A Little Bit Of Funk

[dana]

I like muleys with some character and this guy definately has that. Been a damn hard season, with this being only the 3rd legal buck I've seen in almost 2 1/2 months of hunting. Burped him in this morning. I figured 15 yards was close enough. Was a pretty heavy bugger. Was close to 3 kms from the truck and I had to pack him out in 2 trips. With all the talk on here about nuts versus head I ended up packin out both. He should make for a sweet Euro. With some meat finally in the freezer, we'll see if we can get my boy on a monster before the end of the season.
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[1/2 slam]

Character?? I'l say. Cool buck. Congratulations.

[Caveman]

Funk doesn't even begin to describe that Dana. Nice job on a pretty unique looking buck

[yama49]

Has some character for sure, congrats.

[Gateholio]

Wow, cool looking buck, he's a keeper, for sure! Well done!:-D

[guest]

Very cool buck, can't resist that one BANG FLOP !

Congrats Dana !

CT

[bigshooter]

That is a weird looken buck. Did you take that for your 4 point up top discussion? Good job on a mature muley.

[ufishifish2]

Nice buck Dana,
Now that is one hell of a character buck.

[M.Dean]

Thats a wild set of horns for sure! If possible maybe once you get the skull cleaned up, take a pic of how that horn is growing out like that, I'd like to see if there's skull damage from a few years ago, maybe from fighting or a gunshot?. Congrats on a great looking buck!

[Prowler]

Man, I dont know if I would eat that thing!!! Hahaha, Kidding. Nice buck Dana, congratulations.....

[tufferthandug]

Very respectable! Cool buck!

[Bear Chaser]

Thats a wild set of horns for sure! If possible maybe once you get the skull cleaned up, take a pic of how that horn is growing out like that, I'd like to see if there's skull damage from a few years ago, maybe from fighting or a gunshot?. Congrats on a great looking buck!

X2. I'd sure like a clean look at his bases without the hair in the way. Definitely a neat set of antlers.

[Gilmore]

Thats awesome!!

[Fisher-Dude]

Cool buck! It's about funking time you filled the freezer with some organic meat! :wink:

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Me like funk!:cool::cool::cool:

Congrats Steve!

SSS

[KevinB]

very cool looking buck Steve. Too bad he didn't grow an extra backstrap while he was at it!

[6 K]

A true weirdo for sure!

[mcrae]

Neat buck!

[kennyj]

Thats some funk all right. Awesome buck. Tough season is right. I felt bad spending the last 6 days of the season in reg 8 without seeing a 4 point. I hope they start showing up for you and your son.
kenny

[MattB]

Nice buck Steve! Do you think that maybe hes the old double mainbeam buck just old and regressed now? Seems to have that same bladed browtine! I recognize that spot too, same spot i got my 05 buck?

[frenchbar]

yep ..hes got funk..good going Steve.

[shantz]

That's a one of a kind. Congrats.

[mark]

Thats a pretty unique buck, would of been a cool shed to find!
Ive seen a buck recently, with a normal 2 point on one side, and 2 separate spikes on the other.....I figured Id get razzed for shooting a dink, but with all the "character buck praise" your getting....maybe I should of dumped him???? :wink:

[Brambles]

wow,,,,,, what a shocker......That there is an alien deer.

Should call him Marvin, as in "Marvin the Martian" from the looney toon cartoons

[JDR]

Cool looking buck there Steve!! Congrats on harvesting, especially considering the conditions. Good luck to your son!

[dana]

Nice buck Steve! Do you think that maybe hes the old double mainbeam buck just old and regressed now? Seems to have that same bladed browtine! I recognize that spot too, same spot i got my 05 buck?


Matt,
I just pulled the double mainbeam buck shed out of the pile and compared it. Uncanny similarities except the weird mainbeam is on the opposite side. The bladed eyeguard is the same and the four point structure looks identical. Good chance you are right and he's just regressed now. I'll take some pics of the shed and the buck tommorrow and see what everyone thinks.
BTW, how did you recognize those trees? Yup, same spot as your 05 buck.

Mark,
Figured a few guys might razz me about shooting a dink. This year I wasn't even planning on hunting for myself. I thought it was going to be a given that my daughter would have cut my tag with her Jr. Licence. Didn't turn out to work that way with how rough our season has been. The freezer is mighty empty of wild game this year and I've always been a sucker for character bucks so it was a no brainer to pull the pin. Hoping to focus on my boy now as he hasn't had much hunting this year for himself. We've been focused on his sister the entire spring bear season and fall deer season. Hopefully we'll get some good snow before the season ends to bring the big boys in and we'll see if I can get the boy his first monster.

