The special panel to measure this potential velvet world record buck will convene on october 28th in lehi, utah. In addition, deer must be harvested following the pope and young club's fair chase rules.
Double Muledeer Pedestal in 2020 Mule deer, Taxidermy
The incredible deer has 28 points on its right side and 19 points on the left.
How to score a mule deer in velvet. In many cases, some people let mule deer walk because weight can make the tines appear smaller. Justin gordon arrowed a monstrous mule deer still in velvet while hunting in colorado on sept. The second challenge is going about scoring and entering your velvet buck in the record books if it is big enough.
The main beams are 30 1/8 inches (right) and 28 6/8 inches (left). Incredible video of the hunt is available right now on deer cast. Estimating the score of a velvet buck can be difficult for.
I’ve decided to send off my score sheet to p&y, so that he can be officially ranked in the record book. Unfortunately mule deer ears will vary in length from 9 to 10 inches depending on the unit or state. This amazing mule deer was shot in colorado, on september 2, 2018.
Image award winner score sponsor junior dawson kuffner Note the detail of point measurement in the center of the graphic. If you fail to comply, your antlers will become ineligible for scoring.
If a colorado buck has a 20″+ inside spread, heavy main beams, and symmetric. Mass does not add much to the score, yet every hunter will still claim it. Velvet antlers have the ability to look slightly bigger than they really are.
Jordan phillips phillips’ buck grossed 224 and change as a nontypical and was his first velvet muley. Mass of the mule deer. First, there is the challenge of estimating what the buck would score after it sheds its velvet.
Keep in mind that there are mule deer areas where, genetically, it is common for no browtines or weak browtines, even for big mature deer. I explained to the panel that i wasn’t going to strip the velvet off my mule deer to have the score official. Austin land lives to guide and hunt mule deer.
Velvet antlers are a living part of a buck. In my experience wyoming and idaho mule deer, tip to tip, will vary from 21 to 23 inches. In addition some bucks in certain units will have bigger heads adding to the ear tip to ear tip length.
Cars have been guzzling leaded gasoline for 99 years. If a mule deer has perfect forks, it symbolizes maturity, which is a good score in every hunter’s book. Pictured above is a graphic from the boone and crockett club (b&c) detailing where and how measurements are made.
It was, and on oct. But rarely do they hold on that long. This buck has it all.
2, 2018, a buck he knew should be scored by the pope & young club as a possible record. This is an iconic mule deer, no doubt. It’s usually the archers who have the pleasure of chasing mule deer in the velvet but even the hard horned guys have to scout deer in the velvet.
At this point, you have three metrics that you can solely use to determine if a buck is a mature, 160″+ deer, in 95% of cases. Justin gordon was bowhunting in laplata county, colorado, on sept. Taken in 1972, it’s held the record for 46 years.
Records aren’t easy to break. Justin's incredible buck has 28 points on the right side and 19 points on the left. Velvet antlers produce two challenges when trying to estimate their size.
The preliminary score of justin's mule deer is 338 7/8 inches. The preliminary score of gordon's buck is 338 7/8 inches. “mule deer are my passion and to be able to take such a beautiful buck is an absolute dream come true.
