Now that's a deer!

[PatMcD]

When I was a kid, my hunting partner shot one that dressed out at 250 lbs, but it didn't look as nasty as this old bruiser.
Check out this old monster.
http://knox.villagesoup.com/Sports/story.cfm?storyID=182879

If he was served for supper though, I think I'd pass.

 

[richc]

If he was served for supper though, I think I'd pass.

Which one... the deer or the hunter???

 

[Baystatesuks]

That deer does look pretty old. Nice buck though.

 

[Squished]

Gonna make a great mount.

 

[Patriot]

What a beast! My back hurts just thinking about dragging that big boy out of the woods.

 

[Gadsden]

Meh, he's got nothing over on this kid: (mildly nsfw language.. )
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/pictures/view/325394/

 

[freedom2012]

Anybody have an idea how old a beast like that would be?

 

[PatMcD]

Anybody have an idea how old a beast like that would be?

There is some way to age them from the teeth, but I don't know. He's an old-timer, that's for sure.

 

[arlow]

Anybody have an idea how old a beast like that would be?

Probably between 5 and 7 years old

 

[martin08]

Most whitetails in Maine reach their peak frame size by five years and maximum weight can be from five to ten or eleven years old. Beyond that age the old brutes can last a few more years, but get a little gaunt and gray.

The web antlers are a sure sign of excellent lineage and good high calcium feed. That is a buck that comes along once in a lifetime for most hunters!

I missed mine in 1980 just outside the Bangor City limits. Broken scope mount is what I like to blame it on. It had nothing to do with a my teenage nerves.