Bittersweet end to Indiana's season!

[Timberghosthunter]

I had a bittersweet end to my hunting season. With two days left of the season me and a couple buddies headed out for our last time of the year, we ended up quitting early and proceeded to start scouting for next year when we stumbled upon a deer that we've never seen before. We don't know for sure what happened him to him since the coyotes had beat us to him. I rough scored him and came up with 138 and some change, 20 5/8 inches wide. A true monster for Indiana government land. This is a heartbreaker and it is already putting a damper on next season.I've posted some pictures below.Has anybody else had an experience like this?



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[Tuco]

I think it was a tough season for all of us Indiana boys. I only seen 4 shooter bucks, but 1 really huge one that a friend killed the next day..160". Where we hunt we used to see 20-30 deer a day, this year the most we seen in one day were 9. The number of deer was definitely down.

[jmbuckhunter]

He sure would have been a good one next year.

Another Blue Tongue Victim??

[Sliverflicker]

Darn, what a shame!

[MeanV2]

I know Blue Tongue was hard on different areas of IL. It's a bummer to lose a huntable Buck out of your area like that[:@]

Dan

[royak]

What a waste but it happens all the time.