Patience and nutrition is paying off!

[Bear44]

BIG TIME!

Yep. That's two different bucks.

 

[rOmiLaYu]

What's your best recipe for antlers? I haven't found one I like yet.

 

[Bear44]

McMicken's Taxidermy cooks them up right nice for me. The meat goes in the stew pot.

 

[Whatchagot87]

What's your best recipe for antlers? I haven't found one I like yet.

I hear and see these types of things all the time when discussing deer hunting. The thought that always crossed my mind is, "if you don't care about antlers, and by all accounts, you can't eat them, then why shoot a buck at all? Plenty of does running around." But undoubtly that is the response you hear about the two-year old six pointer laying on the ground..... "you can't eat them horns anyway!" Just let him walk next time and shoot the does instead. Win-win for the meat hunters and the trophy hunters as the does taste better anyways. Just my opinion.

 

[THREEJAYS]

I hear and see these types of things all the time when discussing deer hunting. The thought that always crossed my mind is, "if you don't care about antlers, and by all accounts, you can't eat them, then why shoot a buck at all? Plenty of does running around." But undoubtly that is the response you hear about the two-year old six pointer laying on the ground..... "you can't eat them horns anyway!" Just let him walk next time and shoot the does instead. Win-win for the meat hunters and the trophy hunters as the does taste better anyways. Just my opinion.

Oh I think they care. It’s just away to act like you don’t. I personally am proud of every deer ive ever taken even the spikes. I have a good many quality ones too but I hunt for the fun of it and when it quits being fun I’ll stop Those are two good ones Bear

 

[mfoster]

Bear the last pic looks to be 3 how old do you think,you know your deer better than I do.

 

[basstracker89]

Those antlers are nice, but I'm a meat hunter. I see horns I think good more meat. I try to get a mature doe when I shoot one though.

 

[BIKER13]

 

[Allsmiles]

Glad you had the GPS location on the trailer cams pics to help us out.























Just kidding, nice bucks.

 

[Bear44]

Bear the last pic looks to be 3 how old do you think,you know your deer better than I do.

It's hard to tell from year to year which is which sometimes. I have new bucks move into the area and others will permanently disappear. I think the eight point is about 4.5 years. If he's 3.5, he's huge for one that age.