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Neither of these bucks are anything special antler-wise, but I just thought this was a beautiful picture!

 
Master Chief said:
Now post the booner you're hiding from us :D
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So far, all I've got is a BUNCH of bucks just like those two above. I've got more 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 year-old bucks than I've ever picked up in a summer census, but no mature bucks yet.
 
MUP said:
Dang, is that nearest buck a 5 pt? Looks like a buck from the deer gene pool around my place! Brow-tineless :D
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A big 6 point (basic-frame 8 with no browtines). I've actually got two different bucks on camera like that this year. Very rare in my area.
 
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Wes Parrish said:
That is a very nice pic.

What ages are you giving those two bucks?
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They're both middle-aged bucks (2 1/2 or 3 1/2). In summer, those two ages are the most difficult to differentiate.

And interestingly, this year we've photographed the second highest number of resident bucks 2 1/2 or older that we've seen before in a summer census. Our summer resident record for bucks 2 1/2+ is 11 and we've got 10 on film so far this year.
 
I know one "might" be 3 1/2, but if my average 2 1/2 looked like either of those, I'd be happy.

Of course, I prefer long brows, but even browless, the one on the left looks overall "decent" for a 2 1/2. Scores are for ballgames; give me mass on a mature buck; mass trumps score; and a browless buck can become a massive buck.
 
Considering you told me your region averages 80-85 for 2.5 bucks (with the assumption they are 2.5) the one on the left is probably average and the right is likely above average.

I would be happy with 10 bucks like that in the summer. You might get to watch one or two grow into a mature buck!
 
BSK said:
MUP said:
Dang, is that nearest buck a 5 pt? Looks like a buck from the deer gene pool around my place! Brow-tineless :D
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A big 6 point (basic-frame 8 with no browtines). I've actually got two different bucks on camera like that this year. Very rare in my area.
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Real common in my area Bsk! almost none from fighting or only one or neither...



had the one below on cam for 2 years with no brow guards and was killed when he was 3.5....shortly after this photo in the youth hunt in nov.

 
I also have a bunch of 1.5 and 2.5 year olds, more than ever. Have a bachelor group of eight 1.5 year olds.. Never saw this many young bucks on this farm, been hunting it 20 years.
 
Nice!
I've got the "no brow tines gene" dominating in my area - I would say that close to half of the bucks I see and get on camera either have no brows at all or just short nubby ones.
 
Master Chief said:
Considering you told me your region averages 80-85 for 2.5 bucks (with the assumption they are 2.5) the one on the left is probably average and the right is likely above average.
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In fact, I think our 2 1/2s are above average while the 3 1/2s are below average this year. Here's a prime example of one of the 2 1/2 year-old bucks. Nothing special, but definitely above average.




Another 2 1/2:




I would be happy with 10 bucks like that in the summer. You might get to watch one or two grow into a mature buck!
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Normally we do have at least one resident mature buck, but even when we don't, mature bucks will show up once the crops in the nearby bottomlands have been harvested and the acorns begin to fall.
 
Andy S. said:
Are the night time photos good quality?
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See the night-time picture of the 2 1/2 year-old buck above.

The VH200Bs night photos tend to be a bit grainy, but they actual maintain a crispness other black-flash cameras' night images don't. I want the crispness for seeing details of antlers at a distance. In addition, the VH200Bs are designed to accept black-flash flash extenders, and even have menu settings allowing custom use of these flash extenders. They allow for using only the flash of the camera, only the flash of the extender, or both flashes. I'm getting amazing illumination at distance with these flash extenders. I can see antler characteristics on bucks 120+ feet from the camera. I use flash extenders when I point cameras into open areas, such as food plots.
 

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