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What kinda rack do you prefer?

Non-typical whitetail
18 (11.3%)
Typical whitetail
13 (8.2%)
Non-typical mule deer
52 (32.7%)
Typical mule deer
58 (36.5%)
Other (Please specify)
18 (11.3%)

Total Members Voted: 149

Voting closed: December 29, 2013, 09:05:09 PM

Author Topic: Favorite antler type  (Read 12092 times)

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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2013, 06:50:24 AM »
I really like mass. 

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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #16 on: December 23, 2013, 06:59:00 AM »
i voted other, because to me it dont get much better than a big ole pig of a blacktail buck, bedded down in some nasty old patch of ferns and wind swept vinemaple, and i big black eye looking at you from a couple feet away, and then a mess of antlers making one bound and then all is silent, and the gray ghost is never to be seen again  :bash: :bash:  :chuckle:, i also really like the looks of those european red stags  :tup:
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2013, 07:42:27 AM »
Mass and character, or typical, or an animal that I know well, or an animal that comes from a tough/fun/memorable hunt...
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #18 on: December 23, 2013, 08:17:07 AM »
i voted other, because to me it dont get much better than a big ole pig of a blacktail buck, bedded down in some nasty old patch of ferns and wind swept vinemaple, and i big black eye looking at you from a couple feet away, and then a mess of antlers making one bound and then all is silent, and the gray ghost is never to be seen again  :bash: :bash:  :chuckle:, i also really like the looks of those european red stags  :tup:
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #19 on: December 23, 2013, 08:26:24 AM »
Any of them as long as they have MASS
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #20 on: December 23, 2013, 08:30:41 AM »
I also really love mass.

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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #21 on: December 23, 2013, 08:58:14 AM »
i voted other, because to me it dont get much better than a big ole pig of a blacktail buck, bedded down in some nasty old patch of ferns and wind swept vinemaple, and i big black eye looking at you from a couple feet away, and then a mess of antlers making one bound and then all is silent, and the gray ghost is never to be seen again  :bash: :bash:  :chuckle:, i also really like the looks of those european red stags  :tup:


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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #22 on: December 23, 2013, 09:01:20 AM »
I am also in the MASS club, but am a sucker for stickers and drop tines...
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #23 on: December 23, 2013, 09:07:08 AM »
A big old typical with tons of mass!   :drool:

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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #24 on: December 23, 2013, 09:56:58 AM »
All I want is Meat.    :cue:  it doesn't matter to me but important is that I have meat in freezer.    :drool:
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #25 on: December 23, 2013, 10:05:11 AM »
A really dark blacktail rack with nice mass is perfect for me. Hopefully, one day I will get to shoot one but for now I would be delighted to get a little spike blacktail. A gray ghost buck with antlers of any kind is an amazing accomplishment.
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #26 on: December 23, 2013, 10:17:09 AM »
I think a big ol' typical is one of the most elusive to find therfore making him the king and on top of the list.
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #27 on: December 23, 2013, 11:03:04 AM »
Trashy mule deer .
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #28 on: December 23, 2013, 11:06:57 AM »
Picked other . Blacktail......
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Re: Favorite antler type
« Reply #29 on: December 23, 2013, 11:07:05 AM »
Beastly typical Mule deer. Tall and wide. Symmetric. Dark and thick is king. Maybe a little trash on the lower mains for some character.
 
 
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