IowaDeerHunter Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Not sure if you guys and gals remember a post a while back about a giant Iowa buck in the photo section. Here are those pictures: Those are just a few. Anyways we had this deer scouted out, seen him last year, found his right side, had stands hung and everything we could to get a shot at him. Well while hunting this weekend we got a call that the farmers had found him and another great 140's 10 pointer dead along the creek. They actually found them in early October but had them sitting at the farm in the open, one guy even took this big boy home to Nebraska, thankfully he was kind enough to return him. So it ends up that this deer has a little velvet on the back of his rack and the ten point is in half velvet, so they died in early September probably. My brother and I went to where they pointed us the deer died. They were right along the creek not 60 yards apart. The whole skeletons were there and there is no sign of poaching. While looking around further I found the nice eight point pictured in full velvet again not 50 yards from these to only on the other side of the creek. We are thinking it has to be a case of EHD/Blue Tongue. We did not have any time to look further along our creek but will do so next week sometime. We scored him at 188 and had he not broke his brow tine he probably would have went 190. Really is bittersweet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Oh Russell so so so sorry..:( I do remember the pics. Sure does stink to find them that way.:( Judging by the velvet still on the racks and be dead along water it does sound like EHD/Blue Tongue. Hopefully he passed his genes on and you guys will get a crack at his offspring in a few years.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoss Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Wow thats too bad sure are a couple of nice bucks there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I remember the pics also. Man that is sad. It's horrible he couldnt have fallen to you or one of your hunting partners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booner1331 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 WOW that was some buck...sorry you didn't get a chance at him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 That is so disheartening. I'm sure glad you got his rack, and not someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airman312 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'm sorry you didn't get the chance to harvest that dude...that woulda been cool And I have to ask, what is bluetounge?never heard of it before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Dang. That bites dude. Sorry to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Man, that really is a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Man, that stinks.Couple of great bucks.EHD would be my guess too.We've had it pretty bad this season here too. That pick with the fawn is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kid Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 thats a bummer, thats a shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoor_adventurer Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 So i have heard of the EHD/Blue tounge but i don't exactly know what that is. Would someone explain please? those were some great bucks and i too hope you get a chance of some of his offspring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Sorry to see that Russell. I remember those trail camera pictures and I was in just pure amazement when I seen them. Atleast you got his rack and have a story to tell on the giant. When are you going to put a tape to that guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted November 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I scored him at 188 but that was using a string to tape measure method. I am going over to a friends house tomorrow night and will score it using a soft tape measure.....should be more accurate, then I will let you guys know the specs. on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Sorry to see you work so hard to get him on camera only to die in the creek of EHD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogg6 Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Sorry to hear the bad news. That really sucks to find them that way after all the time and effort you put in to pattern them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted November 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Well just put the soft tape to him and scored him at a conservative 179 4/8. A little off from the origanal 187 7/8 but that was with a string and hard tape measure , stupid way to do it, still a giant either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhitey Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Man that sure does stink that they had to go out that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelk44 Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 What a shame. That's all there is to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 What a huge huge shame...2 beautiful bucks....man that makes your heart hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adrenaline_junky Posted November 30, 2007 Report Share Posted November 30, 2007 Wow, i'm really sorry to hear about your misfortune. Did you happen to contact a biologist about this situation? I think your right about the whole EHD thing, I hope not though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaDeerHunter Posted December 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2007 Wow, i'm really sorry to hear about your misfortune. Did you happen to contact a biologist about this situation? I think your right about the whole EHD thing, I hope not though. Yeah we called people but they would not test them. We told the DNR and he would not test them. So we asked him for a salvage tag and he would not give us one, but said that we could put another one of our tags from this hunting season on it to make it legal, so we did. What a lazy piece of crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Wow, that is really too bad to hear.. sorry to hear you couldn't have got him while hunting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Hunter Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 Click the links to find out about EHD and blue tounge. Man, that's a shame. They were both dandys. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetongue_disease http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12150_12220-26647--,00.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 That stinks man. Sorry to hear. What a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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