Dan's 2009 IL Buck

[Mountain Man]

[headgear]

Bob the buck? What exactly are we suppose to identify?

[Mountain Man]

Do you recognize the rack? Who shot it? When was it shot? Where (as in general location) was it shot? Do you remember the story behind this deer? I know some or even many of the HB members have seen this deer before and have at least read that info. Put your thinking caps on and let's see who can solve the mystery.

[headgear]

Thanks MM, I thought that might be what you were asking for but wasn't sure. I can't say that I recognize them all that well but maybe someone else will jog my memory.

[Spysar]

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[dan]

JEEESE... That was only a couple years ago and there is no gray in the hair. Getting old fast!

That Illinois buck was a 4 y/o I shot hunting with a friend on a farm he had permission on. It was rut and he had seen the buck hanging in a section of woods with a doe a few times and there was a good leeward ridge where the buck would come and go from the area I assumed. as I went in with my L/W I saw the buck make his way across the ridge following the doe middday.
when he was out of sight I slipped in and set up the stand. Before dark the buck started coming out following the doe but a swirl caught his nose and he got nervous and turned to sneak back where he came from. As I released he lunged to run and the arrow hit him in the / guts... tracked him the next day till I ran out of blood and options. A week or two later the farmer called and said he found my buck. I went down and tagged it and called it in, but the coyotes had chewed on the rack a bit while they devoured the meat. They actually chewed one of the tines down quite a bit... Great job on fixing it MM

[Stanley]

JEEESE... That was only a couple years ago and there is no gray in the hair. Getting old fast!

That Illinois buck was a 4 y/o I shot hunting with a friend on a farm he had permission on. It was rut and he had seen the buck hanging in a section of woods with a doe a few times and there was a good leeward ridge where the buck would come and go from the area I assumed. as I went in with my L/W I saw the buck make his way across the ridge following the doe middday.
when he was out of sight I slipped in and set up the stand. Before dark the buck started coming out following the doe but a swirl caught his nose and he got nervous and turned to sneak back where he came from. As I released he lunged to run and the arrow hit him in the / guts... tracked him the next day till I ran out of blood and options. A week or two later the farmer called and said he found my buck. I went down and tagged it and called it in, but the coyotes had chewed on the rack a bit while they devoured the meat. They actually chewed one of the tines down quite a bit... Great job on fixing it MM

Cool story. Yotes don't usually chew on the horns. Might have been done in aggravation/anger? I saw a Yote chase a squirrel up a shag bark hickory tree once. Yote got to the base of the tree and grabbed some of the bark in his teeth and ripped it off. Almost got an arrow in him but too much brush.

[dan]

Cool story. Yotes don't usually chew on the horns. Might have been done in aggravation/anger? I saw a Yote chase a squirrel up a shag bark hickory tree once. Yote got to the base of the tree and grabbed some of the bark in his teeth and ripped it off. Almost got an arrow in him but too much brush.

I thought the yotes chewing the rack was weird too... I think it may have been the subordanat yotes or cubs that were waiting as the dominant yote ate it from the hind quarters. The pups chewed the ears and nose too, but all the eating was done at the hind quarters.

[RaisedByWolves]

I remember the buck, now that you mention it....how far did he go to where he died?

[Bucky]

Cool story. Yotes don't usually chew on the horns. Might have been done in aggravation/anger? I saw a Yote chase a squirrel up a shag bark hickory tree once. Yote got to the base of the tree and grabbed some of the bark in his teeth and ripped it off. Almost got an arrow in him but too much brush.

I thought the yotes chewing the rack was weird too... I think it may have been the subordanat yotes or cubs that were waiting as the dominant yote ate it from the hind quarters. The pups chewed the ears and nose too, but all the eating was done at the hind quarters.

Dan - Was that the buck you shot with Todd?

[dan]

Dan - Was that the buck you shot with Todd?

Yes... I was hunting on Todds ground in Illinois.

how far did he go to where he died?

500 / 600 yards... Went one way but doubled back and died in a cornfield.