Sould We Shoot This Spike?

[Arrowslinger1]

Is he 13” wide?

[Drycreek3189]

Maybe ill get me some of that magic protein those high dollar ranches feed and he will be a booner in about 5 more years?

You know better Eat him !

[GarGuy]

Is he 13” wide?

Yeah he is 18.75 wide.

[GarGuy]

Older, downhill/crappy deer for sure. I don’t know if I buy 250# though, in SE TX?

Well I didn't weigh him but 250 would still be a solid estimate. I took his hams and shoulders off then boned all the rest of the meat from the carcass. There wasn'tt room to ice him in a 100 qt ice chest.

[Greenheadless]

I would love to see his teeth just for reference vs. what you had him aged at on the hoof.

This is a continual ‘discussion’ we have with our biologist. SE Texas deer just seem to age WAY younger by aging teeth than they really are.

I killed one a while back that was 230lb on the hoof, aged 7 by teeth, but I know that deer was pushing 10.

[Jon B]

Click.....boom.... tink

[TildenHunter]

Congrats again Steve! Just an all around awesome deal!


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[skinsfan]

Awesome deer! I may have missed it but Where was he taken?

[GarGuy]

East Texas

[GarGuy]

Here he is last year. He was pretty run down in January. He is a little heavier horned and wider this year but still losing points. His body recovery at an amazing rate though. Hes mud fat for his age. I named him HyFive last year.

I think the fact that he was so run down at the end of season year before last contributed to his serious decline in antlers last year. He looks much like he did in these pics this year but actually bigger.

Edit... I tried to bring pics forward with the quote from post 27 but they didn't post.

[TxDispatcher]

Stud 6! I'm glad that your dad was able to take him out, Steve I'm a little jealous of him

[hardtner]

Congrats to your dad. Cool deer with cool history

[JeffK]

Congrats to you and your dad! Did you put a tape to him yet?

[basskicker24]

I have a mature 3 point that i was gong to shoot. But after seeing this I might wait.

Good looking deer.

[meltingfeather]

awesome 6!

this thread is some heavy artillery in the cull spikes circus.