I like muleys with some character and this guy definately has that. Been a damn hard season, with this being only the 3rd legal buck I've seen in almost 2 1/2 months of hunting. Burped him in yesterday morning. I figured 15 yards from me was close enough. Was a pretty heavy bugger. Was close to 3 kms from the truck and I had to pack him out in 2 trips. He should make for a sweet Euro. With some meat finally in the freezer, we'll see if we can get my boy on a monster before the end of the season.
Here are a few pics of my buck with a shed off a buck I called the Double Mainbeam buck. MattB thinks maybe my buck is the double mainbeam buck regressed from old age. I'm thinkin he's right. The 4 point mainframe structure is almost identical just smaller now. They both have the same bladed eyeguards. The second mainbeam on the shed comes off the base the same as the weird beam on the dead buck. The only thing different is the side of the weirdness has switched. I've seen nontypical points switch from side to side on other bucks that I've watched over the years so there is nothing unusual about that. There is nothing wrong with the skull to indicate an injury. The front teeth are in real bad shape with several missing and others broken. IMO Just genetics and old age playing the role here. I last saw the double mainbeam buck the winter of 05. That would put him at 10 or 11 now.
Here are a few pics of my buck with a shed off a buck I called the Double Mainbeam buck. MattB thinks maybe my buck is the double mainbeam buck regressed from old age. I'm thinkin he's right. The 4 point mainframe structure is almost identical just smaller now. They both have the same bladed eyeguards. The second mainbeam on the shed comes off the base the same as the weird beam on the dead buck. The only thing different is the side of the weirdness has switched. I've seen nontypical points switch from side to side on other bucks that I've watched over the years so there is nothing unusual about that. There is nothing wrong with the skull to indicate an injury. The front teeth are in real bad shape with several missing and others broken. IMO Just genetics and old age playing the role here. I last saw the double mainbeam buck the winter of 05. That would put him at 10 or 11 now.
