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Bob, We used to kill some good deer in and around clearcuts in northern WI until some geniuses put a moratorium on cutting in the national forests. Combine that with people believing one can't kill deer unless they're guarding a corn pile and its made much of our northern zone a waste land for deer hunting. 
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pointer thanks!
BTW, for those interested, we weighed that buck before field dressing and he was just under 250 pounds.
On our scale and the state scales at the check station he weighed 210 dressed weight.
My buddy killed one that afternoon that weighed 274 pounds OTH. Field dressed he was 228. Good shooting, Bob even though you were handicapped with a cold.  Very nice buck. Interesting stats on live weight and field dressed it pretty much mirrors the formula I use which is a factor of 120. 120 x 210# = 252# 120 x 228# = 274#
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Scott: Clearcuts make northern Maine a cool place to hunt! People are stupid....cuts make open areas for sunlight,and second growth that benefits all the wildlife, game and non-game. I saw moose and bear sign there as well. Ingwe thanks! When i kill a Patch Buck in Maine, I call EVERYBODY! They ain't easy to get. There's LOTS of woods up there!
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Nice buck Bob. Congrats!!
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Bob, We used to kill some good deer in and around clearcuts in northern WI until some geniuses put a moratorium on cutting in the national forests. Combine that with people believing one can't kill deer unless they're guarding a corn pile and its made much of our northern zone a waste land for deer hunting. The no clear cutting up there REALLY screwed it up! 45 year old timber doesn't hold a lot of deer... or anything else for that matter.
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round oak good info! Pretty much spot on right!? Nice! I never noticed the cold when I saw him. 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Nice buck Bob!!
More times than not, bucks are on the move and you gotta be ready.
Here's to hoping your luck (and skill of course) hold out for the rest of your hunts!
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Awesome deer, Bob. Usually you hear people complain about "ground shrinkage" upon approaching a buck. I bet it sure is nice to have it the other way!
Never heard of a Maine Patch buck before. Anyone care to explain?
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Here's to hoping your luck (and skill of course) hold out for the rest of your hunts!
I like his chances on the next one. 
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Scott: Clearcuts make northern Maine a cool place to hunt!
People are stupid....cuts make open areas for sunlight,and second growth that benefits all the wildlife, game and non-game. I saw moose and bear sign there as well.
Clearcuts are GOOD down South too. Depending on how 'clean' they are, after 2-3 yrs the new growth is large enuff for bedding as well as food. I've killed lots of deer in ccs. Congrats on a HOG like that. But I thot 270s 'bounce off' deer, at least on the Campfire!  Jerry
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Interesting stats on live weight and field dressed it pretty much mirrors the formula I use which is a factor of 120.
120 x 210# = 252#
120 x 228# = 274#
THNX roundoak - I normally weigh mine whole and you'll get VERY close to the same 'dressed' weight IF - 252 X .835 = 210.42 274 X .835 = 228.79 Easy to figure both ways. Jerry
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Hey, Jerry we are putting up math calculations, but they are subject to review by mathman on here. Wayne
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I hunted the Oxbow area in Aroostook County near Lake Umcolcus, took my buck as he was crossing a log yard on Great Northern Paper Company land. My guide was a cruiser/surveyor for the paper company and owned a camp in the area, therefor he was really familiar with the territory. He had seen big bucks frequenting the area and was a great help in putting me in productive territory in the big woods.
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Congrats Bob! Once again the 270 didn't bounce off
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Very nice. I'm not going to make it to Maine this year, hopefully next.In my experience, one of the toughest places to take a deer.
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Hey, Jerry we are putting up math calculations, but they are subject to review by mathman on here. Wayne Yeah but what does he know ? Jerry
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What a beast! Great buck Bob!
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Congrats! Where in Maine?
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Way to go Bob! Congratulations. Very nice patch buck! Those 270's mean business!
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Congrats Bob! Once again the 270 didn't bounce off MM: The 270 is pretty popular in Maine. It drops those Maine bucks like sash weights.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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