Big 10 - Personal Best

[TN Larry]

Hmmm, killed my biggest buck to date this year as well. Thank you again ol boy for the help this year. Congratulations!!!!!

You haven't seen your bill yet. You may have to pick up a few more yards between that and the taxidermy bill. :lol:

 

[TheLBLman]

No idea how I missed seeing this thread when posted, but
Belated CONGRATULATIONS!
Great pics you took!

Speaking about Mainframe 10-pointers in TN,
they are relatively rare, especially on mature bucks in typical "hunted" areas.
Most with the genetics for mainframe 10 are killed when they're 2 1/2 or 3 1/2,
making it even less likely you'll see a mature one having 10 or more mainframe tines.

I believe I was over 30 before I killed a true mainframe 10,
but had killed several mature mainframe 8's & 9's before then.
Most TN bucks have the genetic propensity to become only mainframe 8's & 9's,
no matter how old they live. Most points beyond 9 on most TN mature bucks will be "stickers" or non-typical points.

Awesome buck Larry!!!
Congratulations!
I'm 24 years in without a 10 point myself.
Much like you said it just doesn't seem meant to be ha.



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It took me 26 for a mainframe so you've still got hope. I killed a 12 in '13 that was a main 9 with 3 stickers and a 10 in both '14 and '15 that were mainframe 8s with kickers, but this is the first official main 10 that I thought would never happen.

 

[TN Larry]

No idea how I missed seeing this thread when posted, but
Belated CONGRATULATIONS!
Great pics you took!

Speaking about Mainframe 10-pointers in TN,
they are relatively rare, especially on mature bucks in typical "hunted" areas.
Most with the genetics for mainframe 10 are killed when they're 2 1/2 or 3 1/2,
making it even less likely you'll see a mature one having 10 or more mainframe tines.

I believe I was over 30 before I killed a true mainframe 10,
but had killed several mature mainframe 8's & 9's before then.
Most TN bucks have the genetic propensity to become only mainframe 8's & 9's,
no matter how old they live. Most points beyond 9 on most TN mature bucks will be "stickers" or non-typical points.

Awesome buck Larry!!!
Congratulations!
I'm 24 years in without a 10 point myself.
Much like you said it just doesn't seem meant to be ha.



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It took me 26 for a mainframe so you've still got hope. I killed a 12 in '13 that was a main 9 with 3 stickers and a 10 in both '14 and '15 that were mainframe 8s with kickers, but this is the first official main 10 that I thought would never happen.

Thanks and agree that most mature bucks are either mainframe 8 or 9 pts.

So this was my first mainframe 10 at 37 years old in 2017 but followed it up with another mainframe 10 in 2018. It had a sticker to make it an 11. It's crazy that I hunted for 26 years before killing one and then did it two years in a row. Maybe 2019 will be three years in a row.......

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