SaskGuy
Active Member
It's good to see you once again.
You disappeared, I thought you were dead.
For 13 months you've been a ghost... a memory.
Now you've reappeared, that crown, your ear, it's certain to me,..you're alive, a true survivor.
I think this buck is 8 1/2 yrs old. I started seeing him in 2003, I believe he was 3 1/2 then. I found both sides to his 130 set of sheds later that winter. The next fall he was visible in October, carrying antlers that hadn't grown much and would max out at around 140. I found one single off him that winter. In 2005 He was nothing more than a 140's buck again, but the sightings became less frequent. I was lucky enough to find both his sheds again that winter. In 2006 I only saw him one time in Sept, he was now 6 1/2 and 140 -145 class again. I found both his sheds on dec. 31 after a month of deep snow and harsh weather,I figured it would be his last winter. Surprisingly I saw him in early Sept. of 07 while he was in full velvet, his ear was the giveaway. I caught him in early Oct on a trail camera and he vanished. The last evidence of his existence.
No trail camera pictures.
No sightings.
No sheds.
Heavy hunting pressure in the 07 season and even moreso here in 08.
2 consecutive severe winters that dealt the deep population a severe blow...
Yet you're alive, my trail camera tells me so. You're in the same area you've always been. How can you have evaded my efforts for over 400 days? I salute your survival skills and am glad to see you Split ear....my old friend.
You disappeared, I thought you were dead.
For 13 months you've been a ghost... a memory.
Now you've reappeared, that crown, your ear, it's certain to me,..you're alive, a true survivor.
I think this buck is 8 1/2 yrs old. I started seeing him in 2003, I believe he was 3 1/2 then. I found both sides to his 130 set of sheds later that winter. The next fall he was visible in October, carrying antlers that hadn't grown much and would max out at around 140. I found one single off him that winter. In 2005 He was nothing more than a 140's buck again, but the sightings became less frequent. I was lucky enough to find both his sheds again that winter. In 2006 I only saw him one time in Sept, he was now 6 1/2 and 140 -145 class again. I found both his sheds on dec. 31 after a month of deep snow and harsh weather,I figured it would be his last winter. Surprisingly I saw him in early Sept. of 07 while he was in full velvet, his ear was the giveaway. I caught him in early Oct on a trail camera and he vanished. The last evidence of his existence.
No trail camera pictures.
No sightings.
No sheds.
Heavy hunting pressure in the 07 season and even moreso here in 08.
2 consecutive severe winters that dealt the deep population a severe blow...
Yet you're alive, my trail camera tells me so. You're in the same area you've always been. How can you have evaded my efforts for over 400 days? I salute your survival skills and am glad to see you Split ear....my old friend.