[blackbart]

Good job on the "character" buck. Thanks for sharing and making him famous on the www.

How do you like that rifle sling?

Perhaps you could offer David H. to come along with you and your son to see how it is done in a GOS resident friendly area? Don't see too much sage brush in you field photo's.

[huntcoop]

Very impressive Steve, you sure shoot some nice deer. Eberlestock Just One?

[kwasky]

thats a gnarly buck! definately worth the pack out. itll look sweet as a euro mount. congrats

[porcupine]

What a great looking buck! Congratulations!

[horshur]

almost as ugly as you......:-D

[showtimebc]

crazy lookin buck!

[.308win]

DUDE....What the hell is that!!??:wink::mrgreen: Congrats buddy awesome character on that one!!....Looks like a tank of a body on him too!!

Perry

[landphil]

I get the feeling that buck spent a lot of time sleeping on his right side back in may and june. Look where laziness gets you!:mrgreen:

[Rattler]

Congrats on your character buck. He will look great as a Euro mount...

[Brian011]

Cool buck! A unique one for sure. Way to go

[dana]

Very impressive Steve, you sure shoot some nice deer. Eberlestock Just One?

That's the J105. I had an accident with it this year while washing it and had the old washer machine eat it. I thought she was toast but I got out the dental floss and needle and started sewing. Fixed her up real good. I was worried that the weight yesterday might blow apart my sewing job but she held together real tight. That pack has really impressed me. I've packed out more than a dozen critters with it. It really is ideal for what I did yesterday, a day pack that opens up into a big meat hauler. I could get to work right away instead of adding yet another long trip back to the truck to get a packboard.

[dana]

Good job on the "character" buck. Thanks for sharing and making him famous on the www.

How do you like that rifle sling?

Perhaps you could offer David H. to come along with you and your son to see how it is done in a GOS resident friendly area? Don't see too much sage brush in you field photo's.

The rifle sling is a Boonie Packer sling. A buddy of mine had one for years and swore by it. A few years back he gave me one too. It is a slick method of carrying your rifle especially when you have a pack on.

As for the sage, nope, I don't see that much. We are very much in the Interior Wetbelt here.

[frenchbar]

almost as ugly as you......:-D

you do realize you 2 look a lot alike:wink::mrgreen:

[Husky7mm]

Kind of a neat buck.Did you see that buck during the pre-season or any other times before you shot it? Is that a parker-hale or a BSA? Where did you find the sling, been looking for one for a while?

[35 Whelen]

What a tank....nice buck for sure.

Second that on the Boonie Packer sling

[Kody94]

Cool buck Dana. Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Cheers!

[Glenny]

I'm more impressed with the size of him. He's definitely in the big boy club. Good one !

[dino]

awesome ! I gotta try this burping thing.

[kootenayelkslayer]

Wicked buck! Good on ya.

[skeld11]

now that is a cool looking buck!, congrats!

[jackpine]

i thought there was no deer in clearwater?cool buck btw.

[dana]

Here are a few pics of yesterday's buck with a shed off a buck I called the Double Mainbeam buck. MattB thinks maybe my buck is the double mainbeam buck regressed from old age. I'm thinkin he's right. The 4 point mainframe structure is almost identical just smaller now. They both have the same bladed eyeguards. The second mainbeam on the shed comes off the base the same as the weird beam on the dead buck. The only thing different is the side of the weirdness has switched. I've seen nontypical points switch from side to side on other bucks that I've watched over the years so there is nothing unusual about that. There is nothing wrong with the skull to indicate an injury. The front teeth are in real bad shape with several missing and others broken. Just genetics and old age playing the role here. I last saw the double mainbeam buck the winter of 05. That would put him at 10 or 11 now.
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[moosinaround]

Looks like the same genetics for sure! Might be a spawn of one or the other??!! Very cool anyways! Moosin

[Alpine85]

Steve, pretty cool freak yah killed there! I'm definetly leaning towards them two being the same buck! Pretty cool to end another buck chapter.

Terry

[Orangethunder]

That does look pretty similar. There are a few distinct genetic traits in some areas. Drop tines, forked brows, bladed main beams...

Nice buck.

[The Hermit]

I still have pleasant dreams of Mass and Trash!!

[Muleycatcher]

Wicked buck!!..Looks like he fell asleep on the one side while it was growing..lol

[sawmill]

Nice!I`d take him over a typ anytime!

