If he's "round" below the prong he's headed to 85", but if he's flat 80-82" would be my guess. Really handsome looking buck
I wish I had Better pictures, I realized my new phone doesn’t fit in my phoneScope when I was on the trip. Have a new one ordered and will share some better pictures in the future
Thank you for the response. What would you say an 80” Antelopes equivalent in a mule deer score is? Sorry if it’s a Weird question , but that will help me quantify what I’m looking at.
Thank you! Send a pic if you have one!!
IMO an 80" antelope's mule deer equivalent is a 180" deer. The buck that you shared has great mass, and mass is king. I personally would not give him a pass. Hard to tell from the picture but I'm guessing him right at 82" right now. I'd like to call that a "bang flop" buck, no doubt!
Nope, they still put on length from the bottom up through July and are done around August 1st.
And you know this how? I definitely have never scene enough growth on a buck in Wyoming after the first of June to notice the difference.
You've never herd the prongs called diggers?What's a digger?
You've also never herd of a digger so I won't hold it against you.
i guess ive never heard them called anything else so were from around the same area. i suppose prongs makes sense but they've always been diggers to me
No, I'm not an Eastman clone. ?
Did he coin the phrase? God I hope I haven't been repeating a Eastman phrase. This isn't like him calling tines on a deer "tangs" is it? God that has always annoyed me.No, I'm not an Eastman clone. ?
Thank you! That helps put it in perspective for me, definitely not a person to pass up that quality of a buck.
This is what I have for you. I personally took these pictures last year, and the dates are accurate. I would say he put on about an inch of length under his prongs in the month between photos
Most of what you're seeing there in my opinion is the long hair at the base shortening up Into a summer coat and giving it the appearance of more length I'm sure they do grow some but not very much at all around here anyway
Did ya kill that goat ?
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I disagree, but what do I know. Not sure how you are ground checking them in June to prove they are the same as what they was when you killed them. Lol
Pretty sure someone did, he disappeared while I was away hunting elk in Arizona which is the same time as rifle season. I hunted him in 2020 with my bow but couldn't get him to leave his private hang out during season. Then I started getting harassed by the land owner for trying to lure him out with decoys. Gave up on him after that.
If you say so. Looks like he put on some length to me. But pretty hard to compare them from either of your examples. (That's a tank by the way congrats)
Agreed. You're correct there's no way to know for absolute certain is just opinion In the end
I'll stand by what I said about Wyoming considering your peer reviewed scientific dated pictures. I have never seen an inch of growth from June to July here.
Know that the difference between an 80" antelope and the world record is 16 inches. That's 8" per side or about 1.3" on each of the 6 measurements. That's not very much when you're trying to estimate on the hoof. The easiest measurements to field judge are length and prong, but mass is the most important. My take is if you like him shoot him.
That’s a cool one for sure!! Length?
Luv this buck... great trophy!
How do you recognise yourself in the morning?
How do I know someone didn't hijack your account asking a question like that?
I recognize myself from the very large digger, don’t always recognize the girl I am with though.
Not correct, B & C requires at least one quarter measurement below the slope of the prong.
Yes, a base and two quarters are possible, but extremely rare.
WHL probably knows the answer. He probably measures them in June with the blindfold on and then again when his client shoots the pet in August.
You are not losing a measurement, In 99% of antelope you will get 2 measurement below the prong and two measurements above, you will always have 4 measurement.
Yep a miss placed prong can ruin a score ! This one is 17.5 and missed B&C by a whisker , 7 inch deduction
No you can't lose the second mass measurement under the prong. At least I have never seen that in 40+ years scoring antelope. You always get at least the base and 1st quarter.
Those look great! And yes thats my plan, Anything will make me happy, but the goal is to target mature animals.
The nice thing with pronghorn is that they mature young. The biggest bucks tend to be 2-3 years old most places.
Good read!! Thank you. Finding out more and more how unique of an animal they areThe nice thing with pronghorn is that they mature young. The biggest bucks tend to be 2-3 years old most places.
Pronghorn Evolution and Management
By David Hewitt, Boone and Crockett Club Professional Member It is an axiom that management for tropwww.boone-crockett.org
Unbelievable that it could be that important to anyone....
You said: "Never said you could lose the second mass measurement under the prong. What I did say, is depending on where the prong falls on the horn (and where the quarter measurements fall based on the length of the horn) you can lose the 3rd mass measurement below the prong"
And like I said in the post you quoted, it's extremely rare to get a 3rd measurement below the prong.
Oh, I'm sorry, I read:
Oh, I'm sorry, I read:
" What I did say, is depending on where the prong falls on the horn (and where the quarter measurements fall based on the length of the horn) you can lose the 3rd mass measurement below the prong"
I guess, that's not what you really said. ?
Really, it's my dumba$$ fault for engaging you. I should have learned that lesson by now.
"you can lose the 3rd mass measurement below the prong"
With a 1/4" steel tape.
A full 16th is rounded up
Thanks just curious !!
Does it Look like there would be three base measurements below the prong?
It appears to be a possible candidate. Can only guess with a picture.
Probably not would be my guess, but maybe? Hard to say from a picture.
Great looking buck and that smile says it all. I'd guess that buck is around 75" or so. Very nice!
Daaaammmn those curls!! ??I took this guy archery hunting in Nevada years ago. Never scored him either mostly because I didn't know how to measure his full curl. He completely comes around and almost touches one side. Sorry about the crappy picture it was before all the cell phones had good cameras.
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him either mostly because I didn't know how to measure his full curl. He completely comes around and almost touches one side. Sorry about the crappy picture it was before all the cell phones had good cameras.
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