Yes. Couple years ago. Walking out to my stand and seen him laying with his head up. Thought he was alive and for a second started to stalk. His head was up against a tree. He had been shot thru the guts with a 22.. betting he suffered a great deal
I moved into the "Giant Pyramid" unknowingly but soon realized it when I'd pull in at night and discover a herd of deer in my front yard. Very frustrating especially after ya set in the Woods 400 yrds. away for hours freezing 🥶 😫! Regardless I never resorted to illegal or unethical means but several other guys were more then happy too. How I found out was sounds of gunshots at night not far from my home. Then one night I pulled in after we just got several inches of snow and my whole front yard was deeply scarred with truck tracks! Yeah these Bastards were so crazy they drove into my front yard to try to hit these bucks. I couldn't believe it and I felt very threatened because they could've hurt my Children,Wife! So I ended up calling the Game Warden and they caught them. One buck was 150 Class and the other one 170 and I'm sure there were more. Come to find out the creek behind my house was a Rut funnel. Anyway,I know it can be tough but just keep plugging away and trying and everything will eventually come together. Good luck & God bless!
I have so much respect for you. Thank you for not being mean to people and holding grudges. You deserve so much respect. Good luck to you man you’re gonna do great things. From one hunter to another.
I couldn’t agree with you more. It’s unfortunate that so many people turn hunting into a competition between other hunters. I see it as a challenge between me and that animal, an adventure, a chess match between me and him. He’s going to beat me 9 times out of ten but that’s what keeps me coming back for more. Thanks for sharing your content. I’m hooked. Good luck this season.
Honestly that has been one of the downfalls of the big antlers movement in hunting, everyone wants a giant and some guys will go so far as doing it out of a vehicle at night just to say they got a big buck. Totally agree! The hunt and the chess match are what make it so enjoyable!!! Thanks for watching and following along the journey!
It’s all about the hunt and enjoying God’s beautiful creation. You are a true sportsman and you have many enjoyable seasons ahead of yourself. Thank you Sir for your story.
Spotlighting, 11pm... and shooting from a vehicle is hardly what I, or most would call a "mistake"... It was done intentionally for one reason.... GREED
This is an awesome message! Very well said, we owe it to ourselves and all Sportsmen to practice fair chase. The pursuit and the harvest, is the most exciting part of this sport, and keeps us going year after year. I am thankful for every harvest and sacrifice so I can continue doing what I love. You have to put in the work to get the reward out of every type of harvest. It’s about the memories made and lessons we learned from the pursuit.
Just happened upon this video today. You told a great story with a bad ending. Love how you showed the importance of God's Grace. God Bless you! Keep spreading God's word!
Very well done my friend,I am so glad you at least got to see and hold the rack.Poaching is a pretty common thing in every state,it usually catches up on most.
Thanks, yes it was really nice to be able to hold the antlers….a guy spends so much energy thinking about deer like this that getting to see the antlers and hold them is quite amazing!! Yeah, it is a big issue!!!
Great video and message! 9 years ago I gave away all my mounts, whitetail shoulder mounts, antelope, a couple walleyes, a couple salmon, European mounts, perch, trout… I’ve been giving them away since… bear skull and claws from a 400lb chocolate I shot this year, a 3 and 4 year old I harvested this year… In the hunting camp I was raised in, the trophies became more important than the relationships and the experience. Hunting in that toxic environment taught me that while I still enjoy harvesting mature animals, the only things I want to reguard as trophies in my life are family. I treasure my time alone with the creator in the woods and my trophy wife and my kids. It’s a bit ackward at times when guys show me pics of their trophies on their phones and I don’t have them but I know, I know…
Wow!!! I commend you for doing that!!! We put so much into this earthly stuff that we forever the only thing that will last for eternity is our relationship with God and the people who enter heaven with us!! It was probably tough letting go of that stuff, but a good reminder of where your values are found!!
It’s difficult giving them away after everything that goes into each and every hunt. I’m sure you know! Just boiled out a couple heads/European mounts to eventually give away. We are blessed to have such great public hunting. Looking forward to taking the muzzle loader out! Then ice fishing with the boys and down south hog hunting
Your first picture clearly shows the tumor when he still had velvet. In later pictures with hard antlers the tumor has disappeared...What happened? did he get it removed at a deer hospital?
Call me dumb if you will, but what is a slashing? Not a term I've ever heard used in the midwest or the southeast. And yes a road/night hunter took several very nice bucks where I hunt in west central Illinois. He was caught, all area hunters assisted
A slashing is a term I use for an area that was cut by loggers! Most people just say a cut or timber cutting, slashing is just a term a lot of people use in my area!
Thanks bro!! Can’t wait to see your next film!! No kidding man...this camera was the best investment I made into my channel...love it! Wish it had better autofocus and lowlight capabilities but the quality of video is amazing with that thing!!
