The ones that got away

Hilljackoutlaw · Jul 23, 2022

kenton said:
My infamous miss from 2018
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Whatever happened to that buck Kenton?

jlong17 · Jul 23, 2022

I had a nice SoCal buck get away a few years back. I had picked up a nice 4x4 on one of my cameras. I made the hike into a thick, brushy area almost everyday for several weeks. I was able to locate the does so I know he'd be there eventually, I just had to be patient. Finally, on a beautiful foggy morning he showed up. I had snuck into 250 yards. I took a shot... and whiffed. It was pretty painful, but thats hunting right. A few days later during a coffee/hot cocoa drive with my daughter we spotted that buck feeding in an apple orchard. I knew he was still healthy (at the time I was worried I wounded him). We sat and watched him and admired how cool he was. Fast forward a year and while shed hunting with my little brother we found his deadhead. I think a lion must have got him. Either way, we finally got out hands on him and get to see him at my brothers house and relive the adventures we had chasing him around. That was the short version of a long story... what were we talking about again? haha. Ya, bucks that got away are what keep me going. It's such a great challenge.

kenton · Jul 23, 2022

Hilljackoutlaw said:
Whatever happened to that buck Kenton?

got him on cam the next year but never saw him again.

SC Living Outdoors · Jul 23, 2022

I found this guy while scouting in New Mexico three days before my season came in. Continued to scout for him the next two days and hunt for him five days never found him again. Atleast I got a nice picture.