Not too many pictures up this year? Is everyone being secretive? Or, is it just like me, too many things going on??
I’ll put up a couple for everyone to see. Mind you these are a little bit older pics, some nice deer though.
Next weekend might be my only weekend in WI until December so I am hoping to locate this stud!
For me, its still guiding fishing and all the prostaff obligations with the recent major sales. But honestly, after the events i went through last year, I’ve had little to no enthusiasm for deer hunting myself. I want my daughters and my dad to have the time of their life. But for me, I’m content to just watch them. Well, as I’m typing this I guess I’m more in protective mode with trespass signs, and securing the neighboring properties against trespassing as much as I can. Having a bullet zing over my daughter by a trespasser that shot a target buck walking up 70 yrds from her, and having my deer taken by a trespasser took a lot of the wind out of my sails.
Great looking bucks guys! I am going to try and get my list up here in the near future. Its been a slow summer for big buck pictures as every field in our surrounding sections is solid corn. With roughly 1,700 acres of standing corn engulfing our small river bottom piece, we don’t end up with the early season deer patterns as the soybean rotation years.
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Having a bullet zing over my daughter by a trespasser that shot a target buck walking up 70 yrds from her, and having my deer taken by a trespasser took a lot of the wind out of my sails.
Thats ridiculous! If you can’t see orange in the woods, or understand where a bullet can end up after its out the muzzle, you have no place hunting.
I know your feeling regarding the lost buck… Really changes a guy’s mind set when you do all the work, chase a buck for years, shoot the deer, and watch it end up in some one else’s hands (though not as big as yours, it was encroaching 170). Unfortunately through the years I have had to accept the fact that it is a non stop job to keep others off your land and to abide by the law. If you build it they will come; and that means the deer, the fence sitters, trespassers, road hunters, pheasant hunters, asparagus pickers, mushroom hunters, dog walkers, snowmobilers, horseback riders, 4-wheelers, high school parkers and druggies, etc. list goes on and on. In the last two years alone, 9 different people have taken up hunting on our fence lines, 3 that have never hunted anything before.
I am glad you have found a way to redirect you passion for the sport and resource. For me it was a bran new property. Taking a place that was Ramboo’ed every year since memory and turning into a wildlife sanctuary. I still put more work than the average person into the old spot, but we decided to let our friends hunt it.
Sorry for distracting the post – Now I’m obligated to get those pictures up 
Here’s a couple more recent photo’s.
The two from the Moultrie camera are shooters for sure.
The Splitter has shoot me written all over his face.
What I’m not sure about is the 6 pointer – is he old and on his way down? His muzzle looks like it’s longer and belongs to a younger buck. His rack say’s I’m old, old like 8 or 9 and shrinking. What to you guys think?
The first buck and the split 2 buck are very nice, especially that first one 
To me, that 6 point looks young. I will preface this by saying that the oldest buck that I have gotten on camera that has had a verified age is 6 1/2. I call him young due to a few aspects, not in any specific order. He has a longer muzzle with not much indication of the arched ‘roman’ nose. His front legs are a bit knock-kneed, however not near enough to indicate an old age which I’ve seen is magnified due to what appears to be some larger joint structure in the knees. His front shoulder structure has that slick and clean look to it, meaning he has not really developed that front muscle mass many say gives them that ‘race horse’ muscle structure. Though his head is down, he does not appear to have a back sag that extends into the hind quarters. If I was looking for characteristics of an old, old, deer like you have indicated; I’d be looking for structure and muscle mass that almost looks like an old donkey.
I grew up showing and judging livestock as a farm boy. Can’t say that always directly translates when trying to age wildlife, but has given me a vehicle to really assess some of the intricacies of animal body structure that I feel has helped me to better age deer in my area (SC SW MN). Maybe what I see and associate with age and body/muscle structure is confusing, sorry, but figured i’d atleast give me honest opinion in hopes it helps. 
For me it’s not so much being worried about posting pis, In the last 6 months my schedule has been out of control 
I have only seen my cabin a couple of times all summer But now that fall is here work will have to take a backseat to my passion 
Here’s another pic of the Double Splitter and a new one, I’m going to just call him, “Ohhhh Chit” . Either of these would make a fine contribution to the wall.
He’s real nice!! Good luck seeing him in about 10 days. The rut isn’t far away now!!
Some great deer for sure! I wish you luck getting him under your stand in daylight
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