Last year when we started hunting a place a buck popped up as many of you may remember me sharing...we coined him RD (Real Deal) and I hunted him over 200 hours last year and a ton of all day sits...numerous killable chances but never at my stand...so this year he really went MIA. Then just days after I dropped Kicks' up he popped on midnight...playing the prayer game from Nov. 16th through Dec. 2nd (Indiana Gun Season) that he'd live we got a pleasant camera pull....He was alive 12/30 so hopefully he will have squeeked by yet another year of pressure.... He made a huge mistake though this year, only mistake we've got on camera....these pictures were taken 40 minutes after a neighboring hunter walked by (he sadly has permission to cross using road)....no clue if he rattled RD up or what but he almost made a costly mistake this day...gorgeous pics though. He didn't add hardly any inches from last year but for a clean 4x4 the dude is a stud and will be yet again the buck I focus on in 2014 more than likely! Here's to praying he lives through ML (not nearly as much pressure)....opens this Saturday and runs 2 weeks.
He doesn't need to add anymore inches, already a great buck! Let's hope he makes a mistake that benefits you or your Dad next year.
Ty, Mr. real deal is awesome, love the length of his brows an looks to have nice mass as well, hopefully he makes it, stud buck. Scoot
Meh....... . . . .. ... BOOM.....glad I had my muzzle loader this morning, lol. JK JK, hope he makes it through and gains another 40" next year!
I was thinking the same thing. Those brow tines are amazing! If he makes it, he will be a BEAST next year!!