Post by: SuperX on November 12, 2015, 11:02:46 AM
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on November 12, 2015, 11:03:41 AM
Post by: jackelope on November 12, 2015, 11:04:38 AM
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 12, 2015, 11:05:26 AM
Okay my real opinion? Probably on a deer farm back east somewhere :twocents:
Post by: 7mmfan on November 12, 2015, 11:05:38 AM
Post by: 7mmfan on November 12, 2015, 11:06:05 AM
Nice! That's one of those whitetail x blacktail x mule deer hybrids. These have been recently discovered by an outfitter in SW Washington. This is kind of a small one but as long as the hunter is happy with it.
:chuckle:
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on November 12, 2015, 11:09:59 AM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 12, 2015, 11:10:08 AM
Post by: lewy on November 12, 2015, 11:17:47 AM
Post by: bobcat on November 12, 2015, 11:25:29 AM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on November 12, 2015, 11:28:55 AM
Something doesn't look right with that photo
:yeah:
His other hand is missing, plus no hair goes above the bases of the antlers. Photo shopped I suspect.
Post by: HighCountryHunter88 on November 12, 2015, 11:38:05 AM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on November 12, 2015, 11:40:20 AM
Nice! That's one of those whitetail x blacktail x mule deer hybrids. These have been recently discovered by an outfitter in SW Washington. This is kind of a small one but as long as the hunter is happy with it.benchlegs, where nontypical IS typical
Okay my real opinion? Probably on a deer farm back east somewhere :twocents:
Post by: NoBark on November 12, 2015, 11:54:13 AM
Post by: PolarBear on November 12, 2015, 12:03:12 PM
Post by: Taco280AI on November 12, 2015, 12:14:33 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 12, 2015, 12:47:52 PM
Post by: SuperX on November 12, 2015, 01:12:59 PM
:)
Post by: lewy on November 12, 2015, 04:41:34 PM
Post by: coachcw on November 12, 2015, 05:50:29 PM
Post by: JakeLand on November 12, 2015, 06:06:00 PM
Can't stand the term "benchleg." :bash:
Why? Does the term stud Blacktail sound better :IBCOOL:
Post by: bobcat on November 12, 2015, 06:10:10 PM
Can't stand the term "benchleg." :bash:
Why? Does the term stud Blacktail sound better :IBCOOL:
Because it's a made up word that nobody knows where it came from, or why someone would choose to call a blacktail/mule deer cross a "benchleg." Do their legs look different than any other deer? No, they do not. Do their legs look like benches? No they don't.
Yes, I say call them blacktails. Or, if you want, call them mule deer. Just pick one! But a "benchleg?" What the heck is that?
Post by: JakeLand on November 12, 2015, 06:18:08 PM
Post by: 2labs on November 12, 2015, 06:19:57 PM
Post by: bobcat on November 12, 2015, 06:20:23 PM
Any biologists on here who can confirm that "benchlegs" have shorter legs than other deer?
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 12, 2015, 06:21:04 PM
Post by: 2MANY on November 13, 2015, 12:20:00 PM
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 12:23:32 PM
I guess they never looked any different to me. :dunno:
Any biologists on here who can confirm that "benchlegs" have shorter legs than other deer?
Some people say benchlegs appear to have longer legs than a deer that is not a cross. :dunno:
Post by: 2labs on November 13, 2015, 12:25:12 PM
I guess they never looked any different to me. :dunno:
Any biologists on here who can confirm that "benchlegs" have shorter legs than other deer?
Some people say benchlegs appear to have longer legs than a deer that is not a cross. :dunno:
Just the left legs.
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 13, 2015, 12:49:31 PM
I guess they never looked any different to me. :dunno:
Any biologists on here who can confirm that "benchlegs" have shorter legs than other deer?
Some people say benchlegs appear to have longer legs than a deer that is not a cross. :dunno:
Funny, I'd been told they had bigger bodies and shorter legs.
Post by: Woodchuck on November 13, 2015, 01:00:34 PM
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on November 13, 2015, 01:02:04 PM
:dunno:
Post by: 2MANY on November 13, 2015, 01:07:06 PM
Often this problem surfaces when 2much torque is applied to an item in the vise.
