What are you hunting/fishing?
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The deer I was out hunting didn’t show up, but this cull buck made a mistake by walking out. We aged him by his bottom jaw at 4.5, so he really needed to be culled out. I am turning the entire son of gun into ground burger meat.
HerbcoFood You guys are amazing at being able to tell the age in a split second while your trigger finger is going crazy and twitching. I don’t hunt. But, see many deer fairly close to me. I applaud you guys for being that skilled.
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HerbcoFood that’s a lot of burger, not saving any steaks or roasts?
YooperDog When I debone it I will see how much it weighs, but we eat at least a 1lb a week of ground venison.
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HerbcoFood You guys are amazing at being able to tell the age in a split second while your trigger finger is going crazy and twitching. I don’t hunt. But, see many deer fairly close to me. I applaud you guys for being that skilled.
zbigjeff Yeah, it takes a lot of research of looking at photos of deer. Then also discussing with others on their thoughts. But of course aging is very regional, a 4.5 year old in the area of Texas I hunt will look nothing like a 4.5 year old corn fed Iowa deer. It is difficult at times, it is also fun having those discussions.
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HerbcoFood You guys are amazing at being able to tell the age in a split second while your trigger finger is going crazy and twitching. I don’t hunt. But, see many deer fairly close to me. I applaud you guys for being that skilled.
zbigjeff said in What are you hunting/fishing?:
HerbcoFood You guys are amazing at being able to tell the age in a split second while your trigger finger is going crazy and twitching. I don’t hunt. But, see many deer fairly close to me. I applaud you guys for being that skilled.
Also note that the actual aging of a deer doesn’t take place till it’s down. The wear of the teeth on the lower jaw is what determines the age of the deer.
On a buck you can get an approximation of its age by observation of the animal’s physique.
Like most male humans, a buck’s body progressively fills out as it ages, assuming good health and diet.
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ND Mike one of my go to’s, I have 3-4 of each flavor. We got skunked too, had activity but just couldn’t find what they wanted.
YooperDog I’m the only one in my family that will eat them!
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Austin they hit the spot! They have jalapeño powder in them. They actually had a nice amount of heat.
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zbigjeff Yeah, it takes a lot of research of looking at photos of deer. Then also discussing with others on their thoughts. But of course aging is very regional, a 4.5 year old in the area of Texas I hunt will look nothing like a 4.5 year old corn fed Iowa deer. It is difficult at times, it is also fun having those discussions.
HerbcoFood Thanks for the recap. I knew you guys were good. But, the age is more accurately determined after the cull. Now, I know more. See, if a person wants to know more about meat processing from the beginning till the table, this is a very good site. Introduced 5 others to the site in the last 2 weeks and they said the same thing. Yay for all of us.
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ND Mike Well at least we know the rest of the family is smart.
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zbigjeff Yeah, it takes a lot of research of looking at photos of deer. Then also discussing with others on their thoughts. But of course aging is very regional, a 4.5 year old in the area of Texas I hunt will look nothing like a 4.5 year old corn fed Iowa deer. It is difficult at times, it is also fun having those discussions.
HerbcoFood congrats to you. Enjoy
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zbigjeff said in What are you hunting/fishing?:
HerbcoFood You guys are amazing at being able to tell the age in a split second while your trigger finger is going crazy and twitching. I don’t hunt. But, see many deer fairly close to me. I applaud you guys for being that skilled.
Also note that the actual aging of a deer doesn’t take place till it’s down. The wear of the teeth on the lower jaw is what determines the age of the deer.
On a buck you can get an approximation of its age by observation of the animal’s physique.
Like most male humans, a buck’s body progressively fills out as it ages, assuming good health and diet.
processhead Man, you guys originally made me think wow, you can tell from the teeth/jaw before. LOL I do thank all of you for the education. It’s never too late to learn.
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cdavis yep good stuff!
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I thought some of yall would like to see this buck I just finished mounting for a local guy. He had it green scored at 203 and 5/8 inches. It was an impressive set of antlers to work with.
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I thought some of yall would like to see this buck I just finished mounting for a local guy. He had it green scored at 203 and 5/8 inches. It was an impressive set of antlers to work with.
cdavis
Very impressive and great detail. Thanks for sharing. -
I thought some of yall would like to see this buck I just finished mounting for a local guy. He had it green scored at 203 and 5/8 inches. It was an impressive set of antlers to work with.
cdavis holy smokes! That is a great buck! I love when antlers have character. Nice job on the mount!
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I thought some of yall would like to see this buck I just finished mounting for a local guy. He had it green scored at 203 and 5/8 inches. It was an impressive set of antlers to work with.
cdavis Free range and I’d imagine protein fed?
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I thought some of yall would like to see this buck I just finished mounting for a local guy. He had it green scored at 203 and 5/8 inches. It was an impressive set of antlers to work with.
cdavis That is beautiful, Great Job!
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cdavis
Very impressive and great detail. Thanks for sharing.
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