285" yearling!!!!!

[Codie]

While I am not in the deer breeding business and don't know everything about it, I really never imagined this to be possible. My uncle runs a breeding operation in Young County and knows a lot of the other breeding operation owners/managers in the texas area. December 2006 a breeder crossed a doe that was a sire from some big named buck with a son I believe of (max or maxbo) can't remember which and out came a buck. This year as a yearling it scores 285" and the semen strands are going for $10,000/straw. At 50 straws available the owner is looking at a $500,000 payday. Now that is what I call return on investment! Pretty incredible

[Reaper]

pics?

[MountainMan]

SOUNDS good, but........

[Codie]

I don't have any, nor have I seen any.

[gonehuntin68]

No pics, well you know what they say. This thread is ............

[Codie]

yeah yeah, I know, but if the whitetail deer fascinates you as much as they do me then I thought folks might be interested to know what is possible

[Dr. Evil]

It's amazing what protein can do.

Signed,

Barry Bonds

haha

[Horitexan]

It seems totally ridiculous to me that it's come to this. No wonder hunting is becoming to expensive for most people. The number of hunters is dropping each year now- instead of growing like it should- and people wonder why. I wonder how long it will be before hunting becomes so expensive that it becomes a sport for the aristocracy only- like it is in europe and many other countries?

Besides- what is big enough? I mean, how big does a genetically engineered deer need to get before it becomes a new species? Many of them already look like monstrosities to me- not like a deer. I like big racks as much as most people, but the obsession with antler size is getting out of hand, in my opinion.

Sorry if I got off track- I don't mean to hijack your thread- it's an amazing thing to have a young deer at that size. I just wish it was NATURALLY occurring and that it would remain the rare special occurance that it once was when a truly amazing deer appeared out of the woods- not simply the product of some mad scientist/rancher.

[bowhuntertex]

It seems totally ridiculous to me that it's come to this. No wonder hunting is becoming to expensive for most people. The number of hunters is dropping each year now- instead of growing like it should- and people wonder why. I wonder how long it will be before hunting becomes so expensive that it becomes a sport for the aristocracy only- like it is in europe and many other countries?

Besides- what is big enough? I mean, how big does a genetically engineered deer need to get before it becomes a new species? Many of them already look like monstrosities to me- not like a deer. I like big racks as much as most people, but the obsession with antler size is getting out of hand, in my opinion.

Sorry if I got off track- I don't mean to hijack your thread- it's an amazing thing to have a young deer at that size. I just wish it was NATURALLY occurring and that it would remain the rare special occurance that it once was when a truly amazing deer appeared out of the woods- not simply the product of some mad scientist/rancher.

I agree 100%..........

[SKLOSS]

Should be 400" as a 3 yr old. Watch out elk!!!

[Reaper]

It seems totally ridiculous to me that it's come to this. No wonder hunting is becoming to expensive for most people. The number of hunters is dropping each year now- instead of growing like it should- and people wonder why. I wonder how long it will be before hunting becomes so expensive that it becomes a sport for the aristocracy only- like it is in europe and many other countries?

Besides- what is big enough? I mean, how big does a genetically engineered deer need to get before it becomes a new species? Many of them already look like monstrosities to me- not like a deer. I like big racks as much as most people, but the obsession with antler size is getting out of hand, in my opinion.

Sorry if I got off track- I don't mean to hijack your thread- it's an amazing thing to have a young deer at that size. I just wish it was NATURALLY occurring and that it would remain the rare special occurance that it once was when a truly amazing deer appeared out of the woods- not simply the product of some mad scientist/rancher.

I concur....although I am curious to see the pic.

[Grayson]

Great post, Horitexan.

[47]

I agree 100%..........

Ditto

[SMUMan02]

I like big racks

I agree...

[KingsX]

Sounds good but I aint believing it without pixs!