I Rolled The Dice.....

[PeteE]

Amazing Montana Buck

 

[Duck-Slayer]

That's one of those giants.... Congrats
Matt

 

[Mudranger1]

beautiful buck!

 

[kansasdad]

The harder you work the luckier you get. Nice deer

 

[noharleyyet]

I may have to break down, and take it to the taxidermist.....grin!

Congrats...

 

[streamer]

dandy mulie

 

[elk_hunter]

Damn. That is a helluva beautiful buck! Congrats on another giant, Pat! Very jealous!!!!

 

[The Hedgehog]

Congrats on a great buck! You're having one unbelievable hunting season.

 

[1_pointer]

Well done! That is a bruiser!! I'd keep those dice handy...

 

[T Bone]

Crazy big buck. That will keep you smiling for a long time.

 

[upper deck]

Great deer Pat

 

[belly-deep]

Great buck Pat!


Looks like you know when to fold 'em...

 

[MHMT]

Congrats! That is an amazing buck!

 

[MKotur325]

Awesome Deer Pat!! Good one to roll the dice on!

 

[Ben Lamb]

Awesome buck! You should visit Vegas if that's how you roll the dice.

 

[jryoung]

Awesome buck! You should visit Vegas if that's how you roll the dice.

If I was at a dice table with Pat, I would not be putting my money on Don't Pass.

 

[MKotur325]

I would not be putting my money on Don't Pass.

Sometimes you just have to roll a hard six.

 

[psinclair]

Thanks for the comments guys! Like Kurt said, I've had a pretty good fall! We all know there is always a fair amount of blind luck involved in killing the big ones, and we'll all take it as it comes...

I sure love the mystery of big mule deer bucks...I'd hunted that area for years and never knew that buck was there, other than some large tracks and oversized rubs. I believe some of those old smart bucks are almost totally nocturnal, and some of them avoid being with does in the daylight hours, even this time of year. I also believe some of those oldtimers don't even rut at all.

I'm betting he is at least 7 1/2 years old, looking at the wear on his teeth. I'll have a local biologist confirm it.

 

[Deleted member 20812]

I think you might be under estimating the age a bit. Those molars are pretty dished out.

 

[psinclair]

His body was healthy with a good amount of fat. I've killed larger bodied bucks, but he wasn't small through the body. Following a fairly easy winter, and a tremendous feed year could explain him still producing a set of antlers like that. If he was slipping out of his prime, I would sure liked to have layed my eyes on him at the maximum peak of his life....hope he left some of those genetics behind..