Have you ever gotten a 170 plus inch buck on camera?

This is why nobody likes you, Miller.

 

@Rick James

 

We need an AI cam system that can score bucks on the hoof

 

If we did that my "8 lb bass" would be like 4.5lbs. Cant have that. Ha

 

Only one I got on camera is the one killed to get the picture, I have seen maybe two on our farm besides this one. The biggest I have seen was a monster on one of the worst weather days I hunted, I would not guess what he was, he was bigger than the one below. This year I plan on doing some photograph this fall in the tree. I have an canon r7 and 400 MM lens and 800 MM.

There were some great field shots of this guy, I only have one on my dads photo camera. I dropped my camera in the river that day, being I was so excited. Missed out on shooting this guy on Oct 15th. I got him late October trying to sneak out of the corn.

 

I never scored this deer. My uncle had a pic of him and gave it to me after I got him. He wasn’t telling anyone. Gun buck day after Thanksgiving a while back.

 

NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Ide cry!

 

Bone Head Hunter I'll take it!! My biggest Ive harvested is 118

 

Clint. We all do the best we can and sometimes it's just not in the cards.

If you ever want to get your Missouri license and run around with me for a little bit during the rut I'd have no problem sharing some spots.

 

We have a friend that got this guy many years ago in, I think Canesteo NY. . Yes NY had big buck back when I was in my 30's
It made NY big buck book

 

Appreciate it, my biggest problem is time.

I accepted a Supervisor position back in October of '22, resigned from it in March of '24. It just wasn't for me, went back to my old position up until mid July and then moved back up to a midlevel position. Less hassle and my phone isn't the one that rings when there's an ass chewing coming. I still make roughly the same amount but also work a few more Saturday's a month. I just don't get the lump some bonus perks, but that's OK.

Anyhow, working 4 10 hour shifts a week, then pretty much mandatory 8 on Friday's and what's usually every other Saturday, at minnimum, it only leaves Sunday's and a few Saturday's to get out for scouting. Sounds good at the beginning of the week, but by the end of it, not so much

I'll get it figured out, that's what vacation time is for.

Sorry to derail the thread

 

All good man

 

Did'nt find out about what happened until a year later. That's when another nieghbor who had given deer search permission to look told me. The farmer told him. The dog had actually taken us to the field 2x's but we found nothing. Took it ungutted, drove truck out.
Deer search came out two days in a row, out of frustration. I gave them 100.00 for their efforts.

Still no one can take away the site of him coming through the "slashings" headed toward my grunt calls. Rack so wide he had to keep swinging and tilting his head to make it through. Me stopping him broadside at 19 yrds for the shot. He was so big he was able to clear a brush blind I'd built after the mule kick. But then stopped in the spring pond. (Where I took my 8pt in gun this season). Head and tail down slowly headed up and over the ridge. I left gear in tree and ran to the house to call deer search. Clean pass through but very little blood.

 

You are correct!! Being a life long NYer(now living in North Carolina), there were big deer update NY back in the day. Ive seen big deer on Long Island as well.

 

Yes...two confirmed to gross over 170 (I killed one of them) but have two others I suspect were.

I typically have on camera a 145-160 incher on camera each year, doesn't mean I'm in the game but will have a photo or two of that class...and then a bunch of mature bucks in that 125-145 range.

 

I am going to get one on cam this year to be my blood pumping. Stars are going to finally align.

 

Amen brother!!!

 

Nope, best I ever had on camera was a 165" buck. Thought he may have went close, but then an old fella shot him that year and he officially taped at 165 and change.

I chased a 150's deer this year and have one single pic of him all year. Anything over 140 is awfully big for PA.

That said, I had the privilage of seeing a giant 170's plus deer in Missouri one year. thought I was going to get a chance on him but didn't materialize. I remember laughing afterwards and telling my buddy that once they get that big, they almost look cartoonish. That buck looked like something my kid would have drawn if asked to draw a buck. lol.

 

I agree, a 140" Pa buck is big one. I've only ever actually laid eyes one that big once. It was up in the Pocono mountains one summer and was running with about 5 other smaller bucks in a bachelor group, all in velvet. He was much bigger than the others, probably about 145". I was actually able to get really good video of them as they crossed the dirt road I was on. I'll never forget that morning.

 

I had a giant come in on Nov 5th, many years ago. I have no idea how much it would have scored but it was a legit two-foot spread. Felt the same way.