I was worried about this season as I hadn't seen the fall shift yet but last couple days it's like a switch was flipped and bucks are showing up. Got one I'm interested in that I've been watching grow up for several years and this year he looks good.
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backyardtndeer
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Very nice deer. Hope you get a shot at him.
swampbadger
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No doubter! hope you get a pic holding him!
BSK
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That's a good mature buck Ski!
TN Larry
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Great buck. TN or OH?
Ohio. Not seeing much in TN yet this season.
TN Larry
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Not yet, unfortunately. I get a couple every year that reach 5.5yrs old but almost never see a 6.5yr+. In hindsight I probably should have shot him because I knew the chance of him living another year would be almost zero.
Ironically I say that and this year I actually have a 6yr old showing up. I think that's still too young for decline but his rack sure shrank from previous years. Now he looks like a 2yr old rack on a mature body. In video his movements are super slow and stiff, and he walks like an old cowboy who spent too much time in the saddle lol.
I think i enjoy watching the life cycle of these bucks maybe more than hunting them.
tree_ghost
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It's getting exciting! Good luck on that stud Ski! I agree that the switch has flipped. There were 4 new bucks in the last 48 hours at my place one of which is fully mature.
JCDEERMAN
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That's a great buck!
DoubleRidge
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Heck yeah! Great buck!
Gotta love them old bucks
ULTRAMAG25
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Nice un!
Showed up this morning before daylight. Weird left antler. He is 6.5yrs this year. Amazed he's alive and still healthy looking.
JCDEERMAN
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DoubleRidge
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Great buck! Cool history! And not to derail conversation but this buck is a prime example of possibly "under aging" ....you have history and know hes 6.5 year old....but if you posted a pic, especially with antlers covered, and asked for age guesses....I'd say very few, if any would say 5.5 or 6.5....some would say 4.5....and you may even get a guess or two at 3.5 with tapered belly and thinner hind end...in many cases I believe we under age deer....Ok....back on topic....awesome buck!
I'd guess you're exactly right. He's a shell of what he was last year in his prime, body wise. His rack is still big but his body is waning. I've been watching him since he was a small 2yr old.
Antlers on a mule!
hillbillredneck
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Great mature deer…good luck with them this season
