Bocajnala

Really interesting. Guess it's good you shot him when you did, otherwise he might just be laying dead somewhere now.
-Jake

blessed n born to hunt

Very nice buck sir, very nice, can't imagine how you could let him walk, I couldn't. Nice job

younggun308

Beautiful. Congrats!

rockport

Yep, looks like no bone damage at all. Lots of infection though. I'm not sure if he would have survived or not. Inside spread is 17 inches...surprised me a little. I guess sometimes being tall make them look narrow.

Oldtimr

Rock, an infection that close to the brain would have entered the brain and he would have suffered horribly. You made a good choice for a real nice buck.

rockport

Yeah, I think so too. The infection was pretty bad and very close to his brain in spots. I'm a little surprised it didn't seem to be bothering him at all yet. Tough critters I reckon.

The cockleburs had really taken over a few acres of beans so those beans didn't get harvested and he was able to get all the soy beans he could handle. They were plowing the farm under when I shot him and those beans got plowed under the next day. That would have probably put the hurt on him.