El Jason
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I had a buck almost identical to this description at 75 yards on a bow hunt in the Rubies one year. He was a horse.
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Mule Deer Buck of a Lifetime
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Nick87
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Ive never killed what I'd consider a big muley. Was with my brother when he killed this one though. I Thought it was pretty good for a zero point unit (7 or so years ago anyway). Never did put a tape on it.
Letthemgrow
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To the folks who know a lot about scoring mule deer, is that a 210" type of frame?
I can't make out the main beams and I'm not sure if the size of the kid is throwing off the frame of scale but that thing looks incredible.
My dad's best. Probably doesn't score worth a sh!t, but a real heavy buck and wide. 150-160 maybe. Was glad I was able to be there for that one. Opening morning about 5 years ago. When we caped the head out at the house, there was the tip of a coyote canine tooth between his hide and skull right in his forehead. It had scarred over a while ago. We wondered if it was an antler tip or a tooth, but settled on a tooth tip.
I don't have any neighbors thankfully. Take your blood pressure medication and move on.
psinclair
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2009, Montana, 198 gross 
cgasner1
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He was around 185” if I remember right
Gulf of America
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My best is a mini version of that. He drunk-taped right around 135, I think the inside main beam spread was 22”. To get to 180, it would have to be absolutely massive.
I passed a bigger one this last fall bedded at 150 (although I think his front forks were weaker) and I’m still kicking myself for it.
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Haha I don't know numbers, I threw out 180" like a kid at the candy store. I would have a smile as big as your if I shot that buck too!! Ive seen one that would compete and he still haunts my dreams. Even a 160" then would be a massive 3x.
BuzzH
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Right, so the imaginary 222 buck you supposedly held was one your imaginary neighbor shot...
Copy that.
Were you lying then or now?
huntandfly
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182” gross Wyoming 0 point tag
186” with a 31” outside spread
beagle001
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Great thread, except it makes me sad that the closest mule deer from here is 600 miles away…
I don’t have high scorers, but I got old bucks
I don’t have high scorers, but I got old bucks
Bryerific
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To this point, I’ve always said a good (or bad) photographer can easily help (or hurt) a score by 10% through distortion, compression, and positioning. To illustrate how easily a buck can grow or shrink in a photo, here are three bucks where I have rotated their positions between the wall and floor. I think in all three photos, the buck on the wall appears much more favorably compared to the ones on the floor.
And this is just a normal phone photo, I could make it look more extreme with the wide angle mode. That’s part of why I tend not to dismiss someone’s score based on just a photo (within reason at least).
For those curious, the buck with extras is a 166 frame but has 25 inches of extras. The other two are much smaller
Doublecluck
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Best to date, got his brother on the hit list this year. This one is wide but not a lot else going on. Didn’t think of score when I shot him just a great deer.
Having to go back in the archives for this picture, 1993, but I think I've posted it before. (How about the tree bark camo!) It was mostly just dumb luck getting a shot at this buck, which was no slam dunk for me, 110-120 yards offhand, iron sights. The drama was I hit him in the liver and he ran several hundred yards with no trail beyond the first 50 yards. I found him doing a grid search, it was a religious experience after thinking I'd lost him.. Grossed something over 190 with the sticker on his right side.
You were destined to be a detective Buzz!
Neighbors are a loosely used term. Even if you live a mile away from them they're considered neighbors. I've held the deer, I don't need to talk to you anymore. Go shoot some more 160" bucks.
