The official 2012 deer hunting thread.

[dee]

Nice pics.

[Pewter Y2K Z28]

Couple more




Another big non-typical deer. Split main beams with split brow tines




Monster Sika, they typically never stay still long enough for a picture

[Pewter Y2K Z28]

Just got back from a long weekend at the ranch. The rut was in full swing so the big bucks where in full dumbass mode.

190" deer walked right by me, head down on a hot doe



This guy is a 203" beast (way to gnarly for my taste) He has an infection under his antler that isnt getting any better, the ranch bilogist said that it may kill him or it may destroy the socket



There were a lot of Dad's that took their kids hunting this past weekend there, the coolest thing was to how excited they were when they shot their first deer, or first buck. I CANT wait till my son it a bit older

[Pewter Y2K Z28]

I'm trying to talk the old man into getting me on the King Ranch via one of his hook ups for a Nilgai hut. Probably some of the best game meat I've ever had.

Yeppers, Nilgai is way up on the list.

[Pewter Y2K Z28]

here it is but I think it looks more like a stag he said it was an axis yall be the judge

Yep, Stag

[Silverback]

I'm trying to talk the old man into getting me on the King Ranch via one of his hook ups for a Nilgai hut. Probably some of the best game meat I've ever had.

[Sleeper]

i was about to say thats either a midget of a man or thats a 350 pound animal haha.

The doe might be a 100 pounds.

[YALE]

Looks like a young red stag. No way is that an Axis buck. I gueeeess it could be a Sambar, but he'd likely pay through the nose to shoot that.

EDIT: Too late, lol!

[krazy kris]

Just got off the phone with him and he said it was a stag and it field dressed at 360lbs

[dee]

Not an Axis thats for sure.

[2165 Turbo Rail]

its big what ever it is... or the deer is little one of the two lol

[krazy kris]

here it is but I think it looks more like a stag he said it was an axis yall be the judge

[krazy kris]

My uncle went down to Ozona for the weekend and got a huge axis buck will post pics later but it was well over 200 lbs

[YALE]

Easy to tell that it doesn't look like a normal deer.

Wen they age, their faces get more square, they get a pot belly, their necks get thick, and if you can see them well enough, their tarsal glands get stained, they get a little greyer in the face, and their backs sway like an old mule. When they're younger, they have thin faces, bellies, & necks, and they stay a little lighter brown in color. You just have to watch them for a while to get a feel for it, and even that isn't exact.

[motoman]

Body size, round rump, neck size, hoof size, pot belly.

And just looks like he is wore the fuck out.

Easy to tell that it doesn't look like a normal deer.