@@swostillwateroutdoors it’s tough for one camera to have the best of everything! A camera with the a7iii’s low light and autofocus combined with the GH5’s IBIS and 4K 60 would be the holy grail of cameras...from what i hear, the a7siii comes extremely close to the perfect camera
Great message man....i wish this went viral... We as hunters are responsible for educating others....... I mean this video would. Give anyone some perspective!......
I was walking on some city property just to look for antler sheds and I found a tree stand set up where no hunting is allowed. Is this something I should report? It’s actually part of a woods that connects to some private property that I’m hunting. I don’t want to be petty, but I’d hate to see my deer poached on the city property
@@swostillwateroutdoors If I were to take it down, I’d feel like I’d need to turn it into the game warden or something. If I kept it myself, it’d feel like stealing
I hunt huge a huge farm in upstate New York. 5 years ago they put an antler restriction in place to raise the age class of deer taken. I shoot some good bucks for my area but last year I had a 160 inch 12 point show up in the swamp I hunt. I had a few encounters but couldn't get him in bow range. Then he vanished only to find out that it was a similar situation to yours. The young boy was 17 and spot lighted him out of one of our corn fields. He lost his daddys brand new truck, his firearm and paid 15,000 dollars in fines. I never got to see him in person. For me around here that would have been the deer of 2 life times. Great story man. I just subscribed.
Wow....I feel for you on that....sounds like an expensive day for that kid 😬😱 I am sure he got chewed out a little at home 😳 pretty crazy!! Such a bummer though to miss out on a chance to hunt a deer like that....I know in my area, seeing a 160 is like finding a unicorn 😂😂😂
First video of yours that I've watched. Very, very well done. I love the story, i love the editing, and i love that you use this as an opportunity to spread the gospel. Liked and Subscribed!
So sorry for you after all your work. I'm happy these guys were caught. On the other hand, congratulations to you and your wife on the birth of your beautiful daughter. May Jesus continue to bless you.
@@swostillwateroutdoors yeah bunch of high school kids. There was another story going around of a different sort of special with a guy simply running them down with a truck.
I raised a doe fawn 5 years ago, this past summer in a matter of days she grew a big tumor identical to your buck, turned out not to be a tumor, I began treating it with silver gel and In a matter of days it began to shrink up to the point where I could see something start to protrude from it. I was able to get a hold of it with a needle nose and pulled out a 3" chunk of stick out of her, all better now
@@swostillwateroutdoors I'm assuming that running through the brush she accidentally gored herself, the neat thing is she new she needed help and patiently stood still for me and let me do what I had to do. Had to do some praying for her during the process
Since the time I raised Miss May I've raised 9 other ones, they all have their own different personalities, May has always had the sweetest, gentalist and most patient spirit within her than the rest of them. I didn't think I would ever get one any better than her, until baby Susie came along this summer, a late bloomer born in August and not having a winter coat going into winter she spent a lot of time in the house, she would sometimes sleep with my dog, but most of the time on my bed, she prefers the number 2 setting on her side, now that's bonding with a deer. Bad deal is they have to go potty quite often, it's generally 10:00, 2:00, and then she's good till 6ish.
@@davemartini4391 if you get a chance, check out my video on corn piles, lots of good stuff to talk about, it is a huge challenge to kill a deer in the big woods no matter what method a guy uses!
Poaching is completely wrong..but I hate guys saying that's "my" deer cause I had him on camera when I wasn't in the woods. This man is a good man. We get people taking deer off of a county park that's not open for hunting next to us. It sucks. Dnr says they can't do anything?
Not my deer, but he was “my” main target deer, the biggest one I was pursuing. Def don’t own the deer, just saying it is the deer I am after :) that is a bummer!!!!
@@swostillwateroutdoors . 12 bucks were dumped on our property 2 years ago. They were not all shot on ours but more then likely shot in our area. They took the heads and backstraps on half of them. Just the heads on other half. It looked like 4 or 5 of them were 3.5 and older. Sucks because we have enough problems with our Amish neighbors.
I would, at the very least, like to put them in a field after dark then have them walk. Have paint ball shooters all around. And every time they pass one they get spot lighted and lit up with paint balls!. Lol
I chased one buck for 3 seasons and let it pass everytime. (Public land) I finally got very lucky. Using my dad's rifle which the scope was off. I luckily got the deer I chased for 3 and a half seasons. Aimed for the boiler room but got the throat. I got yelled at by 3 hunters for "taking their buck." The 4th hunter I ran into cried tears of joy for me and kept congratuling me over and over again. It was an amazing experience as I had shot it on my birthday nov 19th.
I live in East Tennessee near Bays Mountain nature park ~3600 acres (www.baysmountain.com). A few years ago a poacher snuck into the park at night, climbed a chain link fence and shot a buck. He cut the bucks head off. The buck had an identification tattoo inside one of his ears but I don’t think the poacher was ever caught. I don’t understand the mentality of a poacher. What have you accomplished?
