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Mud Creek

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Hard to tell at that angle. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot it. And would be ecstatic to do so. But I'm not about to guess on inches. I also don't have any kind of managed place to hunt. So you get my drift.
 
In velvet he'll make P/Y with a bow probably!
And pics are about impossible to judge antler size.
My son had MANY pics of a buck I was certain was a solid 140. Put an arrow through him (on video) and he GROSSED 110. I didn't even recognize him at 7 yards.

He had a TINY body! Made his antlers look bigger than they were!
 
Shed Hunter said:
Somewhere in the 140s would be my guess when he finishes. Looks pretty developed but definitely still a little room to grow. His brows, beams, and spread will help out with only having 8 points
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I see more than 8 points ...9 or a 10 point . That left side the brow tine is in line with the G2 ...I think . By just guessing 140 to 150 gross. Hard to tell mass while in velvet IMO . Very nice buck !
 
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Snake said:
I see more than 8 points ...9 or a 10 point . That left side the grow tine is in line with the G2 ...I think . By just guessing 150 to 150 gross. Hard to tell mass while in velvet IMO . Very nice buck !
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He is at least a 9-point. His has a small G4 on his left (on the right in the picture). In addition, he might have forked brows.
 
Snake said:
I see more than 8 points ...9 or a 10 point . That left side the grow tine is in line with the G2 ...I think . By just guessing 150 to 150 gross. Hard to tell mass while in velvet IMO . Very nice buck !
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Good eyes guys. It does look like he has split brows as well.

We need the video really. I know a lot of people jump to guessing as low as possible because one time a deer had a tiny body, but to me it looks like a large bodied deer for TN
 
It's a very difficult angle to judge. That said, without velvet, the way he stands today, he's 134-135". On a buck that size, I've learned to score them as they look and then subtract 8-10" for velvet, depending on my confidence level. He's definitely a 9-point with the possibility of a split brow, as BSK pointed out. In September, he will land in the upper 130s, IMO. The bad angle increases the margin of error considerably, which explains why the guessing is ranging about 25". He's definitely one to pursue this fall.
 
killingtime 41 said:
Hard to tell at that angle. I wouldn't hesitate to shoot it. And would be ecstatic to do so. But I'm not about to guess on inches. I also don't have any kind of managed place to hunt. So you get my drift.
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I DO hunt managed land, and I would still be tickled pink to shoot a buck like that!

We manage for age, but the average hunter doesn't understand how low the average score is for each age-class in TN, especially in hilly, hardwood habitat.
 

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