A stylized brown deer antler illustration with the white script text Antlers By Klaus overlaid at the bottom. The background is light gray.
The Bannister Mule Deer, a taxidermy mount with exceptionally large, detailed antlers, is displayed against a solid black background. The image bears the "Antlers By Klaus" signature in the lower right corner.

Bannister Mule Deer

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This colossal mule deer was shot by the late Herb Bannister from British Columbia, Canada in 1943. While trying to get it out of the bush the horse they were using to pack out the buck, decided not to co-operate and the deer fell and broke off the four tines that come off the right side. Those tines were repaired, but because of that, it can not be officially scored with the repaired points.. The official score is 343 1/8 non-typical and with the broken off points it would have been the #2 mule deer in the world. There are 57 points on this buck and it is 37 inches wide. There is a lot of history behind this buck seeing as how it only surfaced in 1999. It is featured in Big Buck magazine the Summer 2000 cover issue.

$4,500.00

Additional information

Weight 20 lbs
Dimensions 40 × 24 × 24 in
Harvest

British Columbia
Score

343 1/8
Antler type

NT
Year collected

1943

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Please Note:  Pricing shown for Finished Reproduction Only.  Please call our studio at (715) 246-5882 to discuss adding a European (Skull) Mount, Shoulder Mount, Pedestal, or other Taxidermy Options to your order. 

All items are custom crafted following the receipt of your order.  As each Antlers by Klaus reproduction is hand cast and meticulously finished and painted, the process (on average) takes 4-6 months (sometimes more) to deliver.  We promise your Reproduction will be worth the wait.  Thank you!