He made it!!!

[WNY Bowhunter]

My favorite buck off all-time, "Little Freak Nasty" (LFN for short) finally stopped by my cams for a few pics.  I just put them back out last week to try to inventory the remaining buck herd on the farm. I was very surprised to see this guy. True to form, his is all busted up again and his droptine is gone too.  Oh well, can't wait to see him next year as a five year old!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 23, 2013 by WNY Bowhunter

[MACHINIST]

Very cool!! I have 2 cams I am going to put back out and one still in the woods.

[Arrow Flinger]

He looks like he likes to fight!

[WNY Bowhunter]

He certainly is hard on his antlers...

 

End of Sept.:

 

 

Last years sheds...not too much damage:

 

 

2011 @ 2.5:

 

 

 

 

2010 @ 1.5:

 

 

 

[WNY Bowhunter]

Oops double post...

Edited December 23, 2013 by WNY Bowhunter

[Ford]

Wow...Big boy.

 

Good for you, always nice knowing there is potential, especially when you are not seeing much through the season.

[First-light]

Nice post, love seeing the age and antler growth in chronological order. I wish more picts like this were out so you can see how much bigger they get at certain ages.

[GreeneHunter]

He's got one helluva body !

[wmig2]

Very nice buck.

[Arrow Flinger]

Its amazing what a buck will turn into at 2.5 compared to 1.5 if people would just let them go one year! Unfortunately, he would have been a legal buck at 1.5 under AR's.

[Woodjr55]

If I saw him when he was 2.5 with the double drop tines I would have shot him without a doubt. Cool pics to see him get bigger

[NYbuck50]

he'll be real nice next year

[sampotter]

If he would just not fight one of these years you could find some nice sheds. Maybe he'll have to be geriatric before he stops getting into pub brawls.

[turkeyfeathers]

Love the progression. Thanks for sharing

[moog5050]

Great Buck for next season.  Hoping we see some repeat appearances again soon too.  Need to check those cams. 

[stevenjackson]

cool! always great to have a buck to anticipate like that.

[landtracdeerhunter]

A nice uplift.  He's wise.

Edited December 25, 2013 by landtracdeerhunter

[nyantler]

I'd like to see the other bruiser that's bustin' up this bad boys antlers!

[blackradio]

I don't see how those palmated sheds you posted are the same deer. Nothing similar about them. Have any pics with him wearing those antlers?

[wooly]

Great to see he made it another year! When did he drop last years set?

I would make it my mission to pick up his antlers AND find that broken off droptine if that's the way he wants to play!

Good luck!

Edited December 25, 2013 by wooly

[landtracdeerhunter]

Great to see he made it another year! When did he drop last years set?

I would make it my mission to pick up his antlers AND find that broken off droptine if that's the way he wants to play!

Good luck!

 

If he finds that drop point, I darn well would buy a lottery ticket, LOL. Those little ones can be the toughest to find. Hope you win!

 

Edited December 25, 2013 by landtracdeerhunter

[JALA RUT]

WOW...GREAT looking buck and very cool to see how he's grown!

[NFA-ADK]

Very cool!  A true survivor!  Thanks for sharing!

[WNY Bowhunter]

I don't see how those palmated sheds you posted are the same deer. Nothing similar about them. Have any pics with him wearing those antlers?

 

The sheds don't look flattened/palmated from a head-on view until you tilt them up .  I got several other pics with the new set with his head down and his beams are flattened this year too...

 

I only got him one camera one time last December but the pics are blurry,

[WNY Bowhunter]

Great to see he made it another year! When did he drop last years set?

I would make it my mission to pick up his antlers AND find that broken off droptine if that's the way he wants to play!

Good luck!

 

He dropped one side last year on 12/13. I found it on 12/15.  My friend who owns the farm found the other hanging from an apple tree in early May. At 2.5 he carried them into February.  Maybe I'll get lucky and stumble onto them in the upcoming weeks while checking my cams...