Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
180”+ bucks
English answer:
bucks (male deer) with antlers measuring 180 inches or more
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Charles Davis
Oct 28, 2015 09:13
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I couldn't understand this sentence: "This is an outstanding hunting property loaded with deer, and 180”+ bucks are regularly harvested here. "
If the symbol '' means inch, 180'' would be 4.572 meters, that's too long for one buck (a male deer). If it means a group of bucks, it sounds weird by describing in this way.
Thank you for your help.
I couldn't understand this sentence: "This is an outstanding hunting property loaded with deer, and 180”+ bucks are regularly harvested here. "
If the symbol '' means inch, 180'' would be 4.572 meters, that's too long for one buck (a male deer). If it means a group of bucks, it sounds weird by describing in this way.
Thank you for your help.
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Nov 4, 2015 04:55: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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bucks (male deer) with antlers measuring 180 inches or more
It's not a typo, it does mean inches, but it's not a measure of the animal's height or length: it refers to its antlers and is calculated by adding together a number of measurements. It's quite an elaborate sum; here is a page that explains how it's done.
http://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/articles/learn-measure-sco...
"Ron Hansen poses with his incredible Colorado mule deer buck. of antler ... 180 inches of antler made for a very memorable afterschool mulie for the Hansens."
https://books.google.es/books?id=g9P3Tzpqj0IC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA...
180 inches is big, but bucks with antlers measuring over 300 inches in total have very occasionally been recorded.
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To give you an idea what 180-inch antlers look like, see the picture on this page, with the following caption:
"Ken Thompson arrowed this 21-point non-typical buck in Ingham County last fall. The antlers netted 167 6/8 inches and grossed close to 180."
http://www.gameandfishmag.com/hunting/hunting_bowhunting-hun...
http://www.deeranddeerhunting.com/articles/learn-measure-sco...
"Ron Hansen poses with his incredible Colorado mule deer buck. of antler ... 180 inches of antler made for a very memorable afterschool mulie for the Hansens."
https://books.google.es/books?id=g9P3Tzpqj0IC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA...
180 inches is big, but bucks with antlers measuring over 300 inches in total have very occasionally been recorded.
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Note added at 59 mins (2015-10-28 10:13:22 GMT)
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To give you an idea what 180-inch antlers look like, see the picture on this page, with the following caption:
"Ken Thompson arrowed this 21-point non-typical buck in Ingham County last fall. The antlers netted 167 6/8 inches and grossed close to 180."
http://www.gameandfishmag.com/hunting/hunting_bowhunting-hun...
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Probably a typo
180 lbs would be about right for a good-sized male deer.
180" makes no sense at all - neither length nor height.
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-10-28 10:54:08 GMT)
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Having seen Charles' answer, I think he is right.
180" makes no sense at all - neither length nor height.
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Note added at 1 hr (2015-10-28 10:54:08 GMT)
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Having seen Charles' answer, I think he is right.
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