Can you imagine being the first man ever to earn the Texas Slam? #1 forever.

Does the texas slam require book deer and antelope? Or just both species and antelope? I have to imagine the scores gotta be right....

IIRC it takes a TBGA qualifying minimum score for the region of harvest.

Looks like it's 70 for pronghorns. I forgot our goat scores.

Couple ranches in the North West panhandle you can do it pretty easy

gotcha gotcha....might need to look up the minimum scores for my area....oh wait, does southern OK count as north texas region

In all seriousness, I appreciate everyone's patience with me on this thread, I am not knowledgeable about the TBGA nor its system so I learned from this for sure!

My pronghorn that year was on my place in panhandle. He was about 6 miles north of TX border. I don't think he will net 70 though.

Yes

Still not sure if my buck will be ready to pick up before the banquet but my fingers are crossed.

That's not imagining . . .

Technically number one in a book, not ever popcorn:

It's a Very cool historical record though, more power to whom holds it, and everyone that makes it.

The evolution of record books in hunting, haven't been kind to us IMO. But cool nonetheless

I finished fourth outta 921 across the nation in something last year. Was caught off guard with the announcement, but proud of what I did. Mine was an an annual thingie, likely not to be replicated. I'd trade it for that there #1 forever in the Record book. Pretty cool Free, pretty cool.

If you made 4th then you can make 1st. You got this.

If you start a gofundme to hurry up your taxi Ill contribute. Really want to see that buck.

I offered to pay extra to expedite getting the cape back from the tannery he said he is at the tannerys mercy.

Talked to taxidermist today and he said he still hasn’t got the cape and if it did come in, in the next couple days he would have to rush the mount and doesn’t want to do that with such a special buck. So I’m gonna pick up the antlers and bring those along with some nice pics of the deer that will be better than nothing.

Who'll be at the Friday night cocktail hour? (4 to 6pm)

He should have taken a cape he had and mounted the deer last week.

Jerry's gotta be in the top 3 in the state, if not the best. I'm sure he's doing everything he can.

He did everything he could do without the cape. He has the form and the base. He called the tannery 3 times trying to get it rushed through and the tannery didn’t get it done. Jerry isn’t happy and he let me know he really wanted to have it done for me but it is what it is.

Sapper, be sure to go to TBGA website an post pics. I’m not sure how else they get pics but they always have multiple huge screens showing your pic as you go up for your award. They cycle all pics through during program I think.

I’ve already sent TBGA a bunch of photos

I don’t want some other deers cape

That's too bad. I probably have a tanned cape from big mule deer that I haven't mounted yet.

He can remount it later with the original cape. Been done before.