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Congrats and thanks for sharing!! Even my wife looking over my shoulder said that’s a big one! Charlie got to see something only a few hunters ever will and that is awesome!! How far did he relocate?
Probably a mile. He was timid & he had a lot of other folks after him. Probably had some pressure that he didn’t tolerate. In 7 years - he’s never been in the area he relocated to. The area he found - no pressure & thick nasty secluded cover
 
Super impressive. Can't believe, well I can, that you passed him at 5 scoring 207. Maybe the biggest free range buck that's ever been passed??
 
Super impressive. Can't believe, well I can, that you passed him at 5 scoring 207. Maybe the biggest free range buck that's ever been passed??
U guys know im not “that guy” ….. its not the biggest buck passed because ive done this a few times now. ;). I passed one that was into 200’s & he got sick next year & shot him & he was 190’s & maybe 130 lbs dressed. Passed a 210” that coyotes got. Passed a low 200’s that ended at 213” about 7-8 years ago. I wouldn’t ever say this stuff on social media. I’ll mention it here cause we know eachother & know it’s 0 about ego. & only a few guys are gonna read this 3 pages in here too :). Curtis sat on a spot I passed a gigantic typical - I believe he saw it as well. That one got killed by another buck - game warden called & got a call & it had a tine hole in his neck :(.
Win some, lose some.
Heck, first year I hunted my 80 acres in Jefferson/van buren - early 2000’s ….. I shot a 170’s buck. Got my LO tag & next day I filmed a “giant” with a slight “limp”. Called him “Limper”. Neighbor called “dude, I got a giant!!” I said “did he have a limp?” “YA!!!!” Ya- that buck was 197. Ha!!! I regretted that one & I still get made fun of to this day passing a 197 on 80 acres.
Then there’s the years where a guy goes “I dont know of anything bigger than 150’s!!” Over this many years - good handful of bucks etched into my mind. & to this day I still say I saw a NET typical in Schuyler co IL that would out score Milo Hansen buck. That was also like 25 years ago. I had no chance as that buck stared me down for 10 minutes at about 75 yards. Bro saw him too. Ghosts of the past!!!!!
 
U guys know im not “that guy” ….. its not the biggest buck passed because ive done this a few times now. ;). I passed one that was into 200’s & he got sick next year & shot him & he was 190’s & maybe 130 lbs dressed. Passed a 210” that coyotes got. Passed a low 200’s that ended at 213” about 7-8 years ago. I wouldn’t ever say this stuff on social media. I’ll mention it here cause we know eachother & know it’s 0 about ego. & only a few guys are gonna read this 3 pages in here too :). Curtis sat on a spot I passed a gigantic typical - I believe he saw it as well. That one got killed by another buck - game warden called & got a call & it had a tine hole in his neck :(.
Win some, lose some.
Heck, first year I hunted my 80 acres in Jefferson/van buren - early 2000’s ….. I shot a 170’s buck. Got my LO tag & next day I filmed a “giant” with a slight “limp”. Called him “Limper”. Neighbor called “dude, I got a giant!!” I said “did he have a limp?” “YA!!!!” Ya- that buck was 197. Ha!!! I regretted that one & I still get made fun of to this day passing a 197 on 80 acres.
Then there’s the years where a guy goes “I dont know of anything bigger than 150’s!!” Over this many years - good handful of bucks etched into my mind. & to this day I still say I saw a NET typical in Schuyler co IL that would out score Milo Hansen buck. That was also like 25 years ago. I had no chance as that buck stared me down for 10 minutes at about 75 yards. Bro saw him too. Ghosts of the past!!!!!
Schuyler was a great county (mostly ruined now by regulations). My neighbor and I both had a 200 inch deer living on our farms there in 2012. Both bucks died that fall of EHD.
 
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