X4 buck

[Gollywomper]

Was able to find a buck on Monday in X4. Was a tough hunt. Lots of miles with no deer. Happened across this guy on Monday afternoon. Tried to get my son on him but he could see him in the scope. Once the buck became nervous we decided I should go ahead and take him. Kid was a bit trigger happy when the dorky jumped up about 30 yards away when we were approaching where the larger buck had fallen. Thick flat timber, all moving slow and glassing carefully finally paid off. Was a great hunt shared with my son.

 

[3x2]

Great Bucks, Congrats!

 

[Calbuck]

Way to go! My neck of the woods! Thats a dandy

 

[Moe]

X4 is tuff in this warm weather. Way to go!

 

[BRUIN4L]

Nice buck!

 

[Rie bread]

very cool

 

[twdjr]

Congrats!

 

[oilcan]

Congrats on a very nice Buck.
Thanks for sharing

 

[BradA]

Congratulations that an awesome bucks especially in California! Congratulations to your son as well. How wide did your buck go ?

 

[HuntnProf]

Nice! Neat that you got to share the experience with your son

Great CA X zone buck! Congrats

 

[heywouldya]

Very nice! Congrats

 

[Gollywomper]

Congratulations that an awesome bucks especially in California! Congratulations to your son as well. How wide did your buck go ?

23”

 

[Snoopdogg]

Your 4x looks like a chunker. Congrats!

 

[Gollywomper]

Here is a pic of my buck while scouting a few weeks ago.

 

[Gator]

Good looking Buck

 

[jls456]

Great bucks guys!

 

[Bossbrott]

Post that timber pic next to the shoulder mount, pretty cool
Nice buck, congrats to you both.

 

[mod700]

Good looking buck, congrats on turning him up again after scouting.

 

[Grosventre357]

Man hunting in X4 when its dry, dusty, and hot has been a headache for me. Glad you guys slammed some nice bucks !!!

 

[Gollywomper]

Good looking buck, congrats on turning him up again after scouting.

First time I have ever really targeted a single buck, or been successful doing so.

 

[Gollywomper]

Man hunting in X4 when its dry, dusty, and hot has been a headache for me. Glad you guys slammed some nice bucks !!!

Yes. Very few deer. We saw 2 really good bucks scouting. Found one of them but cannot find any others. Drought is hurting these deer in this area for sure.

 

[Gollywomper]

Your 4x looks like a chunker. Congrats!

Looked almost pre rut. Huge neck. He was pretty big/blocky looking a few weeks earlier, but definitely put in some more weight.

 

[Gollywomper]

Any guesses on a score? Never scored a buck before.
23” width.

 

[deerlevi]

Congrats and cool bucks!

 

[BPKHunter]

150”

 

[timbuck2]

Any guesses on a score? Never scored a buck before.
23” width.

You should be able to download a score sheet with directions from the Boone & Crockett site and try scoring it yourself. I did that a few years back on a bull.
My guess is 150 ish.

 

[Gollywomper]

You should be able to download a score sheet with directions from the Boone & Crockett site and try scoring it yourself. I did that a few years back on a bull.
My guess is 150 ish.

If I did it correctly, I think I was on the conservative side with the measuring.
167-5/8 gross
163 after deductions.
I will have the taxidermist measure when he gets back in town.

 

[timbuck2]

Sweet!! Either way, that’s a great CA buck ?. Especially when your family is there. And very cool that you got a live picture of him.

 

[Cali4x4]

Nice thanks for posting your story