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Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? curdog4570 #10540496 10/08/15
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,843 Western N.Y. D dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger
dvdegeorge Campfire Ranger D Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 25,843 Western N.Y.	Big here dressed 180-200lbs largest I've killed was pushing 300lbs(230 dressed) live weight Last edited by dvdegeorge; 10/08/15. My dog is a member of the "Turd Like Clan" Covert Trail Cameras are JUNK 3 Time Dinkathon Champion #DinkGOAT

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? RIO7 #10540510 10/08/15
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 19,026 Likes: 1 Central MS BigDave39355 Campfire Ranger
BigDave39355 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 19,026 Likes: 1 Central MS	Originally Posted by RIO7 Guess it depends on where you are in Texas, each year we kill between 330 to 350 Whitetail deer, we weigh each deer live weight and dressed weight, we score every bucks antlers and collect the lower jaw to age them, on does we weigh and collect the lower jaw to age them, and make note if they are lactating or not. when he season is over we know the average weight, age, and score on the deer taken that year. The weights will be 25% to 30% higher before the breeding season starts, the weights will go down, until the breeding season is over. Pre-Breeding season we kill does that will weigh 120+ # and bucks that weigh 240+ # The big difference is we don't shoot young deer, we try to take deer that are 5 1/2 years old or older, and we try to take off deer that are poor quality deer no matter their age. We look at the age of the deer before we judge antler score, our system works for us, it might not work for everyone. Rio7 sounds like a well thought out plan. we do something very similar to that here in MS with the DMAP program. also over the last 6 years we have participated body weights have increased by killing more deer. average 40-45 deer ( 35 does , 10 buck) on 900 acres. Dave �The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? rost495 #10540792 10/08/15
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,189 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana
stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,189 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi	we do have some big spikes God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? stxhunter #10540814 10/08/15
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana rattler Campfire Ranger
rattler Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana	Originally Posted by stxhunter we do have some big spikes after Keith and I raided Doc's freezer i REALLY want one of those spikes A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? rost495 #10540846 10/08/15
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,140 Wisconsin W wildbill59 Campfire Tracker
wildbill59 Campfire Tracker W Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,140 Wisconsin	Originally Posted by rost495 Originally Posted by wildbill59 I wish we could auto feeder our deer like you all do in Texas. We'd have monsters. There are some areas where feeders help, but generally most folks won't feed enough to do much to really help the deer. I try to keep 10 of our 100 acres or so, in some type of food plot that can help the deer as close to year round as I can. I personally believe that helps MUCH more than any kind of feeder, though free choice protein seems to help them in a drought. Both food plots or natural food sources and age are much more important in the scheme of things that genetics cannot touch. A corn filled auto feeder is nothing but an attractant of a candy store that does no good for the deer. Ever hunt over a feeder? Feel the Bern in your wallet.

