I am in a state on mourning.

I live in an area where bucks that many hunters across North America would consider big are rather common.

I had seen a good one after the muzzleloader season closed and by the time the rifle season opened had seen him about six or eight times. I was really hoping to get a shot at him. I had access to several pieces of property where I had been seeing him and felt if I could spend enough time at it, I might get a chance.
I learned this morning, that he is likely dead. Shot by another hunter very near where I had been seeing him. Good for the hunter as it was a legal kill.

To the best of my knowledge, he has a 6x7 main frame with a nontypical point off the left brow. If his right side was a good as his left, WOW. Even if his left was ONLY as good as his right, WOW.
I haven't had a chance to see it or measure it yet but the stories I have heard say it grosses 183. That would have been a good boost for Team 7 Rack Attack!

This is a photo taken from a video clip I shot the evening before the rifle opener.


And a link to the video itself: http://vimeo.com/2262955

I am heading to the farm for a couple days to mourn. If my source follows through with his promise of pictures I will update this thread when I get back.

he sure is a monster, how close were ya to him in the vid

Bummer man. Is it confirmed??

awesome video he gave a good show maybe he has a brother for ya

I feel for ya brother, the big non typical I had so many pics last year ended up going 172" for the neighbor.

But, there's always another buck to chase...

He was watching some does off to my right and passed by me at about 30 yards.



Yes it is now confirmed. When I got back from the farm today these pictures were in my email.
Awesome buck

Great buck! Do you know what he measured?

The e-mail said 186 gross, 170 net. I am an official B&C measurer so I might get a chance to see it first hand. There are some significant side to side differences which will cause the net score to be lower but that happens to a lot of huge deer. It does not lessen the visual impact of such an animal.