omicron1792
5 year old buck +
You got to quit poor mouthing your farm! All I see are studs.
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That is a dang nice deer, with dang good mass. I guess KY like most of the other good midwest deer states where the deer keep adding bone - even at age six or seven? Our bucks commonly loose points after four or five and they dont have mass to begin with. I am already seeing a few broken tines - though not sure if that is possible on this buck!
The old saying dont pass on the first day what you would shoot on the last, but I have only been guilty of that once in my life. Since my state went to APR’s, even though it is a two buck state, I have never killed two bucks in the same year. In fact, I have killed one buck in the last four years. Pre apr’s, I killed my two spikes every year.
With the high likelihood that buck gets shot by a neighbor as you describe, would have been a hard one to pass for me. Good luck!
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
He actually went by a camera after this a couple hundred yards away. He may be 5 after studying his body. Probably dumb but it was my decision in the moment and I’ll have to live with it. I have 2 bigger that I know of so fingers crossed
omicron1792
5 year old buck +
You’ll get your target I bet.
I’m in NC on my bear hunt. First sit this afternoon so wish me luck.
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
Coastal?
Brian662
5 year old buck +
Looks like a rough life Omi!
That's some cool looking country. How hard is it to buy moose and stag tags in other countries in Europe? Are stags native to sweden?
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
Here is later. I agree
Telemark
5 year old buck +
Red deer are native to Sweden and Norway. I live in Norway and mostly hunt there. Moose are also native to Norway and Sweden, but not in the part of Norway where I live.
There are no tags in Norway or Sweden. Instead you buy a "quota", which is the right to take an animal. The quotas are based on ownership of land. As far as I understand, this is pretty much the standard across Europe.
A major difference in Scandinavia is that you can join hunts that will not penalize you for shooting trophy-class animals. In fact, we are trying to eliminate the red deer from this area, so shooting the biggest trophy red stag would be applauded by everyone who wasn't envious. Other places in Europe will charge you hundreds or thousands of Euros based on the antlers of the animal you shoot.
If you want to come and try your hand at a red stag in Norway, PM me. I can almost guarantee that you will be allowed to join a hunt. It's free for three days, or $200 for the whole season, but it requires some serious planning.
If you want to hunt moose and red stag in Sweden, you can join a hunt for $1500. That comes with a guarantee of a huge pile of meat. You won't be allowed to take that meat to the US, but I can try to help you sell it to offset the cost of your trip.
None of this includes the price of your flight.
T-Max
5 year old buck +
Bro. If that were a steer, he would be headed to the locker. 
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Foggy47
5 year old buck +
That seems very "cheap" compared to hunting in Alaska, Canada, or many western states. I was invited on a moose hunt in Norway once....but was too busy to attend it then. It was thru Norma ammo and my sales rep in Europe. Kinda kicked myself on that deal.
I was told you have to pass a shooting test in Norway....and as you say be a part of a hunt club effort. Also was told that in Germany you cannot get a hunting license unless you have a place to hunt first.....or in other words belong to a hunt club. I think Germany hunting costs a pretty penny. Maybe that was the price to join a hunt club? Cannot remember.
Mymemory upon seeing the Black Forest in Germany was.....that it was so manicured and in picture book organization. No fallen timber or as much as a pile of sticks on the ground. Manicured by the foresters that operate the property. Strange.
