No wonder you have to count them all, they're only half the size of a real deer.
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Matter of perspective. Mainiac's go by mass of meat. You can boil those antlers for days and only get a nice broth, a lot of energy for a bone like mass that does little to feed.
Personally, I hunt for food, so a 300 pound buck with a little rack wins everytime over a little 140 pound buck with a big rack. Big rack harvested means more money spent to honor the animal with mounts. Inflation has made hunting a cost versus a cost savings as it was. So now I look at it as a way to donate time to honor tradition and support wages to pay DNR salaries.
Counting all the points makes mathematical sense. 14 point might be 6 on one side and 8 on the other, as well as so many other combinations. 6 point mule deer, 6 points on each side. 6 by 7, 6 on one side, 7 on the other. So in some cases, they are counting all of the "points". I prefer saying a "something" by "something so the person you are telling gets the big picture right away. The counting of tines and points, just another way to honor tradition.
There's a lot more than inflation that's made hunting a cost vs a savings!
Pickups, ATVs, trail cams that send pics to phones, 6 tree stands, baited... oops 'food plots', the latest caliber fad like 6.5 Creedmore and on and on and on.
I'll stop there since this is a picture thread.
Pickups, ATVs, trail cams that send pics to phones, 6 tree stands, baited... oops 'food plots', the latest caliber fad like 6.5 Creedmore and on and on and on.
I'll stop there since this is a picture thread.
These pictures below are from an article about the deer population of all 50 states. The link is at the bottom of this post if anyone is interested. I only posted 2 pictures of deer with antlers for the tine count and size of antlers.
A Mule Deer in Montana. 4x4 plus brow tines over 1" long and it looks like the antlers are still in velvet.
White Tails in West Virginia. The angle of the antlers look funny to me, but those are Eastern animals, so who knows how they grow.
I was Ok until they got to Arizona's deer population stating, " Number of Deer: 1,100,000. Notes: White-tail deer are the official animal of Arkansas".
I don't know of anywhere in Arizona where that picture could have been taken. Also, that deer is probably a hundred pounds heavier than our Whitetails, called "Couse Deer". They aren't too much larger than a Golden Retriever. And then the statement says they are the official animal of Arkansas. The person who posted that article has a real issue with how to spell Arizona. hehehe Anyway, this Western count would be 3x3 without counting the brow tines. Also, those tines on this deer look like they would be excellent for pressure flaking.....
This deer is supposedly from Indiana.The article states that Indiana only has White Tail deer, but it looks like the left antler has branches on the 1st and 4th tines like Mulies. The right side also looks like it has a branch on the 4th tine. I could be wrong.
I did like looking at all 50 states even though about 15 photos were duplicated for other states. The author needs to go back and do a lot more research and also learn to spell. The link is below.
........... Jerry (in Tucson)
A Mule Deer in Montana. 4x4 plus brow tines over 1" long and it looks like the antlers are still in velvet.
White Tails in West Virginia. The angle of the antlers look funny to me, but those are Eastern animals, so who knows how they grow.
I was Ok until they got to Arizona's deer population stating, " Number of Deer: 1,100,000. Notes: White-tail deer are the official animal of Arkansas".
I don't know of anywhere in Arizona where that picture could have been taken. Also, that deer is probably a hundred pounds heavier than our Whitetails, called "Couse Deer". They aren't too much larger than a Golden Retriever. And then the statement says they are the official animal of Arkansas. The person who posted that article has a real issue with how to spell Arizona. hehehe Anyway, this Western count would be 3x3 without counting the brow tines. Also, those tines on this deer look like they would be excellent for pressure flaking.....
This deer is supposedly from Indiana.The article states that Indiana only has White Tail deer, but it looks like the left antler has branches on the 1st and 4th tines like Mulies. The right side also looks like it has a branch on the 4th tine. I could be wrong.
I did like looking at all 50 states even though about 15 photos were duplicated for other states. The author needs to go back and do a lot more research and also learn to spell. The link is below.
........... Jerry (in Tucson)
That picture of the three whitetails has been photoshopped.
Sure has. If you look closely, all the heads are exactly the same.
Can't trust anything you don't see with yer own 2 eyes anymore!!!
I think all you guys are just computer- generated bots and have never touched a piece of wood let alone made anything out of it!!!
Perhaps a timelapse shot?
I doubt it, antlers are indeed all wrong… I agree, it’s not only photoshopped but poorly.
No, they are not. If you actually look closely you'll see that they are all different. I have no idea whether or not they are photoshopped but they are not the same. The two on the right are VERY close except for the right ear position and the one on the left has the left ear in a different position than the other two.
The antlers look to be identical on all three.
I wonder if they would all taste the same?? hehehe
I looked closely at their antlers when I posted the picture, and did see the same differences as Paul. After he pointed out the ears which I noticed also, the ends of each set of antlers are also different, but still look pretty close in configuration. Maybe the deer are identical triplets. The nose bridge on the middle look straighter than the other two, but the lighting is different, so that could be what makes it look different. But, like I said earlier, it could be that they are Easterners. ............ Jerry (in Tucson)
It was a timelaspse photo. Chuck hit it on the HEAD.
here is the photo that my son took,
it was featured in the Nevada Magazine photo contest and then chosen for their Veterans Day social media posts
it was featured in the Nevada Magazine photo contest and then chosen for their Veterans Day social media posts
the AZ picture could be the area around Pine Top
Sorry Trev, I'm gonna disagree with you on that. I've been to Pine Top many times and the trees in the background just don't look like what I remember and it's only been 2 years since. It's probably 80% Juniper and Ponderosa Pines with a few Aspens, Oaks, and maybe some Cottonwoods, plus I don't think there are any Whitetails up there. Just Mulies and Elk.
Pine Top and the surrounding area is pretty nice for being in Arizona which most folks think is just desert. ......... Jerry (in Tucson)
ok, it's been many years since i was up there
Chimney coals for Dutch oven dessert. Old mission in Goliad, Texas. The wall is what's left of the original mission circa early 1700s . And breakfast this morning: French toast on propane griddle and cowboy coffee.
Scored a deer with my slingshot this morning. Three were in the backyard munching on the dogwood. They start moving as soon as I open the screen door so it was a snap shoot on a moving target. Hit the largest in the left hind quarter. 15 minutes later I see them moseying back but they made a wide path around my back yard. Maybe my lessons are starting to sink in.
Exploding rounds help too.
