Good one

[Southern Sportsman]

He may die soon, but it won't be from starvation.

 

[Andy S.]

He looks like he is having a hard time walking in first pic, probably all that weight on his knees and joints. Best of luck with him.

 

[tree_ghost]

What a freaking bruiser! Good luck with him


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[Southern Sportsman]

I'm guessing him at 149. Thoughts?

 

[Andy S.]

He's in the 140s for sure.

 

[TheLBLman]

135-ish

 

[Southern Sportsman]

135-ish

Gross?

I dont get too worked up over score. He's more mature than any I've killed and he's plenty big enough. But "guess the score" is a fun game to play.

 

[TheLBLman]

Yes, I am thinking gross,
although "mainframe gross", and not counting that forward sticker on his R base.

Where I'm not seeing the 140's is with the tine length.
If his tines were longer, he could be up in the 150's.
As is, I see 130's.

He's a real trophy due to his age alone.

We're all different in what we're looking for,
but for me, "score" is pretty low on the list.

I "like" age, mass, and uniqueness.

 

[cbhunter]

140 IMO


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[bowhunt25]

135-ish

Gross?

I dont get too worked up over score. He's more mature than any I've killed and he's plenty big enough. But "guess the score" is a fun game to play.

agreed.....135 +/- my bid will be 134 ,but beautiful....Keep us posted when you put a tape on it....

 

[Andy S.]

Very similar to this buck my buddy killed:

https://amesplantation.zenfolio.com/p16 ... #h6103520e

 

[Andy S.]

His big body is making his rack appear somewhat smaller in overall size and scale than it likely is.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

Very similar to this buck my buddy killed:

https://amesplantation.zenfolio.com/p16 ... #h6103520e

You're right, they are really similar. You're buddy's deer was 140 1/8. Is that net score? It's very symmetrical so probably not much difference.

 

[TheLBLman]

Very similar to this buck my buddy killed:

https://amesplantation.zenfolio.com/p16 ... #h6103520e

Agree.
But I believe your buddy's buck has (on average) longer tines than the one Southern Sportsman has posted.
Look at the brows (maybe 1/2" shorter each), then look at the other tines.
If each of 8 tines average 1/2" shorter than your buddy's, that takes off 4" in the comparison,
i.e. a 140 becomes a 136.

Just guessing :tu:
He could very well turn out to be much larger than my guess.

His big body is making his rack appear somewhat smaller in overall size and scale than it likely is.

I agree that is likely, but do we know just how big is his body?
I've been badly fooled by some very mature bucks with all the "looks",
but they turned out to be muscular midgets,
which in turn made their 120-ish racks look like 140-ish.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

I'll try to post a picture of a normal sized deer standing in the same spot.

 

[Andy S.]

You're buddy's deer was 140 1/8. Is that net score? It's very symmetrical so probably not much difference.

Gross score. Killed last day of season running does, notice his run down body weight.

 

[Snake]

Dand these guys are good at scoring but mine would just be a guess but due to tine length I would guess 130's but a dang good buck to me .

 

[Southern Sportsman]

My guess may be/probably is a little high. But I'm an optimist.

 

['borohunter]

Only one sure way to find out... When you get him post the score and we'll all know for sure...

 

[wobblegobble]

Tine length isn't good but has good beams 136ish