Big TX 8 on my Hitlist "Boomer"

[mdnabors]

I just found this big boy a couple weeks ago. He is my #1 target. I have him and a few other nice ones patterned pretty well right now. I keep the area very low impact and already have stands placed for different winds. October 1 can't come fast enough! I'm thinking he's a low-mid 150's 8pt with a kicker. Any guesses from the Beast crew?

[dan]

Great buck! Hard to get those high scores out of an 8 point... I am saying mid to high 140's... Score is unimportant though.

[Edcyclopedia]

I'm @ maybe high 140's gross and can be slightly deceptive with velvet...

All I can say is I WOULD SHOOT HIM - he's a fantastic buck!!!

[Bucky]

With those brows... 150s no doubt

[Bucky]

Those are 10 & 12" G2s and 8" brows...

brows = 16"
G2s = one is 12 the other 10 = 22
G3s = 7" and 9" = 16"
beams = 22-23" = 44-46"
mass = 34"
kicker = 3"
spread = 17"+

152"-155"

[dan]

Bucky, keep in mind that thats not the same species of whitetail we have in Wisconsin. The texas strain he has pictured is a small deer, probably about 130 pounds.

Brows 16
G2S 22
G3'S 15
MASS 23
M.BEAMS 40
KICKER 3
INSIDE SPREAD 14

133 gross

I think I over scored it the 1st time, just by glance... It would be interesting if the buck gets shot and scored what the real score is.

[BigHills BuckHunter]

Those Giant 8s are rare. Hope you get him. I would say 145-150 gross.

[Bucky]

Mass 23"? That is less than 3" average for 8 measurements... NO WAY = You still get 8 measurements on an 8pt buck. I have scored 2yr olds in WI that gross 90"s that have 23"s in mass

I will give you the spread might be less than 17 and beams may be as small as 20-21"

The average whitetail deers ears are 6-6.5"s = even on a Tehas deer ear tip to ear tip on alert is roughly 16" (beams on this buck curl outside of it)

My lowest score on this buck is mid 140s

http://www.texasdeerassociation.com/art ... les_id=274

Now our buddy from Texas has to kill em so we can know for sure

[whitetail007]

nice buck no matter what he scores.

[Jackson Marsh]

nice buck no matter what he scores.

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[dan]

Mass 23"? That is less than 3" average for 8 measurements... NO WAY = You still get 8 measurements on an 8pt buck. I have scored 2yr olds in WI that gross 90"s that have 23"s in mass

4 - 3 - 3 - 1.5 = 11.5 X2 = 23... its the mass measurement between the last tine and the end of the beam that kill 8 points on mass. I have a couple racks that look just like that rolling around in the garage, went out and looked at the mass, and will stick to that answer.
An eye ball on a deer is roughly 3 inches in diameter.


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If we had a front on view, and ears were alert, I believe those ears would be beyond the spread of the deer.

It might go 140's 1st glance tells me that. But taking a closer look and comparing it to other pictures of known scoring deer, and racks in the garage tells me it scores a lot less than what every one thinks.. Regardless, its an awesome 8 point, and the score should not be the main factor in taking it.

[Bucky]

I have scored 100s of sheds and racks...

That buck buck does not have 23"s worth of mass measurements...

The spread could be 15-16"s - agree

For reference the mass on this set was 14" a side

But I will agree to disagree

[DEERSLAYER]

Wow, what an awesome buck. I love big main frame 8's! At first glance I was thinking 160. Then I thought low to mid 150's easy. Being a Texas deer I just don't know though. I just can't get over the impressive looks of that deer. Maybe it only goes 145, but I don't think so. We are still talking about a mature buck with a good size body. Texas or not.

[MOBIGBUCKS]

Easy 140's class eight point. Maybe bigger just depends on mass. Shoot him and tell us