Awesome!

Awesome! Congrats on a great buck!…I hear ya on going nuts, tagging out early is always bitter sweet

Wow! Truly awesome man! Congrats, that’s a pig

I agree Bob. I think putting in time long range scouting and waiting for the right time to dive in is paramount. Weather fronts are about the only time I hunt early in the season and it’s provided me with enough close calls, or passed shots on mature(4 1/2+ year olds)in the past few years to make me a believer. Just because you have the day off doesn’t make it a good day to hunt.

Slammer! Hope you knock him down

I say yes, same buck…tough to say for sure though. I like that second one, nice beam length

Thanks fellas. No Jon I didn’t load him by myself, luckily my girlfriend was with…I didn’t get a chance to weigh him but he was definitely well into the 200’s.

9/21/12 Wisconsin Archery buck

Congrats Gobbler! You just flat out know how to get it done Beauty of a buck

Great story! It actually gave me tingles and makes me remember my first years bowhunting. It’s something I’m sure he’ll never forget. Congrats to your son on the great buck

Haha no shirt on? That’s awesome man, you’re an animal! Congrats on the great buck

Sweet! Congrats to the both of you

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Shednut, Do you see that split brow trait alot? I have a pic from 2010 of a main frame 10 with that same split as the shed. Same side, same shape. Only split brow I have seen around our area.

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There are a few, but I definitely haven’t seen alot of split brows. I picked up one shed this spring with a split brow, and know of at least 2 other bucks with split brows….but one of those has more of what I’d call kickers from the beams compared to actual splits.

Good article, I like the Larry quote too…painted a pretty funny picture.

Walleyebuster, I’m sure it’s possible. I know some people train their dogs to just sit or lie down next to the sheds they find. I personally have trained BB to stay within eyesight of me. I have done that more for the fact that I don’t want her out of sight chasing deer without me being able to correct her with the e-collar.

uff da! What a beaut

Another hike today produced a funky skull plate that I left for the squirrels to gnaw on. Managed to pick up one shed from a picked corn field. I think my season is winding down….probably take a few walks early next week and hang it up for the season.

Congrats on the finds! Not everyday you find a horseshoe and make good use of it right away Congrats on the house too, that’s exciting

Nice! I agree with Jigger, they definitely look like they are related

Looks like you found the hotspot. Nice finds, that 5 point is a dandy and I like the funky one too

Congrats Chev

Hey that’s awesome Jigger! Never been lucky enough to find a hanger like that. Congrats to you and your son

Lucas, I’m not positive but I had heard of someone hitting a big buck with their pickup not very far from where I found him dead….I’m thinking that he had internal injuries possibly from a vehicle collision but couldn’t see any obvious signs of trauma from what was left of him.

Two more today, BB was the bread winner today and found both of them. One old one and one freshie.

That’s a productive weekend! Looks like some pretty chunky sheds in there to boot Some beautiful country you get to stomp around in

Nice finds! Always a bummer to find them with the antlers still attached to the skull plate, but some great sheds none the less

Nice work! It’s a great way to get together with friends and family and enjoy the outdoors

Thanks for the link Todders…I’ll definitely check them out.
Picked up two more today, nothing special…but bone is bone. I found the first one a big 2 point, and BB ended up snagging an old chewed up fork horn.

Finally picked up some bone again today. The last couple hikes haven’t produced anything, but my cameras are still showing a good share of the bucks packing both sides so I haven’t been hitting it any too hard either. Right off the bat today I was climbing a bedding point and spotted a shed laying tines down about 40 yards in front me. BB beat me to it so no ATL, but was happy to kick off the days hike with some success. Turned out to be the right side off a junky 3 1/2 y.o. with a split brow that I have a pile of pictures of. Another 3 hours of hiking produced nothing and I decided to hit one more small spot before calling it a day. Was bummed to find a buck that I was really looking forward to chasing this fall. He was a super stud of a three year old with a ton of character and 14 measureable points. The last pic is of him with his matching set from last season. He blew up from about a 130″ deer last year to a 157″ this year. That’s just the way it goes sometimes, but definitely shows what giving them a year will do for their headgear.

Congrats to the young man

Great job fellas! Some nice finds there, sounds like you both had a heck of a lot of fun

Awesome! Nice round of photo’s and congrats on the good days haul