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Post by squirrelhunter on Feb 4, 2017 12:00:59 GMT -5
I brought the deer head to the taxidermist yesterday and he said "wow,that's like 160 class deer",I said that I didn't have any idea what it's size was and he said he could measure it for me but he was not in anyway an official sorer and he didn't do deductions. I said I'd heard Indiana was in the top 10 States for record bucks and he said yeah but a 150 class was a "monster buck" but around here 130 class was big. He said over and over "wow" and "it's definitely a buck of a lifetime",he said his wife would be surprised when she got home. He couldn't get over it's mass either. He measured it and come up with 173 in. without deductions. He said the 3 stickers were right on the line to be counted as points so until I get it checked by official scores I won't know for sure,but he said there's a Sportsman Show at the fairgrounds in April and there's going to be guys from Pope & Young and Boone and Crockett and maybe another group,that will be scoring animals for free so I'm going to have them check it. He also said it was the biggest one to go into his place from anyone around here that wasn't "manufactured",meaning from high fence places,or from out west.
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Post by freedomhunter on Feb 4, 2017 13:04:53 GMT -5
There should be a hrb scorer somewhere near you. I had mine done it went 170 gross 165 net non-typical
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Post by throbak on Feb 4, 2017 13:35:59 GMT -5
I know a guy up your way would probably score it for you ? He's in Anderson area
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Post by squirrelhunter on Feb 4, 2017 14:33:29 GMT -5
There should be a hrb scorer somewhere near you. I had mine done it went 170 gross 165 net non-typical That could be who he meant,he said there would be 3 different scorers there but he didn't list all 3 of them.
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Post by Pinoc on Feb 4, 2017 15:51:30 GMT -5
The Deer Classic at the fairgrounds is later this month. They will score it but I think there is a small fee?
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 4, 2017 16:04:23 GMT -5
There should be a hrb scorer somewhere near you. I had mine done it went 170 gross 165 net non-typical 165 is a lot of antler
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Post by deerhunter23 on Feb 4, 2017 17:21:09 GMT -5
The Deer Classic at the fairgrounds is later this month. They will score it but I think there is a small fee? Your correct. Maybe $15. Be several there scoring.
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Post by greghopper on Feb 4, 2017 21:25:12 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Feb 6, 2017 20:14:39 GMT -5
No matter what it scores, congrats on a great deer!!!
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Post by Sasquatch on Feb 7, 2017 10:49:05 GMT -5
Yes that's a big deer. I remember reading something James Kroll said, that unless you are in a very special area or after a specific critter, that a 140" deer was as big as you could expect to see just about anywhere, and that you had better shoot it.
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 7, 2017 10:52:07 GMT -5
Did you post some pictures of your buck?
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Feb 7, 2017 12:52:26 GMT -5
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Feb 7, 2017 12:55:07 GMT -5
I'd like to see the finished mount as well. That was a heck of a deer.
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Post by scrub-buster on Feb 7, 2017 13:24:03 GMT -5
That is a very nice buck. Congratulations.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Feb 7, 2017 14:53:22 GMT -5
I'd like to see the finished mount as well. That was a heck of a deer. Oh believe me I will,I definitely will. He said it would be about a year out because there's so many ahead of me,he does animals from all over,he's got a web-site on Facebook. www.facebook.com/Buckwild-Taxidermy-LLC-1654789888125464/
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Post by squirrelhunter on Apr 8, 2017 19:36:34 GMT -5
I got the deer scored by the IDHA. He grossed 174 and netted 168 3/8. The Jay County Record is 169 1/8.... missed it by 3/4" darn it . There's only 11 of the 15 points that are scorable but I think there could be 12,the 1 is right on the line. He measured it 2 or 3 times then said nope,then after he made a few more measurements he said he had to measure it again and measured it a few more times and said nope. I think he gave me the benefit of the doubt but I'm not sure.
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Post by 76chevy on Apr 9, 2017 7:22:41 GMT -5
great buck!
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Post by squirrelhunter on Apr 9, 2017 8:25:26 GMT -5
Thanks Chevy.
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Post by M4Madness on Apr 9, 2017 12:28:47 GMT -5
That is one heck of a buck! Your NET score tops my best GROSS score by 1/2". Congratulations!
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Post by squirrelhunter on Apr 9, 2017 17:54:53 GMT -5
Thanks m4. I'm sure it's the best I'll ever get,just happened to be in the right place at the right time is all,pure luck.
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