1st in a series

idahonative · Aug 26, 2004

Okay, thirty incher's pictures inspired me to share a few that I have. Thank you Larry very much for the detailed instructions on how to do the picture posting. I thought it might be nice to see a few of the most outstanding bucks many of us will ever see.
These all are in my book "Idaho's Greatest Mule Deer". If you are interested, visit www.idahobiggame.com (or click on the ad on the mule deer forum.)
This first photo is a buck that I own. It was taken by Allen Solterbeck in 1975 in Idaho. Allen also took a 232 4/8 Non-typical in the SAME DRAW two years earlier. This great buck net scores 198, even with the messed up fork. His left side is as big as the world record typical (the Burris buck). His left G-2 is 22 2/8 long, and he is 34" wide x 26" tall (with a true frame). Had his final fork developed properly, he would have been the #2 typical of all time. He will be on tour with Eastman's this fall (huge thank you to Roger Selner and Eastman's for mounting this great animal and giving him such a beautiful look).
Allen was a meat hunter and admits if it was a forked horn, he still would have shot it. Allen and his wife Betty are wonderful people, and made writing this book a very special experience. Enjoy.

Muleyslyr · Aug 26, 2004

Wow, that is unbelievable! Awesome, thanks for showing it.

kingfish · Aug 26, 2004

Great buck!. I'm still going to order your book..

nmtaxi · Aug 26, 2004

Awesome!!!

thirtyincher · Aug 26, 2004

IF YOUR GOING TO BE A BEAR BE A GRIZZLY BEAR!

This book is the most impressive book I think that has ever been done on trophy mule deer any where! I might be a little prejudice because I have some of my bucks in there but it is a great book for all you trophy mule deer hunters to drool over.

YoungBuck · Aug 26, 2004

That is one awesome "what if" buck! Thanks for sharing!!
YB

fisrtcoueswas80inches · Aug 26, 2004

youngbuck said it best, "what if" the right side matched the left??? world record??? sure is a pretty buck
Casey

idahonative · Aug 26, 2004

LAST EDITED ON Aug-26-04 AT 04:08PM (MST)[p]Thanks Larry.
YB, yes, he is one of the biggest "what-ifs" ever. Still is a heck of a "what-is" too!

idahonative · Sep 2, 2004

will get #2 on shortly.

YoungBuck · Sep 2, 2004

Idahonative,
I finally got around to buying your book....probably the best book I have ever picked up! I have read through about half of the stories.....it is amazing that so many bucks could be taken in such a great period of time....and then just drift off into nothing with only a few monsters poking up here and there over the last 15 years. Hopefully the monsters will come back someday and I will get a chance at one...until then I guess I will have my fingers crossed.
YB

MichaelJ · Sep 2, 2004

If his back Left matched his back Right, and if his front right matched his front Left, it'd be my dream buck! (Hey I can dream alright!?)

Michael~All Gods creatures welcome... right next to the mashed potatoes and gravy.

idahonative · Sep 3, 2004

Brandon, glad you are enjoying it. Yes, Idaho has really gone down the tubes in a big way. Very very sad. See anybody you know in there yet?

muledeerhunter1 · Sep 8, 2004

I love being an Idahoan!

Gator · Sep 8, 2004

Just think if they closed down that area where that draw is for 7-8 years and did some(alot) predator culling, you could very well have the same genes coming back with a world record. I wonder if those was wet years back then or dry like now. Sure is one heck of a deer.

jkhunterid · Sep 8, 2004

More water and predators were "varmints".

YoungBuck · Sep 9, 2004

I havent noticed anyone I know personally....I live a few miles from Ray Cross....and John Hammond is across the river from me and is a good friend of a guy I go shed hunting with. Alvin Renyolds who is in the unofficial trophies section (I think)....I went to school with his kids and I was good friends with them.....but I never got a chance to see their dads buck.
Imagine how many hundreds...if not thousands of racks that got to turn into dust over the years! And think of how many sheds did the same! I wish I was alive back in the hayday!
But there are still a few out there.....just nearly impossible to find nowadays!
YB

idahonative · Sep 9, 2004

Yes, it is a shame. I think if people knew how many record book bucks ended up at the dump, left on the mountain, or cut into knife handles, it would make them sick. It's all relative. When you have lots of big bucks, a big buck is just another big buck. I think they were more likely to hang on to a big non-typical just because it was unique, but man o man how many 190-class typicals (antlers) got left on the mountain. EEK! I do love this buck. I have him where he looks at me every day at work. Just dreams now though. Especially if you are a "do-it-yourself-er". Ryan

YoungBuck · Sep 9, 2004

Ryan,
You know Dreams sometimes do come true! It just takes time and patience.....and drawing the right tag helps sometimes too!
How far do you usually pack in before you start hunting?
YB