Real or Hoax

deepforks · Jan 4, 2010

got this email today saying this 400lb. buck was shot in maine. there was no other details, just this picture. im thinking a little photo shop....or corn fed in a barn with some serious antler growth snacks. has anyone else gotten this? what do you guys think?

its a toad if its real!!

tabbyhntr · Jan 4, 2010

Deer looks more like a hogg with horns!

marcopolo · Jan 4, 2010

Boy I don't know PigPen. Something don't smell right to me.

deepforks · Jan 4, 2010

my god marcohomo....are you stalking me.

"something dont smell right to me."

why do you leave yourself wide open like that? im going to give you a pass on this one...just cause im in a hurry. youre welcome!

oldmossback · Jan 4, 2010

fake as hell. Look at the size of the deers body compared to the guy

BrowningRage · Jan 4, 2010

You know, at first glance it appears very fishy, like there's been some photoshopping done and what have you... But it's hard to tell...

There are many things that I see that look authentic to me... The shadowing from the flash looks all around legitimate, but maybe a little too perfect on the tree... And something looks wrong with the hands and fingers maybe...

The most fishy thing to me is that there is NO blood... anywhere... It all looks a little too perfect to me...

I honestly hope this deer is for real, it's amazing...

shedfinder · Jan 4, 2010

If it is photoshopped they did a good job. Even got the shadows right from the flash. Maybe its not a big deer, but a small guy.

shedcrazy · Jan 4, 2010

shouldn't there be some shadows on the deer from the pine branches hanging in front of it?

1FastGambler · Jan 4, 2010

Who cares... This is a "Mule Deer" forum!!

"Windage & Elevation Pilgrim, Windage & Elevation"

Feleno · Jan 4, 2010

looks fairly legit at quick glance but its very easy to alter a photo with halfway descent results. This took a me less than a minute in Photoshop without paying much attention to detail. Helluva buck if real.

slamdunk · Jan 4, 2010

C'mon people....seriously??

marley · Jan 4, 2010

That deer would weigh 600 lbs. if that pic was real.

shedfinder · Jan 4, 2010

After seeing that feleno can shrink the guy even smaller I do believe its photoshopped. Can you make the guy a little more smaller so we can spread rumors of a thousand pound whitetail?

shedfinder · Jan 4, 2010

Found evidence of photoshopping. The tip of the tallest antler where it meets the tree. Look closely at the tip, its there in the shadow but the tip has been replaced with the tree. I tried making the picture bigger but I'm computer illeterate.

treedagain · Jan 4, 2010

WOW....looks like a hog

marcopolo · Jan 5, 2010

LAST EDITED ON Jan-05-10 AT 08:31AM (MST)[p],

HunterHarry · Jan 5, 2010

LAST EDITED ON Jan-05-10 AT 05:03PM (MST)[p]

http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy242/rstaxidermy/001.jpg

Real.
Game Farm.
Camera angles.

shedfinder · Jan 5, 2010

We werent really debating the antler size, but the size of the deers body compared to the hunter. The deers body in the picture above is clearly not as big as in the first picture. Still a nice looking deer but not 400lbs of deer.

HunterHarry · Jan 5, 2010

I still say camera angle.
The photographer was closer ro the hindquarters and was probably laying down when he shot the pic.
Photoshop is too much work for most folks.

An example, this was about a 15lb steelhead that my buddy caught.
With the decriving camera angle it looks 50lbs.
Easy.
LOL

Feleno · Jan 5, 2010

i'd agree with Harry, its more likely camera angle and type of lens causing the perceived and exaggerated body size. Maybe Chuck Adams will chime in on this

Buck · Jan 6, 2010

>looks fairly legit at quick glance
>but its very easy to
>alter a photo with halfway
>descent results. This took a
>me less than a minute
>in Photoshop without paying much
>attention to detail. Helluva buck
>if real.
>

Nice work Feleno. I have a couple hundred pics I need 'touched up'. When can you start?

"The value of any trophy from the field depends not on its size but on the magnitude of the effort expended in its pursuit." ~ Aldo Leopold

hornkiller · Jan 6, 2010

no offence harry but your buddy looks like ricky bobby.

BrowningRage · Jan 6, 2010

Um yeah... Nobody in there right mind would mistake that for a 50 pounder... Seriously...

HunterHarry · Jan 6, 2010

>Um yeah... Nobody in there right
>mind would mistake that for
>a 50 pounder... Seriously...
>
Jeeze Dude sorry.
I was being a bit sarcastic.
I know that too.
HH

liecabucks · Jan 8, 2010

Shake and bake!

Sit tall in the saddle, hold your head up high, keep your eyes fixed to where the trail meets the sky...

longshooter338 · Jan 10, 2010

wow!!!!

NM_mulies_top_preditor · Jan 12, 2010

i got the same pic in a e-mail and it said it was taken in penn. it looks pretty fake too me!

BrowningRage · Jan 12, 2010

I read back my post and realized that it came off pretty harsh... That's not how I meant it in my head as i wrote it... apologies brother...

And I'm sure that camera angle plays a part in it, but I think that guy has been shrunk a little...