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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: boneaddict on June 09, 2007, 03:05:57 AM

Title: Antler characteristics
Post by: boneaddict on June 09, 2007, 03:05:57 AM: Its been awhile since we had a poll. This is a two part poll. What kind of a trophy would you rather shoot. Part one will deal with configuration, while part two deals with favorite characteristics.
Title: Re: Antler characteristics
Post by: Fletch on June 09, 2007, 08:11:05 AM: :dunno: How come there isnt all of the above tab? It takes all of those to make a trophy! IMO
Title: Re: Antler characteristics
Post by: boneaddict on June 09, 2007, 08:12:33 AM: You're right, but then it wouldn't be much of a poll. I want to know your favorite if you had to choose
Title: Re: Antler characteristics
Post by: billythekidrock on June 09, 2007, 10:30:54 AM: I voted for mass.. but my real favorite is webbing and wide flat spots on the tines.
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Post by: Ridgerunner on June 09, 2007, 12:30:06 PM: You left off height of the antlers, I have a fondness for those super tall bucks with teh huge G-2's.
Title: Re: Antler characteristics
Post by: boneaddict on June 09, 2007, 12:36:26 PM: There you go!
Title: Re: Antler characteristics
Post by: rackattack on June 09, 2007, 04:09:42 PM: Had to choose mass on this one, although tine length is a favorite. In my experience though, usually good mass will carry good tine length as well.
Title: Re: Antler characteristics
Post by: Krusty on June 09, 2007, 04:24:35 PM: I voted that I don't care, until last year I didn't even bother hunting deer.
When I finally did, it was only for meat.

I'm kind of an anti-trophy hunter, I like to take "ordinary" critters out of the gene pool, I'd rather leave the biggest and best for seed.

If there was one characteristic that I would choose, it's not on the poll.
It's symetry, in antlers.

To me a perfectly matched set, no matter what configuration, speaks to me.
I'm not impressed with funky genetic mutations, causing junk sticking out everywhere, or malformed growth.

My brother's got a 2x2 mule deer rack, that is one of my favorites, a perfectly shaped coat rack like a carpenter built it.

Krusty (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpages.prodigy.net%2Frogerlori1%2Femoticons%2Fwave1.gif&hash=a79b2b094946ae3edb92c1d87183753de8213bad)
Title: Re: Antler characteristics
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 22, 2007, 10:04:30 PM: Quote from: Krusty on June 09, 2007, 04:24:35 PM

My brother's got a 2x2 mule deer rack, that is one of my favorites, a perfectly shaped coat rack like a carpenter built it.

Krusty (https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpages.prodigy.net%2Frogerlori1%2Femoticons%2Fwave1.gif&hash=a79b2b094946ae3edb92c1d87183753de8213bad)

The cabin I used to hunt out of near Conconully had a heavy, tall, wide 2 point that I just loved. It was shot in the 50's, but the story goes that it was a huge bodied deer that had regressed back to a 2 point. *censored*s broke in and stole that bugger a few years back.

If it has browtines to make it legal, I'd drop a big two point any day.