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<blockquote data-quote="BSK" data-source="post: 3451020" data-attributes="member: 17"><p>3 1/2 year-old bucks:</p><p></p><p>Bucks begin to look "big" once they hit 3 1/2. At 3 1/2, they have very heavy necks, especially down at the base where the neck joins the shoulders. Only a slight distinction between neck and shoulder will exist. Seen head-on, a 3 1/2 year-old buck's neck will be thicker than his head is wide, making his head look out of proportion to his neck.</p><p></p><p>A 3 1/2 year-old buck really looks like a Thoroughbred race horse. They are very muscular in shoulders and hams. They look like they are at the peak of their game. Viewed from the front, their bodies are starting to look thick from side to side.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1006j.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1006j.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/scraping1.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/scraping1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1129b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1129b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1128e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1128e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1128d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1128d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1107i.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1107i.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck0712d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck0712d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p>3 1/2 year-old bucks can also tend to look "front-heavy," in that their chests are deeper and heavier than their hams, like these bucks:</p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/3g.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/3g.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck0727a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck0727a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, don't let antler size fool you. Even before he broke off the end of his left beam, this 3 1/2 year-old buck's 6-point rack probably wouldn't have gross scored out of the 50s.</p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck0540c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck0540c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Another 6-point 3 1/2 year-old. But look at that neck and chest!</p><p><a href="http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck0712f.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck0712f.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BSK, post: 3451020, member: 17"] 3 1/2 year-old bucks: Bucks begin to look "big" once they hit 3 1/2. At 3 1/2, they have very heavy necks, especially down at the base where the neck joins the shoulders. Only a slight distinction between neck and shoulder will exist. Seen head-on, a 3 1/2 year-old buck's neck will be thicker than his head is wide, making his head look out of proportion to his neck. A 3 1/2 year-old buck really looks like a Thoroughbred race horse. They are very muscular in shoulders and hams. They look like they are at the peak of their game. Viewed from the front, their bodies are starting to look thick from side to side. [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1006j.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1006j.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/scraping1.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/scraping1.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1129b.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1129b.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1128e.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1128e.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1128d.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1128d.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck1107i.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck1107i.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck0712d.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck0712d.jpg[/img][/url] 3 1/2 year-old bucks can also tend to look "front-heavy," in that their chests are deeper and heavier than their hams, like these bucks: [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/3g.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/3g.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck0727a.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck0727a.jpg[/img][/url] Again, don't let antler size fool you. Even before he broke off the end of his left beam, this 3 1/2 year-old buck's 6-point rack probably wouldn't have gross scored out of the 50s. [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck0540c.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck0540c.jpg[/img][/url] Another 6-point 3 1/2 year-old. But look at that neck and chest! [url=http://s229.photobucket.com/user/BSK_04/media/live%20deer/buck0712f.jpg.html][img]http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee175/BSK_04/live%20deer/buck0712f.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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