RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

Take the bottom pic for example. A mature bucks ears are around 6 inches long from where they attach to the head to the tip of the ear give or take. Compare that ear to its mains and G's

RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

There is no doubt it is a nice buck...but it is nowhere near 160".

RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

Great looking mount, excellent choice of pose. Thats one of the better mounts that I've seen outside of Texas :D Even though he drinks on the job, the taxidermist still does a nice job. Congrats on the buck and make sure to post pictures when you finally get him on your wall.

RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

There are also 2 members that have saw this deer in person. In fact one of them helped drag it out. The other hunts the property as well.

Mightymitehntr27 < helped drag

Treetalker < hunts the farm

Maybe you could ask them their opinions?

RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

TX

Thanks for the kind words:)


The beer wasnt the taxis. It was one of my buddies that was there with me;)

RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

Buckeyebuckhntr:

Nice mount and buck.

But I doubt that buck scores 161 3/8, I just scored it myself using those exact measurements you had posted, and for P and Y is scored 135 4/8, Buckmasters 142 5/8, and Safari Club International 161 1/8. There are a lot of deductions because of the difference in measurments, and not to mention there is no G-4 on the one antler. The total of abnormal points is 8 6/8, that is deducted because the buck is a Typical. The difference in measurments on tine length and circumfrence totals 17 1/8. Right there you have 25 7/8 in deductions.

But it is a fine buck, no doubt there!

RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

3 shot

For the contest it is gross non typical score not gross typical:)

So safari club score is the one that counts for the contest;)

RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

If that deer scores anything over 130, I would be surprised!!!;)

Actually I believe it is close. All those points start adding up really quick!!

I do have one question though....


Do you have left and right flip flopped or is it just my imagination? From what I can tell the right side has 3 scorable and the left has 4 scorable.

RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

Ok then that makes sense, it is still a quality buck don't get me wrong!:)

RE: Close up pics of 2004 contest buck
 

My bad IBM my Bad;)

You are correct. That hurts when I tell you that;)