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Football Hunter said:
Is that a sticker on the g2,or something behind him?
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Sticker on his left G2 (on the right in the picture). He had it last year but not the year before.

He should also have a little "junk" on his right G2 as well. Here's a picture of him VERY post-rut last year (end of February). You can see the junk he had then on his right G2:

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BSK a little off topic but do you think the bucks that rut more or expand range during rut more have higher testerone levels than bucks that seem to be unshootable have? I have a buck on my farm that does not seem to show much rutting activity based on camera and hunter siteings (7yr old). I hope this makes sense but I think I read an article talking about hormone levels and rutting activity. Makes sense to me but I maybe missing something.
 
JJS said:
BSK a little off topic but do you think the bucks that rut more or expand range during rut more have higher testerone levels than bucks that seem to be unshootable have? I have a buck on my farm that does not seem to show much rutting activity based on camera and hunter siteings (7yr old). I hope this makes sense but I think I read an article talking about hormone levels and rutting activity. Makes sense to me but I maybe missing something.
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Great question, but I've seen no research on this topic. It is certainly well documented that some bucks are huge travelers during the rut while others are not, but I've not seen any hypothesis on why being tested.
 
BSK said:
This buck is a trend-setter so far. Normally, I NEVER get pics of 5 1/2+ year-old bucks in daylight, even in summer. Yet so far, every picture I have of this buck this year is during daylight.
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Might need to take up bowhunting again....just for his sake! :grin:
 
MUP said:
BSK said:
This buck is a trend-setter so far. Normally, I NEVER get pics of 5 1/2+ year-old bucks in daylight, even in summer. Yet so far, every picture I have of this buck this year is during daylight.
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Might need to take up bowhunting again....just for his sake! :grin:
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Isn't that the truth! Best way for him to survive is to encounter me with a bow in my hands!
 
BSK said:
Deck78 said:
And now with all the hype, he'll probably disappear into thin air!
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Knowing my luck, that will be the case.

But I do find it interesting that for the last two years, this buck has been a rut range-expander, only showing up on my property for the month of peak breeding, disappearing post-rut. However, this year he has become a summer resident.
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He may have took up permanent residents on your place. The last to mature bucks I have killed took up permanent residents on my place and they had a very small core areas.
 
8 POINTS OR BETTER said:
He may have took up permanent residents on your place. The last to mature bucks I have killed took up permanent residents on my place and they had a very small core areas.
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That appears to be the case, or at least shifted his summer range just enough to encompass a small part of my property. He is only being photographed at one bait site near the edge of my property.
 

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