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    Posted: October/29/2011 at 23:16
I am terrible at scoring whitetail, not that the score really matters, but I am curious as to what you think this one might score.  I know he isn't huge.  His body is massive for whitetail in this area.  200+ lbs dressed easy I think.  This is my first big game kill for the year.  Biggest whitetail I have ever shot too.















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Wow! Nice one. Is that out in the area where you're working? We may not have the monsters like they do in Saskatchewan but that is a good one in my book. I haven't the slightest idea how to score one but just know you'll get a lot of good eating out of that buck.
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BTW, your stock doesn't look shiny anymore.
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I shot this guy around Lewistown.  Up on the land of the outfitter I used to work for.  My dad and I go up there every year, usually doe hunting, but I have permission to shoot anything I have a tag for.  First time I have shot a buck.  There were three in the group, and one other one was as big as this one.  Sadly, I missed the shot on the black bear I saw up there.  He was really steep down hill, running from me, and I think I shot right over the top of him.  Oh well, next time.  I was a bit bummed about that till I saw this deer.  Had to take him in my mind.

Jon, we took a little 0000 steel wool to it.  Took the shine away.  I think it turned out great.
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Wow! Very nice whitetail Helo!
 
My dad harvested a buck VERY similar to yours a few years back. His scored 126 although i think your buck has a slighly better spread, side to side.
 
I'd say roughly a 130 for your buck. Nice shooting, congrats Excellent
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Nice buck, Andrew. 
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Well done Andrew.  Heavy bodied good looking buck and you can't eat antlers anyway.  Still a very good looking symmetrical rack.  Will look very nice on a wall.
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ExcellentExcellentExcellent Congratulations with your whitetail Andrew. 
A VERY nice buck if you ask me, let´s see how you mount him when that time comes.
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Thats a really nice buck Helo, almost perfect in symmetry.  I'd also say he goes in the 130's and is a pretty decent trophy in my view.
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Agreed 130s
 
Nice buck ... and you should get plenty of burger off that guy.
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Beautiful animal...  Bigger than almost anything around my area... there are a few near that size, but they are nocturnal and skittish.  Almost never see them.  Can sometimes capture one on a gamecam, but they are wise to those as well.  
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Congrats on your nice buck...Thunbs Up
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handsome deer

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Way to go Andrew!!!   Cheers
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130's also ExcellentExcellent
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ExcellentExcellentExcellent Well did sure didn't take you long  to christen that new stock!  Nice respectable Buck!!!
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nice, that's a big old deer
they don't get that big bodied down in Texas

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote helo18 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: November/03/2011 at 19:20
Thanks for the kind words. I am still pumped about getting him.

He is the biggest whitetail I have shot and the biggest body I have shot. I think he may be bigger than any mule deer I have shot in the body department. He is bigger than usual for the area but they had a lot of good green grass for most of the summer, so that helped.
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