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Found Him
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09/21/20 03:26 PM
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Grosvenor
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Last year I let this buck walk in mid-November and we didn’t see him again until mid-January. By that time, he was rutted way down and all busted up. We had a family member that hunted pretty hard for him after my encounter, but never could find him. We were hopeful he’d survive. Last week I put out a cellular trail cam and yesterday morning I think I found our buck. Here are a couple pics I took with my phone when I saw him last November. He was a MF 10 with some extras off his G2’s. I aged him at 6.5. Here is what he looked like in mid-January. Fast forward to yesterday, and here’s our boy. I’m 99.9% certain. He has a droopy left ear with a notch at the top. I need a better look at him and he’s shedding velvet so it’s tough to say for sure, but his beams look a little better and he may have a really nice flyer off his right G2. Here is another pic from 2019 for comparison to the first trail cam pic. The left ear is a dead giveaway. He was a no show this morning, but I’m hoping he will stay in the area for awhile. We have only seen this buck on the hoof twice.
Last edited by Grosvenor; 09/21/20 03:36 PM.
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Re: Found Him
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#7982345
09/21/20 03:33 PM
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Re: Found Him
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#7982354
09/21/20 03:40 PM
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Re: Found Him
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#7982360
09/21/20 03:43 PM
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stxranchman
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Re: Found Him
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#7982366
09/21/20 03:46 PM
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Re: Found Him
[Re: Grosvenor]
#7982368
09/21/20 03:46 PM
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That is him. Nothing is sweeter than seeing a good one show back up that you let walk. Good luck!!
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Re: Found Him
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#7982371
09/21/20 03:49 PM
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Good thing he got away because it looks like he added some more bone!!!
Good luck this year on him.
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Re: Found Him
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#7982393
09/21/20 04:04 PM
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definitely mature, 5.5 at minimum
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Re: Found Him
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#7982432
09/21/20 04:27 PM
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Man he looks like a grandpa in the face, mature for sure
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Re: Found Him
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#7982466
09/21/20 04:45 PM
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he's got that big roman nose.. best of luck getting him this year.
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Re: Found Him
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#7982505
09/21/20 05:10 PM
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Re: Found Him
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#7982553
09/21/20 05:37 PM
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NORML as can be
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Re: Found Him
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#7982603
09/21/20 06:11 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Found Him
[Re: Grosvenor]
#7982667
09/21/20 07:11 PM
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Dang nice buck Good luck tagging him
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Re: Found Him
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#7982684
09/21/20 07:25 PM
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That's awesome! Good luck!
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Re: Found Him
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#7983218
09/22/20 01:07 AM
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Re: Found Him
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#7983339
09/22/20 03:11 AM
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Nap time hope he hangs around
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Re: Found Him
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#7986579
09/24/20 01:40 PM
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Grosvenor
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He’s made 3 appearances in the last 5 days, with two during hunting hours. We made the switch to MLDP this year, so we just need him to stick around for another 10 days and make a mistake. Still need better pics, but he definitely has good tine length, good main beams, and a real nice flyer.
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Re: Found Him
[Re: Grosvenor]
#7986602
09/24/20 01:51 PM
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Western
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Nice buck and surely left a bunch of little ghost genes as well by now.
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Found Him (Update)
[Re: Grosvenor]
#7991187
09/28/20 09:08 PM
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Grosvenor
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I thought it might be fun to give an update. The buck in question has made 3 daytime appearances on my trail cam in 10 days, with no real pattern whatsoever. However, I'm betting he moves in the cooler temps tomorrow morning, so I'm taking my 9 year old son with me on a scouting trip early tomorrow morning. Hopefully I'll know a lot more about this animal this time tomorrow, and have good pics and video. We have a family member driving in from Lubbock this Friday to try and put him on the ground opening weekend (MLDP).
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Re: Found Him (Update)
[Re: Grosvenor]
#7991244
09/28/20 10:05 PM
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Looking forward to see the results. Good luck!
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Re: Found Him (Update)
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#7991910
09/29/20 12:52 PM
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Last edited by Grosvenor; 09/29/20 01:59 PM.
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Re: Found Him (Update)
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#7993236
09/30/20 12:12 PM
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stxranchman
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Don't loose him again... ...
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Re: Found Him (Update)
[Re: Grosvenor]
#7993250
09/30/20 12:25 PM
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Great pics & buck - nice 'dagger' fork. The perfect plan, you knew he'd be there for the photo session. Maybe he'll stay around just long enough!
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