Montana Stickers

[Dog_Logghe]

Just a general question. How rare are symetrical stickers on a mule deer? I shot my 1st mule deer on the last Wednesday of the Montana rifle season and he had identical stickers on the outside of his G 2-3 forks. Definately a once in a lifetime buck for me!

 

[Werty]

Im not an expert, but I've not seen any personally.

 

[Skyhigh]

I think it can vary from region to region how common it is. If you were in the SE part of the state, I would say it is pretty uncommon to have one with stickers like that. That's a great buck! Congrats.

 

[Travis907]

In my opinion those symmetrical stickers/kickers are pretty rare! It would be like a double droptine Whitetail. Something you don’t see very often! Congrats on a cool buck!

 

[BrianReno]

Great looking muley, those symmetrical stickers are awesome. Definitely a rare thing.

 

[Oregonmuley]

Beautiful buck for sure! I think you might see kickers like that more often then one would think, but to have a buck with both sides intact like yours is probably not common. Seems often times one side or the other gets busted off at some point.
Congrats to you, thats a good one!!

 

[Dog_Logghe]

Thanks everyone! SE Montana is where he was hiding. Hopefully he had a good breeding season prior to his last day!!

 

[ewade07]

It must not be too rare, I shot one about 5 years ago with symmetrical stickers as well in SE MT!

 

[Gumbo]

I've never seen one in the field. Clearly age plays a role in development of NT characteristics, so there would likely be more with better age structure. That's a heck of a nice deer, congrats!

 

[Matthunts8]

thats a great buck!

 

[bigmoose]

That's a great looking buck. Lots of character. I've only seen two other bucks like yours in all the years I've been hunting. One almost identical and the other a perfect matched 6X6. I think they're pretty rare. Congrats on your beautiful buck !

 

[Rusty85]

Great deer

 

[Joelweb]

I see extras on bucks now and then. I think it partly has to do with age class--you see it in places with more mature deer. Yours is a special one.

 

[archp625]

Very nice deer. I do not know the answer to your question though.

 

[Muley Buck]

That's a great looking buck. Lots of character. I've only seen two other bucks like yours in all the years I've been hunting. One almost identical and the other a perfect matched 6X6. I think they're pretty rare. Congrats on your beautiful buck !

A perfectly symmetrical 6x6 mule deer is my absolute dream buck! I've seen pictures, but never laid my eyes on one.

 

[bigmoose]

Here is a photo of that 6X6. He's definitely a dream buck. Just over 30 inches, 232 gross with a 216 main frame. Not my buck but I was with him when he shot it.

 

[Muley Buck]

Here is a photo of that 6X6. He's definitely a dream buck. Just over 30 inches, 232 gross with a 216 main frame. Not my buck but I was with him when he shot it.

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Beautiful.