Your Biggest Buck

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sancarloshunter

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Hey you all, I was wondering what your biggest buck(s) looked like that you have taken over the years. Lets see some pics. The story as well. Lets share some memories since the season is right around the corner.
 
OK, you caught me in a good mood. Heres a few for you. The first two pics are my dad with his biggest buck killed in 1970, and the mount. 31 wide 4x5 with split eyeguards.

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Next pic is me and my biggest buck, killed in 1999. 32 wide 5x5, 43 inches of mass.

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This next pic shows from left to right my buck mounted, my dads biggest set of sheds, 30 wide, 4x6 214 gr NT, and my first set of sheds, 29 wide, 196 gr.

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Next two pics are my sons first buck killed in 2005. See his hunt on Never Enough volumn II, coming soon.

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Last is my widest set of sheds found in 2004, 38 wide, 197 gr.

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Hope you all enjoy. You can see a few of these at this years Antlerfest on Junem 10th at Cabela's in UT.

Yelum
 
I've been having problems loading any pictures to any website. An error always comes back telling me my image is too large??? Any help on this, I've tried pic I've taken with my digital camera and pics I've taken with a 35mm.
 
dang, yel...them is all sweet animals...congratulations to your whole family...no wonder you have a 'motion detector' in the corner of your room...i'd be 'securing' them babies, too...thanks for all the nice pics..
 
the biggest I've shot so far is a 30" 5x5, here in good old california. I got him up north about 10 years ago. I need to figure out how to post a picture of him.
 
30 1/2" wide

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Kim

BS Hunting Club Co-founder
 
This was the 2nd biggest, Didn't have a camera with me for the biggest. I killed this buck in Idaho 1985. We figured he field dressed at 230.
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Nice bucks guys.....My best archery buck is a 9x10 that gross scores 203" / 197" net P&Y. Lots of character and most of all....good MASS.

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BOHNTR )))---------->
 
Kilowatt: thanks

Bohntr: Now that is a Monster Muley! I love mass, and he has it.

txhunter58

venor, ergo sum (I hunt, therefore I am)
 
Them's some great bucks.

Got Yellum's son's hunt ready to go. It's priceless cause he thought he was shooting a big 2 point, instead he got a great 4 point. It's pretty funny to hear him talking about passing up 2 points.

You're probably sick of seeing the same pics, but here's a few from the last 2 years.

2004 Wyoming
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2004 Colorado
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2005 Colorado
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I've yet to break the 30" mark or 200" mark, but I got a good feeling about 2006!
 
Hey Prism, Is that Colorado buck going to show up in Volume 2? I am still chomping at the bit for the sequel. I hope they ship soon.
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Here's some more.
2003 10x4 Triple Dropper 190 gross
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2004 Typical 178 gross
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2003 12x13 Pickup Est 220 gross
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Matched Set of Sheds found Spring 2006 10x9 Est 225 gross
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2005 archery buck, 183 5/8 gross, 178 7/8 net.
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Kirby


When in doubt, floor it.

Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggy" until you find a big stick.
 
this is my second and third buck. not sure which one is bigger but they are both great trophies to me.

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third buck
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Here's my biggest, shot 13 years ago in northern AZ....

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and the mount...

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rough scored at 212...32 1/2 wide 9x8
 
Not as big as any of yours, but here is my biggest as well as my old mans biggest.

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Here is my Grandfathers biggest buck. Terrible picture, but you can see the mass this thing has by looking at the horns sitting next to it.

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-Travis
 
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I apologize for the ugly mug, and perhaps the long story!


This was my second year of the Utah dedicated hunter program. I had spent 8 full days (10 days total) in the field hunting this general area in the southern region; ( 2 full days and 2 half days, 1 evening and one morning archery hunting; 3 full days and a half day muzzleloader; and 1 full day and this morning rifle). I when I say full days, that is sunup to sundown. I have hunted this same area for since I was a boy. This area is public land and faces a fair amount of pressure. This year was no different and I noticed of deer camps even in areas I had not seen any before. Perhaps due to the extremely mild weather. However, I usually manage to work the edges and try to use other hunters to my advantage as much as I can. My hunting method is almost always still hunting. I usually get into areas that most other hunters don't make the effort. During the warmer weather hunts, archery and muzzleloader, I will walk for hours in my stocking feet to keep the noise down. I will simulate this type of hunting during the rifle season, working my way through wooded draws and areas that the deer generally move to. This year I had seen a higher than average number of deer and a good number of small bucks. Even though this area is not known for big bucks, I had not seen any mature bucks or even the normal 3 points that I have seen in this area. I was convinced that the pervious winter, combined with heavy snow during the 2004 rifle season and rumors of a lot of big bucks taken, there were none around. The previous day I had missed a smaller 4 point and spotted a decent buck about a mile away.

I was hunting with my brother and two nephews who had commitments the next day and needed to leave that day. As usual, I had to give it one last try for a few hours. As happen many times during the rifle season most of the hunters had disappeared from the field. I worked my way around the back of the mountain heading for an area that I have seen comparatively larger bucks. I had in mind a draw that has a ?finger? of quaking aspen running along it and feeds into a large sagebrush flat. I had actually tried to come down this same draw the evening before, but got started down another similar draw to the north. I was mad at myself for missing it. However, that was probably the best luck I had. My plan was to work my way up the draw to the top of the mountain and back down the other side to camp. I did not spot any deer on my way there or as I worked up the draw.

