toddyboman Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 I got this as an email........ Minnesota Frozen Bucks They were found on November 16 near Henning , MN . Here's the story... the guy that found them had left his stand Sunday morning and was walking back to their shack when he noticed a tine sticking out of the swamp grass just off the side of a four wheeler trail. He walked over to check it out and found the two bucks frozen in the swamp ice with only about one foot of each deer's side and about 10 inches of the tines above the ice. After getting help from some hunting partners, they managed to chop the deer out of the ice and get them loaded onto a flatbed trailer. The deer were then brought back to the shack and the word started to spread. The "smaller" of the two was a massive 8 pointer that green scored an estimated 150+ inches and the "larger" monster was a true swamp buck with what was thought to be 18 scoreable points and a green score of 190+ inches. From what I've heard since these photos were taken, the two bucks are gaining statewide attention and the larger buck actually has 23 scorable points. It is thought that the bucks had been dead for 2 weeks before being discovered. Because of this, the capes had begun to deteriorate and were not capable of producing a mountable cape. However, new capes have been supplied and the bucks are in the process of being mounted locked together in battle. The twine on the antlers was to prevent the bucks from coming unlocked when the heads were removed. Also, check out the cup on the tip of the main beam on the big guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiepredator Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 That is pretty cool! Those are some big bucks too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Wow, that is crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthehuntinman Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Those are some big bucks and thats a bad way for them to die. Wish someone would have got them instead of that but a good find tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted January 27, 2010 Report Share Posted January 27, 2010 Mother nature doing her thing. A shame. Those are two beauts there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Just goes to show how cruel nature can be sometimes..eh. Two magnificent bucks, with a sad ending. I'm glad someone found them like that, just to preserve the awesomeness of the whole thing. Sad, but cool at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muzzy1 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 WOW, thats a very cool find..hope to see a pic of the mount when done,im sure it will look killer....congrats!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom2008 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 I think I've seen those pictures in a local paper. A really neat find, but sad to see two giants like that dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter109 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 never seen anything like that but did see a few bad fights that is cool but that is two bucks you ant going to see agin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spykbuc Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 that is nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhammer Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 WOW, good story, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Ever notice little bucks never get locked? Or, if they do, you never see pictures of them. I imagine it has something to do with the width or mass of the bigger antlers crashing together, more surface area or something? Those are two nice bucks. It would be cool to get them mounted together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Ever notice little bucks never get locked? Or, if they do, you never see pictures of them. I imagine it has something to do with the width or mass of the bigger antlers crashing together, more surface area or something? Never really seen 2 smaller bucks really go at it....they generally do some light pushing and what not. Also the overall strength of young bucks versus older mature bucks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubledrop Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 thats awesome. to bad it ended for both of them nice bucks that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Wow, that is cool. It would have been nice to see that fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
layin on the smackdown Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Man thats sad to see 2 giants like that die from a battle, but its part of nature and really portrays the how intense and severe those battles can get...2 awesom bucks for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Such a shame. I got a pic of something real similar from down here in MS. I'll try to post tom when I get to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineyBrake Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 that is amazing! Those are some huge bucks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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