40" Giant Mule Deer Dies

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<br />I recently saw this posted on the <a href="http://www.azdesertsheepguides.com/" target="_blank">Arizona Desert Sheep Guides</a> blog (aka <a href="http://littlehornoutfitters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Littlehorn Outfitters</a>).  You can find more images of this buck on the by visiting this link <a href="http://littlehornoutfitters.blogspot.com/">Arizona Desert Sheep Guides.</a><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KF80tfdfGnk/UP4Y5i4VnrI/AAAAAAAAFYw/_WD_wxifjRw/s400/Xmas+2012+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KF80tfdfGnk/UP4Y5i4VnrI/AAAAAAAAFYw/_WD_wxifjRw/s400/Xmas+2012+026.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geoff Moss took this image of the 40" giant buck around Christmas of 2012.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Here are some of the details as reported by the <a href="http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2013/01/grand-teton-national-park-might-preserve-educational-purposes-mule-deer-head-atypical-antlers22669">National Parks Traveler's Website</a>: </b><br /><br /><i> </i><br /><i>"A big mule deer buck that gained renown around <a class="bb-url" href="http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/parks/grand-teton-national-park">Grand Teton National Park</a> not just for its overall size, but also for its unusual antler configuration, has died of natural causes and has been recovered by rangers.</i><br /><br /><i>Park rangers, along with Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel, conducted an investigation into the deer's death. They concluded the buck died sometime on January 8 as a result of physical injuries. Its body was found along the Gros Ventre River near the parkâs southern boundary.</i><br /><br /><i>While the natural death of an animal inside of a national park can be expected, this individual deer wore an atypical set of antlers -- one side had more tines than the other, and the spread of the antlers was estimated at 40 inches -- that brought particular attention and admiration from visitors and local residents alike."  <a href="http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/users/npt-staff" title="View user profile.">NPT Staff</a> on January 13, 2013 - 1:35am </i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="

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