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What ever you do don't shoot the first one you see unless it is huge had the tag last year and shot a bruiser but almost took a smaller buck earlier in the day as it was stil big.. Take your time
Remember big buck judging can be tricky, mature bucks can have ears 24-25" you can be looking at a buck with antlers barely passed his ears and he could be 26". Look at mulie pics on line you will see what I mean.
Quote from: blindluck on October 22, 2013, 10:58:23 AMRemember big buck judging can be tricky, mature bucks can have ears 24-25" you can be looking at a buck with antlers barely passed his ears and he could be 26". Look at mulie pics on line you will see what I mean.If you hold a muleys ears strait out, but keep in mind, when judging them in the field, they never have their ears like that. You will find that almost always are they posing with ears spread at about 18"-22", either angled forward or back while listening. A buck you see like this, that is just outside his ears will likely be in the 24" width area. Another consideration, if you are interested in what it "scores", forget about the outside spread, it's over rated! You only get credit for inside the main beams, and that can only be as long as the length of the main beam. Good luck and be safe.
Hey Jason I know you follow Diehard NW on Facebook. Brandon will be along with me on my hunt next week filming it. We hope to get some good footage!