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BowEd:
I tried to age this deer by the molar wear etc.He could be at least 6 to 7 years old I guess.Could of sent the front incisers in to be analyzed.I butchered him myself.Boning him out.Weighed everything and all the parts.The guts was estimated by a formula by taking 1.28% times the dressed weight.Came up with 385#'s.I know it's hard to believe.I know one thing for sure he sure was more of a chore to drag out than any does I ever shot.Might be the biggest one I'll ever shoot I don't know.My fiberglass hunting buddies who have shot many more deer than me all say they would of shot him.Coon hunting was my thing.I usually just try to make meat you know.Making bows since 2009 and shot a number of deer with these bows and still get a charge out of the hunt even when not getting a shot.Just euro mounted this fella is all.The hide I'll brain tan like all of the rest only this sucker is at least 17 to 18 square feet stretched out I'm sure.I'm in southern Iowa here and have outfitters all around me doing their video shows for the outdoor channel.In northern Missouri too.They are a pain for sure.Anytime money gets in the way the fun goes out of it.That's what turned me off of coonhunting a bit too.The competition hunts,pups,and studs.I'm keeping it simple and fun with this primitive bow hunting.Nothing like it.Thanks and good luck to all you guys.Have fun.

bradsmith2010:
congrats, nice shooting,,, maybe i missed it,, what kinda bow,, looks nice :)

BowEd:
Winged elm holmgaard.

bowandarrow473:
Sweet!

BowEd:
The heaviest deer on record by the DNR is 511#'s and that was in southern Minnesota I've read.Here's a little different view of this deer.I know his neck circumference would't go into a 5 gallon pale on end.The tractor behind him is 9 foot tall at the roof.I had to stand up on the tractor tire and jump off it to hoist him up and I weigh about 170#'s.

Talked to a couple of other bow hunters in the area and they said they had been trying to take him out for a couple of years.The compounders...lol.See these kind of bucks are called cull bucks because they don't want them to sire more fawns with lesser points.Anyway I told them they did'nt need to worry about him any more.That's ok with me.It's just another hunting season.There are bigger deer here than that yet that I've seen and did'nt get a shot at.

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