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huntnphool just admit u were wrong holy crap man the buck was scored by an official pope & young scorer the guy has been doing it for years im pretty sure he is a little better at it than you! you have not even seen the buck!
It will be at the show in the eastmans deer tour exhibit so dont worry you will get to see it yourself.
AK-Dont sweat it. You are never going to convince everyone, regardless of the proof you have. It's just too bad that some try to cast a cloud over such a great animal and the experience. Congrats to Ryan. I can see why so many stories and great animals never get shared on here.
It sure is funny that guys will still argue about a buck even after they see the official score sheet. I guess if a mule deer isn't 35 inches wide and being long armed in the picture then it must be only a 170 inch deer. Some guys are just plain crazy. Congrats to the hunter on a fine trophy!
Quote from: HUNT on November 02, 2012, 08:21:09 PMAK-Dont sweat it. You are never going to convince everyone, regardless of the proof you have. It's just too bad that some try to cast a cloud over such a great animal and the experience. Congrats to Ryan. I can see why so many stories and great animals never get shared on here. No kidding HUNT. It's like a bunch of 6 year olds on here. Poor UptheCreek gets on here and asked a QUESTION about a 200" buck and he gets blasted by the horn whores on here. Now it was scored officially and they still question it.Unreal.Now for some facts. It will be entered in the NW Big Game book and it will be #1 today. There isn't a category for Velvet Mule Deer in the 3rd edition printed in 2011. The official scorer called and asked about it,and "no one has ever entered one so send it in". So in 5 more years when the 4 edition comes out it might be #1 or #10. It is a 210" deer NET(no fish here) doesn't matter where it's at. It is what it is. No the pictures don't do it justice. But that doesn't matter either, well except to some phools. The story and pictures will be in the Mule Deer issue or as Eastman's people call it "The Granddaddy Issue of the Year". It will hit the stands on Jan 15th. Now about the quote about the Eastman's Tour, it is being considered for the tour and in our mind, well we're not holding our breath. Will it be in Puyallup's Sportsman show. We were thinking about it but after this forum don't know. We might get talked into taking it to Puyallup because the hunting partner that was involved in this hunt lives close by. What do you think RBlue? We will take it to the Big Horn Show in Spokane. The last fact is my kid killed one hell of a deer. It scores 210. So keep casting the clouds over it if it makes you feel better.
Quote from: HUNT on November 02, 2012, 08:21:09 PM The story and pictures will be in the Mule Deer issue or as Eastman's people call it "The Granddaddy Issue of the Year". It will hit the stands on Jan 15th. Now about the quote about the Eastman's Tour, it is being considered for the tour and in our mind, well we're not holding our breath.
Quote from: Archery King on November 02, 2012, 05:17:10 PMno the velvet stayedI did not see where the 5% velvet deduction was applied
no the velvet stayed
Quote from: RadSav on November 02, 2012, 06:05:36 PMQuote from: Archery King on November 02, 2012, 05:17:10 PMno the velvet stayedI did not see where the 5% velvet deduction was applied I also thought the minimum for P&Y non-typical Muledeer was 12-4/8". I'm not trying to be a naysayer. Just wanting to know how it made it into the non-typical category and whether the 5% velvet deduction was represented in that score. Just so I can understand the full scope of the measuring on this fantastic buck.I doubt I would have stripped the velvet either. Just wouldn't be the same deer mounted without it.I am thrilled to see such an outstanding animal coming from a Washington State bowhunter. That is a stud of a buck. The likes of which I will probably never set eyes on in the field. I'm very, very happy for the hunter. What an accomplishment!