Post by: grundy53 on November 13, 2015, 01:07:51 PM
How can you pick one when they are neither/both? They are not fully Blacktail and they are not fully muley.Can't stand the term "benchleg." :bash:
Why? Does the term stud Blacktail sound better :IBCOOL:
Because it's a made up word that nobody knows where it came from, or why someone would choose to call a blacktail/mule deer cross a "benchleg." Do their legs look different than any other deer? No, they do not. Do their legs look like benches? No they don't.
Yes, I say call them blacktails. Or, if you want, call them mule deer. Just pick one! But a "benchleg?" What the heck is that?
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Post by: pianoman9701 on November 13, 2015, 01:14:32 PM
A bench leg buck occurs when the bench itself isn't heavy enough or the legs aren't fastened to the floor.
Often this problem surfaces when 2much torque is applied to an item in the vise.
Lol.
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 13, 2015, 01:15:11 PM
I can not lie, I was told they have big butts.
Then, do you like 'em?
Post by: bobcat on November 13, 2015, 01:18:32 PM
How can you pick one when they are neither/both? They are not fully Blacktail and they are not fully muley.Can't stand the term "benchleg." :bash:
Why? Does the term stud Blacktail sound better :IBCOOL:
Because it's a made up word that nobody knows where it came from, or why someone would choose to call a blacktail/mule deer cross a "benchleg." Do their legs look different than any other deer? No, they do not. Do their legs look like benches? No they don't.
Yes, I say call them blacktails. Or, if you want, call them mule deer. Just pick one! But a "benchleg?" What the heck is that?
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Then call them what they are- a mule deer/blacktail cross.
But "benchleg" to me is a meaningless term.
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 01:19:22 PM
All this controversy, and the photo is labeled "Mulie"Well, the photo is a whitetail........
:dunno:
Post by: Karl Blanchard on November 13, 2015, 01:25:29 PM
Post by: bambam3960 on November 13, 2015, 01:27:33 PM
Whatever it is its real nice!
:yeah:
Post by: bobcat on November 13, 2015, 01:28:08 PM
The technical term is cascade blacktail
Wasn't that term invented by whoever came up with the state record book? I'd never heard of it until then.
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 01:28:55 PM
The fact is that benchleg is the common term used for blacktail/muley cross. Might as well get used to it. :2cents:
Post by: 2MANY on November 13, 2015, 01:32:13 PM
Post by: 2labs on November 13, 2015, 01:37:07 PM
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 01:40:12 PM
Post by: grundy53 on November 13, 2015, 01:40:22 PM
That's a mouth full. Benchleg isn't meaningless, most people on here know what you are talking about when you use the term therefore it has meaning.How can you pick one when they are neither/both? They are not fully Blacktail and they are not fully muley.Can't stand the term "benchleg." :bash:
Why? Does the term stud Blacktail sound better :IBCOOL:
Because it's a made up word that nobody knows where it came from, or why someone would choose to call a blacktail/mule deer cross a "benchleg." Do their legs look different than any other deer? No, they do not. Do their legs look like benches? No they don't.
Yes, I say call them blacktails. Or, if you want, call them mule deer. Just pick one! But a "benchleg?" What the heck is that?
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Then call them what they are- a mule deer/blacktail cross.
But "benchleg" to me is a meaningless term.
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on November 13, 2015, 01:44:45 PM
That is one thing I never have understood...All this controversy, and the photo is labeled "Mulie"Well, the photo is a whitetail........
:dunno:
According to what the biologists say, a Mule Deer is a cross of a Blacktail and a Whitetail, but looking at them, I would suspect a Mule Deer/Whitetail cross.
:dunno:
Post by: Karl Blanchard on November 13, 2015, 01:45:50 PM
Post by: Jonathan_S on November 13, 2015, 01:47:48 PM
I see he has wisely decided to not enter the fray. Probably because he sees how many people hate the term ;)
Post by: Woodchuck on November 13, 2015, 01:49:49 PM
:tup: :chuckle:I can not lie, I was told they have big butts.
