WHAT WILL HE SCORE?

bearpaws · Oct 2, 2006

This buck is not very wide, I would say about 24 but has great forks and good main beams. I think he will score around 185. What do you think?

Show_Me_Your_Rack · Oct 2, 2006

I bet you are right on about the score i would say 185 to 190 maybe 25 inches i would blow it over if he came my way.

theridge · Oct 2, 2006

the mainbeams and browtines are a bit average but I'd venture to say that your guess is pretty close.

swbuckmaster · Oct 2, 2006

I would tape him when he hit the ground. My guess is Gross 180's net in the 170's. Hope you find out soon

BCBOY · Oct 2, 2006

He'll gross in the low 180's. Needs more in the mass department and bigger G1's to push him higher. I'd think he should net in the 176-178 ballpark. Sweet buck! A shooter in most people's minds.
http://sdana.photosite.com/DanasHuntingPics/

MulieKing · Oct 2, 2006

I agree with BCBOY...he should score around 180. Nice buck, thanks for sharing the pictures.

schmalts · Oct 2, 2006

high 160's is my guess

lifeisgood · Oct 2, 2006

Thats about it in the mass department for a 5 yr old deer down here. Much more is a rarity, and less mass than this guy is fairly common. Eyegaurds of any size are even rarer. The best eyegaurds I have seen on muleys in general are South Eastern New Mexico, some there would give a whitetail a run for their $$. Im grossing this guy 177. A very nice deer for sure. Good luck this season.

life IS good

huntsonora · Oct 2, 2006

I think that Lifeisgood is really close. I doubled his good side and came up with the same thing. Let the air out of him and let us know what he scores...

Drum

D13er · Oct 2, 2006

Beautiful buck but I think you are all over estimating him. I don't think he'll gross over 170 and net 165 tops. Very tops. Kill it and prove me wrong.

JB

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--Benjamin Franklin 1759

manny15 · Oct 2, 2006

165 tops........

polarbear · Oct 2, 2006

LAST EDITED ON Oct-02-06 AT 08:42PM (MST)[p]Nice buck! I would guess around 168-172 gross. Those cheaters are going to knock it down a bit on the net.
Eric

Prism · Oct 2, 2006

Big enough in 99% of the places I hunt! What's the story on it? It's a great buck and I'd be happy to have him in my sights.

I'm gonna say 180ish gross. He's got some pretty good forkage going on!

outtabreath · Oct 2, 2006

Trying out this scoring thing...170

MTQuivers · Oct 2, 2006

Anyone who thinks this buck is in the 160's is WRONG. I would guess anyone that says that has never put a tape on a deer before. 160 class bucks don't have forks like that I would say he goes at least 180" gross. Good luck on getting him.

BigPig · Oct 3, 2006

Agreed. With forks like that he's a high 170's class buck, might push 180.

cabinfever · Oct 3, 2006

C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\Desktop\pictures\Mike Pictures\fish & hunt 04\DCIM\05 elk and CO deer hunt\Mikes 4x5 #1.JPG

Here is a 182 buck I killed last year. Take away his 4 inch eyeguards and his 6 inch spike coming off the main beam behind the g2 and you have a 170 buck. The buck pictured in this post has a little bigger main frame but with small eye guards and no real big extras he's about 177. Maybe 180 but I really don't think so.

Mike

cabinfever · Oct 3, 2006

My picture didn't come thru. I can email it to someone if they want to post it.

Mike

SDBugler · Oct 3, 2006

my guess is 167 net....nice forks but a little shy on the mass side.

MichaelJ · Oct 3, 2006

A nice buck for sure... But sure doesn't look 180" to me. He's got Great forks, n good mass. But his height and width just aint anything special. I'd say around 174" but his face looks young to me. I bet in a year or two he could easily be 180" or better buck.

