All packed up for the after Christmas hunt! 5 days of hunting left for me and 4 tags. It's crunch time!

Found one the coyotes got to. To bad he was a mature deer.

Thursday Am

2nd Weekend Nov

This is why you run trail cameras: Toothpic!

Toothpic is still out there!  I am completely blown away that this deer has stayed around for now my fourth year of hunting him.  At this point he is a 7.5 year old buck as best I can guess, as he was fully mature in 2012.  It appears he has not grown bigger this year maybe even lost a few inches.  We will see what the weekend hunt reveals!  Getting this picture was almost as exciting as shooting a buck for me.  The history with this buck has been so fun to build I hope you guys have enjoyed it also.

Top trail cam pictures so far this year!

Last weekend was great!  I saw 12 bucks and my wife even came with me on Sunday evening!  Nothing big in range but a blast to watch the deer.

November 7th

Oct 31st

Buck selfie from last night!

Oct 29th

Just a little too small. Fun encounter though!

Bucks were moving.

Sat Monday night with the cold front coming in. I didn't see any deer but Eric sat the whole day on the same piece and saw 5+ bucks include 3 shooters one of which was very big. Unfortunately he wasn't able to get a shot on one but was able to harvest a doe. 

Hunt 3

Saturday morning sit only held one doe sighting.

DIY: European Skull Mount

I made this video last fall and never uploaded it.   Here is how Eric and I do our European skull mounts.  I also recommend using rain gear or waders when power washing it is messy but fast.   Note: If you use the boiling technique it will disqualify them from most record books but if your deer is that big get a shoulder mount!

The rest of the night in 30 seconds.