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<blockquote data-quote="tanasirivertea" data-source="post: 5490615" data-attributes="member: 22741"><p>I'm fortunate to hunt a nice chunk of private ground that's not heavily pressured. Deer behave pretty normal compared to a TN WMA herd. They also have plenty to eat despite poor soil quality. In now my 3rd season on this piece, there's only been 3 bucks taken (all 2yr old 8 pointers). But there's certainly some mature bucks that live there just not huge racks. Of all the deer I've got on cam, none would break 130, maybe not 120. So what would you say is typical for TN deer, rack wise, once they reach 4? I killed a hefty buck that TWRA said was just 3yr and the rack barely broke 100 green scored. I just assumed it was an old buck with regressing antlers. So what's your thoughts? Should TN bucks average 110 to 120 at 4 year old? Or should we be seeing a P&Y buck annually if we're getting a handful of mature bucks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tanasirivertea, post: 5490615, member: 22741"] I'm fortunate to hunt a nice chunk of private ground that's not heavily pressured. Deer behave pretty normal compared to a TN WMA herd. They also have plenty to eat despite poor soil quality. In now my 3rd season on this piece, there's only been 3 bucks taken (all 2yr old 8 pointers). But there's certainly some mature bucks that live there just not huge racks. Of all the deer I've got on cam, none would break 130, maybe not 120. So what would you say is typical for TN deer, rack wise, once they reach 4? I killed a hefty buck that TWRA said was just 3yr and the rack barely broke 100 green scored. I just assumed it was an old buck with regressing antlers. So what's your thoughts? Should TN bucks average 110 to 120 at 4 year old? Or should we be seeing a P&Y buck annually if we're getting a handful of mature bucks. [/QUOTE]
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