Success 2nd year in a row
Contributors to this thread:Whitetail Deer
From: VogieMN
14-Oct-19
This was my 2nd buck with a bow ever. Went out in the wind and cold on Saturday afternoon. Just about the time I was saying to myself "screw this I'm cold" I look up and a buck had come in off the field and on to the trail in front of me. He took a few steps paused and allowed me to stand up and draw. He was slightly quartering toward me and shot him at 18 yards and he only went about 50. Weighed 166 lbs and we got 39 lbs of meat off of him. Thickest neck and the thickest fat I've ever seen on a deer, he was definitely eating well and getting ready for winter. Equipment used: Hoyt Charger 65 lb draw, Carbon Express Maxima Hunter 350 arrows, 125 gr NAP Hellrazr Broadheads, and Nockturnal Green Nock.
I know he's not huge but what would he score roughly?
From: HUNT MAN
14-Oct-19
Great buck. Don’t worry about score. He scores dead and in your freezer . Congrats on some fine table fare for you and your family. Hunt
From: midwest
14-Oct-19
Hunt x2....congrats!
From: rooster
14-Oct-19
Way to go!
From: GhostBird
14-Oct-19
Congratulations... nice buck.
From: spike78
14-Oct-19
I’d guess around 100” but who cares nice buck congrats!
From: VogieMN
14-Oct-19
Thank you all, I just asked about score just because I was curious, it doesn't matter to me at all.
From: Brian M.
14-Oct-19
39 or 89lbs? Congrats, it's a nice buck.
From: VogieMN
14-Oct-19
39 pounds of meat. I'm sure if we got super thorough we could have gotten a little more.
From: Franklin
14-Oct-19
You must be doing something right.....2 for 2 isn`t easy. Hunt the way you want to hunt, don`t worry about what others think. Good job.
From: jingalls
14-Oct-19
Great job!!!
From: t-roy
14-Oct-19
Congrats on your success, Vogie!
From: JTreeman
14-Oct-19
I would go ahead and round up to 150”, close enough for me! Congrats
—Jim
From: otcWill
14-Oct-19
Well done! Congrats
From: Mnhunter1980
14-Oct-19
Nice buck!! Congrats!!
From: longspeak74
14-Oct-19
He scores fine! Nicely done!
From: Missouribreaks
14-Oct-19
Nice deer!
From: cord 62
14-Oct-19
Congrats on a nice deer!! Hoyt Charger is a great bow too..
From: GAFFER1
14-Oct-19
Nice buck! Congratulations
From: Rupe
14-Oct-19
Are you certain only 39 pounds of meat?
Congratulations on your deer.
From: BigOk
14-Oct-19
Congrats, nice job.
From: Grunter
14-Oct-19
Nice job! That's awesome! But I'm curious as well....only 39lbs? Seems a bit low? You cut up yourself?
From: VogieMN
15-Oct-19
Yes I'm certain it was 39 pounds, we weighed it. We cut it up ourselves. We didn't get every single piece of meat off, my dad doesn't like to mess around getting the meat off the ribs. He normally leaves the neck meat but I took the neck meat off because this deer had a THICK neck. I bet I got at least 5 pounds of meat just off his neck.
I'd really like to see others and how they process their own deer, I've only ever watched my dad do it and he leaves a fair amount still on the carcass.
From: Dusktildawn
15-Oct-19
Congrats on your success. Can't eat the Antlers but probably within 5 pts if 100 either way. Enjoy the great meat!
From: Fuzz
15-Oct-19
I've butchered hundreds of deer and that's about the right amount of meat for a deer that size. I'd definetly be sure to take the neck meat off of ANY deer. Even on a doe, that's several pounds of good roast or burger meat!
Congrats in a nice quick kill!
