Nice mature public land buck

My brother and I spend most of our free time chasing fish. He does it for a living with our guide service Lake Livingston Adventures. However, every year from October to Thanksgiving we get bit by the hunting bug! This year was no exception.

I shot a nice 8 point last year early in the season on some public land and spent the rest of the season scouting for a big one to chase this year. I found him, was able to pattern his movements, and lock in on his primary range. Fortunately he survived (as most of the mature ones seem to do, somehow, even on public land) and I was able to catch up with him this year. He was a 10 last year but declined to barely a 9 this season. Feels great to put in the work and do it old school with no bait or atv deep in the woods. Let them age boys!

That is an incredible accomplishment. Congratulations to you, sir!

Now THAT'S hunting! Congratulations, hard work pays off!

No kidding and it is still a great buck

G2 is an AWESOME BUCK!

Congrats man

Man, I love the character of that buck! Congratulations on your incredible success!

That is a great buck, congrats!

Awesome! Great buck!

x100. Amazing you were able to kill the same buck you had patterned last year on public land. Congrats!

That's awesome man! Congrats!

Well done!

Awesome buck. Great job on your part!

Congrats!

Hell of a buck!!! Congrats
I can't imagine the accomplishment you must be feeling after killing a buck of that caliber on public land

Heck of a deer man. Joker has some awesome G2s

Wow. Very nice.

nice!

Congrats on a great buck

Awesome. Congrats...

Well done on public land. That looks a lot like the river bottoms I hunt in.

Man, that's a brut! Well done!

That’s a unbelievable deer for any land! Congratulations!

Goodurn

Hat's off!

Heck of a buck! Nice work too!

Good job

Thanks fella's. Found next year's target this weekend. A beautiful symmetrical 4.5 year old 10. Sure hope he makes it!

That's a badass kill right there. But man that's a rough way to haul a buck out of the woods!

Congrats!

Heck of a buck. Congrats man

That is a dandy buck, congrats....but after loading deer in pickups, I'm pretty dang impressed with your pack mule I'm fairly confident I couldn't get one that size up like that to carry it.

Impressive on several fronts. How far did you have to pack out that buck?

Haha my brother had me put it on his back for the picture only. No chance of carrying one very far. I have a big pack with rope and pulley. It's really not that bad toting just the meat and head. This one was a little over a mile from the truck.

What's your estimate of the weight you carried out, meat and head?

Great job on an awesome deer doing it old school.

Very commendable feat ! Congratulations!

Nice Going, Congrats!

Awesome!

Absolutely agreed!

Better hunter than me. Heck, better than most. Congrats on a great buck, a plan coming together, and a story to tell for a long time.

wow what a Buck

You've done something special there! Nice buck!

Great Buck!!!!
Adios,
Gary

Heck of a buck!

awesome job on a great buck!

Awesome pics and story. Was this in Texas?