RE: Blake Scores Whitetail, 8x4, pics...
Blake,
Great looking buck. He's been fighting it looks like. You can get a really close measurement with a soft sewing tape. Measure the outside on the tines, where they intersect with the main beam and up. Outside on the main beams following the center vein of the main beam all the way out to its tip. Just from looking at the pictures I would estimate your buck grossing in the 140's. He's a dandy buck.
Your buck is a perfect example of a buck that is mature, hefty and doesn't NET well in accordance to the "SYSTEM" .......exactly why a lot of us hunters agree that the gross score before any deductions is a true representation of the bone the buck grew. Great buck Blake, congrats.
Shed