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UPSman said:
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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Yup, they had almost all the corn out by Thursday afternoon. Soybeans were planted late and are still green.
 
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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i agree. i would definitely try to keep him breathing a couple yrs
 
redblood said:
i agree. i would definitely try to keep him breathing a couple yrs
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Oh, he's going down if one of us see him. We're not that choosy. About half the hunters on the property come for opening week of MZ and that's it for the year. I can't ask them to pass up a buck like that. They'll happily kill any 80+ 2 1/2 year-old.
 
BSK said:
...then I picked up pictures yesterday and got this video. Consider my eyebrows officially raised! Definitely one of the largest 8-points I've ever photographed on the place.
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Great specimen, best of luck with him. Any idea what he is eating/chewing on? Thought you may have put camera on persimmon tree or other early season food source.
 
Andy S. said:
Great specimen, best of luck with him. Any idea what he is eating/chewing on? Thought you may have put camera on persimmon tree or other early season food source.
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No idea what he's eating. But watching deer in other videos, they're looking for any annual weeds that haven't died from the drought, primarily ragweed and pokeweed.
 
416wbymag said:
Awesome bucks, but I have to ask what kind of camera that is? My moultries will not touch that quality
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Browning Spec Ops Elite HP5. Best cameras going. Although I have to admit the GardePro cams look just as good if not better. I just haven't run any of them so I don't know their operating characteristics or longevity.
 
Ski said:
Did you order some? I'm curious to hear what you think.
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Not yet, as I'm pretty maxed out on cams (running 15 right now). But as I run into problems with current cams, I suspect I will replace them (or at least try one or two) of the GardePros.
 
deerhunter10 said:
That's a great 8 point. The first deer man what potential. But i love that yal have seem to have a great and fun camp that just likes fun and opportunity.
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For us, hunting is a "family event." It is myself, my brothers, my BILs, my daughter and one niece. It is just an excuse for us all to get together, have fun, and spend most of our time in camp telling old stories on each other. Greatest event of my year, and I spend all my time all year round managing the property so the whole family can have fun.

Our harvest rules are very simple: no yearling bucks. Other than that, shoot what you want. But because so many people are hunting, we generally limit each hunter to one buck. Although, if someone has already shot a buck, but has a chance at the buck of a lifetime, fire away. No one will begrudge the hunter that. Because of these rules, we've killed a snot-load of 2 1/2 year-old 8-pointers, most of which score 80-100. In fact, although we've killed over 100 bucks off the property, to make the "Top 20 All-time" it only takes a score of around 115. Myself and one BIL, both of whom have all season to hunt, are the only ones that hold out for something better. My BIL will take anything 3 1/2, while I'll take anything 3 1/2 that makes the Top 20.

What makes it even better is the multiple additions we've made to our hunting cabin. In now has beds for 20, with pull-out couches for more if we need them. We have a big family, and a bunch of them show up for opening weekend of MZ season. It's about the closest thing to a yearly family reunion we have (although the Death Hike is getting that way!).
 
BSK said:
For us, hunting is a "family event." It is myself, my brothers, my BILs, my daughter and one niece. It is just an excuse for us all to get together, have fun, and spend most of our time in camp telling old stories on each other. Greatest event of my year, and I spend all my time all year round managing the property so the whole family can have fun.

Our harvest rules are very simple: no yearling bucks. Other than that, shoot what you want. But because so many people are hunting, we generally limit each hunter to one buck. Although, if someone has already shot a buck, but has a chance at the buck of a lifetime, fire away. No one will begrudge the hunter that. Because of these rules, we've killed a snot-load of 2 1/2 year-old 8-pointers, most of which score 80-100. In fact, although we've killed over 100 bucks off the property, to make the "Top 20 All-time" it only takes a score of around 115. Myself and one BIL, both of whom have all season to hunt, are the only ones that hold out for something better. My BIL will take anything 3 1/2, while I'll take anything 3 1/2 that makes the Top 20.

What makes it even better is the multiple additions we've made to our hunting cabin. In now has beds for 20, with pull-out couches for more if we need them. We have a big family, and a bunch of them show up for opening weekend of MZ season. It's about the closest thing to a yearly family reunion we have (although the Death Hike is getting that way!).
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I'd trade all the biggest bucks on my wall for that. You're truly blessed.
 

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