Then, do you like 'em?
Post by: bobcat on November 13, 2015, 01:52:21 PM
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on November 13, 2015, 01:54:04 PM
The mule deer face is mostly white from the nose to the eyes, but the whitetail’s face is mostly brown like the rest of their fur. The whitetail only has white rings around its eyes and nose.All this controversy, and the photo is labeled "Mulie"Well, the photo is a whitetail........
:dunno:
The photo has a grey tone from the nose to the eyes.
the points on a mule buck’s antlers will usually split in two directions, grow, split again, and so forth. A whitetail buck’s antler points will usually all grow off of one main “stem”.
The antlers clearly fork off the main beam into separate beams.
Why do you say this one is Whitetail?
Am I missing something?
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 01:55:43 PM
Most people I know who aren't on this forum, if I were to say "I killed a benchleg yesterday" .... they would have no clue what I was talking about.
Same thing if you told them "Cascade Blacktail".
Hell, for that matter a lot of people would have no clue if you told them you got a muley, whitetail, or blacktail. Just say you got a deer. They might understand that.
Post by: grundy53 on November 13, 2015, 01:58:14 PM
Most people I know who aren't on this forum, if I were to say "I killed a benchleg yesterday" .... they would have no clue what I was talking about.I think there are enough members on this forum to give a good cross section of the hunting community in this state. Just because you and your friends don't use the term doesn't make it meaningless or wrong.
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Post by: Kittman on November 13, 2015, 02:01:21 PM
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 02:01:36 PM
The mule deer face is mostly white from the nose to the eyes, but the whitetail’s face is mostly brown like the rest of their fur. The whitetail only has white rings around its eyes and nose.All this controversy, and the photo is labeled "Mulie"Well, the photo is a whitetail........
:dunno:
The photo has a grey tone from the nose to the eyes.
the points on a mule buck’s antlers will usually split in two directions, grow, split again, and so forth. A whitetail buck’s antler points will usually all grow off of one main “stem”.
The antlers clearly fork off the main beam into separate beams.
Why do you say this one is Whitetail?
Am I missing something?
Maybe it is a muley/whitetail cross? Just looked like a whitetail rack to me........ :dunno:
Post by: Axle on November 13, 2015, 02:06:54 PM
Can't stand the term "benchleg." :bash:
Why? Does the term stud Blacktail sound better :IBCOOL:
Because it's a made up word that nobody knows where it came from, or why someone would choose to call a blacktail/mule deer cross a "benchleg." Do their legs look different than any other deer? No, they do not. Do their legs look like benches? No they don't.
Yes, I say call them blacktails. Or, if you want, call them mule deer. Just pick one! But a "benchleg?" What the heck is that?
I'm glad you brought this up Bobcat. I happen to know where the term originated and what it means.
I just can't type it all out right now. I'll have to do that later tonight. The term has absolutely nothing to do with a cross-bred deer.
Post by: 2labs on November 13, 2015, 02:08:31 PM
Post by: Woodchuck on November 13, 2015, 02:11:52 PM
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 02:16:32 PM
8)
Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on November 13, 2015, 02:16:49 PM
White all over on the belly in the picture=Whitetail. Would like to see the buck's tail though.:yeah:
The one place I was not looking...
Post by: bobcat on November 13, 2015, 02:18:53 PM
Most people I know who aren't on this forum, if I were to say "I killed a benchleg yesterday" .... they would have no clue what I was talking about.I think there are enough members on this forum to give a good cross section of the hunting community in this state. Just because you and your friends don't use the term doesn't make it meaningless or wrong.
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I say it's meaningless because the term itself doesn't describe the way they look. "BENCH" "LEG". What exactly is that? Now BLACK TAIL deer, that's something people can understand. Even non-hunters who know nothing about deer.
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 02:19:33 PM
Post by: 2labs on November 13, 2015, 02:20:59 PM
Post by: bobcat on November 13, 2015, 02:21:49 PM
Well this thread has spun out of control nicely. Carry on :salute:
The title is "benchleg buck?" Seems that's still what we're talking about.
