Illinois public land buck

• Apr 6, 2018

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I have been watching this fella for 3 years now. I didn't see him this season and I have not checked my cameras yet to see if he survived the 2017 season.


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• Apr 6, 2018

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That is one impressive buck. Private, public, no matter where you find him, he's big and handsome to boot.

 

• Apr 6, 2018

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Dandy looking buck there!

 

• Apr 7, 2018

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Gone.

 

• Apr 7, 2018

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Gone where?

 

• Apr 7, 2018

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Can't see the pics.

 

• Apr 7, 2018

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Dave N said:

Can't see the pics.

Click to expand...

Bummer. They are still there for me. It's one heck of a handsome (not just big) buck.

 

• Apr 7, 2018

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do I need a photobucket account to access this or what...? even if I click on it, it wont display

 

• Apr 7, 2018

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For me it doesn't show the photos on the forum but if I click I can see them at photobucket. That's a really nice buck! 3 seasons on public land, he's a smart one

 

• Apr 9, 2018

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https://flic.kr/p/23eQDnw


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• Apr 9, 2018

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WGI_0603 by Christopher Tincher, on Flickr

 

• Apr 9, 2018

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WGI_0557 by Christopher Tincher, on Flickr

WGI_0648 by Christopher Tincher, on Flickr

WGI_0604 by Christopher Tincher, on Flickr

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• Apr 9, 2018

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Wow

 

• Apr 9, 2018

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If you knew you were assured a chance at just one such deer in your life time, you would know you would have a long, if frustrating life while waiting for something like that to show up. He is not just big, he's handsome.

 

• Apr 9, 2018

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Definitely a great deer!

 

• Apr 9, 2018

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He was a tall kinda skinny 11 point the first time I saw him.


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• Apr 9, 2018

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Thanks for the repost of the pictures, awesome buck and during daylight hours on public land. wow

 

• Apr 9, 2018

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OK, now I see what you're talking about! Love those long tines! Heck of a nice deer. Put some more mass in there and he would REALLY be a monster!

 

• Apr 10, 2018

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Heck of a deer! Looks like a much bigger version of the biggest buck my dad ever shot. Growing up looking at that on the wall is probably while I have a preference for tine length over width in whitetails.

Assuming the date/time is correct on those pics, how many times have you went back and thought, "what was I doing that day instead of being there?"?

 

• Apr 11, 2018

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I've only seen him once in the woods. 3 years ago i was watching for him and thought I saw something move. I grabbed my shotgun and he was over to my left about 50 yds away looking at me. I didn't have shot. So now he has had the opportunity to get huge. I need to check my game cameras to see if he survived last deer season.

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