When I was 19yrs old I had spotted large buck run across Hwy right at dark next day was day before opening. It was raining and was quiet scouting. I had my bow with me and happened on this buck bedded 20yrds and he had no idea I was there. I sat and watched him awhile counted near 20 points. I snuck out shure I'd get him next morning on his way back here. Next morning he was seen at 100 yrd and not again. Shot a 135 in 8 in November then started bird hunting. Going out I spotted the big buck I was after earlier doe was coming right at me. I had bow with me. I stopped truck got bow out and stood by truck they crossed 25yrd in front of me. At full draw on him he stopped looked my way and walked on with his girlfriend. I couldn't do it he was right there so easy. Well it was worth it. I didn't do a wrong and I got that rack any way. I found sheds in Turkey season. So doing right will pay big in the end. I'll never get rid of those sheds want to put on mount some day.
I was hunting Hickman Co. TN and in blackpowder season I found him on a Thursday. As I sat the edge of an old pine thicket rt up on top of a l ridge from a big creek bed. Killed a big 7 pt year before no brow times and 1 broke off on left side. As it got daytime 3 big does came out about 50 or 60 yards to my left. Perfect chip shot. All of the sudden I hear a grunt and then stepping out of the thicket was Ole mossy horns. He walked rt out beside this Ole doe and was eating across. Now I got 4 deer 35 to 50 yards poping across and I'm bout to shake myself out of the stand. I put my gun on the top of his shoulder and sat on him seemed like 15 20 mins. I couldn't pull myself to take that shot knowing it was my 1st morning had that evening fri sat Sunday. So instead if taking that shot I passed and didn't see any sign or deer - theone lil 3pt Sat morning. Sat evening I went to the backside where I killed my 1st 2 deer of my life" bam bam with a 742 rem 30-06. As I was walking back toward a powering I came across a rub line and found 3 big scrapes with what looked like slide marks on this losing rd with a cross road and there was 24 rubs some big ad my leg. Talk about fired up. I drive back to Nashville and stayed with my brother and he was comeinh back with me . Of coarse I couldn't sleep. Got up and made the works bis gravy eggs bacon and coffee for my bro. Dont drink it myself. Started waking him at 3am was about ready to cut at smoke pole lose on him when I finnally got him in the truck to head out like Dale Earnhardt comeing from the back a Talladega. Sry for the long story but it all has to be told. Do finnally I get there. Let him out where I was hunting cause when I went and got my stand to move I had seen 3 groups of deer 1 had 6 1had 4 2 bucks and the 3 pt was almost sitting on my stand eating acorns. I fly around and its starting to Crack lite coneing down the big ravine of coarse there was a big tree rt across the road and 5ft bank on my rt side and big drop off on left 15 20ft. I try to figure out sone way to get around it but with no saw no rope to drag it was impossible. Just bought a new Toyota 4x4. As I thought if I go back and the other way gonna be 30 mins after daylight and hunt would be over. Well I looked n saw a lil opening in the branches of the fallen tree. So I locked my hubs and secured my gun so I wouldn't knock my scope off and played daredevil and went to jump this thang. "THIS BUCK WAS GE BIGGEST ONE ID EVER SEEN" So when my front tires grabbed the big tree in 4wheel drive well I didn't jump it slung this tree back on under my truck and the big limbs turned and busted rt into the extr cab if .y truck knocking a dent from behind my passenger door all down the side of my bed but I had made it past the rd block. By now it just lite enough to see through the woods bout 50 to 80 yards. I cross the creek and start up the hill wher the power line crosses the rd an my tree stand was at. You could see my area from the rf at that angel about 150 yards away and of coarse I've gotta look starting to run was horns and it looked like a elk this monster runs parallel to the powerline and jumps off the bank rt in front of my truck standing in the rd tho Hoss turns and looks at me like I'm the man and walks on of he rd down a lil ditch and started up the holler no more than 25 yards rt now. I grabbed my smoke pole and got it capped after dropping the 100 out of the lil round thing they come in. Well 93 I guess cause I got 1 and had shot a few.Ike mossy horns just waking up the mouth of the holler just turns looks and goes to his left up a lil point and starts eating across. BINGO I thought game over. Stuck that CVA out onto my window rest and lined up the cross hairs and bout that time he looked back at me and I slid my gun back in the window and watch the biggest deer I had ever saw start trotting back down into the holler mouth then drop his head and move fast . Then I saw the 3 does to our rt on the hill and there he went along with the vision I had had since I found all the sign and moved my stand the day before. I had shot him probably 3 or 400 times since then. I get to my stand and there wS a 4x4 scrape 7 brand new rubs all with on 15 yards of my stand . The scrape was in the logging rd rt in front of my stand no farther than 7 ft. I sat long as I could3 1/2 4 hrs maby got so over it 1 a guy walked up on the property beside ours and walked the fence lineage sat down on a white 5 gallon bucket. As I got madder and madder I figured I might as well go shoot my brother and scare the 4 does off that are walking up the lil cut towards this jack a__ that has sat 70 yards from my stand and cut me off not really pYing attention to the other holler where I had killed my 1st 2 deer. There was a lil 6pt and a doe comeing in rt to me when I chucked my top part of my climber it looked like a petting zoo. What I didn't see in planning my brother's tragic accident was there was 3 bucks following the does headed towards Mr Bucket and a good buck behind the lil 6 pt I had rt up the rt side of my stand. He may have seen the deer in the thicket before I could've got a shot but I'm sure one of he 11 or 12 would've been in range after he shot. It was smoke pole season.
