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Post by HuntMeister on Nov 24, 2008 20:58:26 GMT -5
Truly awesome buck! Any guesstimates on his age? Congrats!
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Post by raporter on Nov 24, 2008 21:27:23 GMT -5
Great buck, congratulations.
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Post by HarleyHunter04 on Nov 24, 2008 21:55:31 GMT -5
Former Alexandrian here, Contrats on a stud of a buck.
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Post by featherduster on Nov 24, 2008 22:07:35 GMT -5
I think you killed an ELK.
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Post by teamcgo on Nov 25, 2008 6:51:20 GMT -5
I never did get him weighed, but by the pounds of meat, he was definately over 200. We measured his neck, about 3" below his ears and it was 31". I measured the muscle after caping and it was just over 26".
The bases measured 6 3/8 and 6 2/8, 22 inside spread and 20 2/8 tip to tip. He had incredible "H" measurements all the way out.
When I get him to the taxidermist I'm going to get the jaw and take it to get aged. I really have no idea what his age is.
I shot him at 5 yards with my new Limbsaver DZ-32 and Rage 2 blade broadheads. When i first saw him around 20 yards away I didnt think he was big enough, because of his short "G"s but once he walked under me and I could see his spread I decided to. I knew he was a good buck after the shot but didnt realize just how big until I walked up to him. No ground shrinkage here.
He wasn't chasing a doe, just cruising. I did get to watch him go down about 100 yards into a bean field and as he broke the wood line I saw about 6 does cut across the field about 200 yards away.
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Post by jgrimm on Nov 25, 2008 7:50:13 GMT -5
Very nice!! look at that maaaassssss!!!!!
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Post by Woody Williams on Nov 25, 2008 7:57:58 GMT -5
teamcgo,
That is an EXCELLENT buck!
Mass is number one with me when I look at a rack and this bad boy has MASS..
Congratulations..
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Post by tickman1961 on Nov 25, 2008 8:26:01 GMT -5
Love the mass, a trophy 8 in anybodys book.....congratulations on a fine Indiana deer.
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Post by Sasquatch on Nov 25, 2008 8:53:10 GMT -5
I never did get him weighed, but by the pounds of meat, he was definately over 200. We measured his neck, about 3" below his ears and it was 31". I measured the muscle after caping and it was just over 26". The bases measured 6 3/8 and 6 2/8, 22 inside spread and 20 2/8 tip to tip. He had incredible "H" measurements all the way out. When I get him to the taxidermist I'm going to get the jaw and take it to get aged. I really have no idea what his age is. I shot him at 5 yards with my new Limbsaver DZ-32 and Rage 2 blade broadheads. When i first saw him around 20 yards away I didnt think he was big enough, because of his short "G"s but once he walked under me and I could see his spread I decided to. I knew he was a good buck after the shot but didnt realize just how big until I walked up to him. No ground shrinkage here. He wasn't chasing a doe, just cruising. I did get to watch him go down about 100 yards into a bean field and as he broke the wood line I saw about 6 does cut across the field about 200 yards away. Goes to show how easily you can be fooled as to how big a deer is, especially during hunting conditions. I love those dudes that see a deer in brush at 100 yards in dim light and know it's a 2.5 year old, 178 lb. 10 point they are looking at. Safe to say you made the right choice. Awesome deer.
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Post by West28 on Nov 25, 2008 9:41:01 GMT -5
Nice Buck, Congrats!
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Post by woodmaster on Nov 25, 2008 9:46:23 GMT -5
Love the mass and spread...congrats on a great buck!
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Post by raporter on Nov 25, 2008 10:19:01 GMT -5
Goes to show how easily you can be fooled as to how big a deer is, especially during hunting conditions. I love those dudes that see a deer in brush at 100 yards in dim light and know it's a 2.5 year old, 178 lb. 10 point they are looking at. Really like the non hunters who can count 16 points on one that runs across the road in front of them.
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Post by varmint101 on Nov 25, 2008 11:49:30 GMT -5
That dude is thick!! Congrats on a great 8!
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Post by ridgerunner on Nov 25, 2008 20:24:22 GMT -5
Thats a toad! Nice Buck!
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Post by oggie on Nov 25, 2008 21:41:26 GMT -5
Awesome buck. Congrats
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Post by bsutravis on Nov 29, 2008 6:00:20 GMT -5
WOW!!!!!! Awesome buck!!! Congrats!
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Post by duff on Nov 29, 2008 6:14:44 GMT -5
Nice. It looks like the great granddad of a buck I shot in Frankton about 6 years ago. Same wide with shorter tines. Mine just was not nearly as THICK! good job!
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