Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Some of you will recall the big elusive buck I had last year. I mowed my shooting lanes today and checked a remote trail cam on my place that I hadn't been to since early spring. On June 30 I had the pics below of a buck that I believe to be the one from last year. That was the only day this year that I had him, so I have to believe he isn't bedding close right now. First pics are the new ones and the rest of the pics are from last year. Is this him, and what do you think my chances are this year? Let me know your thoughts....
History:
* In early 2023 the deer was living very close to my food plot. I was getting frequent daylight pics in July and early August and then he just disappeared.
* People 2 miles from me reported seeing the deer after that.
* In November I had a trail cam on a scrape on another piece of property we own about 1.5 miles away. He was wearing out a scrape at the edge of a field but only in the wee hours of the morning.
* In December he came back to my place and was wearing out a scrape, but he was also still using the property 1.5 miles away. By this time, all pictures were at night.
* After that he disappeared again.
June 30, 2024
![g4-IMG_0565.JPG g4-IMG_0565.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67171-5311c64c02dea1a64f83b4b36dbe4769.jpg)
![G4-IMG_0582.JPG G4-IMG_0582.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67173-a5920802135057de450f32bb6c05cf17.jpg)
![G4-IMG_0582-2.JPG G4-IMG_0582-2.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67175-f6560233aef838ef71cfdc2436b93f18.jpg)
Some from last year:
![H2-IMG_0018.JPG H2-IMG_0018.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67176-154d51fa8ba1c1650fd08c6b23befe03.jpg)
![H4-IMG_0038.JPG H4-IMG_0038.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67181-498598749a62bb37c3dd5a2066da5bae.jpg)
![n1-IMG_0001 (2).JPG n1-IMG_0001 (2).JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67180-e7d49336ff0cb3effd4dc8c1ea60bfa9.jpg)
![IMG_0021.JPG IMG_0021.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67178-84c21e6ba326c56c739c0f33814572a3.jpg)
![IMG_0060.JPG IMG_0060.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67179-2da54a23d2b9258335b01a3a3dde649c.jpg)
History:
* In early 2023 the deer was living very close to my food plot. I was getting frequent daylight pics in July and early August and then he just disappeared.
* People 2 miles from me reported seeing the deer after that.
* In November I had a trail cam on a scrape on another piece of property we own about 1.5 miles away. He was wearing out a scrape at the edge of a field but only in the wee hours of the morning.
* In December he came back to my place and was wearing out a scrape, but he was also still using the property 1.5 miles away. By this time, all pictures were at night.
* After that he disappeared again.
June 30, 2024
![g4-IMG_0565.JPG g4-IMG_0565.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67171-5311c64c02dea1a64f83b4b36dbe4769.jpg)
![G4-IMG_0582.JPG G4-IMG_0582.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67173-a5920802135057de450f32bb6c05cf17.jpg)
![G4-IMG_0582-2.JPG G4-IMG_0582-2.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67175-f6560233aef838ef71cfdc2436b93f18.jpg)
Some from last year:
![H2-IMG_0018.JPG H2-IMG_0018.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67176-154d51fa8ba1c1650fd08c6b23befe03.jpg)
![H4-IMG_0038.JPG H4-IMG_0038.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67181-498598749a62bb37c3dd5a2066da5bae.jpg)
![n1-IMG_0001 (2).JPG n1-IMG_0001 (2).JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67180-e7d49336ff0cb3effd4dc8c1ea60bfa9.jpg)
![IMG_0021.JPG IMG_0021.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67178-84c21e6ba326c56c739c0f33814572a3.jpg)
![IMG_0060.JPG IMG_0060.JPG](https://habitat-talk.com/data/attachments/67/67179-2da54a23d2b9258335b01a3a3dde649c.jpg)
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