Frank, the geriatric deer

[Southern Sportsman]

I had a lot of pictures of Frank this year. I named him Frank in honor of a guy I used to hunt with a lot. And, you know - "Frank the Tank." Probably the best deer I've ever had on camera. Definitely the best one I've ever specifically hunted. I never saw him in person. He would show up on camera every week or two. Always in the dead of night. Even in the peek rut weeks, he would stand in this salt lick for 30 minutes or more. Occasionally with does around. Sometimes with smaller bucks pestering those does. Frank didn't seem to care. And he definitely didn't seem to wear down or loose weight as the season went on. He made it through the season unscathed. Never even broke a tine. I'm afraid the diabetes will get him before next season, but it gives me something to look forward to come October. He would score plenty, and I wish I could have found out exactly how much. But I would really love to know what he weighs.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

Also, he looks ridiculous with no antlers . . .

 

[Spurhunter]

What a stud of a buck! I'd love to know how old he is.

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[BULL MOOSE]

Something is medically wrong with that deer! He is obese.

 

[tn24]

What a neck. Looks like he's on steroids.

 

[TDW05]

Everybody just thought it was EHD and CWD, little did they know frank has been eating all the food!! :rotf: :rotf:

 

[MUP]

Good GOSH what a buck! :shock:

 

[Tn Joe]

What a tank!

 

[Southpaw]

He looks like a cow without his antlers. Lol

 

[cbhunter]

Wow, that's a heavy buck. I bet he scores better than one would think too. His rack is engulfed by his body.

 

[Grandslam11]

Haha what a beast. I bet no deer wanted to go horn to horn with him.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

He's got something going on. Sumo deer :rotf:

How many years of pics do you have of him?

 

[fairchaser]

He's so heavy, he has a protuberant forehead. I've never seen a buck that heavy in the south. Sounds like he's nocturnal to boot. Your gonna need a miracle to get him. Good luck!

 

[Snake]

Boy he is a tank ! He's probably sterile or testosterone levels extremely low , could be a reason he apparently don't fight or lose weight as the rut does not effect him . Heck of a buck though for sure .

 

[Lost Lake]

Dang, what a tank of a deer. If there's a Krispy Kreme nearby, I'd bet he's hanging out there.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

Boy he is a tank ! He's probably sterile or testosterone levels extremely low , could be a reason he apparently don't fight or lose weight as the rut does not effect him . Heck of a buck though for sure .

I thought about that. He definitely didn't run himself ragged or act like much of a fighter. But I think "swelling" of their neck coming into the fall is directly tied to a spike in testosterone. And he's definitely got a neck.

 

[megalomaniac]

He produces testosterone just fine.... otherwise he wouldn't grow a normal rack and shed the antlers with the drop in testosterone at the end of the season.

He probably does have an excess of other steroids, probably an adrenal tumor, similar to Cushings syndrome in humans.

Since hes nocturnal, the best way to kill him is to stomp through his bedding area banging on a pot with a metal spoon. Try to get within 50 yards before you start banging. If you startle him enough, he will have a heart attack and fall over, then you can collect your trophy.



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[Southern Sportsman]

Haha what a beast. I bet no deer wanted to go horn to horn with him.

Funniest part of all the pictures. First set of pics I got of him with shed antlers, a deer that appears to be a button buck squared off with him. Then there is a pic of the button hitting him in the side and Frank tucks his tail and scampers away. I like to imagine the button walked around all fall and winter thinking "As soon as this bucket of lard looses those antlers, I'm stomping his ***."

 

[pockets]

:shock: I think that's the biggest buck i've ever seen. What kind of mineral salt?

 

[bloodtrailing]

Fat a$$


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[MUP]

Boy he is a tank ! He's probably sterile or testosterone levels extremely low , could be a reason he apparently don't fight or lose weight as the rut does not effect him . Heck of a buck though for sure .

I thought about that. He definitely didn't run himself ragged or act like much of a fighter. But I think "swelling" of their neck coming into the fall is directly tied to a spike in testosterone. And he's definitely got a neck.

All the mature does come to him.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

:shock: I think that's the biggest buck i've ever seen. What kind of mineral salt?

The salt lick has been there 20+ years. When I was a kid my dad bought a 50 lb block of white salt and we tossed it on the ground right there. I've added salt every year since. It's about 10' in diameter and 3' deep on the high side. Most years now I add 150-200lbs of 50/50 loose white salt and trace mineral salt from rural king.

 

[Southern Sportsman]

Boy he is a tank ! He's probably sterile or testosterone levels extremely low , could be a reason he apparently don't fight or lose weight as the rut does not effect him . Heck of a buck though for sure .

I thought about that. He definitely didn't run himself ragged or act like much of a fighter. But I think "swelling" of their neck coming into the fall is directly tied to a spike in testosterone. And he's definitely got a neck.

All the mature does come to him.

I was thinking the opposite. He's so fat that he cant mount a doe especially if she's tall. And if he did, she would probably blow out a back knee. So he just gave up. Now he naps all day and eats everybody else's food while they chase does at night.

 

[MUP]

:rotf:

 

[Mike Belt]

He for sure has some weight on him and he does look a lot different without his headgear.

 

[Bone Collector]

Fat a$$


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Correct^^^^

I'm literally LOL at how fat that deer is.

 

[CROW74]

Holy Cow!!!

 

[BULL MOOSE]

He produces testosterone just fine.... otherwise he wouldn't grow a normal rack and shed the antlers with the drop in testosterone at the end of the season.

He probably does have an excess of other steroids, probably an adrenal tumor, similar to Cushings syndrome in humans.

Since hes nocturnal, the best way to kill him is to stomp through his bedding area banging on a pot with a metal spoon. Try to get within 50 yards before you start banging. If you startle him enough, he will have a heart attack and fall over, then you can collect your trophy.



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All of this ^^^^^

Heart attack....I just about spit my coffee out! But drives are what I was thinking.

Do you have any video you could share? Does he jiggle?

His size would be hard to miss. A person could go out at night with an infrared heat seeker and figure out where that big boy is bedding. He can't be walking too far and he is not jumping any fences! What part of west TN is that boy living?

I sure hope you get him. His weight would have to set a record. Needs an autopsy done, Antlers are not bad either. I don't think he will live a lot longer.

 

[FourWFarm]

He is a whopper!
Has he been eating in those "test" plots at UTM? :lol:

 

[timberjack86]

U need a full body mount of him, but do they make an obese form? :lol: