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The Hunt Never Ends....
Turkey season has come and gone, and the 'summer lull' has finally came to a close. It's that time of year again. The time of year when we hope to catch a picture, video, or glimpse of a giant velvet whitetail. Christmas in July has arrived, and the 'Hit List' has officially started. However, the key word is started. It's not even close to over, and for me, the giants typically don't show up until August. Only time will tell, but I think that this year is shaping up to be 'deadly.' Below are some of the bucks from my first card pull of 2012. Unfortunately, I somehow lost one card that had a few other good bucks on it, including a double mainbeamed 10pt, but I'm sure they will show up again.
Just over a week ago I headed south to the farms I hunt to hang cameras. Dwilk and Everly tagged along to help. Here is quick video we put together of hanging the cameras;
http://trophypursuit.com/derek/2012/07/09/july-6-hanging-cams/
The majority of these whitetails I have history with, but due to the length it would take me to talk about each one, I'll just post their pictures from this year for now;
This buck only showed up for a few pictures....I'm not sure if I recognize him yet;
This young guy has some potential;
Quick glimpse of one passing through;
Potential;
Dwilk found this guys shed last year. Looks like he's trying to get splits on his 3s. Good 3 yr old buck. Hope he makes it at least one more year.
This old 8 pointer has been around for the last 3 years. I know he is at least 6 years old;
I'm not sure how old this buck is. He showed up last fall for the first time ever. I saw him on November 10th at noon crusing through a picked corn field. He has a tank of a body;
He brought a buddy along;
I only had one crappy pic of this buck but he appears to be something good;
This deer has been around the farm since he was 1.5 yrs old. I have called him Gimpy because of his bad leg. He is 4.5 this year.
Another buck;
Potential...appears young;
This guy has some character. He's blind in one eye, with that same side having a huge base.
This guy has some width;
This is the buck that we jumped in the above video. Upon jumping him, I thought it was a buck that I call AJ (Adidas Junior). Sure enough it was as he showed back up but didnt' get close enough to the camera for a good picture. Only a matter of time though; Here is a video of an encounter my good friend, Heath Brown, had with him last year;
http://trophypursuit.com/chris/2012/05/27/111111-evening-hunt-close-call-w-heath-brown/
Here is the picture...I zoomed in to get a better look at him. His frame is fun to look at
Well, that's most of them for this pull. As I mentioned above, most of the giant deer on the farms I hunt don't show up on the cameras until August, so I'm very happy with the pull thus far. Besides losing one card, it went better than expected.
Just over a week ago I headed south to the farms I hunt to hang cameras. Dwilk and Everly tagged along to help. Here is quick video we put together of hanging the cameras;
http://trophypursuit.com/derek/2012/07/09/july-6-hanging-cams/
The majority of these whitetails I have history with, but due to the length it would take me to talk about each one, I'll just post their pictures from this year for now;
This buck only showed up for a few pictures....I'm not sure if I recognize him yet;
This young guy has some potential;
Quick glimpse of one passing through;
Potential;
Dwilk found this guys shed last year. Looks like he's trying to get splits on his 3s. Good 3 yr old buck. Hope he makes it at least one more year.
This old 8 pointer has been around for the last 3 years. I know he is at least 6 years old;
I'm not sure how old this buck is. He showed up last fall for the first time ever. I saw him on November 10th at noon crusing through a picked corn field. He has a tank of a body;
He brought a buddy along;
I only had one crappy pic of this buck but he appears to be something good;
This deer has been around the farm since he was 1.5 yrs old. I have called him Gimpy because of his bad leg. He is 4.5 this year.
Another buck;
Potential...appears young;
This guy has some character. He's blind in one eye, with that same side having a huge base.
This guy has some width;
This is the buck that we jumped in the above video. Upon jumping him, I thought it was a buck that I call AJ (Adidas Junior). Sure enough it was as he showed back up but didnt' get close enough to the camera for a good picture. Only a matter of time though; Here is a video of an encounter my good friend, Heath Brown, had with him last year;
http://trophypursuit.com/chris/2012/05/27/111111-evening-hunt-close-call-w-heath-brown/
Here is the picture...I zoomed in to get a better look at him. His frame is fun to look at
Well, that's most of them for this pull. As I mentioned above, most of the giant deer on the farms I hunt don't show up on the cameras until August, so I'm very happy with the pull thus far. Besides losing one card, it went better than expected.
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that is an amazing pull! Hopefully you can get close to some of those studs this fall. Thanks for sharing the pictures and the video was great as always!
I've always wanted to kill a big bull! Just curious, how long does it take to draw there?
