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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: gasman on October 28, 2009, 07:29:14 PM

Title: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: gasman on October 28, 2009, 07:29:14 PM: Got this email from a friend today of this buck. He got it from his wife who got it from a coworker. The coworker claims it was shot by her son.

All I know is it was shot in Idaho, green score of 260" :dunno: and posssible new state record.

Taken with a ML.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi249.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fgg225%2Fgasman400%2Fimg222.jpg&hash=5fcb91f9bec15af5a33a1dd1010e154ea95056d1)
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: Thefisherman83 on October 28, 2009, 07:30:48 PM: :yike: :yike:
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: Crunchy on October 28, 2009, 07:37:48 PM: Hes got its left ear covered cause its got a tag in it?
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: andrew_12gauge on October 28, 2009, 07:42:25 PM: its the new muzzleloader state record taken in unit 45 by dallas smith
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 28, 2009, 07:44:37 PM: i hope he passed on some of those awsome genes to some does before he went down what a stud
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: M_ray on October 28, 2009, 07:54:06 PM: Quote from: Crunchy on October 28, 2009, 07:37:48 PM
Hes got its left ear covered cause its got a tag in it?

Really??? :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: kirkl on October 29, 2009, 08:54:59 AM: I think i read a story on this to and he said he wasnt going to strip the velvet off of it so it cant be entered into B&C.
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: jackelope on October 29, 2009, 08:58:00 AM: the internet is awesome.
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: andrew_12gauge on October 29, 2009, 01:20:33 PM: ive seen a lot of deer grow there velvet into early october, so i wouldnt necesarrily assume cactus buck, as far as the fact that the hunter may not strip the velvet i believe it was his good friend that started the muledeercountry website who said that he was not plannin to strip the velvet :dunno:
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: saylean on October 29, 2009, 01:23:52 PM: I read somewhere that bucks with testicular trouble have issues staying in velvet too long, etc....

Massive buck for sure. Grats to him~
Title: Re: Idaho Record Buck....
Post by: agchawk on October 29, 2009, 01:37:28 PM: Here's a link to the story on this MASSIVE Mule Deer. http://www.muledeercountry.com/?p=1971

FYI: The article does state that the buck will not be entered into the books because the guy that harvested it will not strip the velvet from the rack.
Also, apparently it's testicles were about a 1/4 of the size of a normal buck. With that being said, the buck did shed it's antlers every year (There are pictures of it's shed antlers along with the article) and grow a new set every spring. From what I understand, the smaller testicles, and resultant mix-up in testosterone cycles, caused this buck to shed his velvet, shed his antlers, and grow his new set at different times than you would expect this to normally occur.