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Unread postby mike_mc » Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:32 pm

Got out for a couple hours Monday morning before work, and I kicked out a deer. Found his bed, I could tell he been using it a lot. A lot of hair under the snow. There was a rub in his bed. Do gauges suggest the buck has small points near his base. Also, how long does a buck stink? He had a stinky bed.
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Unread postby mike_mc » Thu Jan 27, 2011 4:43 pm

Another question, 3 finger tracks likely from 2.5 year old?
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Unread postby cwoods » Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:38 am

Depends on the size of your fingers I suppose. All deer are different. Nice find though for sure!
mike_mc wrote:Another question, 3 finger tracks likely from 2.5 year old?
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Unread postby MOBIGBUCKS » Fri Jan 28, 2011 7:55 am

Sounds like a 3.5 with that size track. How high are his rubs? Height is the first thing I look at when scrutinizing a rub.
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Re: gauges

Unread postby dan » Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:47 am

MOBIGBUCKS wrote:Sounds like a 3.5 with that size track. How high are his rubs? Height is the first thing I look at when scrutinizing a rub.

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Gouges could be from brows, or stickers. look at the height to determine maturity.
Stinky bed? He was probably rutting late when some yearlings came into heat in december.


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