ORIGINAL: samsteel
Thanks for the guesses guys, not sure what he weighed, I've never really cared about weight up here in Canada. My Dad has shot tons of deer and he said the body size wasn't nearly as impressive like some of the old bucks past their prime he has shot, but he also has never taken a buck with a rack like this. I'm guessing 225-250. I think the rack is bigger then his age might suggest.
Interesting point, not sure if you guys have heard about anything like this before, when I was cleaning him I found anantler wound in his butt, a 5" gash on his back leg and his jaw was shattered into about 100 peices. His jaw was so broke up it hung straight downwith about 3 teeth left. I'd like to have a shot at the buck that beat him up. Later guys.
Heres another picture to help in guesses.
He was obviously a warrior and a super looking buck...just met a buck out of his class once and got his tail kicked ... when we caped out the buck I took last year in Canada his neck and chest was all bruised and his lip was split ...guess these guys were raised in a bad neck of the woods .. I hunt area 508 ..
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