Well I got my brother and dropped him off in Nashville and headed to Knoxville. On my way I planned my escape from work because opening day was Sat morning and Ole boy way definitely gonna be there. As I got closer to home I thought well only bow season was open and the following week was open I had a eaither sex tag for 2 does so instead of being sick from work cause I wasn't in the stand I would be sicker because I always took off Monday- Wednesday that way Thanksgiving week I was off Friday through the following weekend so I had a plan and couldn't wait. I was spending every second of my time in the woods. I take off and head out Friday morning. Ready to get after it because I had sat through Thursday then I was coneing home and getting my smoke pole and getting back after it for the 2 deer eaither sex smoke pole season. I get my stand hung and go to the front side of the property and where I parked there was a logging rd that went down through the woods. I saw a rub line like no other. It looked like it was borrowed from a moster buck from Saskatchewan Canada about every 10 ft there was a tree rubbed big as my leg and peeled bald. Now as if I wasn't fired up enough from my week long strategy of how I'm gonna slip shuck this Ole Mossy Horns and Have him on my tailgate for the trip home. I go to the store at the foot of the hill shot the breeze and got my fresh ground country sausage for my breakfast and said anybody check in any big ones this week while I was gone during bow season, wondering if there chasing yet. And the old guy said that this guy killed a monster " man that thing had a 261/2 inch inside spread and its tines were all long as heck. My heart sank cause it was sounding an awful lot like Ole Mossy Horns. Big body , man that sob dressed 196pds bingo the just for sure I said did it have bout 12 inch brown tines they were 14 and12 1/4 what you seen it crossing the rd to I said nope not T the top of the hill at the power line yea yea ats where he you know ats private property and I'm the only one who has permission to hunt there. Man them locals went fron being my buddy as they had the past 4 years to not even knowing I had been in the store ever. No he killed it rt here past the store bout 300 yards. Well I done knew better n said thanks and just looked at the pictures of my dreams from the past 8 days n notes and was just in awe. He was 196 pounds dressed out had a 26 1/2 inch inside spread and brow tines that were 12 and change and 14 inches respectively and his rack was white tipped and chocolate bottoms where he had just been rubbing and not really got the bottom rubbed good I guess. I walked out and thus farmer I had talked to several tines because his place was rt down off the hill from the land I had permission to hunt and didn't wanna ever have any problems with them and actually shot a nice buck his brother's son had shot in juvenile and he hit it in the front leg and brisket just in front of the heart, and Monday morning I was in my stand and saw it wLk down the power line cut could tell it was hurt didn't know what 2as up and when I got down I stalked over and it was laying there and barely got his head lifted as I put one in him to polish it off. He said " that Ole boy shot that deer at BC's place at the top where you park at. They had been seeing him cross the rd at or around daytime every morning. He stopped and just sat in the truck waited he crossed rt before lite and shot it rt at 1st lite. Well shit it before I got to my stand. Friday. Tild me he was sitting in his buddy's truck sat morning before last when I found him on the back side and they watched him chasing does around in the flat at the crossroads where I saw the sign and had my stand at. He was watching and a big 9pt came across the rd rt in front of there truck and those slides I saw were where him and that big 9 were fighting. He said they tire up all kinds of heck for about 30 yards. Yep thats that mystery solved. Told him bout Sunday and my week and he laughed that was his buddy he owned the property next to where I was hunting on the backside and said some sob had slung a tree stand and made more noise than a heard of Elephants leaving the woods spooked that big 9pt and bout 8 more that were feeding rt to him. We laughed and I told him to let his buddy know I was sorry and would hunt the front and let him have at the big 9 solo. There were plenty of great deer left around there and one big 9pt. So I climbed up my stand and waited on daylight. 