As they lay thread…

[omicron1792]

Nada. Just bought this farm in November and didn’t run any cameras. I’m assuming he’s from this year cause he’s too clean. My neighbor is checking his cams, he thinks he may have had him early this year. No roads anywhere close and good neighborhood so who knows.
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I found a very similar one too. My guess is redneck street Hunter took a shot.

 

[T-Max]

Nada. Just bought this farm in November and didn’t run any cameras. I’m assuming he’s from this year cause he’s too clean. My neighbor is checking his cams, he thinks he may have had him early this year. No roads anywhere close and good neighborhood so who knows.
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No booners today…


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[SwampCat]

This is the left side of a 6.5 yr old 11 pt. I found this shed today in a wheat foodplot within 50 feet of where I found both sides last year.

He totaled about 132 last year - this side is his strong side and he put on maybe another six inches from last year on this side - which is really uncommon at his age for our deer. 60 days mg, two buck limit, dogs allowed, two weeks ml, five months bow including crossbow, and 15 adjacent landowners - most of whom bait.

I had six of seven target target bucks make it through the year this year. For those of you who say all the deer will be killed by the adjacent property owners, or the crossbows, or the baiters - you need to import some smarter deer.

This is a damn good deer for south AR where the average 5 yr old is about 110”

 

[gwm]

Wasn't expecting to find any but we did find a small one today.

 

[Catscratch]

Found 8 and a dead head. Cloudy, drizzling, they damn near glowed!

 

[S.T.Fanatic]

All my better bucks were still holding a week ago.

I’m a bit disappointed that one of them broke a main beam back in December but at least he made it through the season. Should be a stud this fall.


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[Native Hunter]

 

[T-Max]

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Lotta skull on that bad boy. I'm curious to see if he grows a normal rack next year, or if it will effect it.

 

[Native Hunter]

Lotta skull on that bad boy. I'm curious to see if he grows a normal rack next year, or if it will effect it.

I noticed that too. We should get a look at him next year, because he is a dedicated homebody that doesn't venture far away. His other side has a little kicker.

 

[buckdeer1]

Two days ago cameras showed about 1/3 had dropped 1 side rest still had both

 

[Catscratch]

First decent one of the year. I’m pretty sure I saw him this morning on the way to work still carrying his left side on a wheat field I can’t shed hunt. This is another place I can only shed hunt so I have no camera history with this deer. Oh, and that horizontal line in the back is the county road…

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Pick it up, I want to see a better pic!

 

[Mortenson]

That's a beaut. Another rough shedding process on that guy. Ouch

 

[Mortenson]

We won't get skunked this year anyhow. But it seems the deer think it's March already and left the farm 6 wks too early.

 

[TreeStander]

I use my tractor tires to find them

Oh Lord , there's a lot of truth there. Had a $400 bill two years ago.

 

[T-Max]

A few years ago I found one in a wheat field with a tine freshly broken off. My dad later heard that the Coop had a fertilizer spreader run over an antler and blew a tire. They keep those pieces in their "trophy room." I took the antler down and sure enough it matched up with one of the tines like a jigsaw puzzle. I gave them the antler since it was probably worth a couple grand at that point...

 

[omicron1792]

We just don’t have big ag fields here. I find most of my sheds in the woods next to a tree, but it does make them harder to find.

What do y’all think about this. I had more deer with broken antlers this year than I’ve ever had. We had tthe most dry summer in memory, with no rain for about nine weeks. I wonder if that was related?

 

[omicron1792]

Also wanted to show this beast. This is one of the biggest deer I have seen on the hoof, and although only a six point, what a massive rack for Alabama. I’m hoping to get him in the next two days before the season ends.


And one of the many broken antlers.

 

[SwampCat]

Also wanted to show this beast. This is one of the biggest deer I have seen on the hoof, and although only a six point, what a massive rack for Alabama. I’m hoping to get him in the next two days before the season ends.

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And one of the many broken antlers.
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Is your buck population increasing? I notice more broken antlers as my management actions took effect and the deer density increase. I had a lot of bucks still fighting well into January this year - and my area is not noted for late rut. Our rut is typically around the second week in Nov.

 

[omicron1792]

Is your buck population increasing? I notice more broken antlers as my management actions took effect and the deer density increase. I had a lot of bucks still fighting well into January this year - and my area is not noted for late rut. Our rut is typically around the second week in Nov.

Yes swamp. For sure. I have seen 35-40 or more different bucks this year. Part of why I asked a few months ago about culling. Us southerners have id different. I just can’t have 4-5 studs I watch grow for 5 years. Too much pressure and buck movement.

But that’s a great point and thanks for pointing out. I see bucks sparring all the time on camera and in person. Often smaller bucks with no mass so can easily see how they break. Now the pic above I can’t imagine the force needed to break that main beam. Ha

 

[Mortenson]

A 5.5 yr old we know well. 4 straight yrs of getting his right side. He'd maybe go 130 tops if he hadn't busted 7 tines off (his 6 point left side had 5 breaks). Our neighbor found his left side a half mile away. He's a light bodied deer. I wish someone would shoot him, but we've never laid eyes on him a single time.