1023's 2018 Trail Cam Pics
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Not the one with the shooter. He's behind my parent's place. We dove hunted the farm, which is where all the other pics are from.
Got a message from one of the locals this week and he's getting lots of pics of this buck. I'm hoping he shoots him since he's piling the corn and also drawing in a 3.5 year old that a few of us would like to pass, but this guy and a few others won't. So I'd be thrilled to see him shoot this one early so the young super star can get another year.
I agree. I'd like to see him get another year. I'm not as picky as I used to be, but I still want the good bucks to get to 4, preferably 5, so we get to see their true potential. A buck like this is appealing and without seeing his body, he might be 4+, but I can't help but wonder what he'd be like with another full year.
Another year and I would have to believe the character already present on this buck would be glorified! Great deer nonetheless!
Blahahahaha! Crazy what that bone does to our brains.I can live with this as a starting point. I'm 100% killing a buck on the farm this year, even if it's a spike, so a buck like this is on the hit list!
Oh, I'm still killing a buck out there one way or another. But I'd rather shoot one of the 5 basket racked 2.5-year-olds than the one 150" 3-year-old. Given a spike or a genetically superior 3-year old, I'll shoot the spike. I discussed this with one of the NC boys and he agrees we could kill a couple of the young, basic 8s and not hurt a damn thing from a management standpoint. I literally had 5 different 2.5-year-old 8s on the last cam check. So I stand by what I said earlier, I'm killing a buck out there this year (unless I kill a legit shooter somewhere else) but I'd rather it be one of the generic 8s than Lebron or this funky buck (assuming he's only 3). I'm still good with making exceptions for the rarities that sometimes wander in front of my cams.
To expound a little further on the topic, I'd never pass a 4-year-old in hopes he becomes a 5-year-old. That's just nuts for 80 acres in a heavily hunted area. I also plan to pass the 2.5s that show something more than just basic genetics. My new philosophy is to hunt hard until gun season and hold myself to 4.5 or older. Come gun season, I'm flipping over to Mr. "Fill my buck tag every season" guy. They're made of meat and other than having fun, putting meat in the freezer/jar is what matters most these days. I've had enough tag soup to last a lifetime.
Small buck "grip and grins" to come from this guy!
Small buck "grip and grins" to come from this guy!
Sounds pretty close to the same “rules” I hold myself to anymore. I passed on a fine mature buck a couple of years ago because I was after a different one (just reread that thread the other day, Giles Den)...still upset with myself and that was opening hunt of 2015. I don’t plan on learning that lesson again. They’re all targets and trophies.To expound a little further on the topic, I'd never pass a 4-year-old in hopes he becomes a 5-year-old. That's just nuts for 80 acres in a heavily hunted area. I also plan to pass the 2.5s that show something more than just basic genetics. My new philosophy is to hunt hard until hun season and hold myself to 4.5 or older. Come gun season, I'm flipping over to Mr. "Fill my buck tag every season" guy. They're made of meat and other than having fun, putting meat in the freezer/jar is what matters most these days. I've had enough tag soup to last a lifetime.
Small buck "grip and grins" to come from this guy!
Finally pulled my cams, which have been on a 3-week soak. This pic elicited a "holy shit" a few minutes ago! 
All the bucks in the farm need a year. This old boy is behind our future house and would do just fine any day of the week and twice on Sunday!
All the bucks in the farm need a year. This old boy is behind our future house and would do just fine any day of the week and twice on Sunday! 
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