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Old split ear is down.
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11/21/16 07:47 PM
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ACKHNTR
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I first got pictures of this deer back in 2012. His right ear had a very noticible split in it, hence the name split ear. One cold December morning In 2014 I had an encounter with him which resulted in buck fever and a smooth miss. Later that same month my cousin made a bad shot on him also, clipping his neck. He didn't show back up on camera until mid September of 2015. I watched the old bruiser that year chase does all around and gave him a pass. I was hoping his rack would rebound in 2016. I did not put a camera up this year and I had just about decided that either someone shot him last year or he died of old age. Last night he came in trailing a few does. One look at the big bodied brute I knew exactly who he was. I decided I better take him. He's an old warrior and you can't ask for a better combination. I figure him to be 8 yrs old if not older. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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11/21/16 08:01 PM
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Re: Old split ear is down.
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11/21/16 08:02 PM
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ScottA
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Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
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11/21/16 08:02 PM
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SapperTitan
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Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
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11/21/16 08:05 PM
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Erny
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That's pretty cool buck and you have alot of history with him. Congrats.
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Re: Old split ear is down.
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11/21/16 10:37 PM
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Novemberyet
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Ol Split Ear. You deserve him. You've talked about him for a long time. I would have like to see you load that beast.
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11/21/16 11:12 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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11/22/16 12:35 AM
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That's pretty cool buck and you have alot of history with him. Congrats.
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11/22/16 01:24 AM
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Pope&Young
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Congrats That's an old buck
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11/22/16 01:29 AM
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mikei
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Congratulations! Interesting history, interesting story, glad you took the old boy down.
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11/22/16 01:49 AM
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Awesome!! Congrats on taking an old bruiser like that down.
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11/22/16 04:30 AM
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Ol Split Ear. You deserve him. You've talked about him for a long time. I would have like to see you load that beast. I "offered" to help load, glad I didn't have too, would have hurt my back lol. Cool old buck for sure, he has seen some battles!
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11/22/16 05:49 AM
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Bee'z
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Very nice mature deer
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11/22/16 12:42 PM
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Excellent story, and thanks for sharing. He was worth the wait, and no doubt his story will be told for many years to come.
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11/22/16 01:42 PM
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Congrats on getting the old warrior!
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11/22/16 07:48 PM
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djs303
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thanks for posting the history with this buck. Always good to see photos of yearly transitions of bucks to help age them.
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11/22/16 08:04 PM
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Congrats on getting the old warrior!
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11/24/16 04:18 PM
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Thanks for the write-up and the progression of pics.
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11/24/16 05:35 PM
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love watching the transformation as they age. Good job sir and congrats.
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11/25/16 12:37 AM
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11/25/16 01:30 AM
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Going after a specific deer is a challenge. Good job
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Re: Old split ear is down.
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11/30/16 05:32 PM
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Re: Old split ear is down.
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11/30/16 05:59 PM
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Congrats on getting the old warrior!
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#6565799
11/30/16 06:18 PM
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Sirrah243
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Like the back story. Nice old buck
�A hunt based only on the trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.� -Fred Bear
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11/30/16 06:20 PM
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