45 .ibs after good shooting lite 6 slick heads came out of my pine thicket and fed my way. Bout 35 yards I said big doe bout to cut this Ole Smoke pole lose on ya then I heard the same except it was ba ba ba ba grunting every step and talking bout excited I swung my gun slowly and out stepped the lil 6pt walked rt in to 15 maby 29yrd and click. Nothing put another cap pew just the cap and this time the lead doe which was under me looked up and swung around and they all hauled the mail back across the ridge towards my truck and towards the power line and where it crossed the rd and the farmers place. Bam Bam Ole semi-auto 30-06 rang out n I thought we he dusted that Ole 6pt. So you can imagine how I was about to sling my smoke pole quit hunting and then sale all my hunting gear except for what would keep me warm crappie fishing in winter. So I get my reload and put a little powder in the nipple just in case and got me another cap and settled in for what I had decided was gonna be my last 3 hours of Hickman Co til December 2 deer eaither sex hunt. Bout 20 mins I could hear what sounded like a deer rubbing trees and making a scrape in the pine thicket in front of me bout 40 yards or so . Then I see movement and xomeing rt out wher the Big 7pt came out of the pined stepped out a 6pt no brow tines probably 6 or 7 yrs old sagging back big gut thick chocolate horns probably 160 to 180 dressed out and walked rt under the tree i was in and started eating acorns. I sat there and kinda got a smile and was like heck yea not a bad consolation prize, the Old Monarch started walking back to the thicket and bout 25yrdd turned toward my truck and stopped broad side and picked up a acorn andstarted chewing. I thought he is gonna run rt to the truck if he don't hit the ground rt here and I can just pick him up and roll out. Wellhead is your sign, put the cross hairs on his neck and thought neck shot drop him and game over then Mr doubt said the luck you have had so I slid you cross hairs down behind his front shoulder and click pow just the cap. Grabbed another pow cap pow another cap bout now he was waking hurried towards the ridge my truck was on still 59 yards no problem. Packed all more in the nipple capped her and steadied the cross hairs and clic started to bring my gun up and KAPOW blew the leaves off the tree he was under bout 4ft above his head. Well the leave shower got him gone in a hurry. I'm ready to shoot myself and decided to leave and go to Scott Co where I usually go during big gun and bow season. I load my gun back after I sat n get a dip and drink pick a knot one tree bout 40yrd cap it pull the trigger BOOM busted that knot dead center and really wanted to sling it then. Get down back at my truck here is the ole farmer. Man I guess you made up for that Ole bigger with numbers cause I know you didn't get that Big 9pt. I'm like damn sure going to Scott Co now did your buddy get him . No I figured you missed him this morning but it didn't sound like you were using at smoke pole didn't sound much more than a 30-30 but I figured you shot down the other way. After I heard you shoot 6 does a 6pt and that Big 9 came rt down the hwy and across the power line instead of crossing the power line and going to the back they came rt down to my field and I decided to sit in my barn this morning and see if I couldn't get one with everybody being out they usually push some that cross the hwy and into my field. The 9 came down to 40 yards and that Ole 06 put one on him . He hit the ground and I swung around and pulled one of your tricks and busted a doe. Bam bam2 down.then I got the tractor and loaded them came up here and was gonna come help you cause I heard you shoot again when I was getting in to go to the checking station. Then when I stopped here I heard you shoot again. I figured you needed more powder n bullets, a couple of my kill tags or definitely a hand cause you done some shooting LOL. He had a big chuckle. I said man I really appreciate you taking the time to come and help me would you care to read help me out sure he said well then shoot me in the head and drive me down an Ole logging road and get them to fill my truck cab full of cement and intomb me . Whys that he said cause I missed that lil 6pt , didn't ever see the Big 9, missed a huge Old 6 pt no brow tines that was almost as big bodied as the big 10 pt they shot from the road and I missed hum from about 20yrds and 50yrds.
So I got no backstraps or any Horns. The reason I had to tell this whole story is because of me sitting on stand and putting in the time , planning my strategy and missing the times I missed what I got by not shooting the Monster 10pt With a 26 1/2 inside spread and 196pds dressed out wasn't a wall hanger but memories that will last me a lifetime and I'm sure alot longer after my kids and nephew's tell this story about how their crazy dad or uncle or buddies friend got the chance to hunt a true Monster Buck and did all the rt things and could have pulled that trigger and then what would I had.. Horns on the wall.. well he jumped in front of my truck and stopped, I grabbed my gun capped it and boom. Got him GREAT STORY RT THERE. As much as I wanted those Horns on my wall I got memories that will last many lifetimes and didn't have to cheat a true OLE MOSSY HORNS to get something on my wall with no story to tell. The great things that we get to enjoy in God's Country are the true trophy. Sorry for the long story but hope you enjoyed it. In the end I did. Ps N I didn't shoot my brother just put in in long walks to his stands and bad spots for 2 years. LOL
Great story sir!!! Love what you stand for. At the 2:08 second mark it shows the pic of him staring at the camera but only one eye is glowing. I wonder if he had cancer and was blind in that eye? I’ve read stories where people have found out they had that terrible “c” word cancer just by a flash of a camera not showing up in the eye. Makes ya wonder... Anyways... good luck to you in the future. Be safe.
