2024 deer. Let’s see um!

[LDennis24]

Shot this guy with my Samsung S22 as he bounded away this morning! 

[Ryan P]

That's an awesome looking buck.

[LDennis24]

Yeah, a young guy with really spindly antlers but he has serious potential.

[ljsommer]

Got it done today on Whidbey. Buck walked right to me grunting through the brush.

WHOA. Can you please share more of this story?! Where were you set up? Stand/blind/brush? Were you rattling/grunting/using any scents? What time of day? That deer has some real character!

[highside74]

Got it done today on Whidbey. Buck walked right to me grunting through the brush.

Take a screen shot and post the screen shot. It should end up rightside up instead of upside down

[NOCK NOCK]

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Nice one dude!

[ljsommer]

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Nice one dude!

Yeah I am stunned - I love that thing. I don't know if it's the camera angle or what but it almost has an elk-like characteristic with the way the antler appears to sweep backward

[highside74]

That is a gnarly buck. I hope we get to see other pictures.

[hawks33]

Got it done today on Whidbey. Buck walked right to me grunting through the brush.

WHOA. Can you please share more of this story?! Where were you set up? Stand/blind/brush? Were you rattling/grunting/using any scents? What time of day? That deer has some real character!

Thanks for the comments, he's a pretty good deer for Whidbey. Have a couple cams up and hadn't seen this guy. I had a couple hours and the wind was coming from the east, ideal for a bedding area that had been logged about 5-7 years ago. Came in real slow, take a couple steps, stop etc. It's basically ocean spray, rosebrush, and small fir. About 0 minutes in, I was coming into the main bedding area and heard some long grunts or growls. Sure enough, I could see this guy coming out of the bedding area in heavy brush at 50 yards and he was coming right to me.

Stopped behind a bush and checked my scope mag and waited. He grunted and growled the whole way in. Always knew where he was as I kept losing him in thick cover. At about 30 yards he gave me a frontal shot, but I held off. There was one more spot where I could have a neck shot (my preferred shot under 50 with my savage 220) or broadside. Unfortunately, he took a slightly different trail than I expected, but he gave me one last shot quartering to me at about 20 yards. I placed the scope on his right shoulder and fire.

The buck staggered back and then ran south. I chambered a second round and waited. After about 20 seconds, I heard a crash and could hear him breathing heavy. I waited 0 minutes and then went to where I *censored* him and placed my marks for the shot and last place I heard him. Surprisingly, a doe stood up 10' from me, even after the shot and his crashing in the brush...guess that's why he was there.

No scents, calls, bait etc. Just know the area, had the wind and got lucky. Like I said, got some cameras up and I have several BT ghosts on them, not this guy. I'm fortunate I have access to property here, this isn't a public land buck.

[mboyle0828]

That’s a dandy!   

[grundy53]

Got this guy a few days ago

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[BigGoonTuna]

Caught this one chasing some does deep in the timber this morning. He wasn’t as sneaky as he thought he was 

[Buck Rub Jr]

Wife’s first buck. Time to go hit it hard these last few days and look for mr big!

[NorseNW]

Congratulations Mrs. Buck Rub Jr!

[Buck Rub Jr]

Thanks! She’s pretty stoked, only a day and a half to hunt. Found a handful of bucks yesterday but no shots! Today was a good day, big smiles!