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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: boneaddict on February 08, 2025, 05:34:44 PM

Title: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: boneaddict on February 08, 2025, 05:34:44 PM: (https://hosting.photobucket.com/68034e43-19b7-4de3-9566-c3ba9c52d3f8/3619b5fc-1e01-4afb-9944-d5b60d505486.jpg)
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: TeacherMan on February 08, 2025, 06:00:03 PM: Dead or alive 😂 25.25” daughters whitetail…
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: jrebel on February 08, 2025, 06:05:22 PM: What's so controversial?
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topi
Post by: jeffro on February 08, 2025, 06:09:19 PM: Quote from: jrebel on February 08, 2025, 06:05:22 PM
What's so controversial?
dead deer picks in February?
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Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: High Climber 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
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: boneaddict on February 08, 2025, 06:18:25 PM: Quote from: jrebel on February 08, 2025, 06:05:22 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.
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: Feathernfurr 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!
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: jrebel on February 08, 2025, 06:30:55 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on February 08, 2025, 06:18:25 PM
Quote from: jrebel on February 08, 2025, 06:05:22 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.
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: jrebel 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.
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: meatwhack on February 08, 2025, 06:34:28 PM: I’d go 33” outside. On the original buck posted.
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: boneaddict 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.
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: TeacherMan on February 08, 2025, 08:05:32 PM: Quote from: Feathernfurr 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!

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.
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: Feathernfurr 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!
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: chukardogs on February 09, 2025, 08:18:51 AM: TM, do you have a picture of that WT mounted?
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: boneaddict on February 10, 2025, 05:32:03 AM: Really.....wide enough

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/68034e43-19b7-4de3-9566-c3ba9c52d3f8/7500c44d-12ca-4afe-a62a-725ffb0bd3e0.jpg)
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: Feathernfurr 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.
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: chukardogs 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.
Title: Re: Greatest Spread, another controversial topic
Post by: TeacherMan on February 24, 2025, 05:44:31 PM: Got this pic in from my taxidermist today. Wide and short…