How big?

[EliAGrimmett]

I took some good photos of this buck on our first trip of the season. How big is he?

 

[krshntr81]

Real Big?

 

[fowladdict]

Looks massive in the front photo, not so much from the side. I suck at judging pronghorn, but if this wasn't posted by anyone else I wouldn't think he breaks 80 yet. Are they done growing by now?

 

[RAM4GORD]

goat

maybe 70 prongs are below his ears not very long

 

[mdunc8]

Low to mid 70s?

 

[The Hedgehog]

77-80, 14.5-15 tall, good mass but 5 on prongs would be my guess

 

[MinnesotaHunter]

If his prongs were a couple inches higher up could the 2nd quarter measurement be below the prong, so you would have 3 circumference measurements below the prong and 1 above?

 

[Yotkilr]

Big enough for me to pull the trigger.

 

[The Hedgehog]

I'm way low

 

[Spitz]

I've got 83. 6 on prongs. 7 each down low and 7 up top. 14.5 tall.

 

[dmandoes]

i'm going with 73".

 

[EliAGrimmett]

I'm going with 80-6/8 and a range from 78-2/8 to 83-2/8.

L 14-2/8
P 5-5/8

B 6-4/8
1 6-7/8

2 4-1/8
3 2-7/8

Unfortunately we'll never know the actual score, but it's always fun to practice field judging.

Also, I think there's a reasonable chance that the buck is a 2 year old. His face appears young and dainty to me with that bug eyed look.

 

[mdunc8]

His mass looks decent up top, but I his bases don't look that great to me.

 

[L. I. Yankee]

Big enough for me.....

 

[dmandoes]

how many inches above the prongs?

 

[EliAGrimmett]

how many inches above the prongs?

8-6/8 inches of length past the prong.

7 inches of total mass above the prong. 4-1/8 above the prong and 2-7/8 on the last quarter. At least those are the measurements I came up with.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

I would say 78"-79" don't think he's got enough too break the 80" mark.... but i'm not that good,
Matt

 

[Musket Man]

I would guess around 72.

 

[Topgun 30-06]

I also can't see that goat being more than the low 70s from those two pictures, but Eli is the expert here! I do think he looks pretty young and has some real potential.

 

[Topgun 30-06]

If his prongs were a couple inches higher up could the 2nd quarter measurement be below the prong, so you would have 3 circumference measurements below the prong and 1 above?

***In order to have the third circumference measurement below the prong the swell of the prong has to be slightly higher than half the length of the longest horn since that third measurement is supposed to be at exactly half the length of that horn.