woodchuckc
Well-Known Member
I checked my cameras the other day and got these pictures of a very nice mature buck - look at the neck on this dude!
I did not have any other pictures from earlier in the year that I could definitely identify as being him (that sticker on his left G2 is pretty unique), but I knew that I had gotten a picture of a similar buck before. I looked back through last year's pictures and sure enough, I think this is the same deer still in velvet from September of 2009 at the same salt lick:
Assuming it is the same buck, he added some mass and length to his rack, but he sure bulked up his body and neck in a year's time! I know, there will be a big difference in neck size especially from early September to mid-December, but even given that he sure put on some serious poundage over the year. I would guess he's 4 1/2 now, so it will be interesting to see if he shows back up on camera this summer / fall. I don't hold out any real hopes of ever seeing him while hunting this weekend or next season, but it is kind of cool to know that he is out there somewhere!
I did not have any other pictures from earlier in the year that I could definitely identify as being him (that sticker on his left G2 is pretty unique), but I knew that I had gotten a picture of a similar buck before. I looked back through last year's pictures and sure enough, I think this is the same deer still in velvet from September of 2009 at the same salt lick:
Assuming it is the same buck, he added some mass and length to his rack, but he sure bulked up his body and neck in a year's time! I know, there will be a big difference in neck size especially from early September to mid-December, but even given that he sure put on some serious poundage over the year. I would guess he's 4 1/2 now, so it will be interesting to see if he shows back up on camera this summer / fall. I don't hold out any real hopes of ever seeing him while hunting this weekend or next season, but it is kind of cool to know that he is out there somewhere!
