Field judging Blackbuck

[DKirk]

Any tips on judging these? A buddy has a couple on his lease he invited me to and was asking, but I don’t have a clue. I told him if it looked good to him let it rip.

[TexasAg2002]

3 curls or more

[Buck_jane]

What TexasAg said. 3 curls and they are a shooter

[Landrover]

3 twist and 1/2 curl at top facing forward are shooters!!! I am watching this one.

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[Buffalo1]

Landrover,

When will this buck’s hair turn from tan to mostly black?

[Landrover]

Landrover,

When will this buck’s hair turn from tan to mostly black?

[emoji117].....and that is why I am watching him.....lol!!! [emoji854] Mature ones jet black mostly but he is the biggest on the place. I am sure we have some residential experts on here.

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[bswift355]

3 curl is a good one. Have also heard 3 ear lengths long. I believe their ears are 6-7 in long.

I will be at OX Ranch Monday for a BB among other things.

[Landrover]

This one is also from my lease....smaller....but still brownish. Could it be genetically driven?

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[PROD49]

I just found one about that size dead on my ranch road a couple of hours ago. They love to fight and this one was about 3yrs old. Rough out there for them.

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[PondPopper]

Any tips on judging these? A buddy has a couple on his lease he invited me to and was asking, but I don’t have a clue. I told him if it looked good to him let it rip.

The one Landrover posted a pic of is about 2.25 curls and around 17" long.
Mass and length make him a trophy. It usually takes 3+ curls to get 20 inches but that's not a rule..
Their ear is about 4.5 inches long. Use that as a gauge to determine approx. length. Males turn black with age..

[txtimetravler]

Dominant ones will turn black regardless of age


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[panhandlehunter]

The trick to judging them is shooting the first one that stands still.

[DKirk]

Thanks fellas I relayed the info now need to see if they’ll cooperate.

[cantexduck]

Decide if you want length or curls , they don’t necessarily go together. The longest one we have shot was a hair over 25”. It didn’t have the most curls by a long shot. We have shot several 20” that were 4 curls and a few 22-23” that had below 4 curls. The dark
Color is a combination of dominance, age, time of year and genetics.

[ThisLadyHunts]

What is their meat levels to each? How does compare to Axost?