My taxidermist just called and informed me, I had the stretch buck I killed a week ago mis-aged! He said by his teeth he is atleast, 8 years old, more like 9 or 10. So when, I first found him, he was at least 5.Wow, maybe, that explains the little difference in his rack this year, than sheds I picked up from 05.

Dude you killed an 8 year old buck, WOW

That is unreal. There may not be a more wary animal on the planet.

Talk about killing the best/smartest of the best. You da man.

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thats awesome!! thats an OLD buck!!!

got pics of the sheds from him and him to show?? just curious...

Holy wheel chair that is an oldbuck. Did he smell like moth balls.[:-]

That's pretty cool, Troy... Congratulations on taking a true monarch!

There is a picture of him in the scorecard Mauser, page 3.. His sheds and story are in my latest field HNIJournal which has also been rotating through the spotlight story...on the main page...or....Just click on my link below my signature here... That will pull up my journals....Hisstory istitled "BackintheSaddle Again" shed pix are in there and trail camera pic of him..I didnt post any video of him but have about 10-15 minutes of him..

When I first moved to my new home 3 years ago, I found this buck in the summer, videoed him and figured just by looking him over he was 3.5. (he had me fooled, he looked long young and very healthy then) Then I found his sheds a set... over 2 shed seasons.. so one my first year living there andthe otherside the next year as was evident by the second sheds conditionasit had laid in the woods a year..(the second side) anyway then I hunted him two seasons ...and figured forsure he was 5.5 this year....

WOW was I shocked when my Taxi told me today he was atleast 8...more like 9 or 10... dang.. oldest buck I have ever killed... My second being a 7.5 year old ..

Sure enough sounds like he hit his peak Troy, Congrats again on a great buck.

That is one heck of a story man. I bet it is truly an honor to take an animal that old. Maybe one of these days I'll be as fortunate. Congrats!