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dutch · Oct 4, 2006

LAST EDITED ON Oct-04-06 AT 09:37AM (MST)[p]178 gross,
170 net.
dutch
" Man who excels at putting worm on hook is Master Baiter"

4000fps · Oct 4, 2006

You guys are on crack. 185? Give me a break, you guys think that buck is only 5 points away from booking?

That buck is in the 160s.

elkbowhuntingfreak · Oct 4, 2006

A very nice buck in most any place, but 180-185, there is no way. The buck has good forks but almost no mass and the main frame is a little weak. Let this guy live 2 more years and then you will have a for sure 185 maybe better buck. Would still shoot him though... Hope you get him.

BigChicken · Oct 4, 2006

I tried to objectively add it all up and came up with an 171 inch main frame. I real nice buck for sure. The main beams and spread credit are keeping him out of the 180s.

Main=20
G1=2
G2=16
G3=11
G4=10
Sub Total=59
Total Tine Length=118 (left and right combined)

H1=4.5
H2=4
H3=4
H4=4
Sub Total=16.5
Total Mass=33 (left and right combined)

Spread Credit=20
Non-typical inches= 4
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Total Gross score = 175 (138+33+20+4)

buncoboy · Oct 4, 2006

154-158 !

Roy · Oct 4, 2006

Watch out for ground shrinkage. Think 140ish and be surprised if he goes 160.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

slider · Oct 4, 2006

Right at 175 Gross!!! Good Luck

quickdrawkinker · Oct 4, 2006

Slider beat me to it, this buck is a 175" class buck (gross). Whoever guessed 140ish is on crack!

Show_Me_Your_Rack · Oct 6, 2006

ya i over shot that big time 170 is the lowest i will go

Roy · Oct 6, 2006

Well I ain't on crack but I have seen too many deer with "ground shrinkage". When you are hunting, you don't have time to measure all the tines and we all too often overestimate a deer or an elk. That'w why I presented a rather admittedly conservative stragegy "Think 140 and hope for 160." It is always better to be surprised by the size of a buck than to be disappointed. My personal philosophy of trophy hunting doesn't reside with official scoring or measurements. I will never ever say "I will only take XXX size buck on this hunt" - but I will say "I will take the right one". If that means that I have the opportunity to take a 140 buck at the right time and the right circumstance then gues what - I won't miss. If that buck happens to be bigger and the cirsumstance is right well I won't miss it either. It's just too hard to accurately field judge any animal - especially from a pic that may have been taken at over 50 yards away - within any unarguable parameters, so I take a conservative route. Is this a nice buck? You bet. Would I take it? If the circumstance were right - you bet. Do I give a rat's butt what it scores? HELL NO.

UTROY
Proverbs 21:19 (why I hunt!)

dutch · Oct 6, 2006

LAST EDITED ON Oct-06-06 AT 10:07AM (MST)[p]I believe this buck netted about 130-133, can't remember now but I know that is close. only had a 21 inch spread and very weak front forks, no brow tines either except a small one on one side.
The deer up top has to be at least 165 net or more.

dutch
" Man who excels at putting worm on hook is Master Baiter"

Prism · Oct 6, 2006

Would somebody please shoot this buck and score it!

I'm still thinking 175-180! I don't think it'd go over 180, but I'm confident that it may tickle it.

Who knows, pics are tough!

ALLMASS · Oct 6, 2006

180's? Um...No. The deer is probly 160's to 170 @ best. The skylined photos may be tricking some guys.

SDBugler · Oct 6, 2006

I agree Almass. Also never judge a deer when his ears are back - they always look 4X bigger.
He is still a shooter in my book, especially if he were here in South Dakota.

bearpaws · Oct 8, 2006

Sorry guys I we will not know the score this year? I had this buck at 30 yards with my bow and decided to let him walk, I took pics. instead I have been watching this buck for the last 3 years and I think he will be a pig next year. I have had my hands on alot of 160 and 170 class bucks and this guy is right at the 180 mark I think gross that is who cares about net.