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For those interested in the details of the hunt and the green score, huntingny's very own Joe Servello (nyantler) has the story up on his site. I would post the link, but I don't know if it's allowed. If you can't find it, pm me or google 'canale buck'.

For those who offered congratulations to my uncle, thank you! He is very excited, I am thrilled for him and I'll pass your comments on. I blocked his face because I posted the pics and chose to protect his privacy. Believe me, he is smiling in the pics! He is planning to have the deer officially scored and give it the respect it deserves, but HE can do that when HE wants, at HIS pace, not mine. For the doubters... you have every right to doubt. But that right doesn't change the fact that this was an ethical, fair chase hunt. 3 shots, 3 hits! 2 in the shoulder, 1 in the neck... "he kept running, so I kept shooting." One more pic and then I'm done with this... believe what you will, but feel free to blow this up and look for road rash, hair loss, broken front legs, etc. With exception to his rear, right hoof, this was a perfectly healthly beast!

All... this was a legal take in Ontario County and not a road kill. Hopefully, the attached pics will help put that to rest. I took the pics on my iphone at 7:35 within minutes of the kill. The pics copied into this forum from another, were also taken by me between 10:05 and 10:47... I'm not an expert in rigor, so I'll leave that up to you guys! As someone pointed out, the right (not left) foot had damage... don't know what happened. It looked like the injury was a few days old! As for the neck, he shot the deer the neck and, as with most deer, there was some dragging involved to get the deer in the truck. As someone else pointed out, nobody is posing with the deer... I have many pics with people in them, but that's not really the point. I posted the pics on a forum that I frequent to share the DEER, not my Uncle. Hopefully, you can enjoy the deer for what it is... a deer of a lifetime for a guy who has put in many hours over the years!