Your right it is not our place to judge. If you would have held ill thoughts about these men, what would it haad proved. They wouldn't know that you are upset and in the long run it would be just bothering you and thus wasted time and energy on nothing that you had control over. God Bless and have fun finding another
Great message. Hopefully you got through to anyone contemplating something similar. Glad the poachers got caught and hopefully they will not have the opportunity to do this again. As for mistakes made by people, I agree that we all make mistakes. Make no mistake about it though. These poachers didn’t make a mistake. They made a bad choice.
I’ve been dealing with this for a long time at my place, this was the best time for this video as this is another year of dealing with this. Those have yet to be caught but this really hits home for me. the mission that your chasing this gives me a great hope .
@@swostillwateroutdoors I’ve run out of ideas I’ve also had an encounter with them last night after I posted my comment on your video and still nothing can be done. The warden knows about it and we are all baffled. Last year they were hunting with rifles during archery season and they had the nerve to shoot into my place on the same deer I was shooting with my bow . But without orange on I had no idea what happened to the deer. I heard the boom and saw the deer drop waited all night long to see if i could catch them but no luck only to comeback the next day and find only back straps taken and the rest to rot.
Damn man that's crazy! Up here I find some illegal corn piles here and there but nobody shooting deer with rifles during archery season, that shit is hillbilly crazy.
I feel ya on that. Its happened to me as well. And it sucks. You have a great attitude about it though. Not all Hunters can have the same attitude as you my friend. Merry Christmas and may God bless you and your family.
Very sorry these dum dum's pulled this stunt. Good for you for being so humble and spreading the word to do the right thing when know one is watching. Congratulations on your new baby girl too. Your going to be a great dad.
I know how you feel bro. This past archery season out here in AZ, biggest monster mule deer buck 30 yds away from the road just minding its own business. But I couldn’t shoot it because it was on private land. So I took a picture of it and drove off. A week later, I see a picture of him in back of somebody’s pick up truck. It was bound to get poached by somebody, it happens a lot out here.
Much respect, great message. I only have one criticism, and that is the comment, “my deer”. Free roaming, free range animals cross property lines. The animal is only yours once you legally harvest it, if your neighbor legally harvests on their property would you still feel the buck was “yours”? Realistically, if you put a ton of work into finding the buck and only got a few photos, he was probably living elsewhere and just passing through.
Agreed!! No my deer, was referring to it being my main target deer, very good point! This deer was on public but did spend time on a big chunk of private which made him tough to hunt!
I had it happen years ago. I had several close encounters with a buck while bowhunting, but couldn't get a good clear shot. I was headed to a new stand that I had put up the day before with a good feeling about having figured out this bucks travel I found him laying along a pond of water in a gravel pit with what appeared to be a .223 round that went from the rear of his ribs into the far opposite quarter. I am pretty sure I know who did it, but the informant would not give the name. I gutted him to find out what happened and took his horns for rattling. It was the least I could for the buck since the meat had spoiled.
I found a buck someone shot at night and left in a field. Meat was spoiled. Nice basket 10pt. A friend took the rack. The wardens charged him with illegal possession of deer parts. Then took his license to hunt and fined him. Kind of shitty situation.
@@albertlemont5471 damn sounds like a pretty laid back 'understanding' game warden! Lol. My friend lost his hunting license last year because he was duck hunting and the Warden found 3 lead shells in the back of his tailgate. But none on his person. Was a small fine but then yeah couldn't hunt his waterfowl last year.. I was wondering why he didn't hit me up for duck hunting!
U said that , " we're getting to the point that he's gonna be getting more consistent,?" Deer don't get more consistent the closer u get to nov, unless u meant more consistent daily activity?
I know the feeling, my target buck was 6yrs old and what a monster I must say, but succumbed to a coal truck while crossing a road, I still can't sleep
You had indicated they took a plea deal AND that justice was served. Was a plea deal really justice? Do you know what the deal they got was? I would like to have seen the book thrown at them and their hunting privilege's revoked permanently based on the amount of illegal activity they found with these guys. Clearly this wasn't their first rodeo. You handled this well and are an outstanding example of sportsmanship.
Yes and I don’t know the details of the plea deal at this time, eventually they should release all of that information! Yeah def a bad situations and thank you!!!
@@swostillwateroutdoors yes sir it is and it should be a costly one if you are caught these people spend a lot of money on helping deer grow to trophy size and when someone steals it from you it hurts just as bad as if it was a car stolen from you
Man, that sucks. I hunted a true Giant here in Ohio a few years ago that i'm 99% sure was poached but never could find out by who. I put 3 season in on hunting him and let a ton of other big bucks walk bc he was the only one id be happy with. The second year i hunted him he would have been over 200". The third year ppl all over were talking about him bc 1 of the fields he used as along a heavily traveled road. That year as some as he shed his velvet he disappeared. In 3 years I never went move than a week without a pic of him. September 2 was my last pic, our season didnt start until September 28 that year.
