Those are some incredible bucks! Thanks for sharing.
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Wrapping up another season and thought I'd post a few observations.First our La. farm. frankly it was an abysmal season, worst in years. Excepting the 10x10 we took...dont get to say that very often....there simply wasn't the quality of bucks we have become used too. I attribute it to lingering effects of Hurricane Laura 2 yrs ago as well as uncharacteristically hard freezes 2 yrs in a row.Also dry weather patterns for 2 years compromised the timing and quality of the food plots. Who knows, maybe even stress from all these environmental factors impacted the bucks.All This radically damaged the environment, led to no acorns 2 years in a row and killed a bunch of deer. I'm encouraged though as I saw a promising batch of 2,3 and 4 yr olds so I expect next yr to be quite good.
Mexico was a different story. Despite a severe summer drought, most of the bucks were either the same or slightly better than last yr. We took 13 bucks ranging from 145-200 with 5 of them over 170. Averaging the score of all 13 was 165" . Best part is we only took one of the 6-8 top end bucks on the ranch. Left a bunch of super deer. Hopefully the lions don't eat them.
The heavy 8 pt was at least 10. Been watching him for yrs. Two years ago he was a stunning 9 pt with beautiful drop probably mid 190's.I doubt the archer that got him cares if he might have rebounded. All the bucks we took this yr were old, mostly 8 plus. I'll write a bit more and post a few more pics as I catch up on neglected duties.
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Originally posted by Reaper87 View PostRusty I know the drought hurt the food plots but have you noticed a major difference in soil moisture and temperatures in switching from roller crimping to mob grazing to terminate your plots?
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Originally posted by elgato View Post[ATTACH]1116841[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]1116842[/ATTACH]Wrapping up another season and thought I'd post a few observations.First our La. farm. frankly it was an abysmal season, worst in years. Excepting the 10x10 we took...dont get to say that very often....there simply wasn't the quality of bucks we have become used too. I attribute it to lingering effects of Hurricane Laura 2 yrs ago as well as uncharacteristically hard freezes 2 yrs in a row.Also dry weather patterns for 2 years compromised the timing and quality of the food plots. Who knows, maybe even stress from all these environmental factors impacted the bucks.All This radically damaged the environment, led to no acorns 2 years in a row and killed a bunch of deer. I'm encouraged though as I saw a promising batch of 2,3 and 4 yr olds so I expect next yr to be quite good.
Mexico was a different story. Despite a severe summer drought, most of the bucks were either the same or slightly better than last yr. We took 13 bucks ranging from 145-200 with 5 of them over 170. Averaging the score of all 13 was 165" . Best part is we only took one of the 6-8 top end bucks on the ranch. Left a bunch of super deer. Hopefully the lions don't eat them.
The heavy 8 pt was at least 10. Been watching him for yrs. Two years ago he was a stunning 9 pt with beautiful drop probably mid 190's.I doubt the archer that got him cares if he might have rebounded. All the bucks we took this yr were old, mostly 8 plus. I'll write a bit more and post a few more pics as I catch up on neglected duties.
What was the ratio of hunter heart attacks to harvested deer on your Mexico property this year?
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