Post by: Woodchuck on November 13, 2015, 02:22:51 PM
Out of control? Seems like it is right on track. We may finally find out the origins of the term benchleg.That will just get argued into oblivion as well. Somebody will have a misspelled word in the explanation, One will say it is pre-Custer Native American. Someone else will say it's post-Custer. There will be a few that say early Anglo. A few more will suggest it is a jedi mind trick being played on us by Muslims. Don't even get me started on whether it was Bush or the Dem's...
8)
Post by: grundy53 on November 13, 2015, 02:22:53 PM
Well I killed a raghorn bull this year. I'm sure you know what that term means. However I've never actually seen a bull with rags on it's antlers.Most people I know who aren't on this forum, if I were to say "I killed a benchleg yesterday" .... they would have no clue what I was talking about.I think there are enough members on this forum to give a good cross section of the hunting community in this state. Just because you and your friends don't use the term doesn't make it meaningless or wrong.
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I say it's meaningless because the term itself doesn't describe the way they look. "BENCH" "LEG". What exactly is that? Now BLACK TAIL deer, that's something people can understand. Even non-hunters who know nothing about deer.
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Post by: Woodchuck on November 13, 2015, 02:23:58 PM
Apparently not, you said the term was made up and nobody knows what it means.Well this thread has spun out of control nicely. Carry on :salute:
The title is "benchleg buck?" Seems that's still what we're talking about.
Post by: 2labs on November 13, 2015, 02:26:21 PM
Post by: kirkl on November 13, 2015, 02:26:38 PM
Well I killed a raghorn bull this year. I'm sure you know what that term means. However I've never actually seen a bull with rags on it's antlers.Most people I know who aren't on this forum, if I were to say "I killed a benchleg yesterday" .... they would have no clue what I was talking about.I think there are enough members on this forum to give a good cross section of the hunting community in this state. Just because you and your friends don't use the term doesn't make it meaningless or wrong.
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I say it's meaningless because the term itself doesn't describe the way they look. "BENCH" "LEG". What exactly is that? Now BLACK TAIL deer, that's something people can understand. Even non-hunters who know nothing about deer.
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ya that lol, do your buddies know what a raghorn bull is bobcat?
Post by: Woodchuck on November 13, 2015, 02:27:57 PM
Wow, take it easy Woodblock. :sry::chuckle: Oh I am, in fact I like "swamp donkey" the best so far. :tup:
Post by: 2MANY on November 13, 2015, 02:32:12 PM
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 13, 2015, 02:33:00 PM
Most people I know who aren't on this forum, if I were to say "I killed a benchleg yesterday" .... they would have no clue what I was talking about.I think there are enough members on this forum to give a good cross section of the hunting community in this state. Just because you and your friends don't use the term doesn't make it meaningless or wrong.
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I say it's meaningless because the term itself doesn't describe the way they look. "BENCH" "LEG". What exactly is that? Now BLACK TAIL deer, that's something people can understand. Even non-hunters who know nothing about deer.
I have had plenty of non hunters question the term "muley" as well. I don't see Benchleg as being any different.
Post by: bobcat on November 13, 2015, 02:33:06 PM
Well I killed a raghorn bull this year. I'm sure you know what that term means. However I've never actually seen a bull with rags on it's antlers.Most people I know who aren't on this forum, if I were to say "I killed a benchleg yesterday" .... they would have no clue what I was talking about.I think there are enough members on this forum to give a good cross section of the hunting community in this state. Just because you and your friends don't use the term doesn't make it meaningless or wrong.
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I say it's meaningless because the term itself doesn't describe the way they look. "BENCH" "LEG". What exactly is that? Now BLACK TAIL deer, that's something people can understand. Even non-hunters who know nothing about deer.
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:chuckle:
Post by: bobcat on November 13, 2015, 02:33:56 PM
Post by: Limhangerslayer on November 13, 2015, 02:34:34 PM
Post by: Woodchuck on November 13, 2015, 02:37:20 PM
Swamp Donkey is racist.Only if the benchleg perceives it as racist.
