Public land nemesis

[Hilljackoutlaw]

@Hilljackoutlaw we are all desperately waiting for an update...

Hunted the last few days pretty hard. Usually have good luck as the deer start hitting food sources the last few days of the season. Not this year tho. Just sitting in the cold. Something changed this year with the patterns of the deer in late season. I saw nothing and the cameras have captured nothing. Never seen it like this in the area. As far as chief goes I think the saga might have come to an end as there has been no sign of him. Still hope he shows up on some cameras at the food sources but I'm not holding my breath. Pretty bummed out that he might be gone.

 

[seeth07]

As far as chief goes I think the saga might have come to an end as there has been no sign of him. Still hope he shows up on some cameras at the food sources but I'm not holding my breath. Pretty bummed out that he might be gone.

If that is the case, you certainly can't complain about the saga that has played out with him!

 

[TheTone]

Hunted the last few days pretty hard. Usually have good luck as the deer start hitting food sources the last few days of the season. Not this year tho. Just sitting in the cold. Something changed this year with the patterns of the deer in late season. I saw nothing and the cameras have captured nothing. Never seen it like this in the area. As far as chief goes I think the saga might have come to an end as there has been no sign of him. Still hope he shows up on some cameras at the food sources but I'm not holding my breath. Pretty bummed out that he might be gone.

I saw some replicas on Instagram, is one set yours?

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I saw some replicas on Instagram, is one set yours?

Nope. I was gonna get some, but I have 3 sheds of his and I'm good with that. If I didn't have any of his sheds I would of splurged the $700 for the replicas. But being I have sheds it wasn't worth it to me.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Yes....no...maybe. day after season ended.

 

[Hem]

You are asking our opinion?
If you have to ask, then nope.
Not trying to be a jerk...who knows this deer better than you?
I'm still plugging for you by the way.
Its a true hog whitetail story.
I am envious on all regards.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

You are asking our opinion?
If you have to ask, then nope.
Not trying to be a jerk...who knows this deer better than you?
I'm still plugging for you by the way.
Its a true hog whitetail story.
I am envious on all regards.

Gotta hope for a daytime picture. So hard to see in that pic.

 

[Hem]

Gotta hope for a daytime picture. So hard to see in that pic.

Guess that was my problem too.
Fingers crossed.

 

[dingle]

Gotta hope for a daytime picture. So hard to see in that pic.

If it's not Chief, then you officially have found a bunch of Bambi's dads playing tricks on us all.

 

[vanish]

Nice buck. Not Chief.

 

[YoungGun]

I have no idea how I've missed this over the years. What a read, and what a deer! I'm not really a whitetail guy, but with each page of the thread, you had me drooling and scrolling faster and faster hoping to see you with Chief! That last deer you posted has some good looking, tall brows, but it's hard to say. Just think of all the good genetics Chief has passed along since this thread began.
Hoping you find another of his sheds this winter.

 

[PR_KS]

Great pics and story, I especially enjoy the public land stories!

 

[ignorethefringes]

@seeth07 @Hilljackoutlaw

Ahem....

 

[seeth07]

This legacy does not end without either seeing a report from a hunter that shot him, someone finding his old dead carcass or hopefully, my favorite option, a grip n grin (widest grin you've ever seen of course) with yours truly @Hilljackoutlaw

I simply refuse to believe it can end any other way!

 

[seeth07]

The fact that @Hilljackoutlaw was active at the time of my post in the other thread, gave it a like and then doesn't create a comment in this thread tells me he is hiding something. What could it be?

 

[dmandoes]

The fact that @Hilljackoutlaw was active at the time of my post in the other thread, gave it a like and then doesn't create a comment in this thread tells me he is hiding something. What could it be?

A 237"er

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

Well last year I had know sightings or photos I could confirm was him. I've had a late start to getting cams and stuff out this year and have not checked them since I got them out a few weeks ago. My gut feeling tells me he is still around somewhere. I am 99% sure I would of heard if he was harvested and I don't think he dies of old age just because most deer don't go from a 216 inch buck to dead of old age. I think his core area has shrunk as he has reached old age and I'm just not getting pics because he doesn't travel far. Since 2019 pics have been fewer and fewer. I have a fairly good idea where his core area is, but it's not camera friendly. It's go in and hunt it and hope you get him that day kinda spot almost impossible to get to undetected unless you go at 2am and sit there until daylight. Either way I'm trying to move on from the toxic relationship. Haha.

 

[seeth07]

Well last year I had know sightings or photos I could confirm was him. I've had a late start to getting cams and stuff out this year and have not checked them since I got them out a few weeks ago. My gut feeling tells me he is still around somewhere. I am 99% sure I would of heard if he was harvested and I don't think he dies of old age just because most deer don't go from a 216 inch buck to dead of old age. I think his core area has shrunk as he has reached old age and I'm just not getting pics because he doesn't travel far. Since 2019 pics have been fewer and fewer. I have a fairly good idea where his core area is, but it's not camera friendly. It's go in and hunt it and hope you get him that day kinda spot almost impossible to get to undetected unless you go at 2am and sit there until daylight. Either way I'm trying to move on from the toxic relationship. Haha.

 

[Hilljackoutlaw]

I should clarify I am still hunting him, but I'm no longer a one buck kinda guy...we're in what kids these days would call an open relationship.

 

[seeth07]

I should clarify I am still hunting him, but I'm no longer a one buck kinda guy...we're in what kids these days would call an open relationship.

So long as the relationship is still going strong. Got to keep the best hunt talk hunting thread ever alive and well!