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I've been complaing (read: whining) that I don't really have any bucks on camera this year that raised my eyebrows. My standards are not that high (3 1/2+, make the Top 20 All-Time for the property [needs to score 115+]), but I had only one buck that met those criteria. See the below video:
 

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Ski said:
If there was ever a "do not shoot" list then he needs to be on it. That's a legit clean 5x6 3yr old. Dude will quite plausibly be a 6x6 as a 4yr old. That's incredibly rare anywhere but I've not seen it at all in TN and I run lots of cams on lots of properties.
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True 12-pointers are a real rarity in TN. But I did have this guy hanging around the property for a number of years. No one ever saw him. The first picture is 2 1/2, as an 8-point. Then the next picture 3 1/2, he's a 10-point. The next three pictures are him at 4 1/2 as a true 12-point. The last picture is him at 5 1/2. We believe he was hit by a car just as his antlers were hardening and all of the points were sheared off.
 

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backyardtndeer said:
The first one, agree with ski. If you have enough ground that he has a pretty strong chance of making it, he could be something really special next year. That 8 is a stud, he would be my target for sure.
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Honestly, I hope one of my family members see that 11-point before I do. I don't want to have to make that hard choice knowing that big 8 is around!
 
Ski said:
Probably a pretty darn good guess. Doesn't look like he gained anything from 4 to 5 either. No pics of him after that?
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Nope. EXTREMELY rare for a 5 1/2 year-old to survive the local conditions. Only one has ever made it to 7 1/2. The rut stress in these hills, especially in poor acorn years, is just too hard on old bucks.
 
BSK said:
Honestly, I hope one of my family members see that 11-point before I do. I don't want to have to make that hard choice knowing that big 8 is around!
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Maybe you will be able to place yourself in the right place at the right time on that 8, killing him before ever laying eyes on the younger buck.😉
 
Licking our chops over here at Cathole!!🫣
We have 2 bucks that are about the only head turners on our place so far this summer. They are starting to cut the bottoms so that could change here real soon.
 

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