Nice survivor

[wooly]

2 more days to hang in there. If I don't kill him, I hope I can find his antlers. ;D

1'st buck in some time coming to a couple mock scrapes about 150yds apart.

[Bleitten04]

nice!!!!!!  Hope you get him!!!!

[fasteddie]

Git 'r done Wooly ! Good luck !

[wooly]

Thanks guys!

Well, he stopped by again last night. He's better than I first thought he was. Gave me all the angles this time. Didn't see a single deer down there today.  One more shot tomorrow.

I dumped the last of his favorite buck urine here on my way out.

[Geno C]

hes a very nice buck! he will really be something next year!

[Mr VJP]

Sounds like he's smart enough to hide well before sun up and stay hid until dark.  He's learned how to stay alive.

[nyantler]

Wow He'll be a Beauty next year!

[BrianJV1]

Wow! Nice buck. Its always exciting knowing there still out there. BTW- what zone?

[wooly]

9h.

He's been hanging with a group of 6 does and fawns that made an appearance at the blind Sunday afternoon before dark. I'm sure from the timestamps on other pics he wasn't far behind but hung behind for a little while longer untill complete dark. I'll be in the blind this afternoon to try to end his streak of birthdays in the final hours.   Very happy to see one like him make it this far and looking forward to finding his sheds if he eludes me today.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Id be trying to figure out where hes coming from and get closer to there before Id sit in the same blind hoping. Good luck.

[Doc]

Well, it's a bit late for advice, but but like WNYBuckhunter said, it might have been a good idea to back-track him when he left you the first picture to see where he came from. Or go the other way to find out where he goes. I suppose it probably would be a good idea to do that anyway and maybe learn something for next year. A little leg-work this year may give you a heck of a headstart on him next year.

Doc

[outdoorstom]

Definitely get proactive and try to get closer to his bedding area. Good luck!  Like others have said, he'll really be something next year if he survives.

[MuzzyLoader]

Yes... nice buck!

Here's hopin' you can find both sheds this year and then take him next year.  That'd be cool. 

[wooly]

Yes... nice buck!

Here's hopin' you can find both sheds this year and then take him next year.  That'd be cool.

Looks like that's gonna be the plan. I'm more than OK with just his sheds. I had a great season regaurdless. I'll let yas know when they turn up. ;D

[Cabin Fever]

He is a great looking buck! He'll be one to look forward to next year, for sure!!

[shenders]

Very nice looking buck. If you don't get him this year he's gonna be a monster next year. Something nice to look forward to.

[fasteddie]

Keep us updated on the sheds Wooly .........

[wooly]

Will do Ed! I picked up 2 today. A match set with minimum 6 1/2 " + bases. Only a 6 point but what a set! I'll post pics later. I love shed season,lol ;D

[WNYBuckHunter]

Sheds already? Geeze, gonna have to start a thread....

[wooly]

Sheds already? Geeze, gonna have to start a thread....

Posted them in the hunting related pics section.

http://huntingny.com/forums/index.php/topic,2968.0.html

I put a tape to them last night- using BTR(Buckmasters) scoring system came up with 110 3/8 for a 6pt set.

[WNYBuckHunter]

If you want, Ill move the pics unless you want to post them up in the shed thread. Its in the Deer Hunting section at the top.

[wooly]

Cool- I missed that! I'll get some better pics of them up there shortly.

[efm7mm08]

As they say on the fictional hunting shows" he'll be a nice one in a few years" Lol, great shots of a great deer.I have seen a 4 pt and a 3 in my yard near ny apple orchard but too dark for photo's.