Can someone tell me where this "Desert" unit 290 is?

[Karl Blanchard]

195 1/8". 42 5/8" of mass. Way under judged him.

[HntnFsh]

Stunning buck! Looks like it was worth the struggles. Congrats!

[Rainier10]

Giant. Congrats on a great buck.

[adamR]

195 1/8". 42 5/8" of mass. Way under judged him.

That's an understatement; I knew you were being way too conservative. Congrats again man!

[Mfowl]

Totally awesome buck! Congrats Karl!

[HntnFsh]

Was this buck an unexpected find or was it the one you were targeting. Seems like the one you mentioned targeting was significantly smaller.

[bankwalker]

What a buck!!! And we all thought Desert was a ghost town these days

[lewy]

Hell yeah

[Karl Blanchard]

Was this buck an unexpected find or was it the one you were targeting. Seems like the one you mentioned targeting was significantly smaller.

target buck. I had him at 184ish. I was absolutely spot on as far as lengths go but my eyecrometer isnt calibrated for that kind of mass.  A really heavy buck is 38". Almost 43 is just absurd.  I also didn't account for his body and head size.  His head is an inch wider than any of my mature bucks.  So I was off on his spread credit.  Conservatively I've parted out and packed 250+ deer in my life. I've NEVER encountered one this size.  Just an absolute unit of a buck.

[Karl Blanchard]

What a buck!!! And we all thought Desert was a ghost town these days

for big bucks it pretty much is.  Even after killing this deer, I won't put in for it again.  Lots of unique bucks but not much for size. Next biggest was 20" smaller.

[Fish4Fun]

Just curious if this was the same buck I was telling you about that I watched everyday last winter.  I think I told you we had him guessed at 195+
Could see him ever evening from the dining room window with a spotting scope. 

[Karl Blanchard]

Just curious if this was the same buck I was telling you about that I watched everyday last winter.  I think I told you we had him guessed at 195+
Could see him ever evening from the dining room window with a spotting scope.

Negative. A good long ways from you.

[bearhunter99]

I would have held out for one more symmetrical 

All kidding aside that is a masher, especially with stick and string!  Congrats man what a gorgeous buck!

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats man well earned!

[mp.hunter]

Congrats what a great deer!


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