Hunt for a world class typical

[Baker]

Was 270 live or dressed weight?

Great deer.

Total weight

 

[Catscratch]

Finally got a chance to watch the video! Lol... "I can't breath". I don't blame ya!
Great video, great hunt, great deer. Thanks for posting.
Any idea why he got smaller for a while? Was it environmental or possibly genetic?

 

[Baker]

Thanks. I appreciate you comments. Actually I think it fairly common for them to drop back a bit in middle age. They are in the breeding pool. Run themselves down really hard and sometimes haven’t recovered well before they grow their next set of antlers. Some of. Our very best bucks have been the ones that are becoming less aggressive with age and have the second big jump in antler growth somewhere between 7-10