Once in a lifetime buck

[rackattack]

Just thought I'd post this picture on here for a Blacktail reference on antler growth.  I've been very fortunate to have a buck on family property that doesn't wander far and is very consistent every year.  I figure he is a 2012 fawn and will turn 8 this year.  He roams about a 1/2 mile area and has dropped his sheds most years within a 200 yard radius.  This year was an exception do to a couple new factors in his home area.  Took me and my sons about 6 miles of sweeping the woods to put this years set together.  I truly feel blessed and cannot imagine putting another collection like this together in my lifetime.

[Dan-o]

That is really cool!

[Boss .300 winmag]

That’s super cool, aren’t you missing a set?

[rackattack]

That’s super cool, aren’t you missing a set?

Yeah, never found his spikes, go figure.

[Boss .300 winmag]

In what age order are these antlers?

[TVHunts]

That neat to have collected all of those.  I think I’d find a way to display them all together on a wall somehow.  Thanks for sharing it!

[Bango skank]

Are you going to try to kill him this next season?

[Skyvalhunter]

That's cool you are able to find his sheds for several years.

[PastorJoel]

That's really cool!  Thanks for sharing.

[elkboy]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I really miss the challenge of blacktail hunting.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

 

[rackattack]

In what age order are these antlers?

Lower left is 2014, then moving right to 2016.  Upper left is 2017 moving right to 2019.

Are you going to try to kill him this next season?

As much as I might want to, he's got a free pass from me, just doesn't seem right at this point.  To be honest his biggest threat is probably a vehicle. 

[Bango skank]

In what age order are these antlers?

Lower left is 2014, then moving right to 2016.  Upper left is 2017 moving right to 2019.

Are you going to try to kill him this next season?

As much as I might want to, he's got a free pass from me, just doesn't seem right at this point.  To be honest his biggest threat is probably a vehicle.

Well it will be cool to see how long he may live, and how his rack goes as he ages.

[elkboy]

In what age order are these antlers?

Lower left is 2014, then moving right to 2016.  Upper left is 2017 moving right to 2019.

Are you going to try to kill him this next season?

As much as I might want to, he's got a free pass from me, just doesn't seem right at this point.  To be honest his biggest threat is probably a vehicle.

I appreciate that attitude.  Kudos.  It will be cool to see if you can continue the sequence over time! 

[Bango skank]

Do you have tcam pics of him over the years?  Thats just such a cool, rare thing to have so many years of sheds.

[Buckhunter24]

Thats an awesome collection, I doubt.many have picked up six years of horns from the same deer

Looks like he thought about being a 4 point

[buckfvr]

Wife wont let you kill him huh ??   

[rackattack]

Wife wont let you kill him huh ??   

Actually my mom.  She named him Twilight because of the time he shows himself.  Once he got the name I knew it was over for me.

[elkboy]

Once a critter gets christened with a name, it's over for me, too!   

My hunting buddy and I for years observed a whitetail doe that we named "Cautious Doe".  She was the largest and sharpest doe around, and every single year raised twins.  We had an agreement that we would never take her, even if given the opportunity.  It's cool to know a specific deer to the point of naming it. 

[Tbob]

Wow! That’s super cool... you should make a display of those.