It took one of us 2 maybe 3 yrs to kill that buck. Both of us kinda suspect it was the starsky and hutch buck from 2019 run in. In 2020 I seen him twice about 125 yds out trotting thru heavy oaks On a east west running ridge across the one I was on 1st time behind a doe covering ground fast no shot. 2nd time bird dogging nose to ground at times on hoof scent about 4 days later covering ground . Maahhhhed at him loud as hell 4 or 5 times with the scope on him. Just hoping he would pause in a opening for a shot. No shot... Slumlord seen him once at the head and flat of both ridges chasing a doe.
No shot.
Early spring 2021 we moved his stand down that ridge about 300 yds down to looking into the wide feeder valley area coming up into the 2 ridges. Cleared shooting lanes. Make a 180° death star setup from his stand on the north ridge the buck had been using consistently. His tree rubs and scrapes all around Multiple 5 to 10vyd wide lanes going out 75 80 yds max Got natrual vegetarian left alone 10 25 yds between them.
2nd day of ML 1st time sitting in that stand for him 2021. Heavy acorn drop and still dropping in the spot. Im like 900 yds away on east side hunting one of my death star shooting lane spots Never even heard the shot due to terrian.
2 or 3 does went past him. Buck coming behind them about 50 yds back. Slumlord said that buck was ready to hit a lane but stopped behind a oak for 10 or 15 mins. The bucks need to follow them does over came his caution he had for some reason. Deer 6th sense many of us have experienced. Slumlord waylayed him with his Savage ML II. Sends me a pic of him doing a selfie with a nice buck. And another of it on the ground. Im like you just drop that buck or is that some pic from back when. He didnt reply. Call him outta curiosity. You just kill that thing?? I aint heard no shot except 2 over here about 1/2 mile away at least. And what I thought was a very faint shot waay west of you.
Yep he is a big buck .
Unazzed my AO with a quickness... Beat feet over to him I got a gutting job to do and need to see this deer👍👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂
Holy schit Big ole 11 pt 160 ish class deer. High 5,s Man hugs Pics We fugging did it You fugging did it man!!!
Fugging A!!! We had alot of angst about that deer being killed off corn on adjacent properties during bow and xbow season. Had alot of angst about the Keeblers getting stumble bum luck on him also during ML.
It all worked out moving slumlords stand down that ridge into a doe area on a sunny slope with acorns on a western slope.
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It's better when you earn it.
Nothing wrong with taking the shot you're given, but it's not the same as going after one and gett'n 'er done.
