Prospects 2022

Drycreek

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Initial card pulls from a few cameras haven’t shown me much to look forward to this season as all I was seeing were some young bucks. Couple their ages with the drought we are having and headgear doesn’t amount to much. However….:) I’m a guy that doesn’t obsess over antlers, I just like to kill the older deer. On a small place, sometimes that’s a 4.5 year old buck, especially if it’s late in the season. I like venison, in fact, the only beef we buy are grilling steaks. All our ground is deer and our round steak is too.
That brings me to a buck that I haven’t seen in a couple years but I had quite a few pics of him when I pulled cards today. I went to our lease to see if I got a good kill on the young pigweed that I sprayed last week, (I did), and pulled the card while I was there. I’m sure this is the same buck I watched two years in a row and his antlers don’t get any better. He’s a mature buck though and if I get a chance I’ll be triple tenderizing his round steaks and backstraps !3F4C7189-A14E-453D-BDF9-D045A57FACEA.jpeg7F7E9488-6FE1-416B-A0BF-0F330AF1A3B4.jpeg
 
I have a big old deer I am after. I think he is at least five and maybe six. Three years now of camera history. He has been a 4 pt the last three years. Big, old bruiser for here.

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Cat, he’s surely that old. Look at that neck and his square body. Shoulders are as big as his hips, all the signs of an old buck. Tenderize him well ! :D
 
I got a Buck we call Loppy because one ear is lopped off like maybe a Yote got to him when he was younger. 2018 when we got the lease I figured him for 3 rs old, compared to the other Bucks his Body was way bigger.

Got pics of him each year in 2018-19-20-21. Never got a Daylight Pic of him.

IF he made it thorugh last year (haven't pulled the cards yet) he's got to be around 6-7 years old. Probably why I never get a Daylight Pic.
 
Bill Winke said a couple times that when bucks get older they move more in daylight. Maybe on his farm they do, but it’s been my experience that one day they are just gone.
 
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