@@markhamblin11121 if he was hit by a car around here 190" buck would be the talk of the town. 2 if he died from EHD no one ever found him in the creek bottom. 3 if someone else killed him in season as I said it would be known. I just think someone poached him and got scared so they never checked him in when season opened. Of course this is all my opinion. I know he did just evaporate. 🤷♂️🤷♂️🦌🦌
Last year 2 older men pulled into my diveway. Told my gf that they just saw the biggest buck they had ever seen cross the road that bisects my property just 60yards from the house. The next 3 days the traffic in front of my house to the area where that deer crossed was crazy. The local poacher/road hunter brigade was out in full force. Had one clown sitting in my driveway. I followed him as he left, and when I caught up with him he was just barely idling along on the road. I asked him why he was parked in my driveway he stated " I don't do good with traffic, so I pulled into your driveway to calm my self!" There were 4 cars parked near my driveway plus the guy in driveway, all waiting on that buck.
You gotta be kidding me?!? That is ridiculous dude….wow!!! Amazing people will go that that length to kill a buck illegally….😫 I am sure that made you very angry…
I am dealing with this at my house right now. Parking in my driveway and firing up their guns all night long, this is my house. There is a creek in my backyard that the deer use as a highway. The constant gunfire at my house all night long makes it like a war zone at my house.
Great video. Thanks for the words at the end. Better man than I'll ever be. Congrats on your daughter. You are blessed. We are blessed to have someone in the woods like you. Take care.
I have had a buck on camera going on 3 years now, I know exactly where he summers. I usually get a video of him finished out in early August but he's been MIA since early July. He is a 5.5 year old this year. Hopefully he didn't have the same fate at Tumor or die of natural causes.
A lot of time they die from disease at that 4 or 5 year old mark. Bucks are known to get crazy diseases. To truly see a 7 or 8 year old Monarch is a sight to behold. I have a similar monster that went disappearing but I don't think anyone got him. There's another buck I've been following and he is an absolute stud now.. I wonder if he survived this season...I'm sure he did because he always seems to come back year after year. I remember when he was a respectable 125 inch deer but now 4 years later..he has to be pushing 190. He has the longest brow tines I've ever seen.
I'm just so so thankful I'm a Canadian that lives in British Columbia where 90% of all land is public land. No private timber land with gates like the states, or ever piece of land is private or a park. If I run into another hunter all week I get frustrated. I couldn't even imagine trying to hunt in America, I don't think I even would. With the amount of humans over running all the land down there you hunting would be shit
Koodo for talking about poaching ! This make hunters look bad .... keep the good work and congratulations for you and your wife on your baby girl . Happy New year 2021 with health , new hunting adventures , prosperity and love . Cheers !
Have you ever had a deer get poached that you were after?
Yes. Couple years ago. Walking out to my stand and seen him laying with his head up. Thought he was alive and for a second started to stalk. His head was up against a tree. He had been shot thru the guts with a 22.. betting he suffered a great deal
I'm not sure if one I was after has been poached. But I have had 2 giants, one pushing 190", get hit by vehicles. Real bummer.
I moved into the "Giant Pyramid" unknowingly but soon realized it when I'd pull in at night and discover a herd of deer in my front yard. Very frustrating especially after ya set in the Woods 400 yrds. away for hours freezing 🥶 😫! Regardless I never resorted to illegal or unethical means but several other guys were more then happy too. How I found out was sounds of gunshots at night not far from my home. Then one night I pulled in after we just got several inches of snow and my whole front yard was deeply scarred with truck tracks! Yeah these Bastards were so crazy they drove into my front yard to try to hit these bucks. I couldn't believe it and I felt very threatened because they could've hurt my Children,Wife! So I ended up calling the Game Warden and they caught them. One buck was 150 Class and the other one 170 and I'm sure there were more. Come to find out the creek behind my house was a Rut funnel. Anyway,I know it can be tough but just keep plugging away and trying and everything will eventually come together. Good luck & God bless!
"He was pierced for our transgressions"
Love it, great to see you know the Lord bro.
Mr. Plainview that is terrible! What state?
You were raised right. That shines through and through. God bless you
Thanks so much, def been blessed with an amazing family!!
Great advice and a great attitude for all hunters. Thanks!
Thanks!! Lots of learning lessons, even in bad circumstances!
I have so much respect for you. Thank you for not being mean to people and holding grudges. You deserve so much respect. Good luck to you man you’re gonna do great things. From one hunter to another.
Thanks for the great compliment, that means a lot!!!!
