Deer manager says letting the young guys walk to 7 1/2 is the key component to producing big bucks
178 6/8 19 point, 219 pds
187 4/8 20 point, 220 pounds
188 2/8 16 point, 195 pds Forrest Hodges, 37, with the trio of free ranging whitetails he took off his property in Cherokee County between Sept. 28 and Oct. 1 using Managed Lands Deer permits provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. All of the bucks were 7 1/2 years old. (Courtesy Photos)
Hodges supplements his deer herds with a bounty of groceries including year-round food plots and free choice deer feed to build body weights and optimize antler growth. His feed of choice is 20 percent protein Double Down Custom Blend. (Courtesy Photo)
Just when Forrest Hodges thought his deer season couldn’t get any better, it did.On September 28 — opening day of the current statewide Managed Lands Deer and Archery Only whitetail seasons — the 37-year-old logging contractor from Jacksonville brought down a free-ranging whitetail buck with a magnificent set of antlers. Sporting 20 scorable points with thick main beams, the buck r...
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