Booner Blacktail down with a bow! Alpine Monster! (Updated - official score)

[RadSav]

He said it netted 144 green, so it should end up 142.5-143.

That's about what I was thinking for official score.  Pictures look like velvet was about to be shed so I was thinking 1-2" might even be an exaggeration.  But again, I've never shot a velvet buck that big so I have nothing to base that guess off of.  Really has my curiosity peaked!

Most of my larger hard horned bucks only shrunk in width during drying period.  I was told that was due mostly to skull plate shrinkage and not antler shrinkage.

[shanevg]

For those of you who have been wondering - got the deer officially scored today. 140 5/8" gross and 136 1/8" net. I'm guessing he didn't lose 8" from velvet alone, we probably made some addition mistakes up on the mountain. But hey - he still makes book!

[50CalJim]

Congrats Shane that's a sweet looking Buck.

[~T-BONE~]

Congrats to get a big boy out of the rut is tough! Let alone with archery.. Great job! Beauty buck!

[robertsjd]

congrats shane. very impressive work man and back to back years man .. your an animal man congratulations well deserved

[RadSav]

For those of you who have been wondering - got the deer officially scored today. 140 5/8" gross and 136 1/8" net. I'm guessing he didn't lose 8" from velvet alone, we probably made some addition mistakes up on the mountain. But hey - he still makes book!

I didn't realize you had green scored it with velvet on.  If you use the 5% velvet rule it appears as though you measured just about perfect.  5% of 148 is 7.4" or 5% of 144 is 7.2 = 136.8"  So shrinkage was about .5-.625".  Very cool that formula works out so well.  Thank you Shane.  Very much appreciate the update

[pianoman9701]

This is epic. Way cool, Shane. 

[3nails]

 I'm thinkin you need a big whitetail to hang next to those big blacktails. Now where could you get one of them................

[Martinhunter]

Wow what a awesome hunt and story!! What a awesome buck as well!! Your the man Shane, some day I wanna be like you lol... But of course my favorite part of your story was you giving our Lord and Savior all the Glory, that's what it's all about buddy! 

[highcountryblacktail]

A always like to see success like that Shane. It's a dandy for sure. Congrats on a truly awesome archery, or otherwise harvest. It wouldn't matter what that buck was taken with. It's a trophy buck for sure. I love sneakin up on pigs like that.