Dead Roebuck

[TheOldGamey]

A friend came to my house last week, to show me a roebuck head, he found dead in a field, not far from Perth.
It was a monster, and I know my photographs don't do it justice. The whisky bottle, is there as a scale to show you the size of the coronets, which is the same size as the bottle. It has been dead since last year, and well dried, and weighing in now at just over 710grms.
He would have been an impressive beast when alive, or even in velvet.

 

[1st Pattern Paul]

The volume would be huge. Will he get it measured?

 

[TheOldGamey]

Yes he has plans to get it done, if not now, at the Scone Game Fair.

 

[1st Pattern Paul]

Please report back when you know how it did, especially the volume.
ATB
Paul

 

[375 mag]

Great find that's a monster

 

[finnbear270]

Looks like it was heading towards a perruque effect, very heavy round the coronet area.

 

[sikamalc]

That is a very heavy looking head. What a shame to find it dead, would have looked stunning alive. Hopefully it will have added to the surrounding population of Roe during the rut.

 

[TheOldGamey]

The head was measured at the Scone Game Fair, this weekend, and scored 170 cic points.

 

[Cyres]

Stunning get it mounted and put up some more pictures. Lets hope he spread his genes.

D

 

[ChrisWill184]

For interest would it be possible to see the score sheet?

 

[Tackleberry270]

Looks like an amazing head. ... would it be classed as a Ballie head? If so it would not score the same as regular trophies?

 

[moose]

Looks like an amazing head. ... would it be classed as a Ballie head? If so it would not score the same as regular trophies?

There is no thickening of the skull anywhere, so i guess it wouldnt be classed as a Ballie head.

Wonderfully head by the way.

Moose

 

[lochty]

Bill - might have to pop over and have a look at that one. It's larger than the one I found at Neil's a couple of years ago - I'll bring photos and the score sheet for comparison.
Dave

 

[AndrewT059]

He would have looked the part alive in the field

 

[foxinmad]

The head was measured at the Scone Game Fair, this weekend, and scored 170 cic points.

I seen that head on the table on Saturday it was huge!