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Different States - Spectrum

Unread postby Edcyclopedia » Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:20 am

All the talk about different states got me thinking about the spectrum of sizes from state-to-state.
Although not very scientific, it will likely show that each animal is different (dah)(genetics), also by location (feed available), etc...
A fun visual!

Name the State, region and believed age of animal...

NH, south , 1.5 yrs.


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NH, north (Canadian border), 1.5

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TX, north, 1.5 yrs - Oops shot wrong deer! :oops:

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NH, south, 2.5

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NH, south, 3.5

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NH, south, 3.5

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Re: Different States - Spectrum

Unread postby Stanley » Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:26 am

These are all Iowa bucks killed by me decades ago. I estimated them to all be 1.5 years old. The last one may have had the potential to grow into something. I didn't take many pictures back then. I had a camera, but lent it to a guy named Stanley (not me) the camera burned up in his apartment when he fell asleep smoking in bed. The doobie he had going started his bed on fire; "puff the magic dragon".






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Re: Different States - Spectrum

Unread postby Edcyclopedia » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:06 am

I was going to add more criteria but did not want to confuse.
One criteria was the year the buck was shot basically due to many comments about how poopy it was 6 or 20 decades ago from all you elders ;) ...
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Re: Different States - Spectrum

Unread postby hunter_mike » Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:43 am

The following bucks are all 1.5 yr old shot within the past 10 yrs.

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Marathon Co. WI 2004

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Marathon Co. WI 2005

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Marathon Co. WI 2006

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Marathon Co. WI 2007

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Marathon Co. WI 2008

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Marathon Co. WI 2009

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Columbia Co. WI 2013
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Re: Different States - Spectrum

Unread postby JoeRE » Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:43 am

NE Iowa, 1.5 years old. About 15 years ago. First antlered buck :D

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Re: Different States - Spectrum

Unread postby ajack » Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:03 am

SW Pa, 2.5 years.
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SW PA. 3.5 Years
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However, I believe these ages aren't typical for my area. These were just exceptional bucks for their particular ages.


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