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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: jackelope on September 20, 2007, 05:11:00 PM

Title: potential?
Post by: jackelope on September 20, 2007, 05:11:00 PM: in anyone's opinion, is this a buck that will mature to a nice 4x4 given an opportunity to mature or is he destined to be a 3 point his whole life? curious to see what everyone thinks. i'm sure he's a young deer, and appears to be off to a good start. lets say he has a great supply of food and he has an endless supply of water within a mile in any given direction...all of which are true.
front view:
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi79.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj139%2FBAILEYDAD%2FIMG_2099.jpg&hash=ff0301e964a8474106adff379064b39289c4acbd)
side view:(he's got that little 2x behind him)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi79.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj139%2FBAILEYDAD%2FIMG_2100.jpg&hash=da639ebff657a2a70bdde95bef0f2af97341ef7f)
Title: Re: potential?
Post by: high country on September 20, 2007, 05:55:31 PM: if he can keep from getting shot he needs a year or two to be a real winner. he is showing good symetry and decent width for the size of his horns. I say feed him for a couple years if only for genes.
Title: Re: potential?
Post by: singleshot12 on September 20, 2007, 06:30:23 PM: If he were a blacktail then I would think he would stay a 3 point.
But since most mule deer mature to be 4 points,and he appears to be young,probably about two and a half yrs. So yes he would most likely be a 4 point next year.
Title: Re: potential?
Post by: singleshot12 on September 20, 2007, 06:35:35 PM: Looking at him again,I changed my mind.He has pretty big splits,and depending on the genetics for the area I'll bet he'll stay a 3 point now :rolleyes:.
Title: Re: potential?
Post by: billythekidrock on September 21, 2007, 06:52:23 AM: His neck seems awful thin. Has to be a young buck, probably with some potential.
Title: Re: potential?
Post by: Fish4Fun on September 21, 2007, 11:13:08 AM: I would guess him as a 3X3 for life, even a young buck with good genes would go 4X4 at an early age. I am thinking the gene pool could be tainted there. The fork horn looks big to only be a forkie.
Title: Re: potential?
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 21, 2007, 03:15:19 PM: Young buck, I think he will be a 3x for life though.
Title: Re: potential?
Post by: Dman on September 21, 2007, 03:19:13 PM: Look at the 2pt. Same body size, young deer for sure. He will likely not see next year, but if he did, I'd say 30lbs heavier and a 4x4 with longer eye guards out to his ears in width, 22-23".
Title: Re: potential?
Post by: Bigshooter on September 22, 2007, 01:40:45 AM: Even with bad genetics as long as they had plenty of feed and water, and lived to be 4 1/2 to 5 /12 years old, I have no doubt they would both end up as four points.
Title: Re: potential?
Post by: boneaddict on September 22, 2007, 10:29:03 AM: God only knows, but great pics.