Post by: bow4elk on December 06, 2010, 10:56:39 AM
Post by: lewy on December 06, 2010, 12:28:23 PM
Post by: bow4elk on December 06, 2010, 12:48:01 PM
Very cool....Any pics this year of that old buck you've found multiple sheds from?
Nope! That deer is something else. He either travels from his home range into my areas or he's just that good as remaining a mystery. I hope to find him after December again to prove he made it, and once again I'll spend 100's of hours looking for his sheds. I have photos from February of this year with his rack and I spent a TON of time scouring the salal, ferns, big timber, cuts, etc. only to come up empty. Most deer in the area were dropped by then too which is why I just couldn't let it go. Every chance I got I went searching. That buck is now 7 1/2 years old by my estimation from sheds. I hope to get a photo of him at the very least just to see if he's regressed this year. I know of one other buck that was a 4x4 last year and this year was only a 3x3.
Post by: Alan K on December 06, 2010, 12:58:37 PM
That's another solid buck, I've never doubted they travel that far during the rut. They spend their whole lives in those woods, a couple miles to them is like going across town to us.
Post by: bow4elk on December 06, 2010, 01:11:42 PM
Lewy asked the same question I was going to!
That's another solid buck, I've never doubted they travel that far during the rut. They spend their whole lives in those woods, a couple miles to them is like going across town to us.
Yep! Nothing like trying to pattern big woods blacktails through a sea of ferns!
Post by: Titan-1 on December 06, 2010, 02:46:50 PM
Post by: lewy on December 06, 2010, 06:35:08 PM
Very cool....Any pics this year of that old buck you've found multiple sheds from?
Nope! That deer is something else. He either travels from his home range into my areas or he's just that good as remaining a mystery. I hope to find him after December again to prove he made it, and once again I'll spend 100's of hours looking for his sheds. I have photos from February of this year with his rack and I spent a TON of time scouring the salal, ferns, big timber, cuts, etc. only to come up empty. Most deer in the area were dropped by then too which is why I just couldn't let it go. Every chance I got I went searching. That buck is now 7 1/2 years old by my estimation from sheds. I hope to get a photo of him at the very least just to see if he's regressed this year. I know of one other buck that was a 4x4 last year and this year was only a 3x3.
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7 1/2, holy smokes, he's gunna stop showing up one of these years :chuckle: Hopefully we get some more snow, already noticed a few of my shed hunting areas are looking pretty matted down :) it helps a ton finding bt sheds...good luck, i'll be watching for more of your posts.......
Post by: Ihuntelk2 on December 06, 2010, 07:01:45 PM