Buster is off the hitlist for 2016

Well that blows.

 

I'm not sweating it too much

Evander





Unnamed 9 pt





Spivey






LowRider

 

I know the top 3 made it through rifle season. All of them move in daylight more than Buster ever did.

 

Pretty sure Spivey has Buster's genes: Tall, Narrow, Sweeping Brows...

 

Well that stinks, Fitz. Good to know what happened to him, but stinks you didn't take part in that closure

 

Evander is a really cool looking buck! Looks like lots of potential for your upcoming season.

 

Yeah, he pushes all my buttons. Big 8, dark horned, tall, scrappy, character in droves. I'd love to stumble onto his sheds. I was hoping to get out this week, but we're getting 8-10" of snow right now.

Evander may be of the Count Chocula lineage as well...

 

Man I hear ya. We are only getting 2-4 inches. Really coming down now.

 

Man that sucks! Glad you know who got him!

 

I'm sorry to hear someone else got him but I am really happy to hear how you handled it. That takes a grown man and a grown deer hunter to do that. Congratulations to the hunter and to you for being the biggest(not the the bigger) man in this situation. Serious props to you sir.

 

That was a great buck for sure Fitz!! Good luck with the others on the list.

Very well said Brad!!

 

Looks like you have plenty of options.

 

That sucks but you got some good ones to get after this year. Do you hunt near where the Minnesota Monarch lived? Would be fun knowing his genetics are in your area.

 

It's a bummer, but to me I'd rather see a hunter take a deer I am after than it get hit by a car or die of disease. I don't know why, it just seems like a better end to me .

 

Guess I'm not sure exactly where he was, but with how far these wilderness bucks can displace and roam, it's certainly possible that some of his genes are wandering these parts. You just never know what's going to step out of the woods up here.

 

I take it back. Upon further investigation, I believe the Monarch lived about 7 miles away