LFN is going to blow up this year you watch and see, I agree with wooly even though the deer does look likethe same buck its hard to believe he jumped that much in one year but maybe, if that is the case man o man watch out 2013
Soak them a week or two? That's risky, the cartilage will break down between the bone and the skull will start to fall apart. You can make a peroxide paste and cover the skull for a few hours and get the job done. Me I prefer the natural bone color
Yup no deer near Canan you better look on the west side. Seriously bro there is lots of good state land, very good for archery, you may want to avoid first week of gun unless your a daredevil but after that it gets pretty slow and the deer are still there to be had
Pass for sure, especially knowing what you got running around. As for the meat hunters, doe's are plenty and generally taste better, why not increase the buck age structure and harest doe's first, you can't eat the horns anyway right?
Great bear, I would agree on the boddy size versus age typically bears in the 3-4 yr old range would be 300+/- pounds easily, guess it all depends on food and health