2024 Deer Season

[JOHN GRENZ]

Grandsons first Muley. South Dakota.

 

[Inkgardener]

Pains me to write this, but I guess that’s why they call it hunting!

This is my second year on this property for deer, have been on it to hunt pigs/coyotes for years.

We had this buck on camera as far back as January of this year, and have had him on 3 cameras within 1200 yards of each other like clock work since September. First daylight sighting was Sunday of opening weekend, and he was on camera during hunting hours 3 times last week Again, like clockwork. And we were all home for Thanksgiving!

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I arrived the evening after this image was taken as I had to wrap up some family commitments at home and found this in the cabin:

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Photos started to land in my texts…

My heart sank! He had left the ranch and the neighboring landowner connected! Now, mind you this ranch is over 7K acres, and we have a 500+ acre section that we hunt deer, why leave?!?

Word has it that he was scored at 206 7/8 the following day, possibly a new Coal County OK record for non typical once he dries and is officially scored.

It was a long drive home this afternoon….

Wow! That’s only a few counties south of me! I’ve never seen anything close to that big here.

 

[Oil & Dirt]

Filled my tag yesterday. My daughters and I have watched this buck thru the summer. Glad to finally catch up with him

 

[JG26Irish_2]

This one is not so massive as many on here but it is mine and I am proud of it. Taken in Fleming Co, KY, USA during modern gun season with my 7mm Mag at 124y. One shot and DRT. I gave him a 2nd as is often my practice when taking a nice buck. No tracking required. Ammo was Federal 150g Fusion bonded. Rifle was Fierce CT Edge ultra-lite. Scope was Swarovski Z5 3.5-18x.

 

[DPHunter4570]

Some serious buck envy going on for me lol. I'm still out chasing them into the later seasons. Illinois has a another firearm weekend this Thursday to Sunday, I'll be out trying to find a rut worn buck slipping up.

 

[Oil & Dirt]

Some serious buck envy going on for me lol. I'm still out chasing them into the later seasons. Illinois has an another firearm weekend this Thursday to Sunday, I'll be out trying to find a rut worn buck slipping up.

Hang in there, some of my better bucks have been late season cold weather deer. They’ll get hungry and they gotta eat

 

[MD Driver]

My deer hunting this year was about gathering meat, since I didn't have an elk in the freezer for the first time in many years. Shot a little buck Mule deer fawn with my Krieghoff Hubertus .30R Blaser, and a young Whitetail buck with my Sako .25-06. Now it's time to make sausage! View attachment 650527
The whitetail was a couple days ago, -28°C that morning.
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Mule deer shot looks far back, but I was pleased with the shot placement. The deer was facing away, looking back over its left shoulder and the bullet broke the right shoulder. Missed the rumen, thankfully. The Krieghoff rifle is becoming a favourite.

Hi Longwalker,
Great rifle setup! I just just got one in .308, but in the plain black receiver. Wood is great, though. Quick question… where did you get your scope mount? Looks like a rail, which is perfect.

Thanks, good shooting!

 

[Joey17]

My biggest WT so far, killed early season with the bow, and watched him drop. First p&y buck for me!

 

[Inkgardener]

Good little 8 point for me this morning with my grandpa’s Win 94 30-30. My cast bullet hit him about 50 yards away and through both front shoulders and he ran into the creek and died in the water.

 

[AustinL]

Been a pretty busy year for my son with some culls and a few pigs off of several properties we hunt. Maybe he will let dad shoot one before the seasons over

 

[sniper7]

My son’s first buck. Colorado whitetail. Old buck on the decline, 130 yards suppressed .300 win mag!

 

[HankBuck]

Wrapped up the 2024 season here in Montana with another nice buck yesterday afternoon. I was still riding pretty high from last week's buck (posted earlier in the thread). I was hunting very close to where I killed the other one. Feeling unbelievably blessed!

About a 140 yard shot, 300 Win Mag 180 grain Nosler Partitions. Exit wound seen in the picture was about 2 1/2 inches wide. He went about 40 yards after the shot.


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@Corey0372 - very nice buck and looks like a big body too

 

[DLSJR]

We started off a future hunter this season, my 2 year old granddaughter. My son shot this Blacktail buck on October 30, and we had her in the car seat with us that day. She was with him the day before when he shot a coyote. After we loaded this buck into his pickup she said “Daddy, let’s shoot a coyote”.

 

[K-man]

We started off a future hunter this season, my 2 year old granddaughter. My son shot this Blacktail buck on October 30, and we had her in the car seat with us that day. She was with him the day before when he shot a coyote. After we loaded this buck into his pickup she said “Daddy, let’s shoot a coyote”.
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Great job involving them early. That's a great blacktail!!

 

[Wahoo]

This one is just too good not to share. A friend was hunting with me in NW Illinois during our first firearm season and got his deer of a lifetime. Im not a tape measure kind of hunter but for reference a reputable scorer got a green gross score of about 213”. Just a tremendous buck the pics don’t do the mass and length of main beam justice at all

 

[Zinz]

This one is just too good not to share.

Whoa… that’s a giant

 

[HankBuck]

This one is just too good not to share. A friend was hunting with me in NW Illinois during our first firearm season and got his deer of a lifetime. Im not a tape measure kind of hunter but for reference a reputable scorer got a green gross score of about 213”. Just a tremendous buck the pics don’t do the mass and length of main beam justice at all View attachment 651061View attachment 651062

@Wahoo - tremendous buck, i assume it’s wild but just looks SO BIG it matches many High Fence deer. I’ve bow hunted IL twice and took one decent buck but never saw anything like that ….appreciate you posting these pics and nice to know wild bucks like that exist !!

 

[Tbitty]

I'll be headed to KS next week, had to hold the trip a few days until after my daughters 1st birthday.
Hopefully a nice buck presents an opportunity.

 

[Wahoo]

@Wahoo - tremendous buck, i assume it’s wild but just looks SO BIG it matches many High Fence deer. I’ve bow hunted IL twice and took one decent buck but never saw anything like that ….appreciate you posting these pics and nice to know wild bucks like that exist !!

Absolutely free range wild I sent incisors in for aging but we are guessing 7 1/2 years old

 

[steve white]

Been a pretty busy year for my son with some culls and a few pigs off of several properties we hunt. Maybe he will let dad shoot one before the seasons over
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Has that hog got any Russian genes?