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About 130 now, but he appears to be young. Id try to keep him alive till next yr
Id say a run down 3.5 for sure
backyardtndeer
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Low to mid 130's.
Low 130's
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Looks like he would be attracted to corn!
megalomaniac
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Agree completely. 130in 3.5yo... thats a deer that could be a TN deer of a lifetime next year (150 plus). You will probably kill a half dozen 130 class deer in your life if you put the time in... but there are a lot of hardcore hunters that never kill a deer over 150 unless they travel out of state. (I'm MORE than hardcore, and I've only killed TWO deer over 150 in TN)
That deer will be all over 150 next yr
Jim Fred
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He would be a potential target for next year for me, but certainly wouldn't fault anyone for harvesting him either.
Shed Hunter
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I think with the trash points he's already a bit closer to 140"
137"-142" pretty sure. That's gross of course. Hope you get that stud. If he's just showed up there's an important food source close by and he's likely staying for a while.
I was thinking along this line too. He seems to be older by looking at his back but his neck is smaller than I would think a 4.5 should be . Score 135 ish .
My guess from only those couple of pics is right around 140. Kickers and splits off those brows will help. Probably only 3 but he may be extremely run down. Would be really hard to walk, especially with a bow but if he is in fact 3 he might really blow next year. Questions you gotta answer though are do you have history with this deer? Where do you think he's been? Do your neighbors hunt? Do you have food sources that he's on? All part of what makes this so fun! Good luck, I hope you get to make that decision.
Joe2Kool
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I'm guessing 130's. But I'm not a good judge. Either way, I'd shoot hiim
Shoot what you want(provided it's legal!!). A 130 is huge to people with only a small basket rack and limited hunting space. But needs another year to someone with 160's on the wall and several hundred acres only they hunt.
Good luck and let us know who is closest to score!!
Shoot what you want(provided it's legal!!
). A 130 is huge to people with only a small basket rack and limited hunting space. But needs another year to someone with 160's on the wall and several hundred acres only they hunt. Good luck and let us know who is closest to score!!
130" gross and i agree with others, 3.5
Bell3wv
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Looks really poor from running does.
