's the fattest 3.5 I've ever seen and junk up top. Even if he's 3.5 I wouldn't keep feeding him
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 01:32 PM
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Nothing wrong with letting him walk and putting a doe in the freezer...Nice buck.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 01:41 PM
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He's older than you think with just no strong head gear growth. I would have passed him too but would have no issue taking him either depending on size of ranch, management practices and knowing if other bettter size body/antlers bucks do currently exist.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 02:20 PM
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I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 02:28 PM
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We only have 98 acres, so I doubt we’ll see him next year. We usually see different bucks every couple of months.
If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/02/23 03:31 PM
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IMO FWIW, That's a 4.5 year old garbage buck all day long. Gut, neck, slope of back 4.5 all day long. No pro by any means, if he's 3.5, that's the fattest 3.5 I've ever seen and junk up top. Even if he's 3.5 I wouldn't keep feeding him Kinda where I’m at-he’d have been in the truck at my place.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/03/23 01:13 AM
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I still have two weeks left of buck season, so I’ll be patient if I don’t get a buck, I’ll get a big doe the last two weeks of the month for meat. We have way too many of those.
If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/03/23 12:45 PM
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I say it looks to me like a very old fellow with small rack. His bottom jaw dropped ...sway back...pot belly...sequencing eyes.. however small neck from old age..lol....brisket dropped a little..His nose has dropped...caring a cane..lol ...on social security. But does have a full rump where usually when they get really old they are thin. However... it is possibly I am wrong as this guy maybe unusual....but I feel I am more right than wrong...lol
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/03/23 02:31 PM
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I see 3.5 at most. Not enough neck for me to make him 4.5.
And as far as letting him go I say it all depends on where it is at and what the situation is with the deer on that ranch. On some places he'd get a dirt nap without a doubt as a cull deer while on others he may be on the better end of that age class. There is not a one size fits all answer with culling.
High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/03/23 02:58 PM
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3rd game cam pic dated 12/24/2021 over a year ago? if the year date is wrong and it should read 2022 and if that is the same buck, it shows a buck that is at least 4.5 years old..
If it is AR legal, that would make a great first buck for a youngster!
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/04/23 04:51 AM
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/04/23 06:32 PM
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I think he's a good culled. 4.5 and probably not going to get much better.
�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: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/04/23 09:23 PM
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![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2023/01/full-31259-376185-5d8318ec_069f_4f6d_999f_3aaccd55156f.jpeg) I decided to take him yesterday.
If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/04/23 10:16 PM
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Shoot whatever you want to that's legal and allowed on the place you're hunting If you don't want to, don't shoot
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/04/23 10:18 PM
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![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2023/01/full-31259-376185-5d8318ec_069f_4f6d_999f_3aaccd55156f.jpeg) I decided to take him yesterday. ![cheers cheers](/forum/images/graemlins/default/cheers.gif)
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/04/23 11:54 PM
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/05/23 07:34 PM
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If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/05/23 07:37 PM
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/05/23 08:23 PM
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Good choice check him out next season. ![up up](/forum/images/graemlins/default/cup.gif)
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/05/23 08:25 PM
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Good choice check him out next season. ![up up](/forum/images/graemlins/default/cup.gif) You mean check him out in the freezer...
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Re: I let him walk. Thoughts? No antler restrictions.
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01/05/23 09:42 PM
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just for fun, post a photo of the jawbone (bottom)
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