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Hill Country Edwards Plateau Buck..the bucks are in full rut NOW...this one stepped out to my feeder at 5:30PM last nite to say hello to 4 does chowing down on some acorn flavored corn...Range 112yds...rifle Ruger SR762..Socom RC 2 Suppressor...Leupold VX6 3x18...Nosler Case, New...F210Match Primer.. 48gr TAC..Nosler 125GR. Accubond 2.750" OAL... Labradar says 2955fps at muzzle of Ruger's 16" bbl ..with suppressor attached...deer was facing me quartering slightly to the left... placed the bullet at top of left shoulder...the rifle bbl. is covering the bullet entrance.... and it dropped it at at shot..never moved....145lbs...massive gnarly chocolate antlers and old gray face...estimated at close to 5yrs. old...post mortem showed the buller violenty expanded and snapped the spine..it did exit...1/2" exit hole... and kept going..? This one is the 3rd. old mature buck taken on our lease by our hunt partners...there are more out there as all our lease partners have seen many on the game cameras...our lease/hunt partner is doing a good job of managing the deer herd on our lease..... Pete ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/j3Ymjfn.jpg)
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Nice buck....
The bucks here not too far from you are in about their 4th rut cycle.....
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Success is found at the intersection of planning, hard work, and stubbornness.
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Nice! Hunting the Texas Hill Country is on my bucket list.
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Nice buck, gotta love hunting that part of the state
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Love the dark horns. Rarely see that around home. Nice buck!
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went"
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Nice setup and nice buck too!
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them."
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Love that rack!!
Cool buck. Congrats!
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That's a great Texas hill country deer! I don't understand why Texas Hill country deer are not a recognized sub species of whitetail like a coues deer are.
Figures don't lie, But Liars figure
Assumption is the mother of mistakes
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That's a great Texas hill country deer! I don't understand why Texas Hill country deer are not a recognized sub species of whitetail like a coues deer are. Because they are not.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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That's a great Texas hill country deer! I don't understand why Texas Hill country deer are not a recognized sub species of whitetail like a coues deer are. Because they are not. Yeah,, your right but they're so tiny compared to most deer in Texas. Maybe because they were so overpopulated for years and still are in some areas. They seem like a sub-species.
Figures don't lie, But Liars figure
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That's a great Texas hill country deer! I don't understand why Texas Hill country deer are not a recognized sub species of whitetail like a coues deer are. Because they are not. Yeah,, your right but they're so tiny compared to most deer in Texas. Maybe because they were so overpopulated for years and still are in some areas. They seem like a sub-species. Agreed
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Nice buck, like the sleek coat and dark horns.
A gun in the hand is worth more than the entire police force on the phone.
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That's a great Texas hill country deer! I don't understand why Texas Hill country deer are not a recognized sub species of whitetail like a coues deer are. Because they are not. Yeah,, your right but they're so tiny compared to most deer in Texas. Maybe because they were so overpopulated for years and still are in some areas. They seem like a sub-species. That's because 99 percent of deer killed are 3 1/2 or younger at a feeder or from a blind. The deer that survived this mess and likley 100+ days of "hunting" are most certainly not a subspecies.... 5+ year old bucks are big bodied, you just don't see them much at your corn feeder....
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I hunt in Coryell County, Texas. I’ve seen a big buck twice this year but both times were outside legal shooting hours. The big bucks are very good at hiding and staying out of sight.
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Take your kids and your grand kids huntin' and shootin'.
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