i really like bucks in velvet. i figure i'm not the only one. this is a buck that my buddy, show_me_your_rack, here on MM missed with his bow last year. how wide do you think he is?
LAST EDITED ON Jan-26-07 AT 06:59AM (MST)[p]I think a guy that I work with took that buck on the rifle hunt. It's eye guards and main frame look the same. I am comparing the pics while I type this. Did you buddy miss the buck this past season? We hunt the same area that you do It looks like. Looking closer, it looks like the notch on the top of the right ear is the same too.
28'??? Are you guys crazy?? That thing is at least 52" wide! At least it was when I missed it.
Truthfully - I think 28 is close but generous. 26 1/2", maybe 27 1/2. He's a beautiful buck though. I am not a fan of bucks in the velvet, but he has great coloring and I wouldn't mind having him on the wall.
P.S. - When I draw my NR MD tag this year for Utahhhh and see a hard-horned one like it, I'm shootin'
P.P.S. - What's the skiing at Alta & Snowbird been like lately. I'm heading down at the end of March (spring break) We've only got about 15 feet here in AK.
Probably wide enough that when the hunter who missed this fine buck thinks about hunting, anything mule deer, fall weather, anything archery, that the only thing that comes to mind is the memory of this guy heading out unscathed.
LAST EDITED ON Feb-01-07 AT 08:59PM (MST)[p]These pix dont do him justice i have seen this buck plenty of times and i would bet my left nut that he is atleast 28!!! This is not the biggest buck that i have missed and by far not the biggest i have seen but he has to be one of my most favorite bucks ever!!! He is a true stud!!!
He is a beautiful buck with nice width, but what impresses me the most is how high his rack is. Nice length, regardless of the width. Main beams look average to a bit better, but sure has nice G2,3,4s.
He's a good example of width not being that important to score. I'd guess his width at about 27" or so.