His name was Silo. Came up as 3.5 yr old with no fear. Saw him daily. Tame as a dog. In the video below, i actually was hunting from the ground and had to move because he wanted to work the scrape. He would watch my som play basketball in front of the house. It was taxing trying to keep him safe. He died to boy who shot him a mile away from a combine. He was 4.5 in video and 5.5 when he died. Hunting the same spot this video was shot (opening day 2018). Got me thinking about him. I wouldnt have shot him if i was starving, but i would lived to be able to track him to really advanced ages. Oh well, ride high old friend….
Missing my old buddy…..
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Awesome ! It would been like shooting a pet to you !
Beautiful buck
wsm
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Awesome ,you did your part .
Cool buck. Congrats to the young man who shot him
backyardtndeer
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Heck of a deer.
It was really a unique experience to get to see a mature whitetail buck that close. His range was huge. He would be in an orchard 1.5 miles away and be back here the next morning.
Heres one of my favorite pics of him. He surprised me bad this afternoon. Heard him coming and didnt see him. Look up and there he is at 15 yards. I talked to him awhile then i get up and walk just to left and go down the hill. He just watched and licked his nose, then went back to his business
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While he was a beautiful healthy specimen to gaze at, he stunk to high heaven.
killingtime 41
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how in the world did he become so tolerant of you I wonder.
Great buck! Understand why you couldn't shoot him but can't fault the boy for doing so.
He showed up as 3.5 with no fear. He didnt summer on us.he showed up in mid September and stayed till mid January. And then went 1.5 miles away to summer
I watched a documentary where a guy had befriended a mule deer, and once it accepted him as non-threatening, all the other deer mostly ignored him. He literally made friends with the deer. They were all wild deer and were still afraid of hunters, but not of him.
This guy wasnt afraid of anyone.it was odd
What a great experience!!! I applaud you for not shooting him.
Reckon he might have been kept by humans as a fawn?
I dont know. Never saw him until he was 3.5.
