cemetery buck

[Red]

i live in buffalo and the forest lawn cemetery is a pretty big cemetery. every few weeks i take the kids there to see the ducks and a nice 8 pt buck that hangs out in the same area of the cemetery all of the time. 2 weeks ago he had his full rack i went there this afternoon and both sides were gone. i got out to toss the buck a snack and as i got out of the car my phone fell and the screen shattered.that deers snack is gonna cost me a good penny now lol

[Red]

found a couple pics of him from a few weeks ago

[Four Season Whitetail's]

You never should have put that on here red!!! He will be the next buck taken out of one of those places!! LOL

[Red]

hes already on my wall lol. a bunch of people all fall kept telling me about a huge monsterous buck thats been living in the cemetery for the last couple years i went there expecting to see some massive 12pt or something lol

[Early]

Cemetery bucks are special critters. What follows is the story of a cemetery buck that we tried to get the drop on for over 15 years. Every year, his scrapes would be there...but, we could never get even a glimpse of him. We finally decided that he was a ghost!!

SARA'S GHOST BUCK

From her position on the upper terrace,

Sara could see much.

She observed all manner of creatures,

People, birds and animals and such.

The boys and I passed by her

Many times on the terrace below.

If our presence ever registered,

It never did show.

Sara, or Saraette, as named by her mother

Was respected by all.....or, nearly all.

There was one smart-alecky young buck

That came to pester Sara every Fall.

He'd show up at dusk or dawn,

Coming in on a stiff-legged prance

That buck would bow and scrape

And paw up the lower terrace, as if doing a dance

To us observers after-the-fact,

His wide-eyed, nostril-flared, lip-curled look

Suggested the greatest of disrespect.

That boy needed, at least, to be shook!

The older boy, Justin, and I fashioned an observation post

By placing a big old rock against an ancient pine tree.

From where we hoped to see the young buck in action

and advise him to show respect or suffer misery.

For years, Fall after Fall

We just could not catch that buck in the act.

But we knew he was there regularly.

The sign that he left, proved that a fact.

He left the lower terrace tore up,

Despoiling, we thought, sweet Sara's view.

So....to catch him and stop him,

I decided to try something new:

I took myself to the rock seat;

Walked in in the dark and sat down to wait.

Sure enough, just before dawn,

In comes the buck, on his stiff-legged gait.

His eyes were wide; his nostrils flared.

Upper lip curled back in what looked like a sneer.

Unaware of my presence, he began to tear up the earth,

Never suspecting that his comeuppance was near.

Raising my shotgun, I wished it were loaded with shot.

With that, I could remove the smile from his face.

With ball instead, I centered his chest

And pulled the trigger to anchor him in place.

When the gun went off, I heard not a boom,

But more of a soft gasp or sigh.

It was a touching little girl sound

That immediately brought a tear to this old Dad's eye.

The buck showed no sign of injury.

He merely floated or ghosted away.

He stopped below Sara

And turned her way.

And I again heard the little girl;

A sort of oooh or aaah that obviously spelled joy.

Apparently Sara was happy

That my shot had not hurt that frisky boy.

The buck then disappeared...right before my eyes.

He didn't run; he just melted away

My truck was but 300 yards distant.

I ran the whole way!

[Rev Ev]

I noticed this guy just before bow season last fall. I talked to the grounds keeper and evidently he's been a resident for about 6 years. He's even been featured on the Buffalo news channels. He doesn't have a lot of mass, but the spread is decent. I have some photos on my phone I will upload.

[ny hunter]

I live in Westchester we have a big cemetery down the block where I go to watch deer,there is a big boy I see all the time as well.Been watching him for a couple of years now,never see him when I bring a camera.

[Red]

I noticed this guy just before bow season last fall. I talked to the grounds keeper and evidently he's been a resident for about 6 years. He's even been featured on the Buffalo news channels. He doesn't have a lot of mass, but the spread is decent. I have some photos on my phone I will upload.

thats what ive heard also hes been there about 6 years. i see him every time i go but ive never seen another deer in the cemetery besides him yet.

[Red]

I live in Westchester we have a big cemetery down the block where I go to watch deer,there is a big boy I see all the time as well.Been watching him for a couple of years now,never see him when I bring a camera.

i kept meaning to take my camera with me for a good pic but always forgot but luckily he hangs out right next to the car so the phone worked good for him. i was hoping to be lucky enough to take the kids to see him and have him standing there next to his sheds but thats just dreaming lol

[ny hunter]

LOL that would be pretty amazing.

[LIhunter92]

My buddy found these in that cemetery a few weeks ago. Possibly same buck?

[Red]

those are some nice sheds he found them at the cemetery that you go to?

[LIhunter92]

He found them in forest lawn, he goes to school at canisius

[Red]

thats what i thought you meant those are definitely the same antlers lol that is very awsome what a small world

Edited February 29, 2012 by Red

[LIhunter92]

yea definitely small world, he was pretty excited to find this deers sheds, he said they were right next to each other

[Red]

that is awsome that deer stays in the same part of the cemetery all the tim. my first time seeing him was just after christmas this year and the deer was trotting a 100 yards or more a head of my car he was trotting right next to a jogger it was pretty funny

[LIhunter92]

lol, yea my buddy said this deer was very social

[wooly]

Dang, I was DYING to go look for those antlers too! Maybe next year,lol

[ELMER J. FUDD]

Is that Nash's truck in the background? j/k

[Rev Ev]

My buddy found these in that cemetery a few weeks ago. Possibly same buck?

From the pictures that I have, and can't seem to load, they are the same buck.

[Rev Ev]

I have others, but this was probably the nicest. The G-3's on both the sheds and this picture have the same angle of the the main beam, and are about the same length and mass. I was going to go looking for the sheds, but looks like I was beat to it. Glad someone else saw them though and picked them up.

[NFA-ADK]

Very cool thanks for posting pic's guys!

[NYbuck50]

Awesome story, just to be clear, how are we working the drawing for bow stands to hunt him? lol

[Geno C]

nice buck