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Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« on: February 08, 2025, 05:34:44 PM »





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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2025, 06:00:03 PM »
Dead or alive 😂 25.25” daughters whitetail…
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2025, 06:05:22 PM »
What's so controversial? 


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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topi
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2025, 06:09:19 PM »
What's so controversial?
dead deer picks in February?
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One shot. One kill!

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2025, 06:17:35 PM »
I would put him at 32” greatest spread
27”inside

Assuming 22”  between his ear tips in this pose

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2025, 06:18:25 PM »
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.

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2025, 06:25:20 PM »
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!

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2025, 06:30:55 PM »
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. 

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2025, 06:34:12 PM »
Here is my widest buck.....anyone want to take a guess that doesn't remember from the original post many years ago.   :dunno:

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

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2025, 06:34:28 PM »
I’d go 33” outside. On the original buck posted.

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2025, 07:13:23 PM »
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.

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2025, 08:05:32 PM »
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.
« Last Edit: February 24, 2025, 05:41:57 PM by TeacherMan »
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2025, 08:54:54 PM »
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!

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2025, 08:18:51 AM »
TM, do you have a picture of that WT mounted?

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2025, 05:32:03 AM »
Really.....wide enough   


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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2025, 07:54:26 AM »
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.

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2025, 09:10:50 AM »
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.

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Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
« Reply #17 on: February 24, 2025, 05:44:31 PM »
Got this pic in from my taxidermist today. Wide and short…
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

 


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