Got out last Monday for the first time,first north west wind,planned on shooting the first doe that showed instead a nice 3.5 year old 10 pointer came by so I harvested him.Perfect hanging weather so I aged him for 4 days,cut him up last evening,dressed weight was 196 lbs,lots of good eating there,ate the flat iron steakes last night while we were cutting it up.23 yards went 24 yards and tipped over always fun to see them tip over!

My wifes hero shot on a nice 8pt.

Normal,8 point is 140 inch to kill at 4 years old

Small, was just a 2.5 year old. These ozark deer aren't like midwest deer.

These Midwest deer don’t all get great racks takes a deer with good genetics to go over the top along with some age , but that’s probably true anywhere. One thing is for certain if the best u got is a 2.5 year old 10 point running around that’s the top dog u can kill on the property but ain’t nothing wrong with that

It takes a big 8 to get to 140" around here,our normal 8 pointers are 120 to 125" and those are mostly 3.5 to 4.5 year old deer.140" 8 pointer is a wall hanger here,a 130's 8 pointer is a very good buck!

All right you talked me into it 55 degrees and NW wind at 20

Id go if i could. That plot looks a little brown.

Not a plot just crp consists of grasses such as blue stem gotta mow paths or u don’t shoot

That’s a stud 8 at 4.5. We kill them, but not at 4.5. Takes a little longer than that here. We’re “trying” to take the 8’s before they get that old. Already starting to see more 10’s running around. Still have some whacked racks running around that need taken as well. The deer my DIL shot wasn’t supposed to be shot, but we gave her a pass for her first archery deer, lol.

Yep once they get 4.5 years and still 8 never get better try to get them out of the breeding lol got a 8 point on the wall that’s 160 inches

Put meat in the freezer tonight with a doe. Now sit back and wait for a good buck. The pressure is off.

Good deal

That feels good, doesn't it. Always my plan, but to do it with the least disturbance to the property. Also good to have a couple different properties so you can get the early doe and leave the other alone.

what was the dressed weight if I may ask?

Anything new? Wife has been out twice this week in the early muzzleloader. Going back out tomorrow for one last try. Can't wait to go do some catch and release pretending when vacation starts in a week.

Took a nice fat doe. Turning her into some good eats

Planning on hunting a little next week,plan is too fill my land owner tag,doe.

Starting Wednesday.

Head home this weekend I got my MO doe then come back a week before rifle opens in MO when it’s closer to the rut then. Stick around for the rifle opener to help out a new hunter friend. He got a doe last year I’ll try to get him to hold out for a buck this go around.