SaskGuy
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I picked up my mount on the weekend, he looks great in his early fall coat I think. I never really said much about the hunt and I wrote a story for a Saskatchewan published magazine but not really sure when it'll be published so I'll give a shortened down version of how I got him.
I only saw him 3 times in 3 years before I got him and know of only one other guy who ever saw him. I learned of his existence from a big set of sheds I picked up in Feb. 2002. I hadn't hunted that side of the river before but had taken a 205" buck 1/2 mile away on the other side of the river that fall. I decided near where I found the sheds was a good place to try find him. On the opening day of the 2002 season I laid eyes on him for the first time. He came out too far away for a shot so I let darkness et in and snuck out of the area. I did not see him again that year nor did I find a shed from him. I did not know if he was alive.
The opening day of the 2003 season found me in the exact same spot and exactly like the year before he appeared in the same spot he had one yr to the day earlier. Again I had to let darkenss set in and sneak out. I saw him once more, about 2 weeks later but due to wind I was in a different spot and could only watch him through my binos. Again, he disappeared. I found one shed from him in mid Jan. that winter and knew he had made it through the season.
Last fall I smartened up. I decided if he was alive and was going to show he'd do it in the same spot he had 2 years ina row. I went in that morning and hung a stand about 30 yards from the spot he had used before. I went home and waited for afternoon to arrive.
That evening I climbed in to my stand knowing that if he appeared I'd be right on top of him but if he didn't I was going to have a hard time exiting without alerting other deer to my whereabouts. By 6:00 there were about 15 does and 5 or 6 bucks on the alfalfa, about 100 yards from me. It was raining hard and I had to cover my muzzle and breech with my gloves. Like a ghost he just appeared, exactly where he had the 2 previous years. One quick look with the binos told me it was him, "The Double Brow". I quickly traded my binos for the gun, found his shoulder and fired. When the smoke cleared he was running for the bush and I dind't know if I'd hit him. I also didn't know how good he was, just that it was definately him and I thought I saw a drop tine when he was running. I decided not to wait becasue of the rain and hit the ground as fast as I could. About 10 minutes later I found him piled up under a spruce tree. I was elated to see how much antler he carried. His typical frame had gotten smaller but he held his mass like before with bases at 6 4/8, and he had added almost 30" of trash.
I had spent about 1000 days thinking about getting him and finally had. It was a feeling I will never forget. He officially netted 199 2/8", which wouldn't place him high in the books but I wouldn't have been happier with a 240" buck I stumbled upon. Alot of time and heartache went into this buck.
I thought a shortened down version of the story would be easier. I doubt anybosy needs a story to fire them up for this season but bringing him home has me fired up again. Best of luck to everyone this fall.
I only saw him 3 times in 3 years before I got him and know of only one other guy who ever saw him. I learned of his existence from a big set of sheds I picked up in Feb. 2002. I hadn't hunted that side of the river before but had taken a 205" buck 1/2 mile away on the other side of the river that fall. I decided near where I found the sheds was a good place to try find him. On the opening day of the 2002 season I laid eyes on him for the first time. He came out too far away for a shot so I let darkness et in and snuck out of the area. I did not see him again that year nor did I find a shed from him. I did not know if he was alive.
The opening day of the 2003 season found me in the exact same spot and exactly like the year before he appeared in the same spot he had one yr to the day earlier. Again I had to let darkenss set in and sneak out. I saw him once more, about 2 weeks later but due to wind I was in a different spot and could only watch him through my binos. Again, he disappeared. I found one shed from him in mid Jan. that winter and knew he had made it through the season.
Last fall I smartened up. I decided if he was alive and was going to show he'd do it in the same spot he had 2 years ina row. I went in that morning and hung a stand about 30 yards from the spot he had used before. I went home and waited for afternoon to arrive.
That evening I climbed in to my stand knowing that if he appeared I'd be right on top of him but if he didn't I was going to have a hard time exiting without alerting other deer to my whereabouts. By 6:00 there were about 15 does and 5 or 6 bucks on the alfalfa, about 100 yards from me. It was raining hard and I had to cover my muzzle and breech with my gloves. Like a ghost he just appeared, exactly where he had the 2 previous years. One quick look with the binos told me it was him, "The Double Brow". I quickly traded my binos for the gun, found his shoulder and fired. When the smoke cleared he was running for the bush and I dind't know if I'd hit him. I also didn't know how good he was, just that it was definately him and I thought I saw a drop tine when he was running. I decided not to wait becasue of the rain and hit the ground as fast as I could. About 10 minutes later I found him piled up under a spruce tree. I was elated to see how much antler he carried. His typical frame had gotten smaller but he held his mass like before with bases at 6 4/8, and he had added almost 30" of trash.
I had spent about 1000 days thinking about getting him and finally had. It was a feeling I will never forget. He officially netted 199 2/8", which wouldn't place him high in the books but I wouldn't have been happier with a 240" buck I stumbled upon. Alot of time and heartache went into this buck.
I thought a shortened down version of the story would be easier. I doubt anybosy needs a story to fire them up for this season but bringing him home has me fired up again. Best of luck to everyone this fall.
