Trail Cam Pictures: Antlers are Growing!

Posted At : July 1, 2009 11:53 AM | Posted By : Mike Hanback
Related Categories: Big Deer Blog

One of our bloggers set out his Cuddeback on June 11 and set a mineral block to bring the deer close. The camera said it had 50% battery life left. On Monday (June 29) he went out to change the batteries and the CF card. He had gotten nearly 200 images/videos in about 18 days, including the image of another real dinger (he shot a good buck in the same area last fall).

In the first image, you can see the buck is working on a pretty fair spread. His bachelors are still all around him.


 
Here he is days later all by himself. At this point he has pretty much taken over the minerals. Love those brow tines! I think he's going to be a main frame big 8, but I don't know for sure yet.

“Mike, I put fresh batteries in my camera yesterday, and I’ll keep you and the bloggers posted on how this buck grows the rest of the summer.”

Cool, I look forward to it. I agree he looks like he’ll be a main-frame 8 and a big one! comment

 

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Love that spread and brow tines. Definately a shooter.
# Posted By Rodger | 7/1/09 12:46 PM
I agree w/Rodger. The brow tine are off the chart! Great spread....

Should be a good one!

Jim
# Posted By jstreet | 7/1/09 12:54 PM
It would be really interesting if he sticks around for a couple more months to see how he grows. He should be easy to pick out of a lineup with those giant browtines. A lot of potential for sure!
# Posted By csoutdoors | 7/1/09 2:46 PM
That's a hoss right there! Great mass! Long brows! Even if its "only" an 8 pointer, he'll be a monster.
# Posted By Dean WEimer | 7/1/09 2:56 PM
Notice how, in just 2 weeks, he added spread and a couple of more points.
# Posted By Rodger | 7/1/09 3:16 PM
im pulling my film on the old 35mm camera tonight... being broke sucks but i use what i got. we shall see got acess to land in milwaukee county. Suburban bucks tough to hunt but hopefully there are some giants on there ill send em in to mike if i get anythign good
# Posted By ian in wisconsin | 7/1/09 6:06 PM
Bow season will be here before you know it! Great pictures! It's fun watching them grow!
# Posted By Adam | 7/2/09 12:08 AM
Thats going ta be a BIG 8pt! Could grow to a 10pt. Hopefully he stays in the area to see what it grows and
the hunter will be able to get a crack at him. I'll be checking my cams this weekend to.
# Posted By Scott from MI | 7/2/09 9:48 AM
Looks like ya got some good ones, again! Had three studs behind my pond this morning. Guess I'm going to put out a block and a cam,
at least one is a shooter. Best group I have ever seen this early.
# Posted By Eric Williams | 7/2/09 11:05 AM
Can't wait to see him full growed. Hope he sticks around. Necbone got some pretty good shots the other night
of a nice nine pointer we let go last year, he says he a shooter this year. He gonna change the card so we send some pics.
# Posted By pappa necbone | 7/2/09 12:03 PM
Wow! Excellent buck. Got to be 20" wide. Rodger's right. He grew a bunch from pic #1 to pic #2. Looks like he's a mature buck. His face looks long and he's got that mature buck belly.
# Posted By DougInWisconsin | 7/3/09 1:59 AM
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