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 Mature or Not
#4792457
11/29/13 07:00 PM
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JTS
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As some of you may know I closed on my new property on Tuesday at noon. I saw this deer and passed on him Wednesday morning. I didn't want to shoot the very first buck I saw on my new place. I want to just shoot mature bucks. Is this one mature? It was hard to tell when looking at him with binocs. Looking at the pics I think I maybe should have taken him.
Let me try and figure out how to post images
Last edited by JTS; 11/29/13 07:05 PM.
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: JTS]
#4792487
11/29/13 07:14 PM
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sportsman
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Save the image to photobucket. Then copy and paste the IMG link in the post 
"If you can afford alcohol and cigarettes, you don't need food stamps "
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: JTS]
#4792491
11/29/13 07:17 PM
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jshouse
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what kind of setup did you go with, stand and feeder? road feeder?
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: jshouse]
#4792583
11/29/13 08:17 PM
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JTS
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Pictures are messing up
Last edited by JTS; 11/29/13 09:30 PM.
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: JTS]
#4792600
11/29/13 08:36 PM
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MarkE
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No doubt, that is a fully mature deer.
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: JTS]
#4792610
11/29/13 08:42 PM
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ImBillT
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He's mature enough. It's hard to say for sure that this is his peak year. Shooting or passing has a lot to do with what else is on the place, and what you have shot in the past. Don't pass on a deer till next season unless you can live with never getting him. They die of other reasons, get poached, find greener pastures etc. Plenty of good deer have been watched for four years and never showed back up.
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: ImBillT]
#4792618
11/29/13 08:48 PM
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JTS
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Last edited by JTS; 11/29/13 09:31 PM.
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Re: Mature or Not
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#4792698
11/29/13 09:56 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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If you're only concerned if he is mature, then you've got the green light.
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: jshouse]
#4792714
11/29/13 10:06 PM
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JTS
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what kind of setup did you go with, stand and feeder? road feeder? I set up two regular feeders and the small you can see in the picture. I thought I would move the small one around with a camera and see what is out there. I bought a road feeder also and spread some corn on the road where ever I choose to sit for the hunt.
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: JTS]
#4792724
11/29/13 10:13 PM
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TCB
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 Congrats on getting your own property, I'm jealous!!
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks]
#4792730
11/29/13 10:16 PM
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JTS
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What age would you say he is?
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Re: Mature or Not
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#4792756
11/29/13 10:35 PM
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DQ Kid
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Re: Mature or Not
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#4793018
11/30/13 01:39 AM
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Cattleman
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Re: Mature or Not
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#4793092
11/30/13 02:08 AM
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BunnyBlaster
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congrats and stake those feeders down. If there are hogs in the area they wont last 2 weeks
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Re: Mature or Not
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#4793312
11/30/13 03:57 AM
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TexasAggie12
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Texas Aggie Class of '12
FLY Ranch - Chilldress, Tx
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Re: Mature or Not
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#4793318
11/30/13 03:59 AM
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jshouse
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Congrats on getting your own property, I'm jealous!! yes
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: jshouse]
#4793619
11/30/13 12:53 PM
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JTS
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Thanks guys, I hope I see him again. No more passes for him! Lol
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: JTS]
#4793659
11/30/13 01:18 PM
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AllTheAbove
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About 3 to 3.5 I'd say, Of course thats a go, but if not then you have something amazing to look forward to next year.
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: AllTheAbove]
#4793728
11/30/13 01:59 PM
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caddokiller
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The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.- Thomas jefferson
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Re: Mature or Not
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#4794150
11/30/13 05:52 PM
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more mature than me, been told i'm no trophy  nice deer
i'm postaddic
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: QuitShootinYoungBucks]
#4794158
11/30/13 05:56 PM
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Fork-LegendV21
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If you're only concerned if he is mature, then you've got the green light. yep.. nice buck!
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: Fork-LegendV21]
#4794657
11/30/13 11:20 PM
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k-Fletch
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Nice buck!! And mature enough for me. I'd take him!!
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Re: Mature or Not
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#4795049
12/01/13 02:22 AM
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Definitely mature, 4.5+ years old easily.
Great buck, good luck tagging him!
"In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to exist at all when preserved by sportsmen."
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Re: Mature or Not
[Re: Troutfisch]
#4795455
12/01/13 08:11 AM
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lamoon78
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Definitely atleast 4.5 mature buck about all he will do now is grow mass.
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