Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

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Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby Bucky » Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:48 pm

Summer of 2012... anticipation was high to see what fully mature Chubs would look like at 5yrs of age. He was inching towards the top of my list of bucks I really wanted to focus on. He definetly looked good in my eyes

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I started spotting more from a distance trying to find an early season pattern. (which in turn helped me pattern another buck) But, I really still could not come up with anything on this particular buck. Even in the summers... he seemed to spend the majority of his time in the brushy/marsh.

I started to hunt more aggressively in the "thick" sitting in laughable tamarack trees 8-10ft off the ground with minimal back cover.... it did work to get glimpse and a start to understanding how he was using the brush to navigate from doe bedding area to doe bedding area. I started running cameras as well in brush and learned more in 2012 then I had in the previous years combined.

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(at this point I was still dabbling with filming hunts)

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He won again... but I felt like I gained ground in 2012

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The other really good news is that is range seemed to tighten up and shift towards my lease... I believe 2012 was the first year I planted soybeans if I recall

2013 - Could he get bigger?!?!? Now at 6yrs of age... he looked like he was gonna pop he was SO fat

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I was seeing him more in the summer in green fields... something had changed. His guard was definetly let down some in 2013 at the age of 6

I changed "death alley" to clover in hopes that I could possibly ambush him back in thick brush before heading out to the bigger ag fields/food plots

My plan worked... but unfortunately I hunted it a few days late :cry:

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I think I hunted it the 18th of Sept (I saw another nice SUPER tempting 3yr old)

A week later my neighbor sent me a picture that just CRUSHED me...

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He had busted up his rack and of course busted off a brow tine like every year previous. :cry: I had put A LOT of eggs in the Chubs basket that season and he was finally walking all over in daylight! I could not shoot em busted up at 6.... he made it this long... I pulled off him and hunted Western WI and Southern WI the rest of the season.

I still ran a few cameras... but he ruled the roost and was now living in 40 acres or so of the brush

Another view of his busted rack

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His sheds again were scooped up in the spring

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Doubt was starting to creep into my mind... would he continue to have a good rack or start to slide down hill??? With all the sheds and pics... he was constantly in the back of my head. I would be in "death alley" early in 2014!

(to be continued)


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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby BigHunt » Fri Nov 06, 2015 3:56 pm

:mrgreen:
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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby stash59 » Fri Nov 06, 2015 4:20 pm

Your dragging this out. But that's good. It really helps give us the feel of how long you were invested in him. 8-) :clap: :clap:
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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby Bucky » Fri Nov 06, 2015 4:29 pm

stash59 wrote:Your dragging this out. But that's good. It really helps give us the feel of how long you were invested in him. 8-) :clap: :clap:


Takes a while to load all pics and find em!
But yeah.... this deer was special to me

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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby Stanley » Fri Nov 06, 2015 5:27 pm

Very cool, love the chronicle.
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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby Motivated » Sat Nov 07, 2015 12:01 am

This is great; thanks for posting!

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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby Mario » Sat Nov 07, 2015 12:25 am

Nice! this is like where they cut the TV show off and say "tune in next week for the dramatic conclusion" :D
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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby Edcyclopedia » Sat Nov 07, 2015 12:30 am

Nice Story Bucky!

Man-o-man that pic with the little buck is dwarfing.
What do you guess his dressed weight at?
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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby mathews418 » Sat Nov 07, 2015 12:35 am

Thank you Bucky for sharing this amazing life story of Chubs!!

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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby wiscbowhntr » Sat Nov 07, 2015 12:53 am

Lot of history!

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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby Beauford » Sat Nov 07, 2015 1:00 am

This is cool story :clap:
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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby whitetailassasin » Sat Nov 07, 2015 2:31 am

Must...know....more :lol:

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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby Jackson Marsh » Sat Nov 07, 2015 3:07 am

This is awesome

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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby FRH » Sat Nov 07, 2015 3:27 am

This is such a cool story with all the history and time you've put into this deer. I like the different parts. Much better than one long drawn out post.

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Re: Legend of Chubs (Part 2)

Unread postby Dewey » Sat Nov 07, 2015 3:28 am

Lot's of history there. Too bad it had to end like it did but glad you at least found his rack. Are you gonna get another cape and do a shoulder mount?

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