#3067145 - 12/06/12 09:55 PM
Re: Mature buck (before and after)
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CAW
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Registered: 09/12/10
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Loc: Huntsville, AL
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Thanks guys, I appreciate it.
And Travie, I agree 100%. It's crazy how much they change in just a few months.
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#3067203 - 12/06/12 10:46 PM
Re: Mature buck (before and after)
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plinker22
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Registered: 02/07/05
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Loc: Mountians of East Tennessee
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Congrats CAW. Can you give us a couple of close ups of that left browtine. Very nice JUNK... I like.
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#3067280 - 12/07/12 04:36 AM
Re: Mature buck (before and after)
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tn droptine
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Registered: 10/10/08
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Loc: Chester Co, TN/Afghanistan
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I like that triple brow tine, that deer will make a really nice mount. Congrats! Shooter in anyone's book
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#3067299 - 12/07/12 05:12 AM
Re: Mature buck (before and after)
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MUP
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Registered: 08/01/07
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Niiice! Congrats!
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#3067386 - 12/07/12 07:02 AM
Re: Mature buck (before and after)
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ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER
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Registered: 11/12/10
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Loc: FRANKLIN COUNTY
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great buck,congrats
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#3067427 - 12/07/12 07:36 AM
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Wes Parrish
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Registered: 06/12/02
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Loc: Knoxville-Dover-Union City, TN
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Congratulations! 
And ANY mature buck is an outstanding trophy!
Can't say how mature that buck is based on those pics, but feel confident he's 3 1/2 or older.
A growing trend I'm seeing in my primary hunting area (Stewart Co., TN) is that many of the fully mature bucks are not scoring as high as many of of the harvested 2 1/2 and 3 1/2-yr-old bucks. It appears a majority of those bucks surviving to maturity are those bucks with smaller than average antlers, and most hunters had no desire to shoot them as 2 1/2 & 3 1/2-yr-old bucks. By contrast, those top-end larger antlered 2 1/2's are seldom surviving to 3 1/2. A very disappointing "trend" for those of us who enjoy seeing really large antlers on mature bucks.
For those of you who are members of QDMA, a prime example of what I'm referring to is the recent story in Quality Whitetails about the "Cow" buck. This buck survived season after season in an area of what sounded like moderately high hunting pressure, his survival thought to be mainly because he had small antlers. He was killed in 2011 (North Georgia) and aged at 15 1/2 years old by Matson's Lab.
http://www.qdma.com/articles/estimating-deer-age-with-cementum-annuli
http://www.qdma.com
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#3067562 - 12/07/12 08:47 AM
Re: Mature buck (before and after)
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buttercup&daisy
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Registered: 11/07/12
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Loc: coffee county, tn
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Congrats
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#3067569 - 12/07/12 08:49 AM
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Bayou Buck
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Registered: 05/11/09
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Loc: Spring Hill / Perry Co
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Congrats!
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#3067686 - 12/07/12 09:48 AM
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in the dog house!
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Loc: west tn
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3.5 min. IMO very nice deer!!
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#3068178 - 12/07/12 03:02 PM
Re: Mature buck (before and after)
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double browtine
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Registered: 12/04/10
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Loc: north mid tn
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Nice buck! Congratulations!
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