The one we called Bases.

[phade]

painful story but just sharing for all to enjoy now that hes dead.

[Zag]

Whats the story?

[phade]

me and moog were after him this year. he stayed under the radar for the most part. he was shot by someone we just didnt get along with and karma didnt play out the way it should have.

[Zag]

Deff sucks but karma will always bite!! And thankfully there will always be nice bucks!!

[Arrow Flinger]

That's a whopper! Too bad ya didn't get him but there will be other big ones you'll be after, I'm sure!

[moog5050]

Think I am going to cry again. Lol shot 15yds off of my property on opening day by a guy I threw off for trespassing the week earlier. Neighbor let him hunt. Painful.

[noodle one]

I'm sorry ,but there is some part of the story  left  out. The only think I can read in it is jealously on your part. .

[Lawdwaz]

Ouch........what a beast.  Man is he (was) a slammer.

 

 

Painful

[Zag]

Its so much about being in the right place at the right time. Yrs ago our neighbor hunting his/our property line thought it was ok to shoot a big buck well into our property, just plain sucks.

[phade]

I'm sorry ,but there is some part of the story left out. The only think I can read in it is jealously on your part. .

jealous? please. just enjoy the pics.

[132 eight pointer]

Man what a magnificent buck.Unfortunate it didn't end the way you were hoping.Nice to see these pictures regardless.

[growalot]

As far as I see it...you guys "tagged" him first...in that you made a good place for him to be...scouted enough to know where to locate cams and then captured him on those cams .....there is hunting and hunting with luck sitting on your shoulder...then there is only luck....\

 

Take pride in doing all the things it took to get him to cross over a small area to get his picture shot...and put that on your wall with pride...

[PWGUNNY]

That is a great buck.

[Cabin Fever]

Good God what a beast!!

[First-light]

We'll make more............better luck next year or maybe this year, still have  a lot of time left.

[noodle one]

I still would like to hear the whole story. You only tell half of it in your post.What did this guy do to you that is so bad?

[Catskill Hunter]

Why do so many of these threads take a negative turn ?? The guy is bummed someone shot a deer he was hoping to get. Nothing more nothing less, jees

 

Great buck, If he had a chance to grow big on your land many more did too

[phade]

I still would like to hear the whole story. You only tell half of it in your post.What did this guy do to you that is so bad?

no offense but you are poking a bear. I didnt post to tell a story. I posted pics of a very large buck for others to enjoy now that he doesnt need to be kept under wraps. Stop pressing.

[Buck Down]

Free range deer will go where they please.  It sucks someone got a deer you were after though.  I had it happen to me 2 seasons ago.  Neighboor shot him on the last day of late black powder.  I had trail camera pics of him for 3 years a tall wide 10 point grossing just over 142.  That is a hell of a buck for where i hunt in 5G.  I hope another buck otakes the place of "bases", i know im still waiting for mine.

[Woodsman20]

Awesome buck for sure.

There certainly is no justice in hunting or correlation that a "good" hunter ends up on top every time. I put in obscene amounts of time in hunting and many times it goes with no "typical" reward. I have learned to only put in what you are willing to without expecting anything in return - very similiar to a true friendship. I used to expect if I hunted every day I would be rewarded by the "hunting gods", this however is not the case.

You both have the right attitude in appreciating the scouting, close encounters including your trail cam pictures and the measure of success is not always proven by what is hanging on the wall. These bucks are still legends that you will always remember.

[deerpassion]

I still would like to hear the whole story. You only tell half of it in your post.What did this guy do to you that is so bad?

quit being a pest and pouring salt in the wound dude.. did you NOT read that they just threw this guy off there property the week before for.....   wait for it....... waaiittit for itttt..........."TRESPASSING"  the immortal sin on this sight!    great buck phade, and you play dumb like you aint got sh($% this season for good bucks around haha... sneaky panda ... i get it though...   he's a doozzyyy ! 

[deerpassion]

quit being a pest and pouring salt in the wound dude.. did you NOT read that they just threw this guy off there property the week before for.....   wait for it....... waaiittit for itttt..........."TRESPASSING"  the immortal sin on this sight!    great buck phade, and you play dumb like you aint got sh($% this season for good bucks around haha... sneaky panda ... i get it though...   he's a doozzyyy ! 

reminds me of that ren and stimpy episode when they were pouring lemon juice n salt in their gaping wounds lol 

[wmig2]

That's an amazing buck.

[WNY Bowhunter]

That sucks. He was an awesome looking buck...

[sampotter]

From what I understand the guy who finally got the buck was basically the last guy in the area that you'd like to see get him. Wrong guy in the right place at the right time. I know Phade and Moog wanted to get him but once they tagged out they set other guys up on the buck and came close. I actually thought the buck was unkillable. The only comfort is knowing there are always new bucks in the pipeline and it only takes 4 years for that button buck to become a legitimate shooter.