Velvet deer photos

birddog 68 said:

That's a dandy of a buck!
Trail cams are great for buck management. Before them if a decent legal buck came near he was toast but once you get a picture or two of the big mature bucks that you thought were non existent it's easy to pass on smaller bucks.

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Main frame 8 with a bunch of extra beauty totaling about 17-19 points if I remember correctly. Found this buck in 2012 as a wide short tined 8, 20" inside spread atleast. Even though I would have taken the shot i told my friend that he needs one more year to really grow. Even though I would of shot. Every time I finished hunting be it morning or evening and I didn't see him I sighed in relief. Just was happy i didn't have to make THAT choice lol. I came super close twice just picked the wrong stand that was a couple hundred yards away instead of the correct one. 2017 was his peak after that he started to shrink but weirdly he picked up even more mass. Never saw him after 2021 season was over. Meaning January 31 is tge last day of hunting that zone. I got pictures into February but not during the next season. Zero pictures during the hunting season in 2022. So he was atleast 12 years old, Old age or yotes is my guess that took him out. Never found a shed or anything in all those years. Oh well it was amazing memories for me trying to get him.

I can almost hear this one sneaking through the woods.

birddog 68 said:

I can almost hear this one sneaking through the woods. View attachment 608771

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In all honesty this picture didn't come from my camera. A friend sent it to me and I can't confirm the authenticity but I figured everyone would get a kick out of it.
I will repeat that this buck is not local to me since we don't have big bucks around here. It's probably from Nebraska and has been eating lots of corn!

birddog 68 said:

I can almost hear this one sneaking through the woods. View attachment 608771

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This has to be some Photo op configuration his head doesn't match his body. But he looks very well fed.

birddog 68 said:

I can almost hear this one sneaking through the woods. View attachment 608771

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Crossed with an angus?

I am 66. years old and only recently started hunting. I have only seen 3 small bucks and shot them all. Decided to try a trophy hunt in the UP and got very lucky to find this crazy palmated buck all in velvet.

WOW that's AWESOME
CONGRATULATIONS