Metroplex Bucks .... DFW

Buddy sent me this earlier. Just on the edge of DFW


Supposedly there's one larger.

stud

bruiser right there

Someone has spent a lot of time at the protein feeder it looks like.

Great looking buck that still has a lot growing to do yet.

Nice ones.

No protein, no feeders.


Just on the edge of suburbia with no pressure

Are there crops and water nearby?

I know where one feeder would be

exact gps coordinates please

No deer around DFW. Move along folks. Nothing to see here.

The structure in the background will make a good deer blind.

We had a place just north of McKinney in 2012. We had some very nice bucks but nothing like him.

My bet is somewhere around lake Lavon, Princeton, Farmersville, or Blue Ridge.

that deer is a hoss.

Don't think I could sleep until he was on the ground!

I saw that picture today.....

I bet it is near the green belt. Lots of good bucks around there.

Have seen a stud or two over the years near the Gaylord and Cowboys Golf Club working the brushline.

The story should be interesting on that monarch.

I'm guessing the greenbelt as well. I've seen some monsters at night around the Polo Club in Oak Point. They were sneaking over the fence into the horse pasture.

I'd rather be up there, but the deer on Parker/Tarrant Co. line aren't slouches this year.

awesome buck

Ive seen some monsters near lake worth.

WOW.. I would have a hard time staying calm if I saw that while hunting

Well Said

You need to start using exploding Arrows so no Tracking is involved...To Soon

Just on the edge? Which edge is the question....Geez! Stud is an understatement!

My wife almost hit a very large buck early November last year off Parker Rd, between Old Denton and Josey in Lewiville, just North of Carrollton. One of my good hunting buddies has sent me some pictures of HUGE bucks off 114 near Trophy Club where he lives. They will be hanging out right by the service rd of 114. Plus, I know hunters who hunt Grapevine Lake (legally) and some who hunt in Flower Mound (illegally) and several very large bucks have been taken in Flower Mound with a bow.

Chad, I've seen no less than 15 doe early one morning, 4AM, right off 1171 by Tour 18 residence sign on way to ranch. Surprised the hell out of me.

One of the THF members got a good one several years ago at Grapevine.

http://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/1870356/Searchpage/1/Main/151908/Words/grapevine/Search/true/Re:_195_inch_Lake_Grapevine_Bo#Post1870356

Well the search link did not come through as a link.

Try this one for a 195 inch Lake Grapevine buck.

http://texashuntingforum.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/1870356/1

Have seen some trail camera pics of bucks in McKinney that were easily in the 170s. The owner of that trail camera missed the smaller one at 20 yards, he said buck fever got him bad.

So...., saw him again.


Anyone wanna guess a score?

He won't be hunted and please don't ask where he's at. But its awesome to see natural deer this big around.

That deers typical frame is probably world class!

Over 200

I might let you score him

Wow

Nice buck....hope you can get better pics as fall approaches.....maybe he won't end up being road kill...

dagum

Hey old buddy how are you doing long time no see. Let's meet up soon and talk about old times. You still living in the denton area? lol

Booner

I lived right near 114 where your talking about by Ross Perots ranch on the back roads toward Keller for 3 years and never saw 1 deer but apparently there around there I just never saw even a doe.

no kidding!?

I work right next to the cowboys golf course and Gaylord, and I hunt grapevine and I can assure you that there are no deer in this area not a single one. Last I heard al the hogs went to wise county too.

I have been fortunate enough to hunt some properties that are now subdivisions just north of the metromess(not in Collin cty). All I could do was chuckle at my friends as they drove 200-300 miles to chase little deer. 20min from the house we had some Giants and very few folks even knew there was deer there. Not unusual at all for one of us or all of us to see or kill a 170+ every year, even a few in the 190s. Well now the cat is out of the bag LOL. Deer have been there all along, and they were able to get some age. Friends would ask "what are you feeding". We never fed anything. Our deer were just older and given a chance to develop. Not 4yo either. Many deer killed were 8&9yo.

Funny stuff here, I personally saw a 12ptr. or so 6-7 years ago Thanksgiving working the tree line across from Cowboys driving range, Gaylord side. I meahhh at him and got him to stop and turn his head; easily a 160" buck.

There are plenty of monster bucks around the Grapevine Lake area,and also on the DFW Airport property. My family has been in the Grapevine/Flower Mound area for over 130 years,and we've seen plenty of them all over the area. I had a farm/ranch where Grapevine Mills Mall is now,and we killed many nice deer off that property for years until we sold it in the 1990's.

Holy cow, near Dfw?!!

He's dead. Pics floating around.

Let's see them

Pics are on another forum. He's dead. What happened to "he won't be hunted"? lol Hope it's all legal. Stud of a buck!

Here ya go.... from another site... looks like the same buck.

Yeap that is him. That is my brother in law. The deer was killed with a bow Friday afternoon on family property. I helped track him. The pictures have been rolling around big time and the game wardens have been getting lots of calls. The Collin county game warden came and visited us tonight to check where and how this monster was taken. Everything checked out fine and we have waited to post the info on this to protect the family property. As many people know poachers and bad people may want to know where this deer lived. So it was amazing job my bro in law. He made a perfect shot and the buck ran 40yds before it died. We don't have an exact score but the spread is 23", based around 8". The deer has a huge body and a rocking chair to match. I will give more of the story and some pictures tomorrow. And no in not going to tell where he was taken besides McKinney area.

Don't be such a pudd drew, he was taken at the Alex Clark Memorial disc golf course near wilson creek

Here is a different view.

Incredible animal. Congratulations to your brother-in-law and also you for being involved. I don't think I could dream a buck that great lol.

Big congrats to the Hunter.

That buck is what we all dream of until we wake up. Lol.

Look forward to reading the story of the hunt.

Awesome! Thanks for posting and hopefully this will stop any "poached" rumors from flying around like they always seem to do with giant whitetails. Congrats to your brother in law on a buck of a lifetime!

Wow. Unbelievable buck and a true once in a lifetime deer. Always good to see one like that taken.

x2 Outstanding buck and glad one of ya'll were able to connect before someone else did

what a beast, congrats

I have seen some big bucks headed to the Red river going thru Mckinney Tx of 75. Very big. I striper fish below the dam so Im going through that stretch a lot during November early in morning.

Unreal buck!

Just wanted to say the buck has not been scored yet so if you see a score floating around it is not real. It will be scored officially green soon, then when the drying time has happened it will be scored again for PY and BC.

I've known deer were around the DFW area, for years. This one, however, is a friggin' beast.

Wow what a Stud, congratulations to the hunter

I bet you could have heard his (hunter) heart thumping against his rib cage from a mile away when he had that bow string pulled back and the pin on that bruiser

That is an awesome buck. Let us know how much he scores. Get him entered in TX Big Game Awards. congrats on the hunter.

. 2 bucks from south dfw .

Game wardens love to get nosey when word of big local bucks are taken .. I've seen it before ! What a beast .

I agree, theres a few up there that are the absolute worse about findin out where big deer are taken and then trying to get permission to hunt the place or property around it. Part of me doesn't blame them but part of me feels they should be more concerned about enforcing the game lawas and not finding new places to hunt.