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Question for you Texas folks...

Discussion in 'Deer and Gameheads' started by Sandy, Aug 4, 2008.

  1. Aug 4, 2008 #1
    Sandy

    Sandy New Member

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    I am putting a skull plate back together from a Texas deer I got in. Now I do not know where it was harvested...but the rack is freaking huge with nice mass....and I measured the cape at 17" at the junction after tanning.

    I think the eye to nose was fairly long 7 maybe??. I would have to look to see what I wrote down.

    I am mounting it tomorrow but I was curious if your deer commonly have measurements like that for large racks???

    I didn't see the deer when it came in since it was a cape and horns....It just looks odd with that small of a neck.
     
  3. Aug 4, 2008 #2
    dsbragg

    dsbragg New Member

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    Sounds, about average for the c measurement. I do allot from the hill country in TX with that size neck. South TX has some that will be larger, it just depends on the deer.
     

  5. Aug 4, 2008 #3
    TMTaxidermy

    TMTaxidermy New Member

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    I have done them in here in Texas with 16 to 23" behind the ears and the ETN measures anywhere from 6 1/4 to 7 usually.
     
  6. Aug 4, 2008 #4
    Unique Hunter

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    I'm with bragg & TM...

    Mounted and killed bucks with those measurements...
     
  7. Aug 5, 2008 #5
    brushwolf

    brushwolf let live

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    its not odd .. it just where they live .. down here in east tx ...... we have bigger necked deer ....21 inch neck on a 1 1/2 year deer before .. and in hill country and around san antonio they tend to to be skinnyer
     
  8. Aug 5, 2008 #6
    Sandy

    Sandy New Member

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    I will try to remember to get a pic after I mount it and post it here for you guys....
     
  9. Aug 5, 2008 #7
    Becky P

    Becky P One must believe the glass is half full.

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    Not unusual.
     
  10. Aug 5, 2008 #8
    gab

    gab Active Member

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    avg hill country for us is 17 1/2-18 neck with a 6 1/2 nose.avg so tx 20X 6 3/4-7 nose
     
  11. Aug 5, 2008 #9
    Bobbym1232

    Bobbym1232 New Member

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    That is an average size. I had two 140"+ WT with 15" measurement at the ears this year.
     
  12. Aug 5, 2008 #10
    michael p.

    michael p. Getting better with age :)

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    Texas Damnit!!
    Typical hill country deer.
     
  13. Aug 5, 2008 #11
    Sandy

    Sandy New Member

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    OK I just got it mounted. Sorry for the messy shop pic!!!! I haven't cleaned in too long... :)
    I made it look at big as I possibly could. Locally our deer are very small with fairly small racks (most of them)...
    so to me this looks like our local deer body with a huge set of antlers on top. It throws the balance off to me!! LOL

    [​IMG]
     
  14. Aug 5, 2008 #12
    Becky P

    Becky P One must believe the glass is half full.

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    Yep, looks like a Texas deer.
     
  15. Aug 5, 2008 #13
    dsbragg

    dsbragg New Member

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    Nothing wrong with that, looks good, I think your just not used to seeing TX deer.