Another Goofy Buck

bragabit · Oct 25, 2011

I must attract the goofy bucks. I was a little disappointed when I walked up to him, but he is growing on me. I shot him last night just before dark. I spotted him running through the burned trees. I knew he was a big mature buck and had something funny about his one side. He gave me walking 300 yard shot through a small opening right at edge of the burn. 165gr Accubond at 3500 fps did a number on his chest cavity.

harleyrider · Oct 25, 2011

Wow! He is goofy but pretty cool. Not many bucks are so unique, good job.

gb22 · Oct 25, 2011

That's cool! I'm jealous!

Within the shadows, go quietly.

Muleyfanatic · Oct 25, 2011

Nice buck! He has a really ugly face too.

Darktimber · Oct 25, 2011

That is a unique buck. He'll look good on the wall. Old warrior for sure!

treedagain · Oct 25, 2011

cool buck.....

eldorado · Oct 25, 2011

Great buck. Would make a unique mount.

Eldorado

nfh · Oct 25, 2011

nothing wrong with him he is awesome

huntinfanatic · Oct 25, 2011

Congrats, very unique! I hope to find one like him for my dad on his upcoming paunsaugunt management hunt.

sageadvice · Oct 25, 2011

You don't see one like that everyday, Nice!! Congrats!!

Joey

SoleSearcher36 · Oct 25, 2011

Really cool buck nevertheless!!!! And on a side note.....looks like somebody really did a number on the cedar tree in the background!!!!

pauns08 · Oct 25, 2011

Nothin like a 30" 4x1 cool buck chad, and what are you shootin that a 165 accubond is going 3500 fps thats cookin?

HNTNFSH · Oct 25, 2011

That's a cool buck congrats buddy that's awesome I would have had to shoot cuz o like the goofy ones good job

bigmoosie · Oct 25, 2011

I really like that buck not your regular old 4pt.I would say Rem 300 ultra mag for the gun.

2lumpy · Oct 25, 2011

That's exactly why I love mule deer. You never know what they look like. I like your buck. You'll look at a thousand mule deer and never see another like it. Not a 30" typical but a great buck all the same.

DC

PaleHorse · Oct 26, 2011

That is bad A! That buck looks like he shoulda been hanging aroud Kenicott! There is a couple of big spike weirdos out there

bragabit · Oct 26, 2011

Big Moosie you are correct on the gun. 300 RUM. I just starting reloading and playing with a few loads. I actually had the 165gr bullets approaching 3800fps. I had to back them off to match the speed my turret is set up for. That speed may be a little to fast for the Accubond. It pretty well blew apart without hitting any bones other than ribs. 4 inch wound channel, with only small part of bullet going clear through.

Tikka · Oct 26, 2011

Love that Goofy Buck, that will be a conversation piece on your wall.

That looks like a Book Cliffs buck and country.

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WhiskyMan

Cornhusker · Oct 26, 2011

We have one like that although not as wide on one of the ranches I hunt. We're going to take him out this year. They are starting to rut he is a really agressive deer as I have observed bow hunting. He is the king with that one side his right long and sharp, he wins every sparring match even if the other buck is bigger. I wish the one we'll take out was as wide as that. Yours and the one I have both appear to have long noses. I wonder if that is related to the spike on one side.

BIGJOHNT · Oct 26, 2011

Wow that is different

Pines_N_Tines · Oct 26, 2011

Very cool Brag a bit. Didn't you post a pic of a 6x1 bull elk a while back? My brother took a 4x1 on a muzzy hunt. No where near as big as yours but it's a cool conversation buck. I boiled the skull for him and did a diorama. Here it is.

swbuckmaster · Oct 26, 2011

If your buck had matching sides it still wouldn't be as cool as that imho. Id love to have a freaky buck

pookiebar · Oct 26, 2011

Man that is the coolest buck I have seen on here yet! congrats!!

hangfire · Oct 26, 2011

Looks alot like a buck I saw on the pahvant, congrats.

Zeke · Oct 26, 2011

I'd hang that sucker proudly on my wall. Way cool.

Zeke

brownboy1473 · Oct 27, 2011

That's sweet! I love the uniqueness of it. You'll never see another buck like him. Good job!

Brownboy
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BIGJOHNT · Oct 27, 2011

What are you doing to get 3800 fps out of a stock 300 rum ? I shoot a modifed 300 rum (300 tejas) and we have back it off to 3600 fps with a 165 grain bullet

bragabit · Oct 27, 2011

Big John,
I am kind of shocked myself. I have a custom rifle with a 27 inch lapped barrel 1 in 11 twist. I loaded 3 shells with 100gr of Retumbo, Federal Match primers. Average 3 shots was 3780. I had 3 shells loaded with 101, 102, 103 grains each. I shot 1 of the 101 at 3808. It showed some signs of pressure so I just pulled the rest of the loaded rounds. The hodgden manual shows 103.5 as max. I had to back it off to 93.2gr to get it down to 3500 to match my turret. I verified this speed through two chronographs.

BIGJOHNT · Oct 28, 2011

brag
You must be using RL 25 ? I have been loading RL 22 96 grains w/ a 165 grain bullet getting 3540 fps at temp above 40. If it drops bellow forty I load 97 grains. My gun has a 26 inch barrel not including the muzzle break of course. But your gun does smoke them out there. The maxs load on a 300 rum 165 grain bullet in the Barnes manual shows RL 22 91.5 and RL25 94.5. But it does show RL 25 w/ 130 grain bullet at 104.5 grain pushing 3722 fps

hunt4130 · Oct 28, 2011

nice!

DonMartin · Oct 29, 2011

I personally really like those "Freaks & Geeks" and your buck is one I'd drop in a second...Good job!

Don Martin
Arizona Wildlife Outfitters

2lumpy · Oct 30, 2011

bragabit,
I heard about another buck with a spike on one side and a good bit of antler on the other that was seen in Southern Utah this fall. Wondered if your buck came out of So. Utah too, if you're comfortable with sharing. If not, that's okay too.

DC