Buddy Snapped Pics of a Monster


TBow

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Good Goobly Goo!!! :jaw:

He is a dandy...WOW!!!

A Big Congrats to him...

Just got back from his camp. He is one happy hunter!

Anyhow, took a few more pictures, but it was hanging. I always like the pictures right after finding the animal and in the woods. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my memory stick so I couldn't copy his pictures taken right after he got this buck around 4:30 this afternoon. I'll get his woodsy pictures tomorrow and post them. Here's a picture I took tonight:

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I was little off on my estimations for the antler measurements, but he still scored pretty good. 'hoosierhunter' was close to the mark at 180. I took some measurements tonight, but it was dark, cold and the deer was hanging upside down. I got a score of 183, but I expect that could go 1 or 2 inches either way after a thorough measurement under better conditions and with good scoring utensils.

He was as I stated, an 11 point main frame. He had 6 kickers, but only 3 of them qualified for scoring. 3 of the kickers were under 1" (at least with a quick look) and weren't scoreable. Under better conditions and properly scored, one or two of them might just qualify. Longest tine was 13" (G2 Left), inside spread 21", tip to tip spread 14 4/8", left main beam 24", right main beam 26 4/8", and greatest circumference was 5 5/8".

He field dressed 225 lb with a small of the neck circumference of 26".

My estimations yesterday were based on the Cuddeback pictures and an assumption that his "ground to back height" was 42". All yesterdays antler estimations were based on that 42" measurement as a reference, but in reality he was 40" which threw out my scale. I also couldn't count the 3 x <1" kickers.

I gave him a hearty and well deserved congratulations!

TBow

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I believe he told me that he was putting a scrape in about 140 yards from him. When the deer turned to leave, it was quartering to him. He took it in the neck I believe and dropped him on the spot. His exact words were, "I spined him!", if memory serves me right.

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