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Post by Sasquatch on Jan 20, 2008 16:29:53 GMT -5
That is an impressive deer, but the most amazing thing is the spread. While the antlers are large, it's not even in the same universe as the non-typical world record, and it would have to be scored as a non-typical. ( I'm assuming that anyone stupid enough to pay one million for a deer would be interested in it's score)
But, it's a free country. If somebody wants to give a million smackers for a deer, let him.
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Post by buster on Jan 21, 2008 18:39:02 GMT -5
Boys, I think you are looking at this thing the wrong way. What I'm about to say, I'll preface by saying I've been to Texas a couple of times hog hunting. I would never pay the prices they want for deer down there. However, hunting deer in Texas is BIG business. Where that buck is worth a million, is as a breeder buck. Just like bulls, boars, and race horses. Somebody will buy that buck, and the semen from artificial insemenation will easily make up for paying $1 mil for that deer. I'm not going to argue about his head being worth a mil or not[to me he wouldn't be]. They stud that buck until he's out lived his usefulness, and STILL be able to sell that head, or "hunt", for big bucks[no pun intended]. Mad Dog That's exactly it. That buck is NO WAY worth $1 million as a harvestable animal....it's worth comes from the sale of its semen straws. I am no deer expert, but a buddy of mine is one of the few helicopter deer trappers in South Texas and he works closely with the biologists on some of these huge deer ranches. You do the math..... ....100 semen straws a year sold at $10,000 a straw --- $1 million....100 semens straws a year sold at $20,000 a straw --- $2 millionThis is high dollar deer juice and it does sell with a heavy price tag. There are plenty of buyers out there that pay those kinda $$$ for it. And this is only a 248" deer. Boys, there are several 300"+ bucks in captive breeding programs in South Texas. This is big business!
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Post by dearbornx on Jan 22, 2008 7:41:41 GMT -5
I feel sorry for the deer.
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Post by baker7mm on Jan 22, 2008 14:02:08 GMT -5
I'd let him walk he will be a shooter next year... ;D
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Post by duckhunterpaul on Jan 22, 2008 15:11:45 GMT -5
You want to see what the whitetail business is all about. Go to www.midwestwhitetaildeersales.com There will be an auction in Shipshewana IN I talked to a vet a couple of weeks ago who does artificial Insemination, he said 1cc of Semen from a 200" buck can bring $20,000.
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Post by ihunt2liv on Jan 24, 2008 13:46:55 GMT -5
This is disgusting. Fair chase and free range forever.
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