What animal does this belong to?

[Guest Andrea]

My brother gave me this. It was in their garage. He isn't a hunter and doesn't have a clue where it came from. It's pretty big......and somehow doesn't look like it came from a whitetail. Could it?

[wtnhunt]

Don't know Andrea, could be a mule deer I suppose.

[Gator]

I was thinking fallow deer at first, but I don't think so. Maybe a mule deer????

[WHISKEYSWAMP]

my guess is an old Florida swamp buck.

[Bowtech_archer07]

It looks like a whitetail to me... Not sure though:confused:

[Jeramie]

It could be a whitetail.....

However, no one has mentioned Stag. Cold it be stag? Ive never seen one in person.

[Guest Andrea]

Everyone we've shown this to in person is stumped......

[sureshot]

that is a mulie cutoff, you can see the forks,and how the G2 comes off the beam,

[stevebeilgard]

that is a mulie cutoff, you can see the forks,and how the G2 comes off the beam,

yep, bret is right on. someone was hunting in mule deer country:). it's a common non typical, from mountain mahogany vegetation country.

[Guest Andrea]

Thanks.

[Hoosierbuck]

...and it had a limp on it's left hind leg, and went by the name of Rolando, but his real name was Paul.

HB

[OJR]

Muley! No doubt!

[Dawg]

...and it had a limp on it's left hind leg, and went by the name of Rolando, but his real name was Paul.

HB

:D:D

[toddyboman]

have to agree with the above its a mule deer;)

[Canuck2]

I might kind of disagree with some of the others. Not sure if that is a mule deer, even though nontypical. I still think maybe whitetail. Notice the beading the first few inches from the base; it runs in roughly parallel lines along the beam. This is often the case for whitetails and is usually much less well developed in mule deer. Sure is heavy, though.

[MichiganHunter]

I would say a Mule Deer, I helped score one from texas earlyer this year and it looked JUST like that all the trash like a white tail but was a mule deer. the only other guess i would have would be a "Mule Tail" or what ever it's called, It's a mix between a whitetail and a Mule deer only seen them online and they have some of the traits of that rack.

[hammerforged]

Looks like a bunch of really nice knife handles to me.

[cinch314]

could be a whitetail muley cross breed.

[Shaun_300]

It definetly looks like either a whitetail or mule deer, I'll have to go with mule deer though by the colour and shape of the antler.

[Leo]

yep, bret is right on. someone was hunting in mule deer country:). it's a common non typical, from mountain mahogany vegetation country.

Yep, I too have very little doubt it's a non-typical Muley antler we are looking at.

I agree with Bret and Steve puts it well. A typical non-typical muley

[buckee]

I might kind of disagree with some of the others. Not sure if that is a mule deer, even though nontypical. I still think maybe whitetail. Notice the beading the first few inches from the base; it runs in roughly parallel lines along the beam. This is often the case for whitetails and is usually much less well developed in mule deer. Sure is heavy, though.

I tend to agree with Jack for the same reasons, and also because it lacks the typical Mulie type spread. The spread is more like a whitetail also.

[stevebeilgard]

I might kind of disagree with some of the others. Not sure if that is a mule deer, even though nontypical. I still think maybe whitetail. Notice the beading the first few inches from the base; it runs in roughly parallel lines along the beam. This is often the case for whitetails and is usually much less well developed in mule deer. Sure is heavy, though.

although not real common, i've seen lots of bucks with the beading. i'm staying with a mule deer, even after considering the mule tail cross....

now, if you'll go to the resources on top of the home page, then to the pro staff room, and pull up my pretty face, look upper left at the deer, eyeguard on his right, your left, you'll notice beading also. it's on the right side, too, but you can't see it very well. and i'll GUARANTEE you that's a mule deer!

[Hoosierbuck]

All of you are going to be in trouble for spreading untoward gossip about Rolando's mama. She was a doe beyond reproach. She certainly wouldn't have been seen keeping company with one of those naughty whitetails from back East.

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