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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5524508" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Yes. Many times over the years.</p><p></p><p>Around 15 years ago, I shot what I thought was a 140-gross mature 10-pt mainframe.</p><p>But he had a tiny body, very muscular, but only field dressed (if memory serves) @ 102 lbs!</p><p>And that relatively small body just made his rack look relatively large!</p><p>He did gross score 118, but, certainly not the large rack I had presumed.</p><p></p><p>In fact, body size vs antler size may be the main reason most our top-end antlered young bucks get killed at such a high rate. Above average sized antlers on a yearling or 2 1/2-yr-old buck can easily appear 20 to 40 inches larger than their reality.</p><p></p><p>Place a 115" rack on an average 2 1/2-yr-old buck's body, and many hunters will believe it's a 140-class rack when they kill it. And many these same hunters are having no issue giving a pass to 115" older bucks (with average or above average sized bodies).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5524508, member: 1409"] Yes. Many times over the years. Around 15 years ago, I shot what I thought was a 140-gross mature 10-pt mainframe. But he had a tiny body, very muscular, but only field dressed (if memory serves) @ 102 lbs! And that relatively small body just made his rack look relatively large! He did gross score 118, but, certainly not the large rack I had presumed. In fact, body size vs antler size may be the main reason most our top-end antlered young bucks get killed at such a high rate. Above average sized antlers on a yearling or 2 1/2-yr-old buck can easily appear 20 to 40 inches larger than their reality. Place a 115" rack on an average 2 1/2-yr-old buck's body, and many hunters will believe it's a 140-class rack when they kill it. And many these same hunters are having no issue giving a pass to 115" older bucks (with average or above average sized bodies). [/QUOTE]
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