Bamahuntin

I am not gonna bog the site down with too many pics.....because I have hundreds of these deer!
But, these are the 3 bucks that I was referencing in the Camera Census post.
It took a while to unravel the key to killing each of them. And, a lot of careful camera re-postioning.....often unsuccessfully! But, it sure was sweet when each of them came together!

1st one was a wide 8pt.
He laid up on Sanctuary property and I eventually found where he was swimming the oxbow to stage on what we called the Island.

#2 was a true OLD warrior!
He also bedded on a Sanctuary and visited too eat and look for does.
It took me 3 years to finally get a shot at him....and he was pushing a group of does along the edge of the lake toward a food plot when I did. He was almost totally nocturnal and a real challenge!

And then, #3 was the 10pt from this year.
He lived in a VERY small area!!! He was probably only 35-40 yds from where I found his sheds when I shot him! And, THAT is what made him hard to kill. He bedded just off the edge of the large ag field and could monitor all traffic in/out of his area. The pines are so thick in the area now, about 7 yr old clearcut, that they are virtually unhuntable....and definitely impossible to enter without alerting other deer and spooking them. I got some daytime pics of him, and even saw him once or twice. I finally realized what the common thread was; when I saw him, the wind was causing me to come in from a different, longer route and walk a long ways. And, if nobody had been there in a day or two, I would get his pic in shooting light. I knew that he was on to us and 'knew' when someone was in the area. I waited on the right wind and walked a long ways in early in the afternoon, about 2:30. I slipped through a little trail I had cut through the pines and eased into the blind as quietly as possible. Sure enough, just before sunset, he came in driving a young buck away from a doe.

Good job. Definitely some big deer around Carlton.

Thats awesome. I can tell you put in alot of time studying those deer and it paid off.

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I thought about another VERY important detail or two that are often overlooked and added them.
2 of the hunts involved boat/trolling motor and the other a long walk to get to my stands.

Great info. It's stuff like your sharing here that really could help folk learn how to pattern bucks

I would like to think that it could help some people.
I am amazed at how many times people tell me that they have found a 'beautiful' spot for a stand. I get it.....they can just picture a HUGE buck working a scrape there, or munching on non-existent acorns, or chasing a doe through the wide open woods...... BUT, there is NO sign there that indicates that those scenarios are very likely. Hunt DEER; not pretty places!!!

Think about that one and try to use it! :)

I've seen several places South of the big gate below Carlton that my pirogue would come in handy. However, I've seen some alligators that were as long as my pirogue, too. :P

Ain't no doubt about that!!!!
They have a nice little camp down there on the Club my FNL is in.....



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Hell yea Daniel, good stuff buddy

daniel white wrote:Hell yea Daniel, good stuff buddy

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Now, the question is; when are you gonna come stay at that little hunting shack with us and make a good hog/coon hunting weekend?
Me, Rhonda and Doll Baby are getting ready to turn a dog out right to see if we can't tree a coon! [emoji6]


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That's one hell of a camp house

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You put it on the pine goats Hogwild!

I hunt a lot and try to have stands for all different wind directions and conditions.
One of the most important things is, STAY AWAY WHEN THE WIND IS WRONG!!!!

Absolutely awesome bucks Danny! You obviously work hard at it and the rewards show in those pics.

Hogwild wrote:I hunt a lot and try to have stands for all different wind directions and conditions.
One of the most important things is, STAY AWAY WHEN THE WIND IS WRONG!!!!

I was going to ask you in my post above about the wind and how often does it affect what and where you decide to hunt.

Oh, I am OCD about the wind AND my approach route!
You only get so many chances.......don't blow em!


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Thanks for sharing hogwild, great pics and stories.

Awesome year man...

GREAT stuff! That's an amazing amount of work and study put into those kills. You should be immensely proud of those deer.

I have grown to enjoy patterning a big buck as much as I do actually hunting and killing them. They are amazing animals!!!
I am often surprised that small, maybe 50 yard moves of a camera will result in NO pictures of a buck.....even though you KNOW he lives there and frequents the area! They normally stay within well-defined specific areas and trails. And, another thing I have noticed is........not everybody can find and get pics of mature bucks; even on the exact same property! You cannot randomly place a camera and expect to get mature buck pictures. They do not just wander around blindly.


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I like that #2... Hell, I like them all.

Good stuff right here. Thanks for sharing!

Cool pics Danny. You obviously put a lot of work into killing those bucks. Congrats


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