Not a monster!

redman5850 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-02-2010, 09:27 PM

I got this buck 2 days before my season ended, even though he is only a 3 point he was about 120 lbs and was bigger than an 8 point we caught on a trail cam. Needless to so I went ahead and got him mounted! Stupid mount? and Is that bad genes to stay a 3 point?

timberghost · #2 (**permalink**) 02-02-2010, 10:58 PM

That's a great 3pt. It's real tall, I've never seen tines like that. Every deer is a trophy deer and if you want to make a mount then so be it. Great job redman!!!!!!!!!

buckfever · #3 (**permalink**) 02-02-2010, 11:07 PM

A trophy deer is different for every hunter. If you wanted the mount you got the right.

Bad genes? Depends on the age.

kemster99 · #4 (**permalink**) 02-02-2010, 11:46 PM

a trophy is determined by the hunter. looks like you got your self a nice deer. congrats.

rdrader2002 · #5 (**permalink**) 02-03-2010, 12:40 AM

Great Deer in my book . . . as long as the meat goes into someone's freezer and the hunt wasn't just for the mount.

Was taught you shoot for two reasons - puttin' food on the table and protecting what's yours! Honest! That's what my grand pappy taught me.

Hunting Man · #6 (**permalink**) 02-03-2010, 05:21 AM

I agree a trophy is in the eye of the shooter. The three point could of been an 8 pt or a spike next year? genetics, nutrition, who knows and would he have been alive next year??? One thing for sure he is in the freezer! Nice going.

Buckshot · #7 (**permalink**) 02-03-2010, 06:33 AM

I always like those last minute freezer fillers.

Congrats

BruceBruce1959 · #8 (**permalink**) 02-03-2010, 06:39 AM

Congratulations, that's an awesome trophy.
I've always wondered why hunters think of huge racked bucks when they
hear the word trophy. I've seen many small racked trophy bucks even
does can be trophies & ya know what they taste just as good maybe even better.

redman5850 · #9 (**permalink**) 02-03-2010, 08:12 AM

How true Bruce, my 5 year old said he is gonna mount the first thing he gets even if it is a doe. I definitely would dish out the the money for that. And yes rdrader everything I get goes in the freezer. Nothing better than the taste of venison.

#10 (**permalink**) 02-03-2010, 08:18 AM

congrats on the tablefare.

md has the bigger whitetail we see up here in the north AND they have the smaller deer from the carolinas. looking at the deers face its a young deer 1.5 is my first thought. nutrtion is the big deal in most of md. they do have some of the best foods out there, beans, corn, several different oaks, hickory, and lots of it, in md but there are just too many deer for the amount of food.