wilecoyote76
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As I was looking through some old pictures, I came across some old black and white photos of my grandpa and a buck he shot some time ago here in Idaho. I asked my dad when my grandpa shot this buck but he can't even remember since it was such a long time ago. His best guess was in the mid 50's back when deer seasons went for three months and most old-timers only shot deer as meat bucks. If the deer had antlers, it was an added bonus. I recall stories of bucks passed by due to bad weather, too far from home, or simply because they "didn't want to give up their saddle". This particular buck tapes out at 37.5" wide with the small cheaters. I believe the mainframe is still a solid 35" without the cheaters so not half bad. My dad could care less about B&C scores so it hasn't been officially scored and probably never will.
My grandpa only shot one gun - a Remington 760 in .270 Win. The story goes that the deer was bedded under some trees trying to elude the weather but didn't elude the mighty .270 that day!! One well placed shot and the buck never got up.
For years, my dad searched for the antlers and lucked out eventually getting them from a cousin that lived a few hundred miles away. The antlers are now white and deteriorating from being hung on the outside of a barn wall for years and years.
It is always nice to look back and reflect on the 'good old days' and wishing at times I was born 40 years sooner so that I, too, could have taken huge mule deer like grandpa did!
These are pictures from pictures so I apologize in advance for the quality. Enjoy - Wilecoyote76
My grandpa only shot one gun - a Remington 760 in .270 Win. The story goes that the deer was bedded under some trees trying to elude the weather but didn't elude the mighty .270 that day!! One well placed shot and the buck never got up.
For years, my dad searched for the antlers and lucked out eventually getting them from a cousin that lived a few hundred miles away. The antlers are now white and deteriorating from being hung on the outside of a barn wall for years and years.
It is always nice to look back and reflect on the 'good old days' and wishing at times I was born 40 years sooner so that I, too, could have taken huge mule deer like grandpa did!
These are pictures from pictures so I apologize in advance for the quality. Enjoy - Wilecoyote76