Looking forward to hunting this guy

[6.5x300 WBY]

445 super mag It would be incredible if you are hunting the same buck that you started out hunting. You said he was big when you started hunting him which means he was probably 4 yrs old. 8 yrs later would put him at 12 yrs old. That's incredibly rare in the wild. Hope you get him before he dies of old age.
Shep

My guy at start was a very nice guess at 2.5 years old. Mine now has to be around 10 years old. He is on decline. But yes its so cool how smart they are at that age

 

[6.5x300 WBY]

Must be near the Salem plant to live that long.

Nope

 

[6.5x300 WBY]

here he is. My apologies to OP if he takes issue of me posting on his thread

 

[basinman]

here he is. My apologies to OP if he takes issue of me posting on his thread

Wow! He's a good one too!

 

[VLD Pilot]

IF... I get him, I'll be ok if I never kill another Whitetail

If you kill him, you won't have an option, you'll be hooked for life and want to kill another one.

 

[Defiance7mm]

What's the point in living then. Whitetails make the world go round for me. Well bacon too.
Shep

I live for elk myself

 

[Defiance7mm]

Wow! He's a good one too!

Not at all... thats why we are here, to share in all this fun

 

[Hatrick]

I wonder what they think of us!

 

[PatriotHenry]

Caught this guy on camera finally. Can't wait for the season to get here!

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Good luck! Hopefully you get that Brute!!

 

[year.0]

Wow, that rack looks too big for his head!

 

[Starlite]

That for sure is a bruiser. He's going to be 180s. And it's your first whitetail. Gonna spoil you if you get him. My grandfather shot a big 10 point for his first deer. He said he wouldn't shoot another unless it was bigger. When he died a few yrs back his count was 1. First deer spoiled him for life.
Shep

Lol it reminds me of my first deer; although I've shot plenty since then. When I was in my mid teens my dad took me hunting for whitetail deer. I seen the most spectacular huge Buck; much the same as the OPs fella. My dad asked me three times if I wanna shoot em. Three times I said yes....BANG!! That's when I learned my most valuable lesson. Be careful where you decided to hunt and shoot your deer. This 14 point 185lb dressed buck was shot down in a deep steep valley with no roads or trails to the bottom. Was the longest hardest working 3hours getting that fella out to the suburban. Today at over 50, I now have that same wisdom and obviously have allowed my kids to learn this lesson too.

 

[Defiance7mm]

Lol it reminds me of my first deer; although I've shot plenty since then. When I was in my mid teens my dad took me hunting for whitetail deer. I seen the most spectacular huge Buck; much the same as the OPs fella. My dad asked me three times if I wanna shoot em. Three times I said yes....BANG!! That's when I learned my most valuable lesson. Be careful where you decided to hunt and shoot your deer. This 14 point 185lb dressed buck was shot down in a deep steep valley with no roads or trails to the bottom. Was the longest hardest working 3hours getting that fella out to the suburban. Today at over 50, I now have that same wisdom and obviously have allowed my kids to learn this lesson too.

No matter where he is on our land, I'll be able to drive the rzr right up to him if I manage to find him during the season. We live on the plains of Colorado, not much for dark holes or steep hills. Plus I'm used to packing elk out miles on my back so this guy will be a blessing all the way around if I can get him down. I actually like the work side of hunting. I feel like I earn it more that way.

 

[25WSM]

If I shot a buck that big I would drag it from the depths of hell. I would definitely call several friends but I would get it done. To me that would be a buck of a lifetime. I hunt the most pressured state in the country and not to many bucks like that here.
Shep

 

[jdyoung]

If I shot a buck that big I would drag it from the depths of hell. I would definitely call several friends but I would get it done. To me that would be a buck of a lifetime. I hunt the most pressured state in the country and not to many bucks like that here.
Shep

A Welder, Stan Verbeck, Philipsberg, created "The Buck Buggy", a game cart. That was the first one I ever heard of. I didn't get one of those but I bought a game cart from Cabela's early 2000's .
Wouldn't be without it !!