Nice looking old feller (the buck, not the other old goat). Patience almost always pays off, but then you already knew that long before this one.

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Drove up to State College and back yesterday. Quite a few people out hunting, judging by the number of trucks parked in likely-looking areas along the way. Did see a few hunterscoming back in on the way home. Some carrying flinters, some bows.

Some of the farmers that live near my camp, found a dead,heavy-horned 9 point on opening day of firearms this year, not too far from my place. Not a mark on him, from what I was told.All I saw was a fuzzy cell phone pick of it, but it had nice mass and maybe a 20" or better spread. Guy that found the buck, said it was emaciated and mighty poorly. Local hunch was that he was pretty well up in years and had possibly run hisself to death during the rut?