Backyard Monster Buck
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llkoolkeg
Hairy Flaccid Member
No handgun available or stick with which to attempt a coup de grace...or are those only opportunities available in DC?
bigdv
Ultimate Member
Nice buck!
lowoncash
Baned
That's why he's so big. He knows MSP HQ is nearby.
engineerbrian
JMB fan club
Hold the phone horizontal when taking the pic and the pics will upload properly.
Nice buck too!
Yeah, MDS's software detects the native orientation of the pic.
iH8DemLibz
When All Else Fails.
Squaregrouper
Kragaphile
I uploaded the pic from my computer. It was correct there. I even tried to rotate the pic on my computer to compensate for MDS to no avail.
Because the native data from the phone remains imbedded. The vBulletin software looks for the imbedded data for the orientation.
i change the size by a few pixels to stop Vbulletin from being so smart. works every time.
CaptainAwesome
Active Member
Define "monster" ? I see a bruiser.......
Name Taken
Ultimate Member
The cemetery across the way there is always good for some large sized bucks. They are fairly active between 2-3 AM in that area.
Surprising for the area.
Surprising for the area.
1969sschevelle
Active Member
I see steaks
wilcam47
Ultimate Member
So long as you get him before the rut...even then it might be hit or miss depending on his age. You either get a nice rack or tender meat...rarely is it both. If you get a huge racked animal typically its meat isnt that great...at least with my experience.
BUFF7MM
☠Buff➐㎣☠
100% agree
Give me a nice young deer any day, the only thing those antlers are good for is stirring the gravy.
Don't get me wrong, I won't pass a wall hanger, but 99% of it will go to jerky or burger.
wilcam47
Ultimate Member
100% agree
Give me a nice young deer any day, the only thing those antlers are good for is stirring the gravy.
Don't get me wrong, I won't pass a wall hanger, but 99% of it will go to jerky or burger.
Exactly! Ive know guys to just antler hunt which is great, but I like to fill my freezer too. It does me no good to get a rutted up buck thats old and gamey. I'd prob give away the meat so at least someone would use it...some people cant tell or dont care. I like a nice 2.5 to 3.5yr old deer for quantity and if you get it before the rut it usually is good eating around here and a yearling deer for tenderness
only bad side to getting a yearling is it doesnt have much meat yet.
Squaregrouper
Kragaphile
Holy crap. One more post and you will FINALLY see the water cooler.
(I have known Captain "Gutshot" Awesome since 2004)
Totally agree on the meat vs trophy comments. I've not killed a well antlered buck yet but have eaten the meat off of one. It definitely tastes a little stronger and is best consumed as sausage or jerky. I actually bought a very nice meat grinder/sausage machine last year and had success making deer sausage. The best venison I've ever had came from a one-year old (or maybe younger) deer my friend took. It was the first deer he ever shot and when he got down form his stand and realized it was smaller than he thought, he felt a little uncomfortable about killing a "baby." He got over it once we tasted the tenderloins. We called it venison veal. The meat was much lighter than mature venison and was so tender that it was almost like eating a scallop. The other-other white meat, indeed.
If you're talking about the area that I'm thinking about...he has a twin brother that ain't so bad either.
CaptainAwesome
Active Member
Big bucks still have tender fillets............ the rest, well, ..... jerky and bologna, hamburger........just sayin
