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We found these sheds on our place here in Iowa. We found them about 300 yards apart from each other. We can't come to a consenus on weather or not it is the same buck. We are hoping it isn't. It would be pretty cool if we knew there were a couple like this. We know there are some really good bucks around, but we usually don't find the sheds. We found them a couple of months apart also. The shed that has the white tag on it was scored at the Iowa Deer Classic. It went 84 6/8" non-thypical. I think they probably are from the same buck. They are just way to similar not to be, but you never know. See what you guys think.

Dan

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One more picture.

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looks like the same buck to me. when did you find the sheds?

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I would guess it's the same buck...the brow tines look too similar to me.

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Nice sheds!

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AWESOME!!!

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Nice sheds....same buck. The best way to tell is to turn them over and look at the pedicles, they will look very similar.

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Same buck. He is going to be a bigger monster this fall!

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Dan beat me to it. Check out the pedicles.

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Yeah I know, I have looked at the pedicles and they look very similar.

We found the one that we had scored in November. It was kind of buried in an old creek bed. My brother in law stumbled across it while he was bowhunting. So we figured it was from the spring of 2007. Then the next one we found this April. It also was buried and pretty discolored, so either it is also been there since last year or it is another buck's shed from this year or it is the same buck's shed from a year later. Who knows?

Dan

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What a pig ;)Im guessing the same buck to. The color is the same, twisted brows, kickers....yep im betting the same ;)very nice buck!

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Very interesting Dan! I think they are from the same buck also. Likesomeone already mentioned, the brow tines look a lot alike.

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Good point Dan, I'll have to keep that one in mind.

They look like the same buck to me also, too many similarities on them.

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Its pretty crazy when you look at a bunch of sheds and see how different each pedicle is. Some are long, oval, the burrs ride high and some where the burrs come down and will almost sit lower than the pedicle itself.

They're almost like fingerprints.

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Like the guys said above check the pedicles.But the one shed looks really chewed on and the other minimal.Either the rodents are real bad where the first one dropped or the other one was dropped alot later.I would think with headgear that size he would want that antler off as fast as possible to get his head balanced again so it could be two.But they do look like pretty much like a perfect set.Either way there is a monster lurking in your woods.

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Well guys here is a look at the pediciles. The best I could do as far as pictures go.

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Cool pics! They sure look similar to me.

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Yep...Notice how the burrs all around both peticles are about the same size, configuration and distance from the base of the pedicle. Not to mention, they both have kind of a heart shape to them.

Especially after seeing the pedicles, I would say they are definately from the same year....he grew them during 2006 and they were laying out there a year before you found them.

Congrats again on a great find!

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Great finds,they look like a match set to me too.

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After seeing the pedicles I agree with dan.