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Pre Rut Teaser- Score Trail Cam Pic
Whitetail Deer
Contributors to this thread:
wildwilderness 09-Oct-24
scent 09-Oct-24
Bou'bound 09-Oct-24
Scrappy 09-Oct-24
njbuck 09-Oct-24
beemann 09-Oct-24
Michael 09-Oct-24
stealthycat 09-Oct-24
Bake 09-Oct-24
Chuckster 09-Oct-24
t-roy 09-Oct-24
Smtn10PT 09-Oct-24
DRR324 09-Oct-24
Bowaddict 09-Oct-24
iceman 09-Oct-24
Will 09-Oct-24
Old School 09-Oct-24
wildwilderness 09-Oct-24
wildwilderness 09-Oct-24
scent 09-Oct-24
Cazador 09-Oct-24
DRR324 09-Oct-24
Michael 09-Oct-24
Aspen Ghost 09-Oct-24
MA-PAdeerslayer 09-Oct-24
drycreek 09-Oct-24
Duke 09-Oct-24
Grunter 09-Oct-24
wildwilderness 10-Oct-24
APauls 10-Oct-24
wildwilderness 10-Oct-24
wildwilderness 14-Oct-24
Buckeye 14-Oct-24
Stoneman 14-Oct-24
MA-PAdeerslayer 14-Oct-24
deerhunter72 14-Oct-24
wildwilderness 15-Oct-24
Lee 15-Oct-24
MA-PAdeerslayer 15-Oct-24
Bowfinatic 15-Oct-24
deerhunter72 16-Oct-24
BullBuster 16-Oct-24
wildwilderness 16-Oct-24
BullBuster 17-Oct-24
wildwilderness 18-Oct-24
Paul@thefort 18-Oct-24
drycreek 18-Oct-24
12yards 18-Oct-24
09-Oct-24

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Get ready for the whitetail rut- Guess the score of this buck from the trail cam pics. These pictures were taken right before I was able to shoot the buck (and have it officially scored- some of you already know ;)

Will see how close people come to the actual score- from NE Kansas

From: scent
09-Oct-24
156" scent

From: Bou'bound
09-Oct-24
161

From: Scrappy
09-Oct-24
115

From: njbuck
09-Oct-24
Another great buck to chase! Id guess in the 160's with the junk he has on his bases.

From: beemann
09-Oct-24
159

From: Michael
09-Oct-24
Great looking buck. Congrats I come up with 157” roughly

From: stealthycat
09-Oct-24
score doesn't matter on a buck like that IMO - heck of a buck

From: Bake
09-Oct-24
Wow. I usually think people’s guesses are too high. Most of these are way too low. I get 183 gross.

From: Chuckster
09-Oct-24
174

From: t-roy
09-Oct-24
WAG method says 176” gross. Clearer pics would help some. Looks like quite a bit of trash.

From: Smtn10PT
09-Oct-24
175"

From: DRR324
09-Oct-24
164

From: Bowaddict
09-Oct-24
162

From: iceman
09-Oct-24
166

From: Will
09-Oct-24
It scores: **0-***-2067

That's the phone number for Northeast Taxidermy.

GREAT buck!

From: Old School
09-Oct-24
I’m guessing 163”

09-Oct-24
It is funny how a trail cam picture can look so different day to night! Also how the angle, and other context can change the perspective on how the buck looks.....

THE FOLLOWING IS THE SAME BUCK A FEW DAYS EARLIER. DIFFERENT CAMERA

09-Oct-24

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SAME BUCK. may change your perspective.....

From: scent
09-Oct-24
187 , big difference there! scent

From: Cazador
09-Oct-24
195, when he's off in the distance, just say you saw a "200"

From: DRR324
09-Oct-24
holy smokes, changed my perspective by a bit! I'm bumping my guess up now... 173.5

From: Michael
09-Oct-24
Yeah these pictures do the deer way more justice. After looking at these pictures I agree with Bake. That deer is big. High 180’s+.

From: Aspen Ghost
09-Oct-24
He'd of been really nice if given another year......... LOL

09-Oct-24
188 3/8”. Great buck. Congrats!

From: drycreek
09-Oct-24
He scores a solid 10 with me !

From: Duke
09-Oct-24
Immature deer… Let him grow. ??

178” Stud.

From: Grunter
09-Oct-24
Whoa he looks way bigger in the last pics. What a dandy. I'll say 178.

What brand of Stealth cam is that? Great night pics.

10-Oct-24
It’s a Deceptor camera. Has worked well so far

From: APauls
10-Oct-24
That buck is literally everything I could dream of. Checks every single box in my head. 100% gut reaction guess is 183. What a treasure that deer is.

10-Oct-24
I will post some Kill shots in a couple days, then the mount, then the final score!

14-Oct-24

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Matching tines off the back of the bases
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Matching tines off the back of the bases
Everything came together on the first sit- had to move trees for the wind, which was almost the wrong direction....

From: Buckeye
14-Oct-24
168

From: Stoneman
14-Oct-24
Crusher!

14-Oct-24
I might be low. There’s a lot going on there…

From: deerhunter72
14-Oct-24
Wow, congratulations! That’s a buck of a lifetime for most people. He carries a lot mass in his beams and that goes a long way. I’ll venture a guess of 185 gross.

15-Oct-24

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Here you go the official P&Y score sheet- The large body size on these deer can throw off the guess on those who are used to smaller deer ;)

So a typical 180" gross, and 26" of extras (gross 206")! Qualifies for B&C all time at a net score 198 5/8" Non-typical!

From: Lee
15-Oct-24
Very, very nice!!

15-Oct-24
Nets are for fish. You sir killed a 200”er!!! Great buck

15-Oct-24
That is a beast! So cool

I was going to guess mid 80s. Those type of deer usually surprise with mass and extras

From: deerhunter72
16-Oct-24
Awesome! You’ll be hard pressed to ever top that one.

From: BullBuster
16-Oct-24
That is wild. First trail pics I was thinking 146. Now 176.

16-Oct-24
Ha, that is my point BullBuster- we are really guessing on trail cam pics! actual scores can be all over the place! you realize the score I posted is the real score of that buck, 206 gross, 198 net?

From: BullBuster
17-Oct-24
I quit…lol

18-Oct-24
Of all the guesses looks like Cazador with the 195 was closest and even said the 200:)

From: Paul@thefort
18-Oct-24
Treasure of a deer x10. A great buck for sure. Glad it all came together. My best, Paul

my guess was, 198.5. :)

From: drycreek
18-Oct-24
Helluva buck ! Congrats on making your plan come together !

From: 12yards
18-Oct-24
Dayum! Well done!

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