Coues Deer Taxidermy Shoulder Mount For Sale
- Overall Grade: Excellent
- Common Name: Coues Deer
- Latin Name: Odocoileus virginianus couesi
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Description Of Taxidermy For Sale
This is a fantastic Coues Deer shoulder taxidermy mount, posed in an upright position looking down to the viewers left and out into the room. It has terrific hair and a massive set of antlers for its species, achieving an SCI Gold Medal with a score of 111 6/8" and registered Boone & Crocket Awards with a score of 107 7/8". The taxidermy craftsmanship itself is outstanding as well, earning this item our Excellent Plus™ overall quality rating. All applicable measurements and dimensions are provided to help ensure this item will fit within your intended space, as well as meet expectations regarding the item's featured attribute sizes, scores, etc.
- There is already a hanger attached to the back of this item.
- The item will hang on a properly anchored drywall screw.
- This Coues Deer exceeds the Safari Club International Gold Medal trophy book score requirement.
- This Coues Deer exceeds the Boone & Crocket Awards score requirement.
About the Coues Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus couesi)
The Coues Whitetail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus couesi) is often found in the southwestern U.S. (Arizona). The male Coues deer is often referred to as a 'Buck", producing antlers that are fully grown and shed once each year. Coues whitetail deer are smaller than the common whitetail deer in both body size and in antler size, by 35-40%. Their habitat is quite diverse, from forested areas to hotter, arid conditions. Coues deer have a specialized stomach that allows them to eat plants, shoots, and grasses as well as various mushrooms that are otherwise toxic to humans.
| Record Book Score Classes for the Coues Whitetail (Odocoileus virginianus couesi) | |||
| Safari Club International | Boone & Crocket | Pope & Young | |
| Standard | Bow | Standard | Bow |
| Gold - 106 7/8" Silver - 97 3/8" Bronze - 80" Gold (NT) - 126 1/4" Silver (NT) - 115 1/4" Bronze (NT) - 98" |
Gold - 97 1/4" Silver - 88 3/4" Bronze - 72" Gold (NT) - 113 7/8" Silver (NT) - N/A Bronze (NT) - 90" |
Awards - 100" All-Time - 110" Awards (NT) - 105" All-Time (NT) - 120" |
Minimum - 70" Minimum (NT) - 80" |
About the Coues Deer (Odocoileus virgianus couesi)
The Coues deer, otherwise known as the grey ghost, is a southwestern subspecies of the Eastern White-tailed deer. This deer is geographically isolated to the southwestern deserts of the United States, where nutrients are a limiting resource to substantial growth. They are found most abundantly in Arizona in the southeastern portion of the state. A Coues deer will seldomly exceed 100 pounds and won’t grow to more than 3 feet tall from the ground to the top of the shoulder.
Depth: 25"
Height: 18"
Width: 32"
Weight: 8 lbs
Horn/Antler Length (L): 16 4/8"
Horn/Antler Length (R): 17 2/8"
G1/T1 Tine (L): 4 3/8"
G1/T1 Tine (R): 4 1/8"
G2/T2 Tine (L): 9 4/8"
G2/T2 Tine (R): 9 3/8"
G3/T3 Tine (L): 3 6/8"
G3/T3 Tine (R): 5 1/8"
H1/C1 Circum. (L): 3 7/8"
H1/C1 Circum. (R): 4 0/8"
H2/C2 Circum. (L): 3 38"
H2/C2 Circum. (R): 3 4/8"
H3/C3 Circum. (L): 3 7/8"
H3/C3 Circum. (R): 3 7/8"
H4/C4 Circum. (L): 2 3/8"
H4/C4 Circum. (R): 3 3/8"
Outside Spread: 15 4/8"
Inside Spread: 13 3/8"
Greatest Spread: 15 4/8"
Gross Score (Decimal): 111.75"
SCI Score (Fractional): 111 6/8"
B&C Score (Fractional): 107 7/8"
Record Book Score Classes for the Coues Deer (Odocoileus virginianus couesi)
Safari Club International
Standard
Gold - 107 0/8"
Silver - 97 2/8"
Bronze - 80 0/8"
Gold NT - 126 3/8"
Silver NT - 114 7/8"
Bronze NT - 98 0/8"
Bow
Gold - 98 5/8"
Silver - 89 3/8"
Bronze - 72 0/8"
Gold NT - 90 0/8"
Silver NT - 0 0/8"
Bronze NT - 90 0/8"
Boone & Crocket
Standard
All-Time - 110 0/8"
Awards - 100 0/8"
All-Time NT - 120 0/8"
Awards NT - 105 0/8"
Pope & Young
Bow
Minimum - 70 0/8"
Minimum NT - 80 0/8"
Rowland Ward
Standard
N/A
Scores with NT represent Non-Typical Scores ~ All other scores displayed are Typical Scores
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