Score my "yard" buck

• Jun 11, 2018

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Hi all, new to the West and muley's. Back in Georgia I was pretty good at estimating whitetails on the hoof. Well I'm living in Evergreen Co currently and some interesting bucks wander through the yard. What does this guy score? Believe it or not, his body is massive, just hard to tell with antlers looking at you.

 

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Looks like a fully mature buck with a big body. I'm not great at scoring but I would guess 185+. Certainly a buck most all of us would love to hunt.

 

• Jun 11, 2018

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i would say 170" at best, since he has weak front on the one side and only a main 3 point on the other?

 

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195-200" gross..... no doubt in my mind. great buck

 

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He scores "Big Enough" in my book.

 

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Great looking mature buck. Being a 4x3 he won't score that well but score isn't really that important IMO. That said I agree mid 170s.

 

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BrentD said:

He scores "Big Enough" in my book.

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I agree it's big enough. Wouldn't hesitate on that one.

 

• Jun 11, 2018

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I'm thinking 185 gross non-typical, adding in the extra tines. Huge buck. I'm likely low in that guess.

 

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195 5/8 on the grill !

 

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Not good at scoring muleys, but I wouldn’t pass him up that’s for sure.

 

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I went back and used actual math and got 85" and 83" on the antlers, and 27" inside. That's 195" and my estimate of total gross. He might net in the 170s, but that's certainly not what I'd call a mid-170s buck.

 

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I apologize for the blurry photos, but it's horn porn non the less. I see this guy regularly as well.

 

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They both score a .277 inch projectile to the boiler room in my estimation.

 

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In Evergreen it would take a couple of preference points and cool neighbors. Good luck finding the latter around here.

 

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Here's one that lived by my house. Guesses? I know he was killed, but never heard numbers. mtmuley

 

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I need to get me an internet tape measure and score sheet.

 

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tjones said:

I need to get me an internet tape measure and score sheet.

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Some backyard bucks you could almost measure on the hoof. mtmuley

 

• Jun 12, 2018

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he is a shooter for sure! 180+

 

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As a typical he would score as a 3x4, which means you only get 3 points on the 4 point side. Weak kfronts and not much mass will net him closer to 150 then 180.

Beautiful buck.

 

• Jun 12, 2018

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Nice buck! ... but a little spindly and not of the "Wow! Impressive!" category. I would hunt for him a year later or so.