Gold Medal Contender?

[Yokel Matt 918]

Here are a few pics of the boiled out head taken last Saturday morning I’m conscious about giving the wrong impression as I’m not a trophy hunter in any way, shape or form… having said that I never thought I’d have the good fortune to come across a buck like this and I’d like to know peoples opinions on where you think he sits in the medal category.

 

First – the buck in all his glory:

 

 

The ‘wet weight’ or at least the weight after an afternoon draining was 715 grams. His current weight, as of five minutes ago is 684 grams.

 

 

 

 

 

For comparison pursoses, and without wanting to come accross as a smug prick, this is him next to a buck taken in early May this year which is currently 522 grams.

 

 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Really gets my back up when folks kill for trophies only ,lol.Maybe just maybe but at least you dont have any dogs to solve that for you [private joke],lol.Another good buck that probably had my name on it ,bites the dust to a casual messer

Try and arrange a pass for next week mate ,ive something special to show you , not pervy honestly.

[Yokel Matt 918]

Really gets my back up when folks kill for trophies only ,lol.Maybe just maybe but at least you dont have any dogs to solve that for you [private joke],lol.Another good buck that probably had my name on it ,bites the dust to a casual messer

Try and arrange a pass for next week mate ,ive something special to show you , not pervy honestly.

 

See you next week mate

[J Darcy 5,871]

Looks very very nice mate. I would have had the full head mounted...

[Yokel Matt 918]

Looks very very nice mate. I would have had the full head mounted...

 

Thank you sir

 

Sadly time, money and a wife that would never let in it in the house put-paid to a full mount

[nastybilly 55]

nice one local....

[mj robson 8]

Very nice buck, should dry out to about 650g.

 

My guess is a gold of about 138cic.

 

let us know how you get on with it.

 

Cheers,

Mark.

[Yokel Matt 918]

Cheers gents

 

Mark - CIC scores are a mystery to me... is that borderline?

 

I’ll be sure to keep you up to date

[wireviz 8]

That head will make gold not border line at all. (600 and an averge head is border line ) 650 is a really good buck well done.

I have a gold that was 600 gram and made 130.7 but its still a gold and it wasnt high scoring on the others areas like colour pearling etc.

[mj robson 8]

Local,

 

130 is the lower limit for Gold so yours should make it no problem at all. I put a head in to get measured at Scone this year, it weighed 644g and made 139cic. It had slightly better coronetts than yours and scored for span (yours looks a bit too wide), but they are much the same. The weight and volume are the high scoring parts.

 

Well done.

 

Cheers,

Mark.

 

 

ps, There's nothing wrong with being a trophy hunter! It's just the norm not to admit it.

Edited August 4, 2010 by mj robson

[Yokel Matt 918]

Thanks very much guys - Any tips on how to dry the head with out drying the weight out of it... if that makes sense :wacko: I know.... for someone claiming not to be a trophy hunter I'm asking a lot of mercenary questions

 

Only 85 days to go

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Thanks very much guys - Any tips on how to dry the head with out drying the weight out of it... if that makes sense :wacko: I know.... for someone claiming not to be a trophy hunter I'm asking a lot of mercenary questions

 

Only 85 days to go

Ive heard a hair dryer does it in a few minutes mate ,lol.

[wireviz 8]

Just put it in an out side shed for the 90 days send it to Mr Prior and it will go gold i am sure of that no point pissing about trying to get weight to stay on it wont happen the mosture is in the bone and once dry can be put back at all. Also the CIC /or BASC chap will just leave it on his radiator for a day to see if there is a change. ps dont colour it or mess at all it will olny take points off.

[Yokel Matt 918]

Ive heard a hair dryer does it in a few minutes mate ,lol.

 

Yeah right... she'd have my balls if I used that on a deer skull!

 

Just put it in an out side shed for the 90 days send it to Mr Prior and it will go gold i am sure of that no point pissing about trying to get weight to stay on it wont happen the mosture is in the bone and once dry can be put back at all. Also the CIC /or BASC chap will just leave it on his radiator for a day to see if there is a change. ps dont colour it or mess at all it will olny take points off.

 

Brilliant - thats where it is now... hung up well away from anything tempted to nibble at it

 

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