Specific bucks

[W.Seay]

I have a buck I let walk at 30 yards last rifle season, he was a solid 135" 8 point. I hope to get a crack at him this year as a 5.5 yr old! Does anyone else have a specific buck they are after this year?

 

[8 POINTS OR BETTER]

Yep If he is still around I will try to kill one I call spots. He was first seen in 2007. I let him go as 3.5 year old in 2009, did not see him in 2010. And let him go last year because I did not realize it was him until it was to late. He does not have much for antlers, but if I'm able to kill him I would consider him one of my best trophies. He will be at least 6.5 next year if he is still around.

Here are some pics of him last year.

 

[easy45]

I have several pics of bucks that we didn't take last season that will be 4 or 5 this year but its only my 2nd year on thsi place so no real history with them.

 

[102]

What do you think he will score in those pics?

 

[8 POINTS OR BETTER]

What do you think he will score in those pics?

maybe 85"

 

[huntfish4life]

http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s49 ... 011467.jpg

 

[BSK]

I would like to think this buck is still alive (he was 6 1/2 last year). He's been hanging around my place since 2009:

I hope this guy is still around. He was 4 1/2 last year:

An although he is nothing special antlerwide, I have a long history with this buck (4 1/2 last year). I've been watching him since he was 2 1/2 and I missed an opportunity to kill him as a small-antlered 3 1/2 year-old early in MZ season in 2010:

 

[hunter drew]

The 3rd pic BSK. He's got some very nice mass. Good luck. I will post pics later. I haven't been seeing to many older age class buck on the farm in Decatur county. Or getting pics. But I'm sure they are there. That's what happens when u got 200 acers in clear cut that's 15 years old

 

[monsterbuck07]

I walked up on this buck last season with a doe and NO GUN! Got out of a faculty meeting and wanted to see what had been bushhogged during the day; had him at 40 yards for over an hour.

Put up a trail cam and sure enough was blessed to get this picture. I assume he is 4.5 + in the picture; putting back up the cameras soon hopefully we will meet again.

 

[pledbetter]

Those are all some awesome deer!

 

[Andy S.]

I walked up on this buck last season with a doe and NO GUN!

WOW! That will leave a mark. Hope you cross paths with him again this fall. Best of luck.

 

[TN RDG RNR]

Great looking bucks guys, good luck this season.

 

[tickweed]

Great deer!

 

[PickettSFHunter]

This one will be 4.5 this season if still alive. He spent alot of time on my place as a 2.5 yr old but very little time as a 3.5 yr old so Im not sure if he will be back around or not.

 

[102]

Some TRULY awesome deer. But not because of score, for all will PALE in comparison to their equal aged mid-western counterpart cousins. But the skill it takes to kill one of these mature bucks it where the rubber meets the road.

And there are PLENTY of these deer scattered ALL OVER Tennessee RIGHT NOW.

EVEN with a THREE BUCK LIMIT!!!

But as BSK and others have eluded to, when they hit 4.5, hunting them successfully is an ENTIRELY different matter for MOST hunters.

I have a couple of bucks I have been after for a couple years. My son saw one of them at 45 yards last season but that is a stretch for us with our bows, in hardwoods.

I have a good idea on him in early season, we will see.

Another buck is a spindly racked non-typical I have video of from 3 years runnin. I passed him two different times. If he shows up this year, I won't pass. But it is public land so we'll see.

THe best bucks I have killed (to me) are old, public land bucks. But the most impressive racks are 4.5 and younger public land mid-western bucks. And all but 1 of these is 3.5 or younger.

(the only exception is a huge 5.5 year old Tennessee Public Land buck a coon hunter told me about in '09)

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[W.Seay]

Keep em coming Guys! Some really good bucks in the mix! Too bad the only picture of the buck I'm after is in my head!

 

[W.Seay]

I sometimes wish our mature bucks were as easy to pattern as those in the big farm lands of the Midwest!

