Methow Valley Beast! 210 3/8 Gross

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Dandy mulie!  What was the spread on that thing? 

[boneaddict]

   holy smokes. 

[Rainier10]

  holy smokes.

Pretty impressive deer if that is your response.

I figured you would reply with, "nice buck, be sure to post him in the 5pt thread" or "that is calendar material there, how did I miss that one?"

[Yakirack]

Dandy, congrats! 

[DeerMan]

That is by far the best buck I've ever seen on this site. Has everything you could ever want. Mass, spread, good forks, and he's an old fart. Super cool that one of our fellow hunters had caught him on game cam pictures too. Congrats to your dad for harvesting a once in a lifetime buck and pat yourself on the back for not giving up after missing him earlier. Credit yourself a bit, if you hadn't pushed him over the ridge and let the others in your party know about him than it's likely none of you ever would have seen him again. Incredible!

[BGLEMIN]

Yep that's a mule of a deer!!

[Griz231]

Dandy mulie!  What was the spread on that thing?

I need to get a better tape for it but just grabbing the tape measure last night it came up 27 1/2 at the widest point.  We are going to try and green score him.

[Griz231]

That is by far the best buck I've ever seen on this site. Has everything you could ever want. Mass, spread, good forks, and he's an old fart. Super cool that one of our fellow hunters had caught him on game cam pictures too. Congrats to your dad for harvesting a once in a lifetime buck and pat yourself on the back for not giving up after missing him earlier. Credit yourself a bit, if you hadn't pushed him over the ridge and let the others in your party know about him than it's likely none of you ever would have seen him again. Incredible!

funny you say that.  My dad and I were just talking about how the whole hunt was a group effort and wouldn't of happened if we hadn't seen him in the morning.  From my brother watching the valley to make sure he didn't cross over and me staying lower where I had shot at him to my dad going with his instinct and 45 years of hunting experience to know where to look and put himself in the position to make it happen.  All in all it was a great unforgettable hunt.

I never did mention that when we got to camp Friday night I threw my hips and lower back out which really made for a painful weekend of hiking.  I have alignment issues and if any of you have hip or pelvis problems you know how sucky it can be.

Crazy weekend!

[haugenna]

Great buck. My guess is 196 1/8.

How far did he travel from the trail cam pic?  Just curious.

[mdbuck5x5]

  Congratulations to you and your dad. That is a fantastic buck. Can't stop looking at it!

[Griz231]

Dandy mulie!  What was the spread on that thing?

I found my wifes sewing measure tape.  I got 29" at the widest point.

So do you just count from the back, G2, G3, G4, G5 then Main beam?

[longrange7mm]

Beautiful buck. Those backs are awesome!

[Griz231]

So according to the B&C scoring deal on their website, he has what they call abnormal points since he is beyond the typical pattern of five?  So which are his abnormal points?

 
E: TOTAL LENGTHS OF ALL ABNORMAL POINTS
Abnormal points are those non-typical in location such as points originating from a point (exception: G-3 originates from G-2 in perfectly normal fashion) or from bottom or sides of main beam, or any points beyond the normal pattern of five (including beam tip) per antler. Measure in the usual manner (See Figure A). If there are more than five abnormal points to a side, add them together and input in the last field

[Dan-o]

What a STUD of a buck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     

Thanks for sharing.

[lemondog]

More than 180 for sure. Gross score will be high but who really cares? You just shoot a deer like that when ever you can.