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Calendar Mystery Buck Update

December 14th, 2005 David King - King's Outdoor World

Our new 2006 King’s Mule Deer Calendar has some great monster bucks in it. We have a few mystery bucks that we really didn’t have a lot of information about, and not sure what information we did have was accurate. We do our best to not only feature some great re-creations of these bucks in our calendars, but try and provide some general background information about the buck or bull.

There is a buck in particular in our 2006 Calendar which we did not have much information to include. We did our best, but let’s face it, we do not know everything about every big buck from the past. When you deal with hunters, collectors, buyers, etc., there is going to be information that is lost or just not available at the time. However, one of the things that I do like about featuring a mystery buck is that for one person it might be a mystery, and yet to another it is common knowledge.

I received a letter today from a faithful King’s Calendar customer that helped us shed some light on a great buck in our calendar. Thanks to his letter we now have the correct information, and therefore thought it was appropriate to post it and get everyone updated.

This letter comes from a Mr. Croney from Idaho. He writes:

Folks,
A short note in case you are interested. On page 12-13 of your new catalog you picture the February buck in the ‘06 Bucks and Bulls Calendar. The picture is a striking silhouette of an “amazing double-droptine non-typical”. The antlers may be a mystery to you, but I know them well. I have a cast of the originals.

This buck was taken in Bannock Co., Idaho in 1974 by Jarrel Neeser of McCammon. His B&C score is 264 5/8 and he ranks #28 in Idaho.

I don’t know where you got the numbers listed in the calendar, but they are a bit optimistic. The outside spread is not 39″ but is 35 4/8 (official B&C). He also does not gross 283″ but rather 268 4/8″. I measured my cast before it was mounted and came up with exactly the same score as B&C did. There are only about 4″ of deductions on the main frame. You list his points as 22×13. He certainly has that many, but only 18×13 are measurable.

These remarks are not meant as criticism, but are made to correct the information in case somebody needs to know. Your rendition of the buck in silhouette is absolutely stunning. I gotta have it!

Thanks for hearing me out. I really enjoy the calendars.

Thanks for the letter. Yes we do appreciate the update and do have a great interest in knowing the most accurate information of all of the bucks and bulls that we feature and have featured in the past. We’ll chalk one up for another great buck from Idaho. I will tell you something….we have some huge bucks from Idaho in our new 2006 King’s Mule Deer Calendar.

We actually like that image too. We added the image as part of our new banner for our on-line store.

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