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Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? rattler #10541118 10/08/15
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna
rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska	Originally Posted by rattler Originally Posted by stxhunter we do have some big spikes after Keith and I raided Doc's freezer i REALLY want one of those spikes oh, keep that a secret, that and axis are both horrible on the plate... lol We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? BigDave39355 #10541124 10/08/15
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna
rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska	Originally Posted by BigDave39355 Originally Posted by rost495 Originally Posted by wildbill59 I wish we could auto feeder our deer like you all do in Texas. We'd have monsters. There are some areas where feeders help, but generally most folks won't feed enough to do much to really help the deer. I try to keep 10 of our 100 acres or so, in some type of food plot that can help the deer as close to year round as I can. I personally believe that helps MUCH more than any kind of feeder, though free choice protein seems to help them in a drought. Both food plots or natural food sources and age are much more important in the scheme of things that genetics cannot touch. A corn filled auto feeder is nothing but an attractant of a candy store that does no good for the deer. yes good point. from the interweb Quote Not all whitetails in North America eat the same amount of food in a day. But strictly for purposes of illustration, let’s assume that an “average” deer, given as much as it would like to eat, consumes 7 pounds per day. In a year, that totals 2,555 pounds. being involved in the DMAP gives access to the state biologists. plan and simple you can't feed deer enough year around. must have natural browse to go with it. Interestingly enough, the worst drough we had, 2011, I had deer consuming a bit over 50 pounds of protein a day. Now that was not 5 or 6 deer, but more like 7-9 deer a day per my camera. They did pretty good at getting close to 4-5 pounds or so a day off my feeder, truth be told, I suspect the 3 oldest bucks did get their full fill of at least 7 pounds a day from that protein feeder. We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? wildbill59 #10542150 10/08/15
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna
rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska	Originally Posted by wildbill59 Originally Posted by rost495 Originally Posted by wildbill59 I wish we could auto feeder our deer like you all do in Texas. We'd have monsters. There are some areas where feeders help, but generally most folks won't feed enough to do much to really help the deer. I try to keep 10 of our 100 acres or so, in some type of food plot that can help the deer as close to year round as I can. I personally believe that helps MUCH more than any kind of feeder, though free choice protein seems to help them in a drought. Both food plots or natural food sources and age are much more important in the scheme of things that genetics cannot touch. A corn filled auto feeder is nothing but an attractant of a candy store that does no good for the deer. Ever hunt over a feeder? Have to at our deer lease, no other choice, you have to go to your stand and sit. Everyone else feeds, if I didn't.... though I have set up my stand strategically around other food sources and in wet years when they don't go to feeders I still see lots of deer due to my stand placement. At home I don't, as I hunt around the farm, different places, often around food plots. We have an auto feeder at the house, and at moms house, just to watch the deer. Though I sometimes kill culls off the feeders at the house if they are ones that really need to go. So far its been 2 in about 20 years off the house feeders.... We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? rost495 #10542192 10/08/15
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,108 Arkansas milespatton Campfire Ranger
milespatton Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 19,108 Arkansas	I have one feeder out feeding high protein feed, free choice. I have a camera on it, but no stand. I can tell to the day when the acorns start falling, because there will be no feed consumed. My deer do not eat a lot of this feed, but they can if they want. We have a lot of vegetation here for them, but at times the quality is not as good as other times. There is a salt lick that I made close to the feeder, and lots of times you can see where they have been at the salt and not the feed. I have hunted over corn in the past, but I have never seen a mature buck at the corn. They all have corn in them when killed so they are coming at night. Again they have corn in them, even though I am not feeding corn. Does and young buck are easy to bring in with corn. At least this is what I have observed on my place. What your deer have to eat during the season, and year around will change things up. miles Look out for number 1, don't step in number 2.

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? curdog4570 #10542242 10/08/15
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EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown...	I don't know what the average deer around here weighs. I had to hurry and get this one dressed so I didn't get a weight.

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Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? stxhunter #10542318 10/08/15
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,867 The RED part of MD S StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter
StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,867 The RED part of MD	Originally Posted by stxhunter we do have some big spikes Roger or any body, can you please tell me what the hell that crazy thing is? Dan, unbelievable monsters. Was that from around your area? "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? StoneCutter #10542354 10/08/15
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,189 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana
stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,189 Likes: 1 south texas-Corpus Christi	nilgai https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgai God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: How Big Are Texas Whitetails? curdog4570 #10542486 10/08/15
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,372 West Texas william_iorg Campfire Regular
william_iorg Campfire Regular Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,372 West Texas	I hunt within 50 miles of San Angelo. The fire deptarments cut many high fewnces during the fires a few years ago. We have seen an improvement in deer size. If you could convince people to let the nice 6 and 8 points age a few more years we would have some nice deer. The bucks do appear to be heavier bodied but I cannot prove it. A BIG buck will weigh 160-pounds on the hoof and they are not common outside the high fences. 120- to 130-pounds is an average mature buck. We take cull deer anyway we can. The big bucks will be taken over water rather than food. Here is a nice buck for Tom Green County. We have several around which are close to this one. Slim

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