What is the typical free range state record?

[Slick8]

I find it amazing that with all the new, high tech hunting equipment, food supplements and all the new and improved ways/means to hunt that the State record hasnt been broken in almost 10 years. Guess it goes to show that free range 165+, much less 180+ bucks are few and far between.

It's because most of them are now behind a high fence. Not sayin good or bad, just is what it is.

IMO, if you kill a 180 typical low fence anywhere in the state you've truly accomplished something.

More over, there's no telling how many are killed and never entered with any "records keeping" organization.

All of the above makes it very hard to pinpoint it down to a number.

[elkbowhunter]

It's because most of them are now behind a high fence. Not sayin good or bad, just is what it is.

IMO, if you kill a 180 typical low fence anywhere in the state you've truly accomplished something.

More over, there's no telling how many are killed and never entered with any "records keeping" organization.

All of the above makes it very hard to pinpoint it down to a number.

what if you kill a 205 deer on free range that escaped a high fence operation. How do they know which is which?

[TUCO]

More over, there's no telling how many are killed and never entered with any "records keeping" organization.

You Betcha!

More than you would think I'd bet.

[huntinfool]

Interesting, that since 1973 there have only been 2 entries. I figured with all the protein and good plots, we'd have some bigger deer.

[Grayson]

He's not talking about breeding industry deer.

He's talking about gross 200" free range whitetail.

sure, but Texas doesn't have lots of free ranging 200" gross typicals. Nontypicals, yes.

[Saltej_77]

It's because most of them are now behind a high fence. Not sayin good or bad, just is what it is.

IMO, if you kill a 180 typical low fence anywhere in the state you've truly accomplished something.

More over, there's no telling how many are killed and never entered with any "records keeping" organization.

All of the above makes it very hard to pinpoint it down to a number.

If you even kill a 150+ free range with a bow you've accomplished something lol. They sure ain't prevalent down in the hills lol all I get is numbers and cool character lol

[Chad C]

sure, but Texas doesn't have lots of free ranging 200" gross typicals. Nontypicals, yes.

True!

[Tuffbroadhead]

Parker county has some monsters....but you wont see many pictures floating around.

[kyle1974]

What is the typical free range state record?

There are so many deer that are shot and never entered in a contest. Not everyone wants to draw that attention to their ranch or lease. A low fence lease I was on a few years back had a 187 10 point typical come off it and that deer wasn't entered in anything.

Sure 200"'s aren't behind every tree, but just because they're not on the Internet doesn't mean they don't exist.

[RJK70]

I believe this deer from Brady from late 1800's was one of the largest non-typical in the state

[LloydMcCoy]

If you even kill a 150+ free range with a bow you've accomplished something lol. They sure ain't prevalent down in the hills lol all I get is numbers and cool character lol

woooohoooo I've accomplished something !!
Yay me

[tbgascorer]

Bandera still holding in there since 49......

I would like to see that buck.

Here is the Bandera buck. Any others anyone wants to see?

[FCTrapper]

Here is the Bandera buck. Any others anyone wants to see?
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I was allowed to help official score the buck back in 1990. The buck has a monster typical frame that if he didn't have any NT points would have netted above the Jordan Buck. So has you can see he has several NT points which leads to some major deducts. The buck to me seemed more like a northern buck than anything from the Hill Country. I remember the spacing between the pedicals was 5 inches or so.

It was my first "REAL" encounter with a true monster buck

HAHA... and yes that was me over 20 years ago.

[tbgascorer]

Haha very nice

[Grayson]

I was allowed to help official score the buck back in 1990. The buck has a monster typical frame that if he didn't have any NT points would have netted above the Jordan Buck. So has you can see he has several NT points which leads to some major deducts. The buck to me seemed more like a northern buck than anything from the Hill Country. I remember the spacing between the pedicals was 5 inches or so.

It was my first "REAL" encounter with a true monster buck
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HAHA... and yes that was me over 20 years ago.

Wow, what a mega-giant.