Need help field judging deer?

[Lockdown]

Pictures and score of 50+ different bucks:

https://www.noble.org/globalassets/docs ... -14-02.pdf

[RiverBottoms]

Good find. I definitely could use some help in this area

[Woodsy211]

U see the dressed weights on these things? Where are these deer coming feom

[MNbucknuts]

U see the dressed weights on these things? Where are these deer coming feom

I was wondering the same thing!

[BRoth82]

I was wondering about all of the ear tags, my guess would be from Texas or Carolinas.

[Woodsy211]

Weird genes as far as body size. I assumed it was somewhere in the south. Must be high fence due to the tags I’d assume

[Brad]

pretty interesting. I definitely have difficulty judging the score and body size while actually hunting. Looking at pictures it's not hard to guestimate a fairly accurate score, but from 30+ yards away through the brush and in the heat of the moment, not very easy for me. Maybe it's also a lack of experience, since this is only my 3rd season hunting and I only have shot at three antlered bucks. But I can say that looking through that makes me very proud of the bucks I have on my wall. Can any of you judge approximate body weight from pictures? I've taken two big mature deer, but neither were ever weighed. All I know is I believe their bodies were bigger than any of the deer on that link.

[Ol Split ( ) Toes]

Great post there's a lot of broken tape measures out there, I see a lot of 145 inch deer claimed as 170" booners

[Lockdown]

Great post there's a lot of broken tape measures out there, I see a lot of 145 inch deer claimed as 170" booners

And 115” claimed as 130’s. My general rule is subtract 20” from whatever people claim. Unless I know they know how to score em

[john1984]

So do you guys REALLY pass on 120 inch bucks ????????

[stash59]

At the beginning of the article section. It says Oklahoma!!! So definitely a smaller subspecies then us midwesterners and even those from the northeast see!!!! I believe these would be the Prairie subspecies!! If I'm remembering correctly!!

[minnesotahunter]

Great post there's a lot of broken tape measures out there, I see a lot of 145 inch deer claimed as 170" booners

And 115” claimed as 130’s. My general rule is subtract 20” from whatever people claim. Unless I know they know how to score em

You nailed it. I've seen and heard it so many times. I've even been guilty of it myself!

[Moose]

Pictures and score of 50+ different bucks:

https://www.noble.org/globalassets/docs ... -14-02.pdf

Thanks for sharing this! I guess some of the bucks are not as big as I thought. But hunting on the ground and being less then 10yds they look huge!

[VTbigwoods802!]

U see the dressed weights on these things? Where are these deer coming feom

I was wondering the same thing!

They certainly are not coming from New England lol
Our small spike horns weigh more then most of those

[Ryan549]

The only way I judge a deer is by my heart rate. Some little bucks have really tripped my trigger while some decent bucks don’t do anything for me.
I rely on that initial sighting and what it does to me, then it’s time to go.
To me, that’s what it is all about- that moment.
When you know, you know