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Crane Kill Nov 13, 2011 17:27:18 GMT -5

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Post by Jordan on Nov 13, 2011 17:27:18 GMT -5

Well i went up to crane today for their opening day of firearm and it ended up working out. We got to crane at 1 AM and slept in the truck until they let us out of the parking lot at 5:30 and i was in the tree by 6. I didnt see or hear anything early in the morning and most of the time was spent hugging the tree because of the wind. at about 2 the sun came out and the shots started ringing out. at 2:30 this guy stepped out and since it was going to be tagged as a military refuge hunt i took him.

8 hours in the stand ended up paying off!

He got aged and was actually only a 1 1/2 year old. would have been a monster in a few years.

frenchy Senior Member Posts: 460	Crane Kill Nov 13, 2011 19:39:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by frenchy on Nov 13, 2011 19:39:04 GMT -5 congrats!!!
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B-rad Major Contributor Brad-Bassmaster26107 Posts: 1,965	Crane Kill Nov 13, 2011 19:57:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by B-rad on Nov 13, 2011 19:57:33 GMT -5 WOW, thats a brute 1 1/2 year old! Great job!
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Chase Moderator/Host of BellBucksnBeards Videos Posts: 2,550	Crane Kill Nov 13, 2011 20:13:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chase on Nov 13, 2011 20:13:51 GMT -5 Way to go! Congrats! That's a monster 1.5 yr old. How could that thing go from being a button buck the year before to that? Must be eating good down there!
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B-rad Major Contributor Brad-Bassmaster26107 Posts: 1,965	Crane Kill Nov 13, 2011 20:18:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by B-rad on Nov 13, 2011 20:18:56 GMT -5 Nov 13, 2011 20:13:51 GMT -5 Chase said: Way to go! Congrats! That's a monster 1.5 yr old. How could that thing go from being a button buck the year before to that? Must be eating good down there! Mommy must be hurtin!!
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Jordan Major Contributor 2011 BB&B Outdoorsman of the Year Posts: 583	Crane Kill Nov 13, 2011 21:23:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jordan on Nov 13, 2011 21:23:30 GMT -5 Thanks guys. Yea when I found out it was only 1.5 year old I was stunned and I'm puzzled as to how it got that big. The only food in that area is grass acorns and persimmons.

Brian Major Contributor Posts: 1,591	Crane Kill Nov 14, 2011 1:11:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Brian on Nov 14, 2011 1:11:00 GMT -5 How accurate are deer aging methods? Nice buck.
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octrophies Junior Member Posts: 83	Crane Kill Nov 14, 2011 8:39:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by octrophies on Nov 14, 2011 8:39:28 GMT -5 that is a 1.5 yr old buck from Crane, they can be bigger than that, same thing in Big Oaks, I've seen a couple nicer than that one from good areas
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Jordan Major Contributor 2011 BB&B Outdoorsman of the Year Posts: 583	Crane Kill Nov 14, 2011 14:50:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Jordan on Nov 14, 2011 14:50:50 GMT -5 I'm not sure how accurate it was but three people looked at his teeth and they all said the Same thing

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Crane Kill Nov 17, 2011 11:20:09 GMT -5

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Post by strippitman on Nov 17, 2011 11:20:09 GMT -5

There is no doubt in my mind that that deer is only 1.5 yrs old. A few years ago my buddy shot a 9 pointer that had a nice rack but lacked in mass. We had it aged by three different professionals and all of them said it was 1.5 yrs old. It's hard to believe but bucks with proper genetics and high protein diets can and will grow good racks quickly.

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