In Ward's catalogue the biggest heads measured respectively: girth 4-1/2 inches by 28-5/8 inches length, and girth 5-1/4 inches by 27 inches length; they had 10 and 11 points respectively.
WHITETAIL OR VIRGINIA DEER.
| Girth. | Length. | Spread. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22. | G. B. Grinnell, Dismal River, Neb., '77 | 4-5/8 | 24 | 19-1/2 |
| 23. | T. Roosevelt, Medora, N. D., '94 | 4 | 22-1/2 | 15-3/4 |
No. 22 is a very fine head with 18 points; very symmetrical. No. 23 has 12 points.
In Ward's measurements the biggest whitetail horns are in girth 5-3/8 inches, and in length 27-5/8 inches.
MOOSE.
| Girth. | Length. | Points. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24. | Col. Haselton, Chesuncook, Me., '87 | 8-1/2 | 41 | 27 |
| 25. | A. Rogers | 7 | 31-3/4 | 14 |
| 26. | T. Roosevelt, Bitter Root Mt., Mont., '89 | 5-1/2 | 30 | 22 |
No. 24, a pair of horns only, is, with the possible exception of a head of Mr. Bierstadt's, the finest we have ever seen in the possession of an amateur sportsman. The measurements of the palm of one antler were 41-1/2 by 21-3/4 inches.
No. 26 has a spread of 40-1/2 inches, and the palm measured 29 by 13 inches.
In Buxton's catalogue the biggest moose given had horns which in girth were 8-1/2 inches and in length 35-1/2 inches; the palm was 41 by 24 inches; the spread was 65 inches. These measurements indicate a head about as fine as Col. Haselton's, taking everything into consideration.