Well this was my first scouting trip of the year and it was a good one! Usually I've put in a lot of time locating/looking over bucks before August rolls around and have a good idea of which ones I am going to pursue (not necessarily kill 
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The Badlands have had a lot of rain this year. The grass is VERY tall and it's more green than I can ever remember it being in August. A lot of nice bucks turned up, especially Saturday morning. Big Fin, I might mention every buck pictured here, but two, were within 1/2 mile of where you killed your buck last December. I guess they heard you were coming last year and cleared out!
Grizzley was out scouting this weekend as well and we met up Saturday afternoon to look over a couple of areas Khunter and Dinkshooter were hunting last year. Again, were found lots of deer and some nice bucks.
I didn't find any bruisers this trip, though I did get a tip from a rancher/good friend of a REALLY big buck on public land just a few miles south of where I hunt. The rancher has seen this buck three times over the last three weeks, in the same draw, while checking cattle and fixing water tanks. My next scouting trip will be devoted entirely to getting a look at this one.
Frickin' gorgeous morning for scouting!
Hiding in the grass
Nice cheater on the driver's side
Same buck broadside
The next three pics are of this dandy. He bedded with his buddy in a suicide position and would have received an arrow through the lungs if season were open. I hope I find him bedded here the last two weekends of Sept.
From the front
Closer
A crazy long browtine on the right.
A really nice 5x5, but light was fading and the picture quality sufferred
Two other good 5x5's
Misc. bucks
Grizzley walking out and contemplating which buck to let the air out of this year!
The end of a VERY good day of scouting!
).The Badlands have had a lot of rain this year. The grass is VERY tall and it's more green than I can ever remember it being in August. A lot of nice bucks turned up, especially Saturday morning. Big Fin, I might mention every buck pictured here, but two, were within 1/2 mile of where you killed your buck last December.
I guess they heard you were coming last year and cleared out! Grizzley was out scouting this weekend as well and we met up Saturday afternoon to look over a couple of areas Khunter and Dinkshooter were hunting last year. Again, were found lots of deer and some nice bucks.
I didn't find any bruisers this trip, though I did get a tip from a rancher/good friend of a REALLY big buck on public land just a few miles south of where I hunt. The rancher has seen this buck three times over the last three weeks, in the same draw, while checking cattle and fixing water tanks. My next scouting trip will be devoted entirely to getting a look at this one.
Frickin' gorgeous morning for scouting!
Hiding in the grass
Nice cheater on the driver's side
Same buck broadside
The next three pics are of this dandy. He bedded with his buddy in a suicide position and would have received an arrow through the lungs if season were open. I hope I find him bedded here the last two weekends of Sept.
From the front
Closer
A crazy long browtine on the right.
A really nice 5x5, but light was fading and the picture quality sufferred
Two other good 5x5's
Misc. bucks
Grizzley walking out and contemplating which buck to let the air out of this year!
The end of a VERY good day of scouting!
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