September 20, 2007
Trail cam shot: Freakish and huge non-typical
This is one of two trail cam shots a reader got at one of his hunting spots. Both of these bucks are awesome.
You can't see it in this shot but the 8-pointer (to the right) has some great palmation on its right antler. There's no explanation necessary on the non-typical. That G-2 has got to be 12 inches long, maybe longer.
Wow.
Comments
[September 21, 2007 9:20 AM]
JoshI wonder what time this shot was taken. I've heard and seen that once the season opens, deer tend to become more nocturnal creatures. But since we're a little ways out from the first muzzle loader blasts, is this evidence that deer have just adopted a more nocturnal existence?
[September 21, 2007 12:37 PM]
Mark TaylorJosh, The photo's time stamp (which I cropped out) was 2:20 a.m. The time on the shot of the big eight-pointer below was 10:09 p.m.
I'd say most mature bucks are moving into their nocturnal mode, especially on properties that have much human activity. They'll stay nocturnal until late October when the pre-rut gets going. Now, there are exceptions. I'd personally never seen a decent buck early in bow season until last season's opening day when I shot a pretty good 2 1/2-year old. He had another decent buck with him, too.
Really, though, big bucks are pretty scarce in the first few weeks of early archery season. During those first weeks I go out there in the hopes of getting a crack at a mature doe.
Thanks for reading, and let me know what you're seeing out there.
mt
[December 9, 2007 7:03 PM]
bobby hodgeshey mark i believe i shot the non typical buck in ya trail cam pic it is a ten pointer shot on my property on wildwood road i have some awesome pics of it it weighed 162 dressed out at hedges metals in salem if ya want some pics let me know where ta send em see ya