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[matchset]

few weeks back, my buddies and i compiled our mounts from the past few seasons...

sheds and other pics from the field too!

the past couple seasons have been good to us

151...9 pt

172...8pt! ya

[paceman]

Wow! Looks like you guys got this whitetail hunting thing figured out!

[BigJakeL]

Are you guys looking for a young guy to show how to hunt? Cuz it looks like you guys got it down!

[sticknstring]

Thanks for sharing matchset - beautiful collection!

[matchset]

Are you guys looking for a young guy to show how to hunt? Cuz it looks like you guys got it down!

i'm a young guy myself polk county huh.... anywhere near frederick?

[NELS-BELLS]

It looks like you guys are keeping the local taxidermist busy. Are all those mounts from the same area?

Nels

[matchset]

yes. we all hunt the same "general" area.

[nonteepical]

some nice bucks, whats that nontyp. bottom left leaning against the table?

[Andrew Erickson]

thats crazy! impressive deer

[Archerysniper]

yes. we all hunt the same "general" area.

I could give someone the area for a fee.

[mnbuckhunter]

Boy - sure looks like we have a problem with "Trophy" deer in Minnesota! ;-)

[matchset]

some nice bucks, whats that nontyp. bottom left leaning against the table?

167'' 7x6 typical. it just looks non-typ because of all the velvet hangin off it!

[JigginGopher]

167'' 7x6 typical. it just looks non-typ because of all the velvet hangin off it!

[96trigger]

Very impressive. I bet that get together consumed some beverages. I'm sure the [PoorWordUsage] was flying as well. Makes me want to have a similar get together. Very cool.

[archerystud]

Boy - sure looks like we have a problem with "Trophy" deer in Minnesota! ;-)

I would bet that because they all hunt the same "general" area and let little bucks walk that it might have something to do with it.

[HNTNBUX]

Matchset I see you changed your avatar. Did you find the buck you shot earlier, shoot another one or post a previous picture? Not trying to be critical just curious.

[leech~~]

So you guys must be A)Not married or Rich to afford all the mounting cost at your age? Great job if A & B.

[matchset]

Archerystud- what u say is true! little bucks get a free pass

HNTNBUX- it is my buck from 2009; grossed 151'' as a 9point. i also received confirmation from a local landowner last wednesday that the buck i hit was alive and well, even chasing does in a field. so, i'm still trying to fill my 2010 mn buck tag

and

Leech- you bring up a good point.... i think only two out of the ten guys that showed up are married..... there is another wall of mounts in that pole shed too. i just didn't post the pic.

[matchset]

[HNTNBUX]

Good to hear I hope you get another chance at him or a bigger one.

[Coach1310]

Very impressive.... not trying to find your location, just curious as to what kind of area...

SE bluff country

Central MN farm country

Northern MN big woods/swamp country...

Also, how big of an area do you think these bucks were harvested from??? Just trying to get a handle on how many bucks an area can support of that caliber...

Sorry for all the questions, just curiosity on my part.... Congrats on all the great deer...... If I hunted as much as you guys, I probably wouldn't have a wife either........ shhhhhhhhhhh don't tell her though!!

[thesecret]

Sweet!

[BigJakeL]

Matchset- Ya, Osceola I mostly hunt around Centuria area though!

[matchset]

its not necessarily the area the produces big bucks, but its the hunters who hunt that area that truly help "grow" bucks like this.

shoot lots of does and DON"T shoot little bucks!

work together, get a co-op going.

(ie) the pic of the sheds on the table.... almost all are of 2.5 year old bucks! all those bucks will be 3.5 the following year cuz we don't shoot young bucks!

its amazing what Age can do for a deer population

[Coach1310]

I gotta believe you have good genetics and nutrition if those deer are 2.5 yr olds..... kudos to you guys and your principles.... sounds like you have a great area to hunt