Need help field judging deer?
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Good find. I definitely could use some help in this area
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U see the dressed weights on these things? Where are these deer coming feom
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Woodsy211 wrote:U see the dressed weights on these things? Where are these deer coming feom
I was wondering the same thing!
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I was wondering about all of the ear tags, my guess would be from Texas or Carolinas.
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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
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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.
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Great post there's a lot of broken tape measures out there, I see a lot of 145 inch deer claimed as 170" booners
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Ol Split ( ) Toes wrote: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
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So do you guys REALLY pass on 120 inch bucks ????????
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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!!
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Lockdown wrote:Ol Split ( ) Toes wrote: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!
"If you consider an unsuccessful hunt to be a waste of time, then the true meaning of the chase eludes you all together"
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Lockdown wrote: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!
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MNbucknuts wrote:Woodsy211 wrote: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
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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
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
Ryan
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