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 02:39:56 PM
(Although I guess we need a rural dictionary). 8)
Post by: 2labs on November 13, 2015, 02:40:36 PM
Swamp Donkey is racist.Only if the benchleg perceives it as racist.
Exactly!! What do you call a rockchuck wood chuck cross? Or is that "jacking"
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 02:41:55 PM
Post by: 2MANY on November 13, 2015, 02:42:36 PM
Just Sayin.
Post by: Woodchuck on November 13, 2015, 02:44:17 PM
:chuckle: Easy now, I was just trying to make a couple funnies in a thread that it appeared, at least to me, to be being taken a little too seriously.Swamp Donkey is racist.Only if the benchleg perceives it as racist.
Exactly!! What do you call a rockchuck wood chuck cross? Or is that "jacking"
Post by: 2MANY on November 13, 2015, 02:59:16 PM
That is one smokin buck!!!
Post by: cbond3318 on November 13, 2015, 06:51:43 PM
Post by: Axle on November 13, 2015, 08:05:04 PM
Post by: Curly on November 13, 2015, 08:45:05 PM
I'm working on the reply. Will post tomorrow. It will be worth the wait.I will be looking forward to it.8)
Post by: bullfisher on November 13, 2015, 09:03:18 PM
Can't stand the term "benchleg." :bash::yeah:
I'm with ya. Though I've always called em bench muleys
Post by: Axle on November 14, 2015, 09:29:41 AM
Post by: SuperX on November 14, 2015, 09:35:28 AM
All this controversy, and the photo is labeled "Mulie"You can name a photo anything you want... just sayin' :chuckle:
:dunno:
Post by: Curly on November 14, 2015, 10:02:36 AM
I'm still typing up the story. Won't be long. Sorry for the wait. :hello:(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F15%2F11%2F14%2F7ca369140e1b35e1520a3b64e6aefd6d.jpg&hash=645c671112290ae5deb02ee10febd88a424cef7f)
Post by: Axle on November 14, 2015, 10:36:00 AM
What does ‘bench-leg’ mean? How does it attribute to a deer? Why do the legs have anything to do with a cross-bred deer? What does a bench have to do with it?
Allow me to give you the knowledge and history that I have on this subject.
In 1975 I moved to Roseburg, Oregon. Not long after that, I met an old trapper who owned a large ranch and was willing to teach me how to trap. He did teach me trapping methods but the first experience on his ranch was hunting blacktail deer. Upon arriving the first day on his ranch, he took a liking to me; walked up to me, eyed me up and down, then proudly boasted ‘we have bench-leg bucks on our property’. I had never heard that term before and was curious. I asked what a bench-leg buck was. He said ‘imagine a stocky work bench with the legs sawed off about half way’. He went on to say – ‘A bench-leg buck is a short-legged buck that looks like a stocky work bench with its leg sawed off about half way’. He tipped his head back and assured me ‘you’ll know once you see one’. His name was Norman and he was right about knowing once seeing.
Seeing that I was more curious for more information, he went on to tell me that the old timers had two classifications for blacktails.
1: Pacific Blacktails and 2: Cascade Blacktails. According to those guys, the Pacific Blacktails where smaller and lived closer to the coast. The Cascade Blacktails live further inland and further north. It is among the Pacific Blacktails that the bench-leg bucks live.
Their range is mainly SW Oregon. According to those who schooled me, the so-called bench-legs are only in western Oregon and the highest concentrations of them are in the SW part of the state. They told me they did not think any lived north of the Columbia River.
The old guys I met back then were born in the late 1800s. I soaked up as much information as they were willing to give out. Even in their 80s, they still ran the hills for deer and trapped in winter.
We did a drive that day for deer and I was chosen to be the designated shooter. There was a nice wide opening the deer would soon run across and I just knew I would get my buck. What I wasn’t expecting of myself was to laugh out loud when I saw a buck run across in front of me. It just happened to be a short, stocky 2 point. Instead of brining my 308 to my shoulder and putting meat in the freezer, my jaw about hit the ground. It looked as if the buck was scooting across the ground on his belly. His legs were uncharacteristically short which was hysterically funny to me. Once everyone met again to stage the next drive, I was ecstatically telling Norm about seeing my first bench-leg buck. Norm told me it is a rare experience to even see one.
