Public land nemesis

[brownbear932008]

Lots of night movement for this time of year it seems. Good luck I'd sure like to see him in a grip n grin.

 

[bigsky2]

Chief or bust

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Chief or bust

I'll give him until the rut is over like always, but if he doesn't show up by then the freezer will get some meat from one of them other boys hopefully.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Found a 2019 chief shed today. I've walked within 20-30 yards of it probably 50 times since it's been there. Better late than never tho on the find.

 

[bigsky2]

Awesome find. I bet that made your week.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Awesome find. I bet that made your week.

I might of peed a little.

 

[noharleyyet]

I might of peed a little.

 

[Dave N]

Nice! House ain't too shabby, either!

 

[KipCarson]

That’s beautiful, congratulations!! I can’t get over the fact it laid there that long and is still in that good of shape! Around here they’re all chewed up and missing whole tines within a week or two of being dropped.

 

[antlerradar]

That antler is awesome!
I would have been doing fist pumps for a half hour.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

That’s beautiful, congratulations!! I can’t get over the fact it laid there that long and is still in that good of shape! Around here they’re all chewed up and missing whole tines within a week or two of being dropped.

Well where it laid was probably under 2 - 4ft of water from march to late June. So that helped because there is a ton of porcupines in the area.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Ok I need expert...well not so expert opinions. I have seen 100s of pic of this deer since 2016 and my initial reaction was its chief. Based on rack shape, the bladed left eye guard and the far front leg hair pattern. And also the damn look on his face that he gives to all my cameras like he knows exactly why they are there. I'm gonna post two pics one from 2019 and the one I got on the 16th. I realize if it's him he regressed alot but he is 9.5 years old give or take 1 year.
@antlerradar @KipCarson

Let the opinions rip.

 

[Cheesehead]

It’s him!!!

 

[WestKyHunt]

Id wager it's him. Old man is still kicking around

 

[antlerradar]

Can not tell for sure, but I would not bet that it is him. The Browtines look very different and that is one part of a bucks antlers that change the least.
Also it appears that the recent buck, has a streak with some brown hair down the top of the nose, Chief is snow white. Beautiful cape on Chief.

 

[Four22]

Can not tell for sure, but I would not bet that it is him. The Browtines look very different and that is one part of a bucks antlers that change the least.
Also it appears that the recent buck, has a streak with some brown hair down the top of the nose, Chief is snow white. Beautiful cape on Chief.

I agree here.

The straight flat back on the most recent pic doesn’t have the sagging back line of a 9.5 year old deer

Same genetics though

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

You guysbare killing me. Haha

 

[seeth07]

The straight flat back on the most recent pic doesn’t have the sagging back line of a 9.5 year old deer

I was going to point out the same thing. That buck doesn't look 9 1/2 years old based on the face and hair coloring in the face as well as the body structure. That buck looks well in shape and stout.

 

[huntandfly]

Throat patch on the second picture seems wide and undefined up higher, Chiefs seems to narrow and very well defined. I know that can change but doesn’t seem quite the same

 

[vanish]

Not the same buck.

Along with other things said, regressed antlers can certainly lose size, but wont lose mass to that extent.