Chad writes, "Devin and I had glassed and videotaped this buck a couple times before the season and he had his heart set on harvesting him! He passed on several nice bucks that first week, holding out for a chance at the typical/nontypical. And finally one day we found him on the trail of a doe at about 1,000 yards and the stalk was on!
After getting around them undetected, he crawled across the top of this butte and peeked over, there he was not 100 yards away eating broadside. At the shot, the big guy sucked up the 117 gr. bullet to the shoulder from his 25-06 and not knowing where it came from headed straight up the butte toward him. So he put one more shot into him to seal the deal. Talk about one happy and dedicated 15 year old, and a very proud father!
I was fortunate enough to be able to film the whole series of events, it's something we will never forget!
The buck was as big on the ground as he looked on our video footage! He has one typical side and on the other side his main beam goes straight up and is palmated.
He has 10-inch bladed brow tines and 6-inch bases. His six point typical side, if doubled, would put him in the mid 180's. He's definitely one of those "what if" bucks.
But with that unique rack and massive body he makes for one fantastic western trophy whitetail!"