I found out over time he was right. I spent every possible waking hour up in the mountains. We lived at the base of a large mountain and if I wasn’t trapping, I was scouting next season’s buck. In the 6 years I lived there, I may have seen a total of 10 of those short-legged deer. One of those bucks made it into our freezer one year. Everyone who saw it said it was the largest bodied blacktail they had ever seen. The bodies of blacktails in western Oregon are not as big as those we have here in Washington. I worked in a slaughterhouse outside of Roseburg for a time and I can tell you, the deer here average much larger. It would be similar to comparing an Idaho moose to a Yukon moose. Animals vary in size by region.
The benchleg bucks have a few distinguishing characteristics.
The first one – if you ever do get to see one – is the lack of leg length.
Number 2, they have large bodies and very large chest cavities.
Then there’s the negative characteristic – they don’t get large racks. Normally 2 points per side is all they can muster up. Rarely will they reach 3 points per side and according to the old guys I knew, they’ve never seen one with 4 points on either side. My experience was similar. The ones I saw all had small antlers and the only one that had 3 on one side was the one I harvested. The others all had 2 points at best.
A certain habit that keeps these bucks from being seen is that they are excellent at staying in thick brush. It is difficult to get them out of the thick poison oak thickets. They just sit there and let you walk by. Then they get up and sneak further into thickets the opposite direction. I spent countless hours watching and hanging out with blacktails back then. I cherished every bit of that time and learned quite a bit.
So – where does the current thought about bench-legs come from?
It was about 25 years ago (or more) that somebody wrote an article in a hunting magazine and the article was supposed to answer the question of what a bench-leg buck was. Problem was – the writer didn’t know. He stated the bench-leg was a cross-breed of blacktail and mule deer. Then as a follow-up, another writer not long afterwards, stated the same thing in a different hunting magazine.
Once written in a fine magazine, hunters everywhere would believe what was printed. I was actually surprised somebody would print the story without knowing the truth. They completely failed to give an explanation of the term ‘bench-leg’.
Think about it - what in the world does a ‘bench’ or ‘legs’ (or bringing those two words together) have to do with classifying a cross-bred deer?
If the old guys I learned it from were correct (and I believe they were) then you’ve just learned the truth about this rare buck and the terminology relating to it.
Post by: 2labs on November 14, 2015, 10:46:53 AM
Post by: Turner89 on November 14, 2015, 10:57:59 AM
Lets get this figured out :chuckle:
Post by: Turner89 on November 14, 2015, 11:03:44 AM
Post by: RadSav on November 14, 2015, 11:10:29 AM
Something doesn't look right with that photo
They definitely took the fingers off the left antler (right in photo). Odd that they didn't edit out the squirrel teeth marks too :chuckle: Fun photo to look at though! I'll give them an A- for creativity :tup:
Post by: Axle on November 14, 2015, 12:03:34 PM
Until you actually see one of those short legged bucks up close, it's hard to believe.
Post by: RadSav on November 14, 2015, 12:24:14 PM
:chuckle: :chuckle:Swamp Donkey is racist.Only if the benchleg perceives it as racist.
The picture does look a lot like the Primos logo. :dunno:
That Will Primos...what a racist bass turd!! :o
Post by: Lucky1 on November 14, 2015, 01:00:48 PM
One that shows how short his legs are.
I kind of am thinking maybe Bigfoot and benchleg hang out together.
Post by: RadSav on November 14, 2015, 01:05:04 PM
Post by: Curly on November 14, 2015, 01:06:42 PM
Post by: RadSav on November 14, 2015, 01:24:01 PM
My avatar pic is a benchleg.
Lets keep saying "Benchleg"! Even if we take a muledeer or a coastal blacktail I think I'll send Bobcat pictures and call it a Bencher, Bench Buck and/or Benchleg :tung: I can't think of a better reason to use the name now. I might even think about changing my Hunt-WA name to "Benchleg Bryan" Ooo, maybe design a new stubby bladed broadhead and call it the "Benchleg Buster" :IBCOOL:
I'll be like a hunter with Tourettes - throw out "Benchleg" for no apparent reason. I'll have more ticks than a Winston cow...BENCHLEG!!! :chuckle:
Post by: Turner89 on November 14, 2015, 01:30:11 PM
:chuckle: :chuckle:My avatar pic is a benchleg.
