Thought we could move over to another thread for posting hard-horned bucks. I'll get things started. Really surprised to see this guy walking in the middle of the property in the middle of the day.
I love the kickers on a few of those. I'm not sure if that is more of a sign of genetics or age, or a combination of both, but I'd love to see more of those around my neck of the woods.
Not a great story. Gut shot him on the 5th. He laid down and i shot him again high. And then it poured. Tracking dog spent 5 hours looking the next night. Made it within 30 yards. I was back at it a day or two later and paddled around a nearby pond and finally found him. Mentally exhausting, but I was happy to get closure.
It obviously hurts to lose the meat, but good to find him with the rack intact. My best buck by about 20 inches. Now waiting to find a cape for him.
Sounds like you gave it everything you had. Sometimes they don't end how we hope, but that's how it goes. Glad you got him and get to keep that monster rack... congrats! Post up some pics when he gets mounted.
Biggest I've gotten on camera so far. Naturally I had pics of him on about every camera, in the daylight, the week before season but none since this one on a Sunday morning.
seems that the larger bucks here in north central PA are only really moving at night (not surprising with the high temps)....all of these pics were taken on or very near food plots though...so it might take a few cold fronts and colder days to get them out with the sun still shining