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Tall 8, is he wide enough?

Posted By: Whack n stack

Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 03:23 PM

Do ya'll think this guy makes AR's?

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Posted By: Stevarino

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 03:26 PM

popcorn

Too close for me but what a good looking buck.
Posted By: titan2232

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 03:28 PM

No sir
Posted By: Pope&Young

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 03:39 PM

Nice buck, but he's not going to make 13 inside.
Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 03:46 PM

He should this year, at 11.5-12.5 years old. laugh
Posted By: hook_n_line

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 04:01 PM

He's about 13.5 to 14 inches wide. He's old enough to have average 16 inch tip to tip alert ears.
Posted By: Whack n stack

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by QuitShootinYoungBucks
He should this year, at 11.5-12.5 years old. laugh


Hah! Yea, time and date are incorrect at the bottom of the picture.
Posted By: BOBO the Clown

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 04:32 PM

Yes, unless he is part mule deer
Posted By: ErnestTBass

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 04:35 PM

Very hard to say. I think he's a mature deer with big ears, but he's not outside his ears. FWIW I think that deer is mature and is probably as big as he's going to get, and he's a good deer. This is where the AR restrictions are just doing rough justice and should probably not be applicable (but legally I'm sure they still are).
Posted By: TCM3

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 04:38 PM

Hold a measuring tape up to the picture, DUH! loco
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If it were me, i'd say too close to call.
Posted By: rickym

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 04:55 PM

I say shoot it, do you know how wide that varmint cage is?
Posted By: titan2232

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 04:58 PM

I'm extremely bored so here you go. Assuming that's a standard t-post I've done some measuring. 12" inside is what I came up with and that's not taking into account the t-post being further back than the antlers.


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Posted By: BOBO the Clown

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by titan2232
I'm extremely bored so here you go. Assuming that's a standard t-post I've done some measuring. 12" inside is what I came up with and that's not taking into account the t-post being further back than the antlers.


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Would only work if he had his head next to or resting on t-post-. Depth perception will cause you to be off
Posted By: QuitShootinYoungBucks

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 05:12 PM

IMO he's between 12" and 13.5". However, two/thirds of that will get you in trouble, and I believe he's going to fall in the 2/3. Shoot a doe!
Posted By: pop r

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 05:18 PM

Not legal yet.
Posted By: Ol Thumper

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 05:21 PM

I don’t think so but shoot him and see clap
Posted By: Mr. T.

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 05:31 PM

Don't think he will make it. I would have to but hate to pass on him.
Posted By: Mr. T.

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 05:33 PM

If I only knew how many inches the paint white on a T-post, I could tell you. But I don't.
Posted By: Biscuit

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 05:49 PM

I would not risk it
Posted By: jeffbird

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 06:13 PM

When in doubt, err in favor of the animal and ranch and let it walk.
Posted By: ILUVBIGBUCKS

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 06:49 PM

He is very close but not going to make it legally IMO.

I loaded this picture into a CAD program and set the measurement of his ears tip to tip at 15" as there is no way his ear tips are 16" with them at this position.
A big south texas WT buck's ears are 17" held straight out on average and 15" or so at this angle he's holding them.
This setting make his ears 6.5" from the base to the tip which is also about dead on.

This makes him 12.5" inside but I honestly do not think his ear tips are 15" in this pic and more like 14-14.5" and he is closer to 12" Inside
Posted By: redchevy

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 07:16 PM

Looks like a nice buck.

Do you process your own deer?.... just joking lol
Posted By: one73maro

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 08:35 PM

No he will not meet AR!
Posted By: NORML as can be

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 09:57 PM

Pu Pu Pass to be safe cool2
Posted By: Red Cloud

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/06/20 11:36 PM

nope, pass on this one and look for his sheds later on.
Posted By: stxranchman

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/07/20 01:24 AM

He does not look legal to me.
Posted By: flintknapper

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/07/20 02:14 AM

Very close....but probably just under.

Very similar to a buck I had hanging around last year.

Just not wide enough to make it.

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Not a Buck I would shoot anyway....but if wide enough this year I would let someone take it.
Posted By: Perfect 8

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/07/20 02:40 AM

I will shoot him if you don't want to!
Posted By: freerange

Re: Tall 8, is he wide enough? - 11/07/20 03:22 AM

doenst seem wide enough to me
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