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Scotty that Idaho buck is a toad. Are those sheds of the same deer in the picture?
There has to be a story there somewhere.
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Scotty that Idaho buck is a toad. Are those sheds of the same deer in the picture?
There has to be a story there somewhere. They are from the same buck. Quick story, buddy drew a tag for muleys in Southern Idaho, in the grasslands. He had recently become a resident of the state. He was prodded to put in for the unit he drew in. They scouted for about 3 days before the opener, but got really sick one of the nights. Opening morning came and my buddy was sicker than a dog, but still crawled outta the rack and started glassing some nearby hill's. They spotted this guy about 200-250 yards out and immediately decided they wanted him. One shot from his old Ruger flat bolt 6mm Remington (58 grain VMax) and the old buck was done.. After all the field work was done, they scouted around the area and found both of the sheds for the same darned buck. He had a real nice write up done in Eastmans. Can't remember the score, but its in the lower 200's I think. Here is a shot of the deer as he was mounting it. I'd seen the pictures, but this was the first time I saw it after dropping by when returning from OR. Truly a buck of a lifetime..
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Scotty I wounded a buck in Wyoming. He got off into some steep stuff and bedded down. I finished him in his bed. A few yards away we found his sheds. Big mule deer tend to be home bodies in terms of bedding areas. Hint there.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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More than likely the best whitetail I'll ever get the pleasure to hunt. His name was droptine His baby book He lost 30inches give or take the last two years. 22 1/4 inside 28inch main beams as the eight point
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rick: That's a great whitetail! Pretty neat to have those pictures of him.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Great thread Bob. While he's no monster, he was plenty big enough to please me. The cherry orange coloration regrettably washed off. 308 SS Mtn Guide, 150 Interlock right into the upper throat patch.
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rick: That's a great whitetail! Pretty neat to have those pictures of him. Its fun to watch them grow. Always thought everybody had 60-70 class whitetails until I started moving around the country. I have meet some good hunters in my travels that have not killed 30 class deer. You got to have them to hunt them.
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Scotty I wounded a buck in Wyoming. He got off into some steep stuff and bedded down. I finished him in his bed. A few yards away we found his sheds. Big mule deer tend to be home bodies in terms of bedding areas. Hint there. Bob - thats a heck of a hint there! That should have snagged everyone's attention that is following this thread!
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Dang Rick, that buck in the first picture is at least 24-25in wide. What a hoss. powdr
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oregon: That's a really nice blacktail. Very cool deer! I hear they are not easy to kill. Rick nope not everyone has 150-160 class whitetails....actually they are pretty rare in the scheme of things and if you kill something grossing in the 150's you should probably call everyone you know! That's a big deer.
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Bob I've been lucky over the years to do lots of helicopter work with wildlife surveys. Lots of days you might fly 8 or 10 sections and not see a mature deer. Interesting the biggest whitetail I ever saw was in a houseing addition in Tulsa Ok. I really think he had 190 inch of horn. Guy never knows. That's the story and I'll stick to it😄
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Rick well,, you know how hard it is to find and kill a big buck. They are never easy to find and kill....even when you know they are there.
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Rick well,, you know how hard it is to find and kill a big buck. They are never easy to find and kill....even when you know they are there. You're sure right about that Bob. We found this giant 190" whitey laid up in a plum thicket dead, on our whitetail place, never having seen him alive. [img:left] [/img]
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Another toad...... freaking thing was so fat he bent the receiver hitch on the Ranger. [img:left] [/img]
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A 154" main frame 8pt with a small kicker........biggest 8 I've ever laid eyes on personally. [img:left] [/img]
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an ancient 175" buck [img:left] [/img]
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The dreaded tailgate pic......not sure what the deal was, maybe the stars aligned or something. We killed these within 30 minutes of each other, several miles apart. [img:left] [/img]
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