2019 Best Buck Mule Deer Hunt Photo Contest, sponsored by Kryptek

robby denning

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12/28/19 update: winners have been chosen. See link: https://www.rokslide.com/forums/thr...er-photo-contest-sponsored-by-kryptek.153235/

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We're back! This is the fourth year of this contest and is bound to be the best. Our friends at Kryptek have put up a $750 Gift Certificate towards the Altitude Line for 1st place this year!!!! Just think of hitting the Kryptek Store with a free pass to spend $750 bucks on your gear of choice. That will be you if you win 1st place. 2nd Place takes a signed copy of Hunting Big Mule Deer.

RyanG505 took the gold last year with this gem:

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For 2nd place, a signed copy of my book Hunting Big Mule Deer: How to Take the Best Buck of Your Life

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This is NOT a biggest buck contest, but a "best photo" contest. The winning 2019 photo will be judged on the following criteria and rules:

1) WOW Factor. Is it a great photo that grabs the viewer? This takes in lighting, color, uniqueness, etc.

2) Composition- by that I mean the way in which the different parts that make up your photo are arranged- is there too much background, not enough animal? or visa versa? Are the antler tips out of the frame or the hunters head cut off? Or is it a good balance between the buck, the hunter, the terrain? (the hunter is not required to appear in the photo.)

3) Size of animal. This doesn't mean biggest animal wins, but if #1 and #2 are equal, we'll chose the bigger animal.

4) Must be a photo of a buck harvested in 2019

5) Between archery season and December 10th, post up your best harvest photo on this thread

6) One photo per buck only. If you harvest multiple bucks, you can enter one photo for each

7) Also, by posting on this thread, you agree to let Rokslide and Kryptek use any of the photos in promotional material without compensation

8) Any international winner is responsible for border tax, custom fees, excessive postage fees, etc.


If you want to see the 2019 finalists and get an idea of what we're looking for, click here
 
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KyleSS

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This is my 2019 OTC General Season Alberta Mule Deer.
All in score of 190 4/8" (including 8" inline tine)
Gross Typical of 182 4/8" (not including 8" inline tine)
Net Typical of 170 2/8" (minus side to side deductions and minus 8" inline)
 

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realunlucky

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This is my 2019 OTC General Season Alberta Mule Deer.
All in score of 190 4/8" (including 8" inline tine)
Gross Typical of 182 4/8" (not including 8" inline tine)
Net Typical of 170 2/8" (minus side to side deductions and minus 8" inline)
Awesome buck congratulations! Looks like the wheat is pretty dry over there, when do they typically harvest it?

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Nomad

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Colorado Archery buck on 9-5-19. My first Muley with a bow and first big game kill since starting Solo, Backcountry, Backpack Archery Hunting out west In 2015.

He ain’t a giant but he’s going on the wall. This buck represents a lot of things I once never thought I could do.
 
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hersh2209

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After 5 days of hunting in warm weather in colorado and only seeing 2 small bucks since opening day I got lucky and this good buck showed up at about 6 pm on Wed evening.. I watched him for about 15 minutes before he offered a shot with my muzzleloader. At 64 steps the bullet found the mark and hit him hard20190919_090555.jpg he only went 10 yards and piled it up
 
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