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 Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 03:09 PM
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TX_Huntress
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We had pics of three really nice bucks that were on the hit list. Pulled the camera cards on Friday afternoon, and 2 of the 3 bucks have already broken off some tines! DANGGIT!! Anyone else seeing broken racks already?
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 Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 03:25 PM
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TAT
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my uncle shot a good one and he was broke off.
It's not how you fall, It's how you get up.
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Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 03:28 PM
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Csddarden
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Almost all of our bucks were broken off last year. I'm hoping this year's heavy forage crop and plenty of water makes for some more resiliant antlers, but I doubt it.
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Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 03:30 PM
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redchevy
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I guess it doesnt mater to me, a good mature deer is a good mature deer, Im not going to pass him up because he lost a couple of tines. I think the breaks look neat to, just another form of charachter if you ask me. Im not selling deer so the score isnt that big of a deel, we measure just to know what it is.
matt
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Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 03:38 PM
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Jim A.
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The old buck that I've been watching this year showed up saturday afternoon totally broke off on one side. The other side had a broken G2 and G3. I was sick!!
Jim A.
Look before you shoot
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Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 03:41 PM
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RedSnake
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One of the cull bucks we shot this weekend had a busted brow tine -- we thought it was actually a 7 pointer we have been seeing on our game cams. 
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Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 04:43 PM
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psycho0819
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We're seeing a lot of broken horns this year. We take it as a positive sign on our place. In years past we have been working to get the buck population up, so seeing a lot of broken horns this year tells us that we're heading in the right direction. It sucks in some ways, that we have a couple of nice bucks with horns broken so bad they no longer meet AR's (one really nice buck in particular). But as a whole, we are glad to see it happening.
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Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 07:23 PM
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Beman Deamon
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I guess it doesnt mater to me, a good mature deer is a good mature deer, Im not going to pass him up because he lost a couple of tines. I think the breaks look neat to, just another form of charachter if you ask me. Im not selling deer so the score isnt that big of a deel, we measure just to know what it is.
matt X2. I have baked them, boiled them, fried them, even pressure cooked them, but for the life of me i just cant eat the darn horns!!
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Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 07:40 PM
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westtexaswatkins
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We've seen two, one being my son's 10pt with a busted G3 and have pics of another 8pt that has since lost most of his main beam.
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Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 09:25 PM
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Drop Tine
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Seen a nice 8 on Sat. afternoon that had broke his G2 & G3 on his left side. Wasn't chasing doe either, little bucks were though.
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Re: Lots of broken horns already!
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11/09/10 11:19 PM
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tkuehn5410
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I was broken hearted when the deer I'm after came to the feeder with a broken G-2. Looks like I will have to find a different mature deer. I will pass on a mature trophy buck if he's broken up and try to find another one that's not broken.
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