Spot the Buck!

Can you guys spot the buck? I had to downsize the picture so he should be easier to spot.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm148/nvvcjake/Picturesofthehunt2008079.jpg" alt="" />

I have a few more if you you all like this one.

Dustin
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Dang, the pic is so small he is way to easy to spot. So, pretend you have a LE tag for the Henrys and decide if he is a shooter.
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NotEnufTags
He appears to be a good four point. As for being a Henries shooter I'd do some more watchin before I'd pull the trigger on him. I'd need to see his head turn. The forks don't appear to be as deep as I would wan't.

Now I would feel really dumb if this was somehow a live pic of your sportmans tag buck because that buck is awesome. Congrats on that by the way.
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I wouldn't call you dumb for that! HaHa! However, this wasn't Steph's buck. This was the kind of look Steph's buck gave us for three months - only over a mile away through a spotting scope!

This was a buck that we had seen on several occasions. I have other pics of him that are more out in the open, but this time he was right off the road, so I tried to get a few close ups. Just too thick!

Here are some more pics (not much better, but at least you can see parts of him).

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm148/nvvcjake/Picturesofthehunt2008069.jpg" alt="" />


http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm148/nvvcjake/Picturesofthehunt2008075.jpg" alt="" />

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm148/nvvcjake/Picturesofthehunt2008081.jpg" alt="" />

So now what do you think?

I'll check back in tomorrow to see what you all thought on the score. It's past my bedtime!

Dustin
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Looks like a good buck tall and pretty good mass. I do believe I'd shoot.
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Wasatch Wonder
Knowing that he's on the Henries, I'd have to say not a shooter. If it weren't on a LE hunt unit, definitely a shooter. Then again, I'm tainted now that I've seen what you guys shot!
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MuleyMadness
Cool photos, like how he is hiding and thinks you can't see him. Wonder how many hunters actually miss a buck like this?
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i don't see a white face in the first photo, but can see the gray body and the camera appears to be focused on horn

Thanks for the pics
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This pic of him was taken on a different day, but he was out in the open. This deer was somewhat of a younger deer. We figured he had a 190" frame that was in the low 30's wide. He had lots of small extras that would put him over 200. He isn't a super tall buck, but he has good mass and I think next year he'll be a smoker! His character was great. Both of his main beams forked and his right side forked into three points - way cool. He had some other small extras to boot. I don't think you can see all that in the pic. I do have a ton of video of him though. He'll be amazing next year, IMO.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm148/nvvcjake/Picturesofthehunt2008065.jpg" alt="" />

Dustin
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BTW, in my opinion he is a deer that if you only had a little over a week to hunt, and you passed him up, you might regret it later. Next year, he'll be a shooter for sure!

Dustin
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Utahbowhunter
That was tricky. But i found him! Sweet pics. And good spotting.
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Unless I had a sportmans or gov tag I can't see myself ever passing on a buck that would be thirty inches and estimated to be in the 200" plus range. The 30"+ and 200"+ clubs are elite to begin with. To be inducted into both clubs with one buck makes him a shooter for sure.

Ready, I hope your "ready" to be pestered with calls next year about his whereabouts. I imagine someone with a henries, sportmans, or gov tag will see your post and want to see his potential next year. Thanks for sharing the photos.
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Notenuf, I never thought about that. Maybe I should keep a lower profile for a while! LOL

OK guys, here is another one:

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm148/nvvcjake/Picturesofthehunt2008096.jpg" alt="" />

Dustin
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HaHa! Everyboby hates a smart azz! Right?

I knew it was dark when I snapped that pic, but whoa!

Here's one I took exactly one minute before that last one (I hope it turns out better).

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm148/nvvcjake/Picturesofthehunt2008092.jpg" alt="" />

Dustin

PS This is a different buck than the one in the first pics in the burned cedars.
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sneekeepete
Pretty cool post! I don't think I would shoot him knowing he is on the henrys though!
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ridgetop
Lets see some more pics. of the bucks you saw over the season. I'm sure you have hundreds.
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Ridgetop, I do have quite a few more. I should have even more than what I do, but I didn't have the camera with me all the time. Of course, most of the bucks were spotted through the optics and therefore no pics. Also, if it were a big deer, I always took video first so we could look at the buck later. Most of those bucks didn't stick around until I had the still camera out!

I'll work on it and post up a few more.

Dustin
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