Thanks to T.J. for this report from the deep South, where the rut rocks in December:
Mike: I am sending you this picture to show how big the bucks can get down here. This buck was taken off a good friend of mine’s hunting lease in Vicksburg, MS. He’s a main-frame 8-point with a split G-2, split brow tine, and a lot of kickers off his bases. 20 inches wide, 26-inch beams and a green score of 173 inches! Well over 200 pounds, a true Mississippi stud.
Wow, check the mass, awesome. Thanks T.J. I gotta get back down to Mississippi and hunt soon.
happy new year. wonderful article. thanks for Mississippi and hunt soon.
Awesome buck anywhere in the U.S.!! congratulations! Happy New Year!
WOW!! a lot of the studs came from non midwest states this year. I have said it before, never seen a winter take a toll like it did last year here in Wisconsin. You can also see it in the overall kill this season. It’s good to see some places produced some giants for us to enjoy. Congrats
Congrats T.J. What a stud of an 8pt! Love all the character on this buck..what part of MS did you kill him in? I grew up hunting there my whole life and it seems every year the bucks have gotten better, especially these last few years with quite a few bucks being shot over 170″. Here are some links to a few more MS Giants killed this year for you bloggers who don’t think the deer get very big in the south lol
http://www.ms-sportsman.com/details.php?id=2806
http://www.ms-sportsman.com/details.php?id=2799
http://www.ms-sportsman.com/details.php?id=2772
http://www.ms-sportsman.com/details.php?id=2762