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TAKEN BY: Richard Gates
DATE: 11/18/06
PLACE: Suffolk Co. NY
HARVESTED WITH: Compound Bow
ANTLER CLASSIFICATION: Irregular
SCORER(S): Richard DiBene
OWNER: Richard Gates
TYPE: Free Roaming
TROPHY MEASUREMENT DATA
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TOTAL POINTS PER ANTLER 10 12
NO. OF IRREGULAR POINTS 4 6
TOTAL IRREGULAR INCHES 23 4/8 17
LENGTH OF MAIN BEAMS 23 2/8 26 3/8
LENGTH OF 1ST POINT 3 7/8 5 4/8
LENGTH OF 2ND POINT 7 7/8 7
LENGTH OF 3RD POINT 5 1/8 7 4/8
LENGTH OF 4TH POINT 7 4/8 7 2/8
LENGTH OF 5TH POINT 6 7/8 4 5/8
LENGTH OF 6TH POINT 0 0
LENGTH OF 7TH POINT 0 0
1ST CIRCUMFERENCE (C1) 4 1/8 4 1/8
2ND CIRCUMFERENCE (C2) 3 6/8 4
3RD CIRCUMFERENCE (C3) 4 4/8 5 5/8
4TH CIRCUMFERENCE (C4) 4 6/8 4 2/8
SCORE PER SIDE 95 1/8 93 2/8
INSIDE SPREAD 20 2/8
PERCENTAGE OF IRREGULARITY 21.4
Total Inches 188 3/8
BTR SCORE 208 5/8
(INCLUDES INSIDE SPREAD)
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Richard Gates Buck
By Peter Schoonmaker (2008)

The existence of a trophy whitetail is no accident. They possess superior genes. They are surrounded by bountiful nutrition. And their realm possesses several varieties of protective cover.

Limited access or private agricultural lands will allow a buck to achieve full body growth and possess a true trophy rack of antlers. And some of these whitetail habitats and hunting locations can be in surprising places.

How about the outer reaches of Long Island, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean?

A hunting region featuring 100-acre farm fields of potatoes and corn, surrounded by oak and pine woodlots. As it is with quality hunting grounds anywhere, landowner relations are essential. The October-December bow season makes this unique location an excellent place to find a truly mature trophy buck.

Richard Gates grew up hunting in the Long Island farm country. In 1982, he thought he would give bowhunting a try. His first deer came while still-hunting in some mountain...

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