[Seeadler]

Definately a keeper. Congrats.

[Brian011]

Hey Dana, just wondering if it is from the same buck, how far away did you find the shed from where you shot the buck? Same general area?

[griz325]

thats one awsome looking buck,should make an awsome euro for sure.

[pg83]

Funky buck for sure. Congrats on another great deer. Best of luck with your son now!

[srupp]

Stevereally well done, what a funky looking deer and an incredible size body, what grain bullet did you use? Looks like some good eating for sure.

The deer here the cariboo are in the exact type of timber dark and quiet, although the rut closure should allow a lot more bucks to make it through, or make it easier for first Nations.

I don't think I've ever seen a freaky set of antlers quite like that… Well done

Steven

[Sitkaspruce]

Nice Job Steve!!!!!

Cool looking buck!!!
Good luck to you and Cody!!!!

Cheers

SS

[bruin]

Pretty funky. Very cool character buck

[Deer Sausage]

That is one weird/awesome buck. Congratulations on a real conversation starter for your den!

[Jelvis]

That is one gene you do not want to be breeding does ..
Jel ( Good Kill )

[tooley]

do you have the right side from that buck? Maybe he had double mains on both sides when he was younger!?

[dana]

Tooley,
I have a lot of video of him from the winter of 2004/2005. His other side was a solid 4 point (75-80 inches) with a small cheater off his back.

Here is another look at the 104 inch double mainbeam side. Definately is indeed a buck you want breeding does. Jelly just has never seen buck live past 3 years old is all. :)
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[sawmill]

Tooley,
I have a lot of video of him from the winter of 2004/2005. His other side was a solid 4 point (75-80 inches) with a small cheater off his back.

Here is another look at the 104 inch double mainbeam side. Definately is indeed a buck you want breeding does. Jelly just has never seen buck live past 3 years old is all. :)
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He would if he ever pulled his head out of his azz.
I love that buck,no hesitation on taking him.

[tooley]

I would have to agree on two things; one, that it is the same buck. And two, .....BOOM!

[MattB]

When you see the buck and shed in person there's no doubt its the same buck. The buck even has a small 2" sticker coming out where the double mainbeam once was.

[wildman 22]

great character buck dana . a shooter any time of the year. well done

[bc cooker]

That's a pretty unique buck dana!! Congrats on another good one.

[BCHunterTV]

That's a neat buck for sure

[bcfarmer]

Dana,

Did you get the euro done on that buck? If so, could you post up a pic please. I am sure it will look great.

TIA bcf

[dana]

bcfarmer,
Here's some pics of the euro I did on him.

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[Spy]

Great job Dana Looks pretty Funky!:wink:
What does his meat taste like,he sure did have a big body on him,any guess to his weight?Great buck!:-D

[dana]

Given that he's really old, I thought the meat might be a little tuff or at the very least tasteless. This is not the case. This buck tastes absolutely awesome. I've got 3 other deer in the freezer, a muley doe, a whitetail doe and another mature muley buck. All taste equally great. Could have something to do with the fact my wife is an amazing cook. :)
As for body weight, I've never actually hung a deer on a scale to get an idea of weight but I can attest to the fact that both trips of deboned meat were a good solid 75+ lbs each.

[Spy]

Good to know,LoL I will stop shooting the dinks, Now that I know the big ones are good to eat!:wink::wink:Nice buck Dana.:-D

[beni]

That is a crazy looking buck Dana, very unique indeed. Euro looks great!!

[BillyBull]

Pretty wild mount Dana...

[dutchie]

being a guy that doesn't like non-typical that much, I am glad that you like the non-typical because it means you kill them! and kill alot of them!

defiantly a cool and unique deer, and I am glad that you have a trophy to remember your hunt!

Dutchie

[bcfarmer]

Dana,

That is an impressive job. I really like your unique, yet simple support system. I might have to borrow that one...lol
Thanks for the pics.

bcf


bcfarmer,
Here's some pics of the euro I did on him.

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[Springer]

Great idea Steve!! How the heck is it attached? I dont see any screws coming through from the backside ?
Great Character Buck!

[Will]

Gotta like the Freaks ! :-D

I mean the buck not Steve btw......:rolleyes:

[sneg]

that s beautybuck
congrats

[Jelvis]

A lil funk or too much junk? lol.
JP .. trow phee bocks of dah Cleer Votter by dat playce Avola.
p.s. hope it's a better year for you this year hunter ...... you deserve it

[Coastfisher]

Nice buck! Is that the x2 pack? How do you like it?