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Wow. Don't give a flip what he scores. Just wow.

No offense, but who cares about B&C deductions, as there are a couple of dumb ones. That buck is 1 in a million. I guess he'd be scaring 220.

Incredible buck. To think about score is almost a sin.

Well call me a sinner because Im curious to know ....

A good guess at B&C score is a lot more helpful in describing a buck than just telling us he's "big" or "awesome".

It's a yardstick....not a lifetime obsession .

Whoa

Hope you cross paths with him again.....

I tend to agree with you 6mm; he's a buck of a lifetime & I feel blessed to have even witnessed such an animal. He's a true giant, regardless of score. I spend quite a bit of time looking for mule deer, and I can honestly say that I've only seen two, maybe three, bucks that were bigger than this guy... and never one with a dropper like this one.

I am curious, however, what he might score, and mean no disrespect to the animal by asking. His drop tine is definitely a distinct "point" and drops off his main beam. His left main beam is weaker than his right, but is still 7-8" long after the G4. The only other pic I have is when he's walking away, and it doesn't show the end of the left main beam either.

JG,

He doesn't have a 220 frame. He very big and downright beautiful, but he is a bit narrow.

I know everybody says this kind of stuff, but growing up and living on the West Slope I have seen quite a few typical and non-typical muleys with frames that would be 20-30 inches larger than him.

Of course, he is also a large body buck and that can make the antlers look smaller. That buck has a very thick and deep body. 225+ lbs.

Casey

What a toad! I'll be dreaming about him tonight!

That sir is a deer of a lifetime, to have seen any bucks bigger says that you must spend a LOT of time in big deer country. Thanks for sharing.


Just a comment, you only measure width once.

Just for comparison, this buck is a shade over 30" and a shade over 200.

Nice...

What a buck. Just catching him in the open like that is very cool.

That's a vey big deer!

Nice.

WOW!!!!! tell me that's a piece of brush in the snow and not a cool drop tine.

What a buck, that pic makes me want to pony up the cash and book a mule deer hunt with Scenarshooter if he still guides.

Yeah, he's looking like, "seasons over, leave me be"

Very nice Deer Bob.

wowwzer.....nice pic !

you sure you weren't in Utah's Henry's ?

HOLY SMOKES!!!!

Just for general information, many years ago, perhaps as far back as the 60's, the state of Wyoming (Sp ?) did a survey as to the ferquency of 30 inch bucks killed by hunters. They were less than one in 1000 bucks killed. 40 inch bucks were less than 1 in 100,000 bucks killed. E

I love big mule deer! That's a beauty and a true trophy for anyone.

Personally I don't care about the net score stuff either or the record book. I have a P&Y mule deer that went in the 180's that I have never entered. The buck I shot this year would net really bad but gross score is good.

6mmWASP,

That's a tremendous buck! When you say 30 inches is that his inside measurement between main beams?

For others,
Notice how the antlers on WASP's buck go past his ears before they curve up. That width and length of the main beams counts a lot in most scoring systems I'm aware of.


Casey