wonder buck

[Hanyak]

Either great history with this buck or you just found the sheds of one of his offspring .

 

[doublerack]

I know its the same buck based on both the rack and the notch in his right ear. Dead giveaways

 

[Brett Morris]

That's crazy! Awesome history

 

[LYON]

Dude that is sweet! Is he mature enough to be a hitlister yet? Looks like a heck of a trophy in my book!

 

[gunhunter]

cool story did get a pic of his hole bodie? Like to see how his leg is doing.

 

[Full Draw]

Call him what you want, but he's survived this long. I realize some of that may be due to guys not wanting to shoot him, but it's pretty neat to realize he's ancient.

 

[doublerack]

Okay, I'm going to retract the POS title from him and just say he has very poor "antler" genetics. He actually has a big body and a beautiful cape on him.
Based on how long I've watched him, I know he's at least 8yrs old. If I ever find him dead or for some reason decide to shoot him, I'm going to send a tooth in for aging.

 

[alltheabove]

lol, harsh, never know

 

[muddy]

This is an awesome post, never saw the update last month as it was the day of days for me.

 

[swampwright]

i agree i like him. i dont know why but i do

 

[hoosierhunter]

If I ever for some reason decide to shoot him.

Man I hope you don't actually live in Iowa where you get multiple tags per year and are passing this deer.

That deer deserves a full shoulder mount if killed! Honor and respect him.

 

[Cyclone27]

He may be an ugly racked buck but man what a warrior! Any buck that lives that long deserves some respect!

 

[doublerack]

10 years old and still tickin. He might be better this year then he was last year.

 

[muddy]

Impressive.

 

[gundog870]

I love it!

 

[KnuckleDragr]

Unbelievable! That's
10 hunting seasons
10 winters
10 years of rut battles
10 years of staying out of traffic(somewhat)
10 years of eluding coyotes.
That animal is a true master of survival. I would be more proud to harvest that buck than any other on my wall regardless what he scores. Best of luck!

 

[Rich77]

Thats crazy. I bet he could tell some wild stories

 

[cjgarrett]

Haha! You better just name that deer "Mascot"! He is going to stay around if you like it or not. I think everyone has their "Wonder Buck" Here is a buck we call "TOAD" He is at least 5 years old and we can not shake this deer either! He seems to be around for good...

I have personally watched this buck run off a number of nice 3 year olds.

 

[SEIowaDeerslayer]

That dude just doesn't want to die. Very, very cool.

 

[Hardwood11]

Unbelievable! That's
10 hunting seasons
10 winters
10 years of rut battles
10 years of staying out of traffic(somewhat)
10 years of eluding coyotes.
That animal is a true master of survival. I would be more proud to harvest that buck than any other on my wall regardless what he scores. Best of luck!

Add in 10 years of poachers (possibly in area?)