Story WA state record James Cartwright buck; 200 3/8 Typical

[huntnnw]

thinking of a different buck then, may have been the non typ archery record

[DBHAWTHORNE]

Ill call you friday to help me drag one out...might be a couple inches shy?  Going up to do one last check tomorrow!

Those genetics were roughly 18 miles as the crow flies from your sets. I am sure they could spread that far in nearly two decades.

I just hope the local residents are still around and moving by the time I get in the stand...ill call when im driving back tomorrow from pulling cards.  Work on thursday, then Chris and I heading up Friday.  Give me a heads up what your going to do...

I look forward to hearing what you find on camera. I think the bucks will keep moving. I will be checking cameras one last time tomorrow too. I plan to hunt Thursday - Tuesday.

[huntnnw]

Man the deer in 127 today were moving mid day, saw 6 bucks just driving to and from stand

[DBHAWTHORNE]

Man the deer in 127 today were moving mid day, saw 6 bucks just driving to and from stand

When will you be able to hunt?

[huntnnw]

going up at 1 pm thursday

[jnevs23]

I'm in Spokane so i should be able to find it.  Good luck hunting boys,  I'll be heading out Friday toward greenbluff/mt Spokane. Trying to talk the wife into another day but for some reason the wife doesn't get excited about rutting whitetails as I do.

[DOUBLELUNG]

Man, just imagine what he might have been with one more year!

 

[bearpaw]

FYI - The reason this story did not really get out is because the main beam was broken on one side, so it could not be entered in the B&C. Sad that a deer of such caliber did not get his due, he has truly an amazingly beautiful buck....

[bearpaw]

FYI - The reason this story did not really get out is because the main beam was broken on one side, so it could not be entered in the B&C. Sad that a deer of such caliber did not get his due, he has truly an amazingly beautiful buck....

If I remember correctly he grossed over 208...

[gravestaxidermy]

If I remember right there is some controverse about this buck being poached.  The reason the main beam got broke is because it got ran over from who ever poached it backed there pickup over it in the dark.

[bearpaw]

As wth every big buck there is controversy. Cartwright told me the buck was running and toppled, breaking the antler in the fall. I have heard other people say that he accidentally hit it at night on the highway or that he poached it, and even that someone else poached it. But until I see some kind of proof, I am going to believe Cartright. I had the mount hanging in my house for 6 months and never noticed any marks or indication that the rack had any contact with a car. Other than the break which was still obvious, I saw no noticeable marks indicating it had been hit by a car. When some reliable evidence surfaces, then I will beleive the other stories, until then I think it is unfair to say the buck was poached or that Cartwright didn't take it as he said. I want to hope the buck was taken legally.

I remember when Adams killed the two big bulls back to back in MT, lots of people were convinced he was breaking the law, but everything I have heard locally in Montana indicates he was completely legal and too many people are just jealous.

[agchawk]

I saw this mount in person once and it is AWESOME!!

I'll have to head to WalMart and see if I can get a copy.

[400out]

VERY COOL I have never heard of this before I will have to go get the article! Thanks DB

[DBHAWTHORNE]

FYI - The reason this story did not really get out is because the main beam was broken on one side, so it could not be entered in the B&C. Sad that a deer of such caliber did not get his due, he has truly an amazingly beautiful buck....

The buck finally got his due. You are correct his mainbeam was broken. B&C changed their rules over the years and now they except trophies with damaged material as long as no additional material that doesn't belong to the animal is present. This buck was entered into B&C this past year. I was scored and examined by their Director of Big Game Records.

[DBHAWTHORNE]

FYI - The reason this story did not really get out is because the main beam was broken on one side, so it could not be entered in the B&C. Sad that a deer of such caliber did not get his due, he has truly an amazingly beautiful buck....

If I remember correctly he grossed over 208...

Correct again. Originally he was picked up by Northwest Big Game as the WA state record. I think at the time they had him at 198 and something/8 net. I can't remember what they had him for gross. B&C scored him at 215 gross typical and 224 4/8 gross non-typical.