CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
10-24-2007, 08:58 AM
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RE: CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
South Texas is known for it deer and a lot of people go down into south Texas to hunt them. There are a LOT of game ranches with and without high fences. I wish those type of deer would make their way up to the part of Texas I live in! Those are some very nice lookin bucks!
10-24-2007, 04:34 PM
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RE: CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
take an animal, any animal, protect it, feed it high protein foods,supplemental foods etcand it will grow bigger than it would under "normal" wildlife conditions
they grew some really big deer there for sure, I wonder if a rattle of the feed bucket woulnd't bring them in ?
they grew some really big deer there for sure, I wonder if a rattle of the feed bucket woulnd't bring them in ?
10-24-2007, 06:07 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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RE: CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
ORIGINAL: JIMRABY
Jkelly... the Poteet buck above is on a small pc of property North Of Poteet.
Between Poteet and Loop 1604.
I might have to take this guy this year, biggest buck ive seen on that place.
I killed 3 bucks on the place last year....
older 10 Point... and decent 8 point (should have let live, appeared older and biggerin the sunlight)
and also a 4 point, with curled down points.
i think this year i will not kill any bucks there, unless its Possible the 1 above.. or Bigger.
Jkelly... the Poteet buck above is on a small pc of property North Of Poteet.
Between Poteet and Loop 1604.
I might have to take this guy this year, biggest buck ive seen on that place.
I killed 3 bucks on the place last year....
older 10 Point... and decent 8 point (should have let live, appeared older and biggerin the sunlight)
and also a 4 point, with curled down points.
i think this year i will not kill any bucks there, unless its Possible the 1 above.. or Bigger.
10-24-2007, 09:12 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
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RE: CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
ORIGINAL: Big Duane
take an animal, any animal, protect it, feed it high protein foods,supplemental foods etcand it will grow bigger than it would under "normal" wildlife conditions
they grew some really big deer there for sure, I wonder if a rattle of the feed bucket woulnd't bring them in ?
take an animal, any animal, protect it, feed it high protein foods,supplemental foods etcand it will grow bigger than it would under "normal" wildlife conditions
they grew some really big deer there for sure, I wonder if a rattle of the feed bucket woulnd't bring them in ?
Put down the bottle of Hatorade
10-24-2007, 11:46 PM
#16
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RE: CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
BIG DUANCE.....
No Feed Bucket calling them here !!
its Several Thousand Acres .. Low Fence..
HEAVILY HUNTED during deer season.
80% of Deer killed are for Managment. (Does and Cull Bucks)
so these big old bucks are no stranger to Gun Shots and watcing there friends and "Wives" HIT THE GROUND !!
i havent been out there in a while, but they try to kill 20 - 30 Does and Cull Bucks each year... before hunters qualify to trophy hunt... they must kill a doe and Cull first. I think this year there going to try to kill as many does as possible.
and your Right... Take any animal, protect it and feed it protein and it will grow Larger than it NORMALLY Would.
but it MANY Areas... the "normal bucks" are TINY LITTLE BASKET RACKS..
due to No , or Bad Managment and No Quality Genetics.
in MANY Cases... even a Fawn, brought up in a Safe Pen.. and Fed Protein... would be Lucky to EVER Score 120 B/C even at 6 yrs old.
there is lots of areas where 1 would be LUCKY to ever even SEE a 120 Class buck.
Look at my 1st picture... those YOUNG bucks with little racks..
Some Places where the Mature Bucks look like That !!
No Feed Bucket calling them here !!
its Several Thousand Acres .. Low Fence..
HEAVILY HUNTED during deer season.
80% of Deer killed are for Managment. (Does and Cull Bucks)
so these big old bucks are no stranger to Gun Shots and watcing there friends and "Wives" HIT THE GROUND !!
i havent been out there in a while, but they try to kill 20 - 30 Does and Cull Bucks each year... before hunters qualify to trophy hunt... they must kill a doe and Cull first. I think this year there going to try to kill as many does as possible.
and your Right... Take any animal, protect it and feed it protein and it will grow Larger than it NORMALLY Would.
but it MANY Areas... the "normal bucks" are TINY LITTLE BASKET RACKS..
due to No , or Bad Managment and No Quality Genetics.
in MANY Cases... even a Fawn, brought up in a Safe Pen.. and Fed Protein... would be Lucky to EVER Score 120 B/C even at 6 yrs old.
there is lots of areas where 1 would be LUCKY to ever even SEE a 120 Class buck.
Look at my 1st picture... those YOUNG bucks with little racks..
Some Places where the Mature Bucks look like That !!
10-24-2007, 11:51 PM
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RE: CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
im going out there the 2nd weekend of November.
But to Qualify for a Trophy buck.. i must kill a doe and a Cull buck 1st.
(some of the CULL Bucks are MONSTERS... some are 6 and 7 pointers with racks like the Bucks above)
after i qualify, i can shoot a Trophy. 12 point Minimum.
which means we WATCH alot of HUGE 10 POINTERS.. like the ones in the pictures.
But, towards the end of December, they open it to 8 pointers for a couple weeks.
which is great.... on any given MORNING or EVENING... we could see 5 or 6 BIG 8's to choose.
the reason its not open to 8 pointers all year, is because EVERYONE would Kill a TROPHY BUCK the 1st and 2nd weekends.
But to Qualify for a Trophy buck.. i must kill a doe and a Cull buck 1st.
(some of the CULL Bucks are MONSTERS... some are 6 and 7 pointers with racks like the Bucks above)
after i qualify, i can shoot a Trophy. 12 point Minimum.
which means we WATCH alot of HUGE 10 POINTERS.. like the ones in the pictures.
But, towards the end of December, they open it to 8 pointers for a couple weeks.
which is great.... on any given MORNING or EVENING... we could see 5 or 6 BIG 8's to choose.
the reason its not open to 8 pointers all year, is because EVERYONE would Kill a TROPHY BUCK the 1st and 2nd weekends.
10-25-2007, 01:32 PM
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RE: CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
JIMRABY c'mon now man, I aint a rookie at deer managements. I bet on that several thousand acres you don't have but maybe 2-3 "trophy" bucks taken off of it every year, plus a handful of "culls" am I right ? I bet your feed bill totals in the thousands of dollars, not to mention the other costs of food plots, supplemental feeding, feeders, deer cams etc.
Is this a group or wealthy just having fun or are ya'll selling the bucks as hunts ?
Hate it ? No, its notcanned hunt, there is no hate there, just observing how good farming skills can result in larger than normal deer. Its not a secret you know .........
Is this a group or wealthy just having fun or are ya'll selling the bucks as hunts ?
Hate it ? No, its notcanned hunt, there is no hate there, just observing how good farming skills can result in larger than normal deer. Its not a secret you know .........
10-25-2007, 01:46 PM
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RE: CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
ts Several Thousand Acres .. Low Fence..
10-25-2007, 01:47 PM
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Boone & Crockett
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RE: CHECK OUT THESE BUCKS... This is MANAGMENT !!
My eyes could be playing tricks on me, but there seems to be a feeder calling them in that last picture. And no hating on this part, because I don't care if i ever shoot anything with antlers. But, i've got family that have hunted such managed operations in Texas and I know the routine.