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  1. AHayes111

    Tall bucks

    One of my favorite bucks on the net.
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    Tall bucks

    Tallest whitetail I have ever seen, G2's of 14 2/8 and 14 6/8
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    MT 799-20

    The entire SW part of he Custer is a black.
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    Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions

    When you think about your idea, it would kind of mimic the way our grandfathers hunted, Most of them shot the first buck that gave them a good clean shot. Sure that buck was a monster some times, but most of the time it was small two or three point.
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    Tall bucks

    I have always liked tall bucks and with the success of the over 30 thread I thought I would start a Tall buck thread. There is no such thing as a 30 tall buck with out some creative tape work. This is one of the tallest bucks I have ever seen, G2's are 19 2/8 and 20 4/8. Measuring from the...
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    Balancing Opportunity and Age: The Impact of Buck Point Restrictions

    I think your Idea is far better then traditional APR's for several reasons. Focuses the harvest on younger deer, many of witch will die of natural causes before they are old enough to grow large antlers. Focuses the harvest of older bucks on the ones that will never get big. and the harvest of...
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    Northwest Fire Danger

    One hundred years of fuel build up, dry winter, enough rain in the spring to grow a good grass crop followed by a hot dry July and conditions are ripe for a big fire. Throw in high hot wind blowing up from the SE and you are looking at a fire that is unstoppable. Remington fire burned from WY to...
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    Northwest Fire Danger

    Remington fire pictures. Most intense fire I have ever seen.
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    Late summer fires displacing Mule deer?

    This one might have displaced a few mule deer.
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    Fresh Mule Deer Rubs in Mid-October

    If I find a rub on a four inch or better diameter tree and tine marks five feet up it is time to slow down and get serious about hunting.
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    Bucks over 30"

    I did have a camo jacket on the morning I took the buck in my avatar, It was opening day of archery and the temps hit 95 that day. That is about as far as I go with camo. All bucks but the white dead head are from MT, all but two are from public land,
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    Bucks over 30"

    Two thirty one inch deadheads I found back in the 80's.
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    Bucks over 30"

    I will play I shot this buck on opening day of 2005. With the velvet he is a bit over 30, striped he is just under. Dad and I shot this buck way back in 81. Thirty inches across the drop tines. My brother and I shot these two in 88. mine is over 31 and his is 29 on the hooking cheaters. I...
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    What’s the coolest thing you found in the back country

    Some where I have a picture of a 12 year old me holding the head. I found the head on a spring day in 79. My dad, a hunting buddy and I were looking at the fence on a 160 acre pasture my family owned at the time in the middle of the National Forest. This quarter section of land is mostly wide...
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    What’s the coolest thing you found in the back country

    209+ net I remember that day like it was yesterday, not nearly 50 years ago.
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    200 inch typical vs 200 inch nontypical

    This one is 6 inches short of grossing 200 as a four point. Saw one that was likely bigger during the winter of 87/88. Sure wish I had a good camera back then.
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    What’s the coolest thing you found in the back country

    Only antler I ever found with a bullet in it. Found it in 91 on an Idaho mountain
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    What’s the coolest thing you found in the back country

    When I was a twelve year old kid I found this extra large deadhead whitetail. Started a lifetime of looking for antlers.
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    Idaho mule deer management strategy

    I do think that of the ones you have listed, weapons restrictions hold the most promise. My father outfitted in the 60's and 70's. He guided to a lot of big bucks, but he will also tell you that a lot more got away that would not today and that there was likely quite a few that were never seen...
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    Idaho mule deer management strategy

    I agree with the other replies. It is just not easy to grow big deer. Antler point restrictions might work if you went the opposite of four point or better. Three point or less for the majority of hunters. Forcing the majority of hunters to shoot smaller two and three points might get more four...

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