Pa Whitetail Season comes to a happy end

[Murtfree]

Never posted a photo on this sight before but figured this one deserved it. When I first started hunting PA whitetails almost 50 years ago, just seeing a buck was a feat in itself. But antler restrictions and management is certainly paying off. This year I harvested my largest buck ever and hit the scales a 260 lbs with 11 pts. My best buck prior to this from almost 10 years ago weighed in at 225lbs which was aa nontypical 15 pt. I dropped the cape and antlers off at the taxidermist and they aged him at least at 4 years with a good chance he may be 5 years old. He had good mass and beam length but lacked tine length to make him score really well, but still a great PA buck which will be hard to top in my remaining hunting years

 

[RR2012]

Beautiful buck! Congrats on a big un.

 

[TNsavageman]

Congrats! Great buck!

 

[RS3579]

Congratulations!

 

[RichP]

Very nice, congratulations

 

[*zap*]

Awesome!

 

[Rolen]

Awesome buck!

 

[switchback270]

great PA buck! congrats

 

[AK Troutbum]

Congrats man, that is a super nice Pennsylvania buck indeed! What part of the state are you in?

 

[Trial153]

Congrats

 

[Trr15]

That’s a great PA buck. Congrats!

 

[Se7en39]

Congrats man, that is a super nice Pennsylvania buck indeed! What part of the state are you in?

Agreed! Where about’s? 260 that’s a hog!

I got this guy in central PA on the 27th of Oct and he only dressed out at 140.

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[AK Troutbum]

Agreed! Where about’s? 260 that’s a hog!

I got this guy in central PA on the 27th of Oct and he only dressed out at 140.

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Does that have 11 points as well?

 

[Murtfree]

Congrats man, that is a super nice Pennsylvania buck indeed! What part of the state are you in?

I’m in Lehigh County, northwest of Allentown. Farm Country bordered my the Appalachians

 

[Murtfree]

Agreed! Where about’s? 260 that’s a hog!

I got this guy in central PA on the 27th of Oct and he only dressed out at 140.

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Congratulations on your buck, that is a true stud and certainly had more inches of antler than mine. 260 lbs was live weight....only weight loss was blood. I just rolled in with the loader tractor and scooped him up. He was extremely fat with a thick layer across his back and inside the body cavity. Stomach was filled with corn. I don’t think he had to run off much body weight in the rut because most other buck would give him a wide berth. Included a picture of my food plot of clover, beets and radish bordered by my corn field; he was well fed.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Congratulations on your buck, that is a true stud and certainly had more inches of antler than mine. 260 lbs was live weight....only weight loss was blood. I just rolled in with the loader tractor and scooped him up. He was extremely fat with a thick layer across his back and inside the body cavity. Stomach was filled with corn. I don’t think he had to run off much body weight in the rut because most other buck would give him a wide berth. Included a picture of my food plot of clover, beets and radish bordered by my corn field; he was well fed.

Beautiful country for sure!


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[Se7en39]

Does that have 11 points as well?

Yes. I have pics of him on the hood about a week before I shot him.

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[crich]

Good looking buck congrats massive body on that thing!