I shot a 24 1/4 inch wide ten pointer this past weekend. He was 7.5 years old and scored in the mid 150's. He would have been a low 160 but both his brow tines were broken. I caught him chasing a doe and shot him in the neck at 110 yards with my faithful Blaser R93 7mm Mag using a 140 grain Barnes X bullet. I have seen some multi-point deer that would have scored higher but decided to let them slide for another year. Besides even though it nothing more than air I really like wide spreads. Here is a pic.

That is awsome. I like that buck a lot.

Congratulations.

damn nice!

Hey M16-nice deer, if you get a minute could you post the mea for me. Not being a jerk here just wondering I did my math and guess work and would like to know what he taped on the measurements.

OK I am bored and can't leave the office so I am playing...

Thx

Mark D

Mark,

I have the measurements at the ranch and the antlers are at the taxidermist. Just going from memory (which is probably faulty) but this will be pretty close.

Left beam 25
Right beam 26
Inside spread 22
total tines on left 25
total tines on right 27
Mass 31
Total 156

These are not the exact measurements but are as close as I can remember. Hope this helps.

Congratulations -- another nice one.

Damn good buck M16! Congratulations.

Here is a picture of the deer from earlier this year when he was still in velvet.

Nice, really nice.

Hey thanks-nice deer, perhaps we need to trade a bear hunt up here for a venado hunt with you...

I put the numbers on a sticky note while sitting here waiting for the phone to ring, Ah the life of Real Estate.

This is what I'd come up with.

inside=22
main beams=50 (I gave them 25's)
H's=34 (I gave them a 5 and three 4's)

Left side
g1=1.5
g2=6
g3=9
g4=6

right side
g1=5
g2=5
g3=9
g4=6

I think that adds to 153.5 gross

sound somewhat about right??

Thanks for sharing

Mark D

Hey M16, Congratulations on a great Trophy Buck.

How much do you think he weighed?

His field dressed weight was 153 pounds. I shot a cull seven point last week that field dressed 182. They have been running the does hard for the last couple of weeks and have lost some of the body weight.

Hey M16, Now that is an interesting observation about the 7-pointer weighing more.

I believe our Carolina Deer seem to be the largest in weight from 4.5-6.5 years old and then begin going down. Some of it in our situation is due to the HIGH Sand content of the soil which wears their Grinding teeth down.

Also agree with the Rut wearing the Bucks down with all the Romance and Fighting going on. We seem to have a Minor Rut in October, the Major Rut in November and another Minor Rut in December.

Do you all have the Sandy soil? Do your Deer typically reach their best weight from 4.5-6.5 years like ours do?
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Are you the person that showed us a fine new Deer Hunting 4-wheeler earlier this year? If so, how is it doing?

The sand can really be a factor in wearing their teeth down. I think supplemental feeding helps the deer keep their teeth longer. The soil on my ranch is not very sandy except in a few areas. My neighbor has a deer that they tagged as a fawn and he is 14 years old this year. Most of our heaviest deer are usually 6.5 to 7.5 years old.

I have the EZGO four wheeler sitting outside my stand at this moment as I type this. Ain't technology grand. Who would have ever thought that you would be able to surf the internet while sitting in a deer stand. The EZGO has worked very well although it has been dry this year so I didn't get to try it in the mud. I mainly got it for wet weather so I don't rut up the roads. My neighbor bought a Kubota and it is an awesome machine. I would probably go with the Kubota if I had to do it all over again but my brother in law is a EZGO dealer so I bought one from him to keep peace in the family.

Nice buck...I'm partial to wide deer since I haven't shot that many...when those old heavy horned basket racks show up with long tines and mass I usually can't help myself! Don't have the patience to wait! Are the bucks through running?

Don't know what the string of quotes is all about, but here is one I know the source of:

"Yes, Termite Food can make a right Pretty stock (if you don't care about constant warping), but you for absolutely sure can not Pretty them to death" - Hot Core
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Hey M16, Your Stand is within a WiFi Zone?!?! AMAZING!!!

We had some fairly nice Stands for a long time. Some had roofs, one had a nice large swivel rocking "Leather" Manager's Office Chair that allowed you to lean back after a BIG BBQ dinner, ease your feet up onto the rail and catch afew winks before the afternoon sun got into position. Most all of them had walls to help hide small movements.

Had some with Trophy Deer flicks mounted inside Plastic so you could see the Deer and make you feel bad if you shot something smaller.

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my brother in law is a EZGO dealer so I bought one from him to keep peace in the family.

Sounds like an excellent reason to me. People can say what ever they want, but keeping the Lady in your life happy should always be a top priority.

Very Nice!

M-16, He's great! I love those wide boys. He looks to have great mass for that part of the world. I've seen a lot of deer that were wide and/or had good tine length, but when you throw in that mass it's great.

I do like the idea of a stand in a wi-fi area!

Merry Christmas--Don

That's a great looking buck, M16. Looks like your Blazer has come through again.

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Who would have ever thought that you would be able to surf the internet while sitting in a deer stand.

Now that's wild..I thought I was bad. Sitting talking to my son on the cell phone from the stand. I looked over in the seat of my Bronco and started laughing the other day. I had: cell phone, walkie talkie, range finder, gps and dig. camera.

Again, congrats on the buck

I don't think it wi-fi but GSM. All I know is that if you can get cellular service you can get internet. My laptop has a little card that plugs into it and for 59.95 a month I have internet access at the ranch. I am approx. 70 miles from a major city (San Antonio). I know it's shameful surfing the net while hunting but I can't help it!

Bwanamrm, The peak of the rut seems to be over. There will still be plenty of rutting activity occuring. Now is my favorite time to hunt. The bucks really start moving trying to find a doe in heat. I am just culling eight pointers and does but if a 180 class show himself I don't think I could let him slide. I will stop by and say hello one of these days.

Strange rut this year...seemed late compared to last year and the full moon didn't help. I'm headed to Webb county over the New Year's weekend to see wht is shaking but that is the earliest I can get back. Good luck...hope that 180 shows himself!

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Originally posted by M16:
Bwanamrm, The peak of the rut seems to be over. There will still be plenty of rutting activity occuring. Now is my favorite time to hunt. The bucks really start moving trying to find a doe in heat.

I like it myself -- you just never know what will turn up.

Fine animal -- I hunt out west and have never even seen a Whitetail in the wild. I'm nearly 60 now and have taken more than 50 mule deer since about 60' or so.
Just once before I have to hang it up I'd like to hunt for Whitetail. We score them different, call them different, but they are all beautiful animals.
I bought a 2005 Rhino 660 in August of last year and have had a ball, from the dove hunt to the duck hunt and deer hunt, what a super way to hunt. I looked up the EZGO and found it to be an interesting vehicle, but I couldn't seem to find any info on the Kubota. The only reference I see is to a series of tractors? I'd like to look at one? Any ideas?
Merry Christmas to all.....

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Originally posted by M16:
I don't think it wi-fi but GSM. ... I am approx. 70 miles from a major city (San Antonio). ...

Hey M16, A bit different than what I had pictured, but it obviously works well for you.

I had Wi-Fi on my mind because there is some interest in setting it up along the Appalachians to allow quicker access for those folks. It would work in areas where Cellphone coverage is sparse to nonexistant.

Anyway, I am familiar with the technology you are using and see it advertised over here.

Best of luck to you on the rest of the Season.

I did find the Kubota, good looking machine. Found it on the Side x Side Forum.... I'm looking at the varible needle setup for the carb and the adjust. airbox.. I had the Rhino power out on a steep hill at about 9500' elev., not enough O2. Still a nice deer.....