How tall is this buck?

ridgetops · Jul 25, 2011

I filmed these bucks this past week. The 2nd buck is one of the tallest bucks I've ever seen. I would think both bucks would score at least 150" and that second buck must be at least 25" tall. What do you guys think?
Video link: http://www.monsterhuntclips.com/video/1527/Tall-Buck

dillon · Jul 25, 2011

They would both go 150 easy. The first buck I am guessing is about 24", but the second one is like 26" high, both awesome bucks.

TOPGUN · Jul 25, 2011

I'm thinking more like 170" with the length of the tines. Even though that last one is narrow, his height is going to up the score pretty good I would think. I hope some of the pros get on here and comment because I'm just making a guess and maybe I'm way off. That's why I like to get in on some of these scores early to see if I'm in the ballpark because when there are already a bunch of posts I read them first even though I shouldn't, LOL!

Aaron84 · Jul 25, 2011

I think he is about 5'6" to 5'8" im not to good at guessing how tall he is from a computer.

ADDICT · Jul 25, 2011

Super tall man! Great deer.

eldorado · Jul 25, 2011

Not wide at all but certainly tall. Definitely a shooter buck.
Thanks for posting.

Eldorado

sageadvice · Jul 26, 2011

Yeah, both gonna be real nice bucks. I don't recall ever seeing a taller buck in the wild than that second buck.

Some measure "how tall" by putting a tape on the skull and measuring straight up to a point center between the highest points. Others. measure height by taping out and along the beam, around up to the tip of a highest point. I usually measure height straight up myself, anything above 22" is pretty good. That second buck looks to be way better than that, Thanks for posting!!

Joey

velvetmonster · Jul 26, 2011

Ridgetops,

Those wouldn't by chance be book cliffs bucks would they? I've seen a ton of bucks just like that out in the bookies. There is definitely a tall/narrown gene pool out there.

bucklover · Jul 26, 2011

I posted pictures of a 3 point on the hoof and in velvet last fall that I named, Tri-High, for obvious reasons. He went solo just before the hunt and I had a heck of a time relocating him. He really needed a couple more years, but I knew if I didn't shoot him someone else would. Anyway, he ended up measuring 26" by following the curve of the rack. I guessed him to have a 6 and a 1/2 inch spread. I was off a little. It was 6 and 3/8 inches. Your buck looks close to the same height.

YELUM · Jul 26, 2011

Thats a great looking deer. I've never measured my bucks hieght, but he's up there.

Hey Ridge, I sent you an email, did you get it?

Yelum

540BnC · Jul 26, 2011

i thought book cliffs also. both are good bucks, but that 2nd one is pretty amazing.
there definitely is a gene for bucks like that down there.
nice camera work. keep it up.

ridgetops · Jul 26, 2011

>Thats a great looking deer.
>I've never measured my bucks
>hieght, but he's up there.
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>Hey Ridge, I sent you an
>email, did you get it?
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>Yelum
I just got your e-mail. I have a new one now, so thanks for the reminder. I just changed it on my profile.

There's always next yaer

ridgetops · Jul 26, 2011

>i thought book cliffs also. both
>are good bucks, but that
>2nd one is pretty amazing.
>
>there definitely is a gene for
>bucks like that down there.
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>nice camera work. keep it up.
>

I was going make a comment about the shaky video because it was handheld and I usually try and use a mono-pod. Thanks for the comments. The bucks are not on the Books, keep going West.

There's always next yaer

HornyMan · Jul 26, 2011

I would say much further west by the sound of the jet.

hunt4130 · Jul 26, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Jul-27-11 AT 05:36AM (MST)[p]good looking deer. has potential ..... msybe next year. thanks for the post

TB23 · Jul 28, 2011

Tall enough to shoot at least where i hunt this is the tallest we kill last year but we saw a lot taller

Blegit · Jul 28, 2011

A lot taller, I dont think so. Show me some video or pics.

ridgetops · Jul 28, 2011

I have had a few people tell me they saw a buck at least 30" high when describing it. I find that hard to believe, I think a person has a better chance at seeing a 40" wide buck than a 30" high one. I would like to see a picture of a 30" high buck. I believe the buck I filmed the other day is about 26-27" high. (straight up from between its bases).

There's always next year