Sika/Red hybrid 2013 Kaweka's

I shot this manky looking thing in the pissing rain last May. It was trotting parallel to me when I saw it, I let out a pretty good Meeeaaaargh and it stopped long enough for a shot at 180m.
The head looked totally wrong for a Sika, with a long nose, not the chiseled, pointed features of a Sika stag.
I finally got around to Googling Sika skull sutures, and compared it to another Sika skull.
Mine has 'Y' shaped sutures, a Sika's should be 'T' shaped as seen.
I didn't check the rump/tail features, though I did notice the weird long nose and large body.
At least he's out of the gene pool, he tasted nice, but cost me a knee op with the carry.

Hope this is of interest
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...c/IMG_3591.jpg
Hybrid.......skull damaged by shot
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...c/IMG_3986.jpg
Sika skull
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y20...c/IMG_3967.jpg

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Shoot any more like this or anything else during the week?

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Originally Posted by Nibblet

Shoot any more like this or anything else during the week?

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Yep........

Graham Withey has put a lot into defining a hybrid and has come up with the following system to assist judges. Im not sure if these are the final drafts but Im pretty sure this is being used for NZDA and Sika Show judging.

The Withey System1
Withey System Guide Notes