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Four years ago we fenced several hundred acres in Bama with an objective of enjoying whitetail deer. This is NOT a hunting preserve, but obviously we have to take out deer. Call it a necessary evil, not hunting, as its the most egregious part of the process. Much joy has been granted us by these deer, they are amazing creatures to observe.

We started with several does, native to the area, along with a few bucks to take care of their duty. The crop of fawns dropped the first year are now three years old. There's five bucks in the bunch.

These deer are not tame, but we're out there enough that they tolerate our presence. Now is the time to get pictures. They will start breaking each other up soon. Also, with a hint of rut in the air, they forget about the camera man, and I can get closer to them than normal.

Here's one of the five three year olds.

Damn, that's a 3 year old. When he's 5 he's gonna be a real monster. Beautiful Buck. I would like to see what his Daddy looks like.

Very nice buck. Edk

Holy Shiet!!!

Wow

Did you bring in breeder bucks?

I would bet that answer is yes. Alabama has some nice deer. I hunted there for 4 years. But I have never seen anything close to the head gear that Buck has on a local 3 year old Buck. Jmo.

Hanco, yes we had several breeder bucks. They are no more. All bucks now are what were born on the place. The five now will carry the load. There is a good two year old crop too.

The buck in the above pics was feeling things other than caution and was an easy target. I have pics of the others but not of the same quality. I will post up the better pics I have as of now.

A fella could hunt his whole life and never even see a buck like that, much less take one. Breathtaking buck for sure.

John

On the hoof, in person, this is the crowd favorite. His body size and antler main frame size is easily underestimated until up close and personal.

Beautiful bucks but I agree that 2nd one is a super buck!! Curious if many of the other bucks you have, have the forked points similar to a mule deers points? I don't see that a lot on whitetails but seeing it on both of these bucks, IMHO makes them even more impressive!!

Nice bucks for sure!

Thanks guys. Its been very enjoyable.

Here's another. Only good pic I have of him.

What do they have to eat? Deer gotta be 5 at least here typically to sport that size rack.

We have one feeding station on the place that is kept in constant supply of FRM (Deer 20) pellets. No other supplemental feeding. There is a perennial peanut field for the summer, a few clover fields for the winter. Other than that, its all natural browse, which is abundant.

Make no mistake, the deer pellets are the difference maker. The genetics must be there but the pellets maximize the potential.

The way I've got it figured, our deer are eating 2.0 - 2.5 lbs of pellets per day on average for the year. So one deer will eat a little less than 1000 lbs per year, just call it 1000. Keep in mind our deer are conditioned to the pellets and hit it much harder than a wild deer. The pellets are currently $480/ton. So $200-$250 per year to feed one deer, conditioned to the feed, but with plenty of natural browse, and a few food plots.

Factor in a tractor, fuel, seed, fertilizer, lime, time, etc., pellets are way cheaper than planting, and more effective.

Great bucks, but you lost me at fenced it off.

Sorry to hear that. You're welcome anytime. A cruise around the place and my money is on you changing your mind.

Great stuff Clint. Good to know how much fun and enjoyment they have brought you guys, and those who've been part of it. Thanks for posting up the pics of those most awesome bucks.

Thanks Johnny. Good to hear from you. Hope all is well.