For The Hunters

[LouC]

This took place in the next county over to mine.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/bigoldfartdude/Buck1.jpg

Worth the wait: New Athens native gets himself a monster 13-point buck

Hunched behind a pile of brush late in the afternoon on Oct. 7, Curtis Kimbrell let a trophy buck walk in front of him without drawing his bow.

Why? Kimbrell had a hunch something bigger would emerge from the timber.

He was right. Shortly thereafter, the object of Kimbrell's eye broke through the tree line and into the bean field on the private property he was hunting in southern St. Clair County.

The monster 13-point non typical whitetail field-dressed at 225 pounds and weighed an estimated 240 pounds on the hoof. It's massive rack green-scored at 174 3/8 inches gross with a 42 1/2 -inch mass.

Click LINK (http://www.bnd.com/372/story/975827.html)

I don't hunt but I do support good hunters and good hunting.

This was done with a bow.

Having been an archer in my youth I am doubly impressed.

Towards the end of the article it is revealed the shot was caught on video.

[Buffalo]

Wow, that's a monster buck. That's what bow season is for. What a thick freaking rack.

[MasterBlaster]

Not as impressive as it used to be. When I was young. I killed for food only. These days, nutrient blocks that grow antlers that big are a million+ dollar industry. A good kill? I suppose so. But not as rare as it used to be. If the deer killed in this pic was fed un natural nutrients and fattened, is it truly wild??? I understand that I have no way of knowing, but it's just not as rare on occurence as it used to be.

I hope the meat is dressed out efficiently, I'm sure it will be good too.

[StoneScratcher]

This was done with yellow paint. (http://www.habeeb.com/images/funny.photos/road.kill.lane.jpg)

[gwhughes]

Awesome! Great buck.

[gwhughes]

Not as impressive as it used to be. When I was young. I killed for food only. These days, nutrient blocks that grow antlers that big are a million+ dollar industry. A good kill? I suppose so. But not as rare as it used to be. If the deer killed in this pic was fed un natural nutrients and fattened, is it truly wild??? I understand that I have no way of knowing, but it's just not as rare on occurence as it used to be.

I hope the meat is dressed out efficiently, I'm sure it will be good too.

Back in my day we had to drive them towards valley and drop rocks on their heads. After the kill there was nothing left of the antlers. Darned new fangled arrow thowing machines....

It was a 7 year old bean eating buck, had his antlers and his size not been so great, they could have measured his toots! :)

[LouC]

This was done with yellow paint. (http://www.habeeb.com/images/funny.photos/road.kill.lane.jpg)

Opossum painted in "Independent" yellow...

:))

[LouC]

Back in my day we had to drive them towards valley and drop rocks on their heads. After the kill there was nothing left of the antlers. Darned new fangled arrow thowing machines....

It was a 7 year old bean eating buck, had his antlers and his size not been so great, they could have measured his toots! :)

Drove them towards the valley, barefoot in the snow, wearing nothing but a raccoon hide thong.... :mrgreen:

[Samm]

Not as impressive as it used to be. When I was young. I killed for food only. These days, nutrient blocks that grow antlers that big are a million+ dollar industry. A good kill? I suppose so. But not as rare as it used to be. If the deer killed in this pic was fed un natural nutrients and fattened, is it truly wild??? I understand that I have no way of knowing, but it's just not as rare on occurence as it used to be.

I hope the meat is dressed out efficiently, I'm sure it will be good too.

I agree. At least in your area. Nutrient blocks are not legal in Alaska. Growing antlers requires a lot of energy so in the wild, only the best fed animals (with the "best" genetics) are capable of growing such a rack. Good feed also contributes to good meat.

Hunting should only be done for meat (or control of predator/prey ratios.) If the animal has a big rack and you proudly display it in pictures or on the wall, fine, but that should never be the main purpose of killing an animal as far as I am concerned. That said, trophy hunting does not affect genetics. All trophy sized animals have already bred many times.

[LouC]

I agree. At least in your area. Nutrient blocks are not legal in Alaska. Growing antlers requires a lot of energy so in the wild, only the best fed animals (with the "best" genetics) are capable of growing such a rack. Good feed also contributes to good meat.

Hunting should only be done for meat (or control of predator/prey ratios.) If the animal has a big rack and you proudly display it in pictures or on the wall, fine, but that should never be the main purpose of killing an animal as far as I am concerned. That said, trophy hunting does not affect genetics. All trophy sized animals have already bred many times.

Around these parts about the only parts of the deer that doen't get eaten are the antlers or the head and antlers that go on the wall.

[Nevarwinter]

great buck.

[Samm]

Around these parts about the only parts of the deer that doen't get eaten are the antlers or the head and antlers that go on the wall.

I didn't even know you had deer in Egypt. ;)

[LouC]

I didn't even know you had deer in Egypt. ;)

:))

Sure we do.

http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk296/bigoldfartdude/egyptiandeerA.jpg

Have had them for a long time.

They are a lot like Alaska deer, only warmer.