quackmaster
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Ok, what do you guys think. This deer is here in Arkansas, any guestimates?
Can I get a score?
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Fishbonker
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I'd say he is pretty darned big.
But then, what do I know? Here in Iowa we'ed let him grow a few more years.
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quackmaster
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well we don't get them like this as often as ya'll do. Our state record is 189, I think this deer would eclipse that mark.
moosehunter
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unless my add too and take aways are wrong i count 16 too. but i'm like the bonkerboy, i to am afraid i'm gonna need a pair of glasses soon. i would guess close to 200. if i saw it i could care less what it scored. thats a hell of a shooter anywhere...
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I am interested to see what the score is if somebody harvests this big boy - let us know quackmaster
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quackmaster
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No they are not my photos, they were sent to me by a friend (who is also an arkie lurker on this board). As the story goes, this deer is on an adjacent farm. We had heard about a huge deer for the last couple of years from the guy who farms my friends land. This farmer told him he watched the deer all summer. So we put out a cam in the field he was seen in. Never got a pic of him, but apparently someone else in the area did. We are going to show the farmer these pics to try and verify that this is the same deer. Otherwise it could be one of those "have you seen these" legends that gets passed around
Central Iowa
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Holy Smokes!!!!!! Very nice no matter what the score is. Just wondering what a large deer weighs in your area to help with the estimate. Any sheds ever found?
Central Iowa
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Had to make a return visit.I can't quit looking. Big thanks for sharing.
dblmainbeam
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Thats awesome!!!! I'd probably fall over dead from "THE BUCK FEVER" before I could get my bow pulled back.
Baby-G
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I would say the buck will gross between 220 to 224. I would guess a net score of over 210. It is a absolute monster. I came up with tine length of G-1= 3" G-2= 10" G-3= 12" G-4= 9" G-5= 6" and G-6= 3" G-7= 2" all roughly (on the conservative side) looks to have 28 to 30 inch beams with an average mass of around 5" each. Seems to have pretty good symetry. I personnally don't think that Boone & Crocket would score this buck as a 8 X 8. I have seen to many bucks not done justice and they love to shoot them down. At least one tine on each side would be considered non-typical (which is a complete judgement call). I wish they would do away with net score and only go by gross. How in the world can you deduct inches from such a beautiful and majestic animal????? That is why I only care about gross scores, I don't take away nothing from any deer. Net scores don't give the true picture of a buck! I hate to see a buck that grosses in the 180's get knocked down in the 160's due to stickers or not being symetrical. The only fair comparison is gross to gross. Anyway hate to ramble on, but that really bothers me how they don't give bucks there justice so many times!
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quackmaster
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To answer a few questions, I would say a good size buck around here would weigh 190-220 on the hoof. There are a few that are heavier. We don't have all the corn ya'll have but plenty of soybeans.
In arkansas you can hunt over any type of bait you so desire. I do feed deer-soy beans, corn, etc. but I don't usually hunt over them. I mainly use them for cam locations. Two years ago I jumped a huge buck in this area that was the only hump of dry ground in some flooded timber. The woods were being flooded for duck season and a big deer and several does were hanging out. Was it this deer? I'm not sure, but very well could have been. Sheds are VERY hard to come by in this state. To date (i'm 30) I have found 2 undamaged sheds in the last 15 years or so, the most recent of which was last weekend (one side of an 8 pter). We don't get the snow fall you guys get to hide drops. Therefore sheds get nawed up pretty quickly by squirrels, rats, whatever.
In arkansas you can hunt over any type of bait you so desire. I do feed deer-soy beans, corn, etc. but I don't usually hunt over them. I mainly use them for cam locations. Two years ago I jumped a huge buck in this area that was the only hump of dry ground in some flooded timber. The woods were being flooded for duck season and a big deer and several does were hanging out. Was it this deer? I'm not sure, but very well could have been. Sheds are VERY hard to come by in this state. To date (i'm 30) I have found 2 undamaged sheds in the last 15 years or so, the most recent of which was last weekend (one side of an 8 pter). We don't get the snow fall you guys get to hide drops. Therefore sheds get nawed up pretty quickly by squirrels, rats, whatever.
