I would have a heart attack if he walked out in front of me, even at the ripe age of 29. Beautiful deer, it would be nice for him to continue his genes a while longer also, but he is very unique and a shooter in my book. Tough tough decision.
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What do we do? He's 5. Hard to let him walk...but I want to.
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Originally posted by Encinal View Post
Low fence, non-fed native deer from the early 80's.
We have a repro of him on the wall. Can you imagine what he would have looked like on feed??? Yeesh.
Notice the flat under beam ridge?? For whatever reason, if you fine a shed like that, or see a deer with that in our country, you will see him throw drops when he gets older much of the time.
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Originally posted by elgato View PostMy experience is that drop tines come and go. Overall we are seeing more drop tines in the last few years than ever. I can remember most of my life only dreaming to see one. Now, because of higher nutrition and better age structure they are more common on our properties.
That said we rarely see a specific buck carry a drop tines every yr. I have one on my ranch now that has had a drop tine with every rack thru his 6th year last year. Rather they seem to come and go or maybe pop up one yr. to never reappear. WE shot a 12 yr old couple yrs ago that had 6 drops. He had only had a drop tine one other time when he was 6.
Like you I'm interested in Marco's experience.Originally posted by Encinal View PostDrops come in several varieties IMO.
Injury drops are the most common (sometimes beam droop drops as well but those aren't drops)
Mid beam drops. Generally in my experience, if a deer has a mid beam drop young and repeats it in the next year (or shows an under beam ridge) he's going to have a drop again. If a deer doesn't pop a drop until he is 6... I'm more inclined to shoot him because he is less likely to do it again.
I treat drops he same way I treat inline points. If they get them young, I'll leave them even if they lose them for a couple of years, just because I know if everything gun goes right, it will probably show back up.
Sown drops are more repeatable than others. Drops before the g-2 seem to be less repeatable for whatever reason.
I actually was expecting/hoping this deer to throw drops on his left side at some point because of his beam shape/under beam ridge line. I'm glad he did.
One of the largest values for me that no one has mentioned yet is the enjoyment of having a live deer like this running around to look at. That's a big part of it for me and my hunters. You can't afford to take every girl home from the bar, but it adds something to the experience to have a really good looking one that's a regular at the bar you go to.
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Good Luck Marko. That deer is something special
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One of the largest values for me that no one has mentioned yet is the enjoyment of having a live deer like this running around to look at. That's a big part of it for me and my hunters. You can't afford to take every girl home from the bar, but it adds something to the experience to have a really good looking one that's a regular at the bar you go to.
Big applause from the audience.I often feel some remorse after we take out a buck knowing we will never see him on the ranch again. Bittersweet.Nice having them on the wall but super cool seeing them live running around doing their thing.
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Originally posted by rtp View PostWhat are the odds of finding his drops in the spring? You could have the best of both worlds if you were able to find them. Given your situation and place, I would be on the side of letting him walk. But couldnt fault you for taking him this year. Tomorrow isnt promised to anyone or any living thing for that matter.
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Originally posted by elgato View PostOne of the largest values for me that no one has mentioned yet is the enjoyment of having a live deer like this running around to look at. That's a big part of it for me and my hunters. You can't afford to take every girl home from the bar, but it adds something to the experience to have a really good looking one that's a regular at the bar you go to.
Big applause from the audience.I often feel some remorse after we take out a buck knowing we will never see him on the ranch again. Bittersweet.Nice having them on the wall but super cool seeing them live running around doing their thing.
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