Guys;
Many of us Az. guys have seen that buck before, but thanks 2 dogs for reminding us that true monsters are possible.
If that buck is 44" outside, which I have no doubt , that he is, then without his 2 forked cheaters, which I figure at 6" and 4 1/2", thats a 34" + - buck mainframe. I have seen very, very few main frame 34" bucks. Couple that with the amazing number and length of his points and above average mass, that is truly a MONSTER.
With the view we all see in the picture, how would YOU really react. I don't want to here any b/s about I would just pull up and blow him away. I, and I think we all would, take at least .5 to 2 seconds to make sure we weren't dreaming, bite your lip, hard, to bring you back to your senses, and then take a 1/2 second deep breath, squeeze and make a humane kill shot, and give the true grand gentleman the death he deserves.
Oh yea, I would just take his picture, just as hard to hold a camera steady in that situation as a rifle or bow.
Beautiful, beautiful buck!!!
Steve Cheuvront