SC deer

NHSHOOTER · November 4, 2017, 01:45 PM

Took a week in So, Carolina, had a great time with fellow hunting buddies and did score a nice 13 non-typical.

CarJunkieLS1 · November 4, 2017, 02:54 PM

Very nice deer. Congrats on the successful hunt.

huntinaz · November 4, 2017, 03:03 PM

Nice!

Sure Shot Mc Gee · November 4, 2017, 11:11 PM

There you go something for the wall and something for the freezer. "Can't beat that."

Blindstitch · November 4, 2017, 11:50 PM

Nice.

hooligan1 · November 5, 2017, 06:01 AM

Super nice buck man congrats.

Saltydog235 · November 5, 2017, 09:03 AM

Nice buck. Been some good ones killed this year. My taxidermy bill is almost as much as my club dues this year. 1/2 way done.

lefteye · November 7, 2017, 03:31 PM

I know nothing about SC deer, but that is nice trophy by any standard.

Saltydog235 · November 10, 2017, 05:17 PM

Typically our deer are smaller with a mature buck being 165-180 if it's free range and forest. Agricultural deer get to be 200-220 if allowed to mature. The issue has been that a brown is down mentality has prevailed. With the floods and hurricanes the last two years have been poor on the harvest side. This year we've killed some nice bucks in the state while implementing a tagging system and much stricter limits. Hopefully the trend continues and more bucks reach maturity and are not killed at 1.5-2.5yo. I've killed two wallhangers and misjudged one I should have given a pass (got an itchy trigger finger).

NHSHOOTER · November 12, 2017, 12:04 PM

On a side note, my taxidermist sent the jawbone from my 13 pt to the fish and game and by looking at the teeth deemed it to be 5.5 yrs old..Congrats on the 2 wallhangers salty dog..got pics?

Saltydog235 · November 12, 2017, 11:19 PM

I got pics but don't have a host since Photobucket decided you got to pay to play. One was a nice high rack 8 I took with my youngest son sitting with me for his first time ever with me solo. The other was an old bruiser heavy 8 that had his G2 broken. Can't decide whether to have it reconstructed on the mount which would make him a 9 with the kicker and give him the dignity of his full rack or as is in the respect of an old warrior.

Got another one I want bad with a hole in his ear I put in it 3 yrs ago due to that same boy dialing a foot of elevation into my Trijicon. Long story but me and that buck have a history, he's my Elanor. Just goes AWOL during deer season.

North East Redneck · December 1, 2017, 08:12 PM

Very nice deer. Congrats!

Kreyzhorse · December 2, 2017, 04:45 PM

Nice buck, congratulations.

November 4, 2017, 03:03 PM	#3
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 1,332	Nice! __________________ "When there’s lead in the air, there’s hope in the heart”- Hunter’s Proverb "Feed me, or feed me to something. I just want to be part of the food chain." -Al Bundy

November 4, 2017, 11:50 PM	#5
Blindstitch Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2013 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 2,692	Nice. __________________ NRA Lifetime Member

November 5, 2017, 06:01 AM	#6
hooligan1 Senior Member Join Date: July 18, 2010 Location: Independence Missouri Posts: 4,585	Super nice buck man congrats. __________________ Keep your Axe sharp and your powder dry.

November 7, 2017, 03:31 PM	#8
lefteye Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Posts: 1,433	I know nothing about SC deer, but that is nice trophy by any standard. __________________ Vietnam Veteran ('69-'70) NRA Life Member RMEF Life Member

December 1, 2017, 08:12 PM	#12
North East Redneck Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2012 Location: Berkshire Hills Posts: 741	Very nice deer. Congrats! __________________ NRA Patron Member SAF Life Member GOAL Member

November 4, 2017, 02:54 PM	#2
CarJunkieLS1 Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2013 Posts: 686	Very nice deer. Congrats on the successful hunt.

November 4, 2017, 11:11 PM	#4
Sure Shot Mc Gee Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2012 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,876	There you go something for the wall and something for the freezer. "Can't beat that."

November 5, 2017, 09:03 AM	#7
Saltydog235 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Pawleys Island Posts: 1,563	Nice buck. Been some good ones killed this year. My taxidermy bill is almost as much as my club dues this year. 1/2 way done.

November 10, 2017, 05:17 PM	#9
Saltydog235 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Pawleys Island Posts: 1,563	Typically our deer are smaller with a mature buck being 165-180 if it's free range and forest. Agricultural deer get to be 200-220 if allowed to mature. The issue has been that a brown is down mentality has prevailed. With the floods and hurricanes the last two years have been poor on the harvest side. This year we've killed some nice bucks in the state while implementing a tagging system and much stricter limits. Hopefully the trend continues and more bucks reach maturity and are not killed at 1.5-2.5yo. I've killed two wallhangers and misjudged one I should have given a pass (got an itchy trigger finger).

November 12, 2017, 12:04 PM	#10
NHSHOOTER Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2012 Location: Concord NH Posts: 1,002	On a side note, my taxidermist sent the jawbone from my 13 pt to the fish and game and by looking at the teeth deemed it to be 5.5 yrs old..Congrats on the 2 wallhangers salty dog..got pics?

November 12, 2017, 11:19 PM	#11
Saltydog235 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Pawleys Island Posts: 1,563	I got pics but don't have a host since Photobucket decided you got to pay to play. One was a nice high rack 8 I took with my youngest son sitting with me for his first time ever with me solo. The other was an old bruiser heavy 8 that had his G2 broken. Can't decide whether to have it reconstructed on the mount which would make him a 9 with the kicker and give him the dignity of his full rack or as is in the respect of an old warrior. Got another one I want bad with a hole in his ear I put in it 3 yrs ago due to that same boy dialing a foot of elevation into my Trijicon. Long story but me and that buck have a history, he's my Elanor. Just goes AWOL during deer season.

December 2, 2017, 04:45 PM	#13
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Nice buck, congratulations. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

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