Thread: A new buck !

went thru some 2000 plus photos from last week on the 3 cameras I run out at my little woodlot , saw one image of what appears to be a tall 8 I don't think I have seen before .
looks like he visits with 2 does sometimes as well .
he looks to be a pretty tall racked deer and has my attention of course as deer season closes in pretty quickly .
don't think I have seen him before and my bud who sat out playing with the hogs and such in the blind Saturday evening where the photo was taken said he saw a nice 8 ripping trees up to show off for 2 does on my neighbors place .
anyway here are few photos from last week . seems one little piggy is a loner and might just wander in midday all by its lonesome as well .
and it also appears mister big pig who has been gone all summer might have shown back up as well .
and yes my bud did shoot a big ole fat trash panda before we left . seems my ag tax exception requires the elimination of them and hogs as part of the predator control clause .
hope you enjoy the photos

Looks like a nice one. And bacon sounds good too, yum.

That is a nice one

Now you are getting somewhere!! A couple of years will make that a nice wall hanger. Be patient and get rid of them hogs.

sometimes i think its bad thing i like to eat deer . because a decent 8 like that might turn into smoked german sausage if i look to long at it and am in that hungry mode

Deer meat = good

If you like a nice deer on the wall, let him grow a few years. If you care for trophies, shoot him. If you just want meat, shoot a doe. You probably need to thin them anyway.
Just my opinion and everyone has one.

Originally Posted by deltarat

If you like a nice deer on the wall, let him grow a few years. If you care for trophies, shoot him. If you just want meat, shoot a doe. You probably need to thin them anyway.
Just my opinion and everyone has one.

Never been able to boil the horns soft enough to eat. Does do need thinned out

Very pretty buck! He would definitely be a shooter here in Alabama. I don't know how big they can get in your part of Texas? It's all relevant to your area. Most of Alabama anything over 100ins is a good one. There's some places here you can grow them bigger but not many. Good thing is it's your land and your choice

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of course he is young and you should let him grow up BUT you don't have enough land to control that so it's a tough call. Can't tell you how many times we would see a good buck with potential and put the gun down and let him go to only know he would cross the fence a while later and her KABOOM and know he is dead. Personally I like to shoot does and ugly bucks with racks with no potential for the meat. Got lucky with a old buck all rut crazy who committed suicide basically and made me shoot him last year when I was really more into catching crappie when the bite was good.

anyway SHOOT those piggies as they need to be eliminated from your area. sure there is a food pantry who would take the meat.