Texted a buddy in Selma that knows this guy. Said it’s bigger in person,. Long beams, thick mass. The bases are 6 inches. 20 1/2 inside spread. 7 inch drop tine. Beam length is 29 3/4 and 27 1/2.

And you better not tell mine no different

Its a nice buck either way, but his balls aint too big. Youd think with that much horn, he would have a big sack

If he’s putting off those kind of measurements I could see low 170s. I gave him 27” beans and a 21” inside spread with 36” of mass.

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Great buck but still don't think it is anywhere near 176. I shot a huge 8 in 2017 that had 23 and 24 in. mains with a 20 in. inside and 23 in. outside and it scored 145. Don't see a 30 in. difference there.

The Dallas county buck is an exceptional deer especially as a mainframe 8 and from Alabama. I don’t personally care what it scores and I’d be plum tickled to kill him. However I don’t think most folks fully understand how much bone it takes to make 170’s as a mainframe 8 point. Below is a deer that scored 183 as an 8 point for reference. It takes coke can size mass, long beams and tines to get into those type scores.

It seems to always go in that direction whenever a big buck kill is posted on here.

I’ve seen some other pics of the deer and I can easily see him hitting the 170s. It’s hard for a deer that big to not look that big on a southern framed deer, but this one is a prime example. He may actually be larger than he appears.

That’s a monster deer either way who cares what it scores. I’ll bet the hunter doesn’t. I have never had the opportunity to shoot one anywhere close to that size.

I was thinking of this buck when this thread popped up. One thing on him, though...the 183 inches is net...this deer, killed in Illinois by Jason Sanders, grossed a little over 192".

Here's a better pic that cuts out the funky angles (which makes the buck's right side look a lot weaker than the left)....

Exactly what I’m thinking too! He’s a giant to me regardless of score

To all the ALDeer Monster Buck Slaying, expert scoring superstars.. Feel free to Show us your free range 170" South AL Bucks so we can see what 1 looks like?

Yeah sure and then have some rich guys swoop in and steal the lease.

I coached Torrey in Dixie Senior baseball and played against him for years in softball and I can attest to the fact that he goes at everything hardcore. He grew up that way. His uncle is one of the finest athletes to come from the area. His whole family, immediate and extended, are very competitive people. Torrey was a very good, but undersized QB on a good high school football team. I know Torrey is proud of this deer although it is not much consolation as he recently lost his father, who started his love of hunting, fishing, and ball playing. Congrats to him. He's a good person and if anyone deserves, by virtue of being a good person, and putting in effort, to kill a deer like this, then it is Torrey. Some kill a deer of this caliber through luck and others by effort and persistence. Torrey's was the latter, I can guarentee.

My friend went to his house to clean his heater while they were at the funeral home

I thought I recognized him from the picture but haven’t seen him in a long time. Jawbone when you posted his name it jostled my memory of how I knew him. We attended water school together. He was a super nice guy back then for sure. Thanks for reminding me.

Dang nice buck. Not sure of score but it's a good un for sho

So many of you were right about the deer not grossing 178”. You were low. Took the deer to Alabama Whitetail Museum today. The deer scored 170” typical and 180 1/8” non typical.

That’s truly incredible. Pics don’t do it full justice!😳