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Title: July Jumbo Blacktail
Post by: hivito on July 16, 2020, 04:52:42 PM: Been watching him for 3 years; made it through 2019 hunting season never got poached or run over....back for one more season. Anxious to see what he looks like once the velvet is gone...
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Post by: Buckhunter24 on July 16, 2020, 04:56:46 PM: Wow, that's a toad :yike:
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Post by: Dan-o on July 16, 2020, 05:04:44 PM: He's a beaut!
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Post by: ironbuck on July 16, 2020, 05:08:18 PM: Hope you can show us a pic of him out of velvet, and what are they snacking on?
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Post by: hivito on July 16, 2020, 05:13:13 PM: good old Walmart house brand feed corn
It is half the price of Tractor supply and at the end of the day I think corn is corn
They have 2 different "deer corns" but this is a livestock version....cheap cheap cheap
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Post by: hivito on July 16, 2020, 05:16:58 PM: I think this was him last year.....hard horned
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Post by: 257wbymagkiller on July 16, 2020, 08:05:22 PM: Dam what a nice buck. Love seeing them. There mystical almost
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Post by: fishnfur on July 21, 2020, 12:11:23 AM: Awesome animal. Is he living in Mason Co?

When I compare last year to this year, I'm thinking that's not the same animal. He might be, but in my experience, those crab claws don't turn into nicely spread tines as they age. It seems to me that big old forkies eventually develop crab claws when they get really mature. Bucks with genetics for a nice spread show it early one. You can call BS on me and tell me I'm wrong - it won't hurt my feelings. Regardless, he's a hell of a buck.
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Post by: hivito on July 21, 2020, 05:51:09 AM: I agree with that comment about the crab claws....however I saw that buck all year long and into December last year and assumed it had to be him. However, there was a another one in the summer of 2019.....he had fully developed 3 point but vanished August 8, 2019 never to be seen. His horn structure was more similar to this one. Either way....they seem to vaporize for months at a time between January and June and then miraculously reappear out of the blue. Look over this pic of the ultimate mystery buck from 2019 and tell me if it is a better match
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Post by: hivito on July 21, 2020, 05:53:03 AM: whoops forgot attach pic
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Post by: 3nails on July 21, 2020, 06:14:28 AM: Great buck. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: trophyhunt on July 21, 2020, 06:18:35 AM: Great deer, you going to hunt him at all ?
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Post by: TheStovePipeKid on July 21, 2020, 06:55:13 AM: I'll be hunting Mason county this year with my step dad. Hoping for my first BT. We've seen a spike and a forkie. That deer is one fine specimen. Great tip with the Walmart corn.
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Post by: Alchase on July 21, 2020, 08:30:08 AM: In the 1st pic with the corn, there looks to be a forth kicker on the right side?

Beautiful buck!
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Post by: fishnfur on July 24, 2020, 08:59:31 AM: I agree. That second pic is a better candidate. Super nice bucks.
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Post by: Bowhunter3 on July 25, 2020, 12:35:04 PM: .
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Post by: hivito on July 29, 2020, 09:03:37 PM: still hanging around
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Post by: hivito on July 29, 2020, 09:07:50 PM: still around
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Post by: fowl smacker on July 30, 2020, 06:06:28 AM: Dandy blacktail!
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Post by: huntingaddiction on July 30, 2020, 08:23:58 AM: Solid last day buck!
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Post by: fishnfur on July 30, 2020, 09:47:17 PM: :dunno:

Solid opening day buck in my book. Not many would pass on this stud. Nice capture.
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Post by: NWghostgetter on August 08, 2020, 12:07:35 PM: Quote from: hivito on July 16, 2020, 04:52:42 PM
Been watching him for 3 years; made it through 2019 hunting season never got poached or run over....back for one more season. Anxious to see what he looks like once the velvet is gone...
He's a beaut! I have a sneaky suspicion that I've seen him cross the road in front of me before daylight a couple times :tup:
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Post by: nwwanderer on August 08, 2020, 02:33:33 PM: Looking at those hind feet he has some issues, harvest for sure. Thanks, great BT!!!
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Post by: hivito on August 25, 2020, 08:49:09 PM: hard horned