The sun was not yet over the top of the mountain, as I was on the westerly slope. As I approached the top, I spotted ?the buck? in a saddle with tall sage just beyond the quaking aspens. Even though he was only about 125 yards away, my bowhunting instincts must have kicked in. Instead of setting up for a shot, I quickly squatted down behind a small outcrop of rocks and brush, thinking that he may work his way down the draw. I did not know how big of a buck he was, but knew that he was at least a decent 4 point. I remained surprisingly extremely calm and kept tabs on him for the next few minutes, peering through the brush. It was one of those times, etched in my memory, watching this old boy cautiously working his way through the sage. He would take only a few steps and then check every direction with his eyes and ears. Still my mind was thinking that he may just work his way down the draw and I kept waiting on him. After a few minutes, I could see him standing at the top of the draw at the edge of the quakies. I estimated just over 100 yards. I did not have a perfectly clear view of him, but could see the tall eye guards. He was standing broadside, still partially blocked by brush. He began staring intently down the draw. I did not dare raise my binoculars to check and see if he had detected me or was just checking his direction of travel. I began to get nervous that he had somehow detected me. It must have been about now that I realized that this I was in a pretty good position to take a shot with a rifle.

I had managed to get my ?shooting sticks? from my pack strap. I decided that I needed to get a shot while a had a chance. I had to adjust my position slightly 3 times to get a clear view at through the brush and trees. He remained frozen as I got set and anchored on his shoulder. I squeezed of the shot, he began to stumble backward! I stood up and watched him as he somewhat gathered himself and slowly move toward some quakies. I tried a follow up shot, but missed. I quickly worked my way up to where I seen him enter the quakies. Immediately I head him rustling in the brush and saplings. He was down!

I walked up behind him at about 10 yards. I stopped to gather myself and make sure that he was down for good. I still did not realize that he was as good of a buck as he was. I radioed my nephew, and told him I had a ?pretty good? buck. After a few moments, I walked up to him. Certainly no ground shrinkage. The first thing that impressed me was his eye guards. They measure almost 4". The next were the ?kickers?, his mass, and the ?daggered? back forks. I got back on the radio, much more excited now using a few explicatives describing the buck, and gave directions to my nephew were to find me.

I admired the buck for sometime before getting to the work. I assume as most hunters, I did have the moments of not regret, but respect for this buck. Being on public land, he had to escape many hunters, winters, and in this area the cats that have been present the last few years.

I debated whether to field dress him, or bone him out. Having two young nephews on the way, and knowing that on the top of the ridge there was an old logging road. I decided to field dress him. In hind sight, I should have boned him out. His size made him difficult to dress by myself, and dragging him to the logging road was very difficult, even for 3 of us.

However, when we got him to the logging road we were resting and debating what our plan was. Get the truck or 4 wheeler? My nephew noticed 3 deer standing in some quakies. Two of them were small bucks! I knew there was a small clearing on the other side. I sent him around that side as I moved toward where the deer had entered. He made a good shot on a 2 point, his first Utah deer. I think I was as excited for him for this deer as I was shooting the big buck. Our decision was then made, go get the truck. However, I don't understand how people like to road hunt. I think my kidneys still hurt from bouncing through all the rocks on that road. Next time, I'll choose the pack!

This is clearly the largest buck I have ever taken. I green scored him at 184 (gross). The only ?disappointment? is that he is only 26". Part of the reason he is not wider is how is antlers grow more vertical from his skull and the tines are also nearly vertical. He has 6 on 1 side and five on the other (including junk). I wish that my brother and hunting partner was there to share it with me. Life will never be as sweet without you.
 
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Not mine, but a good freinds and a "respectable representation" of a mature NT.

life IS good
 
260+ gross by 2 different BC scorers, (for real but I bet the heckling begins) not sure of BC net. Ill see if I cant find a better pic.

life IS good
 
Sorry for the bad photo. Here is a photo of my DIY hunt from 05 AZ. Net score 193 6/8, first muel deer.


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Yelum,

I saw your boys hunt on Never Enough II. It looks really good on film. That looks like you all had a fun hunt. Congrats to him on a great deer.

CS
 
I live in Spanish Fork and work in Provo. I spend a ton of time on the East Bay golf course. Maybe you have seen me there.
 
I'm not so sure I want to post mine with all of the pigs you guys have already posted, but what the heck. I shot him last year in GMU 21 here in CO. His net is 177 1/2.

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When I was 16yrs old, my parents and I were parked at a locked gate about 45min before light. A bunch of people pulled up w/dogs and got out, they walked right past our p-up and out to the clear cuts we were going to hunt. I told my dad "let's go" he said "NO"! We waited a little bit and headed out there, my mom and dad started heading toward one of the clear cuts and I said no pops I'll go over there. I stood on a stunp looking and seeing nothing. My dad always taught me to stomp my foot on the log, rock or stump before I stepped down, so I did then I heard a snap and looked and seen this buck looking at me about 100yds away. I started shooting and he started running I shot 5 times and hit him 4 times. I started yelling and screaming my parents came over and could not believe their eyes, I had taken a 22" wide and 16" tall 4x4 (true) black tail buck. My dad and I drug it up to the road, we were standing there when the people started coming toward us, wanting to look at the buck. My dad said lets go boy, over the hill we went to the raod below where we loaded him up. Need less to say he is on the wall.
I also took a true black tail that measures 21" wide and 17" tall 4x4. when I was about 20yrs old. He is also on the wall.

4yrs ago my father and I drew a Oregon NR tag, my dad took a 31 1/2" 4x4 Muley and I took a 27" wide and 20"tall 4x3 Muley. I have onlu hunted muleys 3 times so far, hopefully this year will make 4.

Good luck to all in the draws...
 
Ok guys here are my best muleys. Blacktails are another story.
One at about 12 yards the other at 20.
one in Oregon one in Nevada. The wide buck is 33 1/2"
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Both bucks took about a four hour stalk.
 

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