The Difference a Few Years Makes...

[EliAGrimmett]

This is a cool buck I took photos of in New Mexico a few years ago in 2010 when Randy, Bryce, and I all drew the same archery tag. I wasn't hunting with them, but did get to eat dinner with them several nights and tell hunting stories.

Randy kept telling me about this buck near the ranch house that he wanted to arrow if he got the chance. As luck would have it, when I drove by that ranch house the next day, the buck was standing 100 yards off the road so I took some photos of him.




No one killed the buck that year. The buck was probably around 78-inches or so, but with a cool frame. I scouted that area each of the next couple seasons and never relocated the buck...until this last season, 2013.

The buck was probably a 2 year old in 2010, which would have made him 5 years old last season.




The buck was taken and I was told by the rancher that it scored over 90-inches!

 

[Big Fin]

Dang, probably a good thing I didn't kill him that year. He just never showed up during our times hunting the vacinity, or I would have tried.

 

[clifhunter]

nice buck

 

[kansasdad]

In 2013 he sure looked skin and bones thin.

 

[EliAGrimmett]

A lot of the bucks in New Mexico were very skinny last year. The ranchers said the drought was pretty bad.

 

[naturebob]

Thanks ELI, good stuff..........BOB!

 

[1_pointer]

Thanks for sharing. I love seeing through time pics of animals.

 

[IdahoBugler]

That is awesome. I remember that buck. Thanks for sharing the pics Eli.

 

[Oak]

Some of those NM and AZ bucks don't even look real.

 

[Duck-Slayer]

Stud!
Matt

 

[bonedogg]

great post and story

 

[canvsbk]

What a buck - thanks for the pics.