My first 6 pointer...

[olivhar01 0]

nice one mate, a good mature buck there and sure to make a medal

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

I would put it down to the tree type that the bucks are cleaning on .Pine sap or the tannin within must but a darker dye than our deciduous trees.Either way there is a definate divide between roe heads north and south .We tend to get spread beams whereas the scottish heads are tight and straight .Nice head there vissy especially if called in May

Edited May 3, 2010 by foxdropper

[wireviz 8]

Here is the buck getting his head removed by my lad you will notice the colour is as in the picture and his coat isnt quite through.

 

It made a low silver at 115.2 cic 24 cm tall

[Flamin'Nora! 50]

well done mate very nice buck

[flytie 1]

That is a cracking head

 

Hope you get many more.

 

ft

[Yokel Matt 918]

Cheers for the replies lads I see what you mean about the colour there mate, thats a quality head

 

This one is still pretty light coloured, especially at the back of the coronets... I've just weighed it properly (without balancing it with my hand ) and it's come up as 555 grams. Its just hanging in the shed air drying at the moment - not sure how long to leave it or where to go from here to be honest so if anyone has any tips thats would be great I want to do him justice

[wireviz 8]

Local if you leave it for three weeks it will have dried out and you can assess the head you shot properly. But for it to be official then you need to wait ninety days. The weight you have after taking off 90 gram will be the weight that the head is judged on. So lets say it stops at 500 you take off ninety and that will be how its judge you are looking for it to be any thing over 450 if you want it to make a medal as a full scull. I THINK THAT SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.

 

Hope this helps.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Told you

[Yokel Matt 918]

Told you

 

 

Cheers for the info lads

[mj robson 8]

Nice looking buck.

[waidmann 105]

i have always found that bucks stripping on earl and ash seem to be darker(normally wet forest edge deer).

depending on the age/pearling that would have gotten you a gold where i lived in germany(they consider 400 to be heavy,most i have shot have been between 300 and 350gramms).

 

a cracking buck,well done(you will never forget him!!).

 

waidmann