 

[landman]

http://s744.photobucket.com/albums/xx90 ... =slideshow

Had pictures of this 8 Pointer for 3 years, have killed several bigger deer, but would consider him my Best if I could take him this year

 

[W.Seay]

I've always loved a huge massive 8 point, I expect the one I passed on last year should be at least 140 class due to good farm crops such as beans and corn as well as acorns. I just hope he's still on our farm!

 

[JCDEERMAN]

This buck is no giant. First off, I shot his mom on the opening day of bow season in 2007. He was a button. Every pic since then, has been within 50 acres. He is a "homebody". I passed him up in 2010 as a 3 1/2. I had all intentions on shooting him. Well, the last weekend of the 2010 deer season as a 3 1/2, I had him at 25 yards for over 45 minutes. He was the deer I was after, though after I had him in my crosshairs, he was much smaller than I had thought (from pics). It was a big disappointment as thats the one I had zoned in on all season, had him in my scope, and I had NO desire to shoot him (my standards). So in 2011 as a 4 1/2, I had him within 20 yards, but didnt have a shot due to the lighting. Hopefully he will show up this 2012 season as a 5 1/2. I have this deer narrowed down more than any oher deer I have ever targeted. It will be a big disappointment or a HUGE success. He probably wont score but 115" this year as a 5 1/2, but he will mean more to me than any 130"+ deer.

2 1/2

3 1/2

Next two are as a 4 1/2

 

[FARMTOFIELD]

This guy i deen him last year with a bow to far to shoot

 

[DMAG]

I love hunting specific bucks. It makes it so awesome to get pick after pic and then be able to see the beast that you have been lusting after for months. I have been very fortunate with hunting specific bucks in the past. I believe if you put in the hard work and be smart with studying his habits, you can kill him. I am a firm believer on patterning your deer to a tee and with hard work, and patience maybe you will have your opportunity to breath the same air as him for long enough to get the job done. By the way those are some awesome bucks in any area.

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

these are the topics i love to read

 

[MUP]

This guy just might make it onto my list. It's still early and he's got a good start.

 

[Bottom Hunter]

Since moving to a new area last season, I have not had time to FIND a specific deer, unless you count the one buck that I previously thought dead, that now seems to be alive. A huge eight pointer that the wife and I saw while watching a field with a spotting scope and then the next afternoon while bow hunting, MAY still be around. I had once thought that he was killed by a youngster close by, but found out later that may not be the same deer....Not much pressure in and around where I hunt now, so this deer may sit up during the daylight and only come out at night, especially if he suspects that he's got company...me! he has a huge body and appeared to be around 130-135" last year.

Maybe I can get some pics of him when the season gets closer.....

only time will tell.....good luck to all.

 

[tn droptine]

I have one buck on my place that I have yet to see, but the past two years he has placed a scrape in the exact same spot (even used the same licking branch). He has been elusive so far, but I am interested to see what he looks like. I might throw a camera up near his usual scrape area this fall and see if I can at least get him on film.

 

[Bayou Buck]

Not even close to one of the best bucks antler wise on my property but I would love to kill this deer over any other one around. I found his shed this year so I know he is still out there.

Unless of course this guy is still around. Not sure if he is still out there.

 

[BSK]

Bayou Buck,

Those two bucks are perfect examples of how widely older bucks' antler sizes can vary. Just because a buck is old doesn't mean he will have large antlers. In most parts of TN, a few older bucks will grow large antlers, but most won't.

 

[landman]

Bayou Buck,

Those two bucks are perfect examples of how widely older bucks' antler sizes can vary. Just because a buck is old doesn't mean he will have large antlers. In most parts of TN, a few older bucks will grow large antlers, but most won't.

Love that statement BSK, I agree, you should make it again an start in its own post, watch the fireworks fly...

 

[Hollar Hunter]

This is one thats on the list for sure. Past him last year twice and my dog found me both his sheds from last season so I've got a lot of history with him.

BSK do you think he is 2.5 or 3.5 in the pics?

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