Pics of my buck kills

[rabiddawg]

I wanted to share a couple of pics of the deer I killed this season on our family property this season. Keep in mind we are hunting wrp planted to trees 5 years ago; basically a 200 acre weed patch. If you aren't' on your toes you may not get a shot.

The first buck was killed the evening of 12/25; a lot of ground shrinkage on this one, 98"er. He only weighed 160# and would have been a good one next year.
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This one was killed last Saturday evening. He ran 50 yds and crashed (upside down) in knee deep water, 35 degree cold. I was by myself so I took off my new boots and waded out to get him. I knew he was a decent buck but had no idea he was this good until I rolled him over. Only 198#but scored 132 1/4; kinda run down from the rut.
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Both these taken with my AA 16" grendel with 123sst's at 160 and 170 yds respectfully.

This is the last weekend of rifle season so if I shoot another buck my bar is really high.


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[Nick]

Looks like a pretty good season. Doesn't get much better off a basket than the second has got. Nice shooting

[Savage Shooter]

Two bucks like that on a "200 acre weed patch", that's family owned, no less!? Wow! It doesn't get much better than that. Now if you have some hogs and a 'yote or two on that property and have a 6.5 Grendel, that's pretty close to being in heaven.

[am4966]

Nice job!

[LRRPF52]

Nice harvests, and thanks for sharing.

[rabiddawg]

Yeah, i get down on the place for not producing better bucks or seeing more racks, but we are actually over populated with doe. I cant get it thru to our neighbors that we need help shooting does. My family usually kills 8-10 does off this place each year. Therefore, our bucks really dont have to compete or chase.

Im proud of the second one. He is the first one i will ever shoulder mount and im 47. I set my bar high in the begining.

[sneaky one]

r dawg- pm me -Our 3 man crew can help on doe problems. We have a need for venny- here- Stan C , & rickoshay are waiting on a shipment of my custom summer sausage !
I'm all out from last years meatfest.

Nice bucks, btw. Good post dude. Great hunts, man !

That's a nice wall hanger!

[olde sarge]

Around here that second buck would be a sure enough bragger. We have had special regulations for a couple of years now that are supposed to grow larger bucks but you couldn't prove that it is working by asking me. Thanks for the pictures. John

[65Whelen]

Very nice. TWO nice bucks, got to say I'm jealous as hell no venison for me this year but I glad to see someones doing well. Thanks for sharing.

[Sniper338]

Crazy how much of a difference it makes in body weights from one area to the next... our doe's down here weigh 70-82lbs dressed and bucks weigh 90-120 dressed.... body size wise yalls deer are double what ours are.... but our antlers are double what yours are haha

[rabiddawg]

The heaviest deer i have killed was 238 pounds. Because he had a injured leg one side of his rack was smaller than the other. He only scored 125".

I heard one of our neighbors killed a 275 pound 7 point this year.

And im concerned because our deer dont have the "fat" they use to.

[kbarnes12]

Crazy how much of a difference it makes in body weights from one area to the next... our doe's down here weigh 70-82lbs dressed and bucks weigh 90-120 dressed.... body size wise yalls deer are double what ours are.... but our antlers are double what yours are haha

The place I hunt had been in CRP grass for the last 20 years or so, and this year the grass was taken out and soy beans planted. The deer I shot this year were much heavier than in previous years, the live weight was over 250lbs.

[sneaky one]

sniper, in Minnesota that last deer would weigh around 230-260.

[jawbone]

"knee deep water, 35 degree cold. I was by myself so I took off my new boots and waded out to get him." <------ yessir, that there is a hunter.
and many thanks for sharing, RD.

[Sniper338]

Yep.... its crazy how much the variety of plants makes a difference in nutrition for body weight and antlers... got your protein plants and your fat plants i guess haha