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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: lokidog on October 16, 2012, 08:33:55 AM

Title: Mature vs not, but nice blacktails
Post by: lokidog on October 16, 2012, 08:33:55 AM: So, took these this morning. The bucks are starting to cruise as I have not seen this bigger guy before. He's lucky I'm trying to get a deer with my pistol and with my boy next to me, and that the freezers are mostly full. Thought this would be a good photo to show body differences even though the mature deer does not have much of a rack.

Which one is the mature one? Based on antler shape, I would guess the older one is the other's dad. Note the neck sizes.
Title: Re: Mature vs not, but nice blacktails
Post by: boneaddict on October 16, 2012, 08:56:06 AM: Note the bristling hair. :chuckle: Looks like one is beginning to feel irritated. :chuckle:
Title: Re: Mature vs not, but nice blacktails
Post by: lokidog on October 16, 2012, 09:11:13 AM: Irritated, yep. Here are two more photos after throwing another apple over the fence.
Title: Re: Mature vs not, but nice blacktails
Post by: X-Force on October 16, 2012, 09:32:12 AM: One looks like a BUCK the other looks like it could be a doe with horns :chuckle:

Does he have an injured ear? It looks like his left ear is always pinned back or he can move it.
Title: Re: Mature vs not, but nice blacktails
Post by: lokidog on October 16, 2012, 09:38:57 AM: Doe with horns? Welcome to the islands.... :chuckle:

Here is another of him, plus the other two this morning. No probs with the ear. We had a doe though a few years ago we called Donkey Doe because she never had her ears up, even with the dog several feet away on the other side of the fence.

I can't believe I didn't sneak around the house and shoot him though.... :o
Title: Re: Mature vs not, but nice blacktails
Post by: coastie hunter on October 16, 2012, 09:44:13 AM: Thats a nice one.
Title: Re: Mature vs not, but nice blacktails
Post by: boneaddict on October 16, 2012, 10:25:13 AM: Did you get a snort wheeze. He looks like he is almost there.
Title: Re: Mature vs not, but nice blacktails
Post by: boneaddict on October 16, 2012, 10:26:07 AM: certainly posturing. COOL