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I was sent this photo by my cousin. The buck was taken by a friend of his son in unit 421 in the Grand Mesa area during CO's 2nd rifle season earlier this month.

I did a count and based on the photo I think there are 15 points on one side and 14 on the other but there are probably more since you only see this one view. I'm guessing the spread is at least 40 inches. As soon as they got to town they took the buck to the DOW office in Grand Junction. The DOW supplied him with the name of an official B&C scorer. The score can't be official until a 60 day drying period but this buck should place high in the books.



Truly a once in a lifetime buck! Not bad for a local boy, hunting for meat on his own without a guide is it?
 
Posts: 1351 | Location: CO born, but in Athens, TX now. | Registered: 03 January 2014Reply With Quote
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Amazing buck!


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Posts: 3539 | Location: Wyoming | Registered: 25 February 2005Reply With Quote
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It's a monster for sure. There are better pictures of it here here. Rumor has it at 42" spread.
 
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That's a damn nice non typical.
Congrats to the hunter. shocker
 
Posts: 4214 | Location: Southern Colorado | Registered: 09 October 2011Reply With Quote
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Not much cape to work with, must of been his first tophy buck..........one heck of a first!!!!



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That's a friggen monster!!!!!

He may as well just give up hunting.....no sense trying to top that one!


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Not much cape to work with, must of been his first tophy buck..........one heck of a first!!!!


From what my cousin told me, the guy is a meat hunter and not a trophy hunter. He probably didn't know much about caping etc... Still, if the cape is too short I'm sure a taxidermist can provide a replacement.
 
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The First Two Words that came to mind were..Holy.. And S.?!t
What an amazing buck
 
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That looks back to the glory days of SW Colorado. Wonderful times growing up to see those huge bucks bounding over the rocky ridges.


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311 Gross is what I'm hearing
 
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I'm hearing the same, the taxidermist and his buddies have measured it 3 times and come up with 308 to 311.
As luck would have it my brother knows the Taxidermist and got to hear some about the buck. The hunter is a regular guy, Iraq vet, when he brought the buck to drop at the Taxidermist he headed right back out because he had a cow tag to fill.
I am truly impressed by this Buck, very exceptional and this is the Buck I picture when I think of "huge nontypical".
 
Posts: 5604 | Location: Eastern plains of Colorado | Registered: 31 October 2005Reply With Quote
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He is Ok,but think of what he would have looked like next year!!! popcorn
 
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True.. His Bosses are still a bit soft looking and his nose looks a little pink
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Can't help but wonder, the first few years I hunted in Colorado, I hunted in 421. That is where I still go for late season cow elk.

The years I hunted in 421, they were under a 3 point restriction, and finding a legal buck was often difficult.

December of 2013 when I hunted late season cow, I saw several bucks that would have been legal under the 3 point rule just off of Grand Mesa.

Damned impressive animal regardless of where it came from.

Congratulations to the hunter.


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True.. His Bosses are still a bit soft looking and his nose looks a little pink

yuck
 
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WOW!!!


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How do you know his name was Hugo?
 
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That is a monster for sure. Glad a vet got him.


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Digitally enhanced?
 
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Digitally enhanced?


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Posts: 5604 | Location: Eastern plains of Colorado | Registered: 31 October 2005Reply With Quote
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Hell of a buck


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Digitally enhanced?


Stupid question. Guess you didn't bother to read the thread. By the way the photo was taken with a cell phone.
 
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Congrats to the hunter and great to know huge bucks like this still exist!


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Looks like one of those high plains bruisers...God Bless meat hunters!
 
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