Lets keep saying "Benchleg"! Even if we take a muledeer or a coastal blacktail I think I'll send Bobcat pictures and call it a Bencher, Bench Buck and/or Benchleg :tung: I can't think of a better reason to use the name now. I might even think about changing my Hunt-WA name to "Benchleg Bryan" Ooo, maybe design a new stubby bladed broadhead and call it the "Benchleg Buster" :IBCOOL:
I'll be like a hunter with Tourettes - throw out "Benchleg" for no apparent reason. I'll have more ticks than a Winston cow...BENCHLEG!!! :chuckle:
Post by: bobcat on November 14, 2015, 01:31:12 PM
Benchleg? What's that? :bash:
Post by: grundy53 on November 14, 2015, 01:33:23 PM
I've never seen a short-legged deer, but if I ever do I'll call it a short-legged deer. :tup:Then we should just call bobcats short tailed cats.
Benchleg? What's that? :bash:
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Post by: 2labs on November 14, 2015, 01:35:56 PM
Post by: Turner89 on November 14, 2015, 01:39:47 PM
I've never seen a short-legged deer, but if I ever do I'll call it a short-legged deer. :tup:I haven't seen a "benchleg" buck yet either, but I do have a "benchleg" child. :)
Benchleg? What's that? :bash:
Post by: Curly on November 14, 2015, 02:32:13 PM
1. Bigfoot exists
2. Hotdogs are not sandwiches
3. Benchleg bucks are mulie/blacktail crosses
Post by: steeliedrew on November 14, 2015, 02:55:37 PM
A few things I've learned on huntwa:
1. Bigfoot exists
2. Hotdogs are not sandwiches
3. Benchleg bucks are mulie/blacktail crosses
You forgot 4. Pics or it didn't happen
Post by: coachcw on November 14, 2015, 03:01:38 PM
I've never seen a short-legged deer, but if I ever do I'll call it a short-legged deer. :tup:don't worry dude there's professional help out there for you ! IT JUST A TERM LIKE COASTAL OR ROCKS MOUNTAIN ELK. the fact of the matter is if someone says benchleg we know what they are talking about .
Benchleg? What's that? :bash:
Post by: Chesapeake on November 16, 2015, 01:34:12 PM
In my circles a "Bench leg" is an exceptionally heavy horned and heavy bodied buck from the western slopes of the Cascades. These deer are said to inhabit the steeper higher country and to migrate like mule deer. Its basically a large blacktail that looks and behaves a lot like a mule deer. Some claim they are half breed muley/blacktail.
I believe the "bench-leg" term is a sort of one word description for the boast that the deer have shorter legs on one side due to standing on very steep side hills all their lives. They live on the benches on the western slopes of the Cascades.
Its a term used similar to "fork and a frying pan" is used to indicate very steep and rugged country. Every one knows what it means, but no one is ever going to pack a fork and frying pan down in there to eat their kill rather than pack it out. :)
The only short legged deer I've seen were Sitka Blacktails. They also tend to be small in stature.
Just to throw another stick in the spokes. In my circles "Pacific fork" describes those big old heavy forked horn bucks that never seem to grow anything but large heavy forks. They don't branch into 3's or 4's. I've seen mule deer that are similar in either forks or 3x3's....Don't have a name for them though. I've often heard folks proclaim these deer as having "regressed" in their old age, as if to say they were a 3 or 4 in their younger years.
Post by: 2labs on November 16, 2015, 01:53:47 PM
Possibilities are endless!
Post by: Chesapeake on November 16, 2015, 03:06:49 PM
But then I guess maybe were just talking about short legged critters resembling a bench with the legs cut short, so I guess the sky's the limit, or not. :chuckle:
Post by: 2MANY on November 16, 2015, 03:11:21 PM