My wife and I pulled a tape around his neck at the base of his skull and it was 30". Half way between there and his shoulders was 37"! For the taxidermists, what's normal. We've shot several 200lb-217lb deer, but nothing with a neck like this. When I gutted him, I pulled out two globs of fat on either side of intestines that were about the size of a loaf of bread each. When skinning him out, the fat over his butt and down his back was between 2-4" thick. Living all of his life in milo and soybeans will do that I guess.
