RE: My buddy is still alive.
Smart buck in his choices of placesto live.Hopefully no one poaches him for his headgear. He's a beauty Atlas.
I have three bucks that fed in my yard from August to Oct this fall. I couldn't imagine shooting one, it would be like killing a pet. I purposely scared them off during hunting season just to educate them a bit. They picked up on it fast and began only showing up well after dark..