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marks146 Rookie Member
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject: Pa Whitetail |
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Hope to see this guy during season.
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8314 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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Nice, m146. However, that whitetail looks like its just below the minimum size to harvest in Texas.
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dan1dad Member
Joined: Aug 09, 2011 Posts: 247 Location: St.Louis Missery
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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whats the min size in texas? I have never hunted there , or even seen a texas deer, but I heard most of them were tiny. I mean, compared to those we have here in the midwest that is.
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9253 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 11:13 pm Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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in NZ that would be a great head... great photos.
welcome aboardmark146 , if you havent already grab one of Vinces beers from the cooler grab a stump and sit awhile,
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:39 am Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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dan1dad wrote: |
whats the min size in texas? I have never hunted there , or even seen a texas deer, but I heard most of them were tiny. I mean, compared to those we have here in the midwest that is. |
Deer typically are smaller bodied the warmer the climate gets. In an effort to get a more mature buck population a minimum antler size was enacted.
"An inside spread measurement between main beams of 13 inches or greater"
Basically, the inside of the antlers have to be wider than the ears.
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camel Member
Joined: May 30, 2011 Posts: 129 Location: Hillston Nsw Australia
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:33 am Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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HMMMM. Nice hat rack. And steaks of course
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marks146 Rookie Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:49 am Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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Thanks,all.
Like Uncle Ted says,"Backstraps, baby". In reality I would rather bag a nice size doe for the meat. But someone's gonna shoot him. I wouldn't mind being the one.
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Aloysius Super Member
Joined: Nov 03, 2009 Posts: 2440 Location: B., Belgium
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 4:16 am Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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Slim, do you think it's correct that your government interferes and put a lower limit on antlers? I would have problems with that, but we only have roedeer. Our management is based on harvesting the small animals and let the big bucks do their thing with the does. Occasionally we harvest a big buck when he's old, lost his fight with a younger buck or did get hurt by accident or so.
When you always have to shoot the big ones (weight of the animal + size of the antlers), isn't your average size and weight not decreasing?
For the bigger deer our laws are also protecting the middle class, but I'm still hoping that one day they pay more attention to the shape of the animal's body than to the size or the form of it's antlers.
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Bushmaster Super Member
Joined: Jun 12, 2005 Posts: 11391 Location: Ava, Missouri
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marks146 Rookie Member
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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Well, it's looking better every day.
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9253 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:50 pm Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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vary nice indeed thanks for keeping us updated.
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:05 pm Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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already nocturnal!
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Suzanne Super Member
Joined: Jun 27, 2009 Posts: 3323 Location: Eugene, Oregon
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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Looks like the same antlers on my wall from 2 seasons ago. You're makin me hungry.
Suz
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marks146 Rookie Member
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 4:21 am Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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Thanks all...
My concern now is the time of day he presents. Looks like he's a light sleeper.
Sure wish I has some daylight photos to share. That would make me feel better.
Time will tell. Still have a few weeks left for him to change his patterns.
-- Mark
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Elvis Super Member
Joined: Jul 27, 2008 Posts: 9253 Location: south island New Zealand
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:43 pm Post subject: Re: Pa Whitetail |
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he has to be somewhere during daylight hours. you might just have to kick him out of bed.
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