Old Warrior of a Deer Goes Down

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5 year old buck +
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My son in law killed a good one yesterday eve. This deer was a mature buck in 2020 - so at least 8.5 yrs old now. This is a Louisiana buck - 3 month rifle season, bait, 3 buck limit, dogs allowed - almost anything but thermal. Hard to believe a deer can survive that long in conditions like that. SIL been actively hunting him for four years. Last night was first time he ever laid eyes on him
 
AWESOME
 
Great buck!
 
Has to be very rewarding after chasing him for so long.
 
That's an awesome trophy anywhere, especially in Louisiana. Ag country or north LA?
 
Pine - NW. not on the river
The old owner of the company I work for had some properties in Claiborne parish. For some reason, that area had some big antlered, big bodied bucks, and the overall deer numbers were really good.
 
The old owner of the company I work for had some properties in Claiborne parish. For some reason, that area had some big antlered, big bodied bucks, and the overall deer numbers were really good.
This is near Ringold
 
8.5 years old ... Wow ... that would be a unicorn around here
 
That is an old warrior for sure. Amazing how his number of tines has regressed but not his mass and length.
 
8.5 years old ... Wow ... that would be a unicorn around here
It is an old timer around here, too. We do have quite a few 5.5 yr olds. Most of our buck that have reached 7 or 8 have declined quite a bit in antler quality
 
That is an old warrior for sure. Amazing how his number of tines has regressed but not his mass and length.
Not uncommon for their tines to decline in number after 4.5. My biggst deer was a 6.5 yr old ten pt - was an ll the year before - lost and 8” tine. Both my son and wife’s biggest deer were 5.5 nine pts - were 10 pts the year before. I read all the time about kansas or iowa deer 7 or 8 yrs old and trophy quality. Not down here - below is 7.5. Big old deer though

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Not uncommon for their tines to decline in number after 4.5. My biggst deer was a 6.5 yr old ten pt - was an ll the year before - lost and 8” tine. Both my son and wife’s biggest deer were 5.5 nine pts - were 10 pts the year before. I read all the time about kansas or iowa deer 7 or 8 yrs old and trophy quality. Not down here - below is 7.5. Big old deer though

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Good stuff.

Of course I like a big nice rack. But an old grizzled buck with a bruiser body is just as much of a trophy to me these days.

I took a 9 point buck today, pretty narrow rack. But he was a big bodied 200lb deer. Probably 5.

He also was the longest shot for a buck I’ve ever had. 335 yards. That’s about as long as you’ll ever get around here. Dropped on the shot.
 
What a toad!
 
That's fantastic!!!
 
That is an old warrior for sure. Amazing how his number of tines has regressed but not his mass and length.

Interesting insight. In Europe, roe deer are measured purely by mass. Red deer are measured partially by mass. I find it a bit strange that the American systems do not account for mass in any of their measurements.
 
Interesting insight. In Europe, roe deer are measured purely by mass. Red deer are measured partially by mass. I find it a bit strange that the American systems do not account for mass in any of their measurements.
They do. Circumference values are part of scoring
 
They do. Circumference values are part of scoring

Not to nitpick, but those are volume measurements, not mass. And they are only taken at certain points. A mass measurement would need to weigh the whole thing.
 
Not to nitpick, but those are volume measurements, not mass. And they are only taken at certain points. A mass measurement would need to weigh the whole thing.
What is the formula for mass? The mass formula is given as Mass = ρ × v, where ρ = density and v = volume. Weighing something wouldn’t tell you it’s mass.
 
Interesting insight. In Europe, roe deer are measured purely by mass. Red deer are measured partially by mass. I find it a bit strange that the American systems do not account for mass in any of their measurements.
While B&C and P&Y take four circumference mass measurements on each antler - I dont believe that does a set of antlers justice. There is another measuring system - called full credit scoring system that
Not to nitpick, but those are volume measurements, not mass. And they are only taken at certain points. A mass measurement would need to weigh the whole thing.
I agree - the first pic is my largest deer - 158 4/8. It has long tines, little mass. The second pic is my son’s best deer - 160” - shorter tines and a lot more mass. Alberta deer. It carries its mass out to the end of the tines. To me, my son’s deer is the more impressive looking set of antlers
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