Greatest Spread, another controversial topic

[boneaddict]

[TeacherMan]

Dead or alive 😂 25.25” daughters whitetail…

[jrebel]

What's so controversial? 

[jeffro]

What's so controversial?

dead deer picks in February?
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[High Climber]

I would put him at 32” greatest spread
27”inside

Assuming 22”  between his ear tips in this pose

[boneaddict]

What's so controversial?

Peoples guesses or opinions. Controversial probably isn’t the right word. Piggy backing on the guess the score threads


That’s a killer whitetail. I’ve only seen one thirty inch whitey.   A great memory with my Dad.

[Feathernfurr]

Did you get beam measurements on that WT Teacherman? Anything over 24” wide for whitetails is usually a rare sight, that’s pretty dang awesome!

[jrebel]

What's so controversial?

Peoples guesses or opinions. Controversial probably isn’t the right word. Piggy backing on the guess the score threads


That’s a killer whitetail. I’ve only seen one thirty inch whitey.   A great memory with my Dad.

I see...

I have always gone by the rule of 7's on a mature old mule deer.  7" in between base of each ear and 7" ear with when in the alert position like the picture above.  After that, its all a guessing game that gets awfully convolute depending on the angle in which you are looking at the animal.  Very seldom are you getting a good face on square look.     

I would put this buck at 25-26 inside spread (conservatively) and give him an outside spread with kicker of 30-32". 

At the end of the day, it wouldn't make two craps difference......It could be a 24" outside spread and with his point, height and character....It would be on my wall. 

[jrebel]

Here is my widest buck.....anyone want to take a guess that doesn't remember from the original post many years ago.   

Because he is dead....his ears are completely flat.  This changes my rule of 7's. 

[meatwhack]

I’d go 33” outside. On the original buck posted.

[boneaddict]

I figured between 32 and 34.  Similiar thoughts I figured 23 across ears but perked up like that probably 21ish.  Add 4 inches a side for the main frame, and the sticker is likely 5 or so.

[TeacherMan]

Did you get beam measurements on that WT Teacherman? Anything over 24” wide for whitetails is usually a rare sight, that’s pretty dang awesome!

I did, he didn’t score high because of shorter times. But he does having matching drop tines, 7.5” and 7”. And I know he’s crazy wide!!! Currently 25.25”. He was harvested in 2023 by my daughter.

[Feathernfurr]

That’s pretty dang awesome! That’s what we always seem to find with Idaho whitetails, they’re either wide and short or narrow and tall. Beautiful buck either way!

[chukardogs]

TM, do you have a picture of that WT mounted?

[boneaddict]

Really.....wide enough   

[Feathernfurr]

As much as I love the wide ones, I’m a sucker for tall and narrow. Met a guy through the fallen outdoors about 7 years ago that had a muley deadhead, had to have been 24” tall and 15” wide, super cool looking.

[chukardogs]

I got one of them. If I'd had more time to inspect, I may not have squeezed but I'm glad I did. We called him Mr. Potential.

[TeacherMan]

Got this pic in from my taxidermist today. Wide and short…