I couldn’t agree with you more. It’s unfortunate that so many people turn hunting into a competition between other hunters. I see it as a challenge between me and that animal, an adventure, a chess match between me and him. He’s going to beat me 9 times out of ten but that’s what keeps me coming back for more. Thanks for sharing your content. I’m hooked. Good luck this season.
Honestly that has been one of the downfalls of the big antlers movement in hunting, everyone wants a giant and some guys will go so far as doing it out of a vehicle at night just to say they got a big buck.
Totally agree! The hunt and the chess match are what make it so enjoyable!!! Thanks for watching and following along the journey!
Smh a true hunter doesn't use cameras or deer feeders...oh yeah u guys are partually the blame for wild hog explosion
It’s all about the hunt and enjoying God’s beautiful creation.
You are a true sportsman and you have many enjoyable seasons ahead of yourself.
Thank you Sir for your story.
Amen to that!!! So thankful to even have had the opportunity to hunt such an incredible deer! Def a blessing from God! Thanks for watching!
Spotlighting, 11pm... and shooting from a vehicle is hardly what I, or most would call a "mistake"... It was done intentionally for one reason.... GREED
Valid point 🤣
This is an awesome message!
Very well said, we owe it to ourselves and all Sportsmen to practice fair chase.
The pursuit and the harvest, is the most exciting part of this sport, and keeps us going year after year. I am thankful for every harvest and sacrifice so I can continue doing what I love. You have to put in the work to get the reward out of every type of harvest.
It’s about the memories made and lessons we learned from the pursuit.
Great words!!! Couldn’t have said it better myself!!!
You pretty much defined a true outdoorsman!!! Much respect
Thanks so much!!!!
This guy is a class act.He deserves much respect.
Thanks very much!!
It's because of his personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
@@painterboy454 thanks and yes, Jesus is the reason behind this channel! Always will be!
Travis Dameron He was spot on !!! ✌🏻😎✌🏻. Hunt to live live to hunt !!!
Just happened upon this video today. You told a great story with a bad ending. Love how you showed the importance of God's Grace. God Bless you! Keep spreading God's word!
Appreciate that! It was a tough situation but in the end not much I can control! We don’t deserve it, but God loves us that much!!
Very well done my friend,I am so glad you at least got to see and hold the rack.Poaching is a pretty common thing in every state,it usually catches up on most.
Thanks, yes it was really nice to be able to hold the antlers….a guy spends so much energy thinking about deer like this that getting to see the antlers and hold them is quite amazing!!
Yeah, it is a big issue!!!
Great video and message! 9 years ago I gave away all my mounts, whitetail shoulder mounts, antelope, a couple walleyes, a couple salmon, European mounts, perch, trout… I’ve been giving them away since… bear skull and claws from a 400lb chocolate I shot this year, a 3 and 4 year old I harvested this year… In the hunting camp I was raised in, the trophies became more important than the relationships and the experience. Hunting in that toxic environment taught me that while I still enjoy harvesting mature animals, the only things I want to reguard as trophies in my life are family. I treasure my time alone with the creator in the woods and my trophy wife and my kids. It’s a bit ackward at times when guys show me pics of their trophies on their phones and I don’t have them but I know, I know…
Wow!!! I commend you for doing that!!! We put so much into this earthly stuff that we forever the only thing that will last for eternity is our relationship with God and the people who enter heaven with us!! It was probably tough letting go of that stuff, but a good reminder of where your values are found!!
It’s difficult giving them away after everything that goes into each and every hunt. I’m sure you know! Just boiled out a couple heads/European mounts to eventually give away. We are blessed to have such great public hunting. Looking forward to taking the muzzle loader out! Then ice fishing with the boys and down south hog hunting
Nice!!! Yeah getting out ice fishing sounds fun too!! Never tried hog hunting but know a guy that really gets into it…quite the adrenaline rush!!
You, my friend, are a good man. 👍
Appreciate that 👍🏼👍🏼
How far from your hunting spot was he poached?
I am not certain on the spot it happened but I believe it was within 2-300 yards!!!
What happened to the Tumor on neck ?
I think it popped!!
Your first picture clearly shows the tumor when he still had velvet. In later pictures with hard antlers the tumor has disappeared...What happened? did he get it removed at a deer hospital?
I think that it popped! Not entirely sure though!!
Do you still hunt your food plot?
Yes! Still no kills in the food plot yet, but I have hunted it!!
What happened to the lump ? or has it been asked already?
I think it just disappeared, like dr pimple popper style 😳🤣🤣
What is a slashing? Like a clear cut?
Yup! Correct!
Well said, brother. Let's pray for those who transgress against us. God bless you abundantly and may He send a bigger one your way!
Amen and amen!!!appreciate that man!!!
Where did this happen in Wisconsin? I'm assuming public land?
Yup public land in Douglas County Wi!
What happened in court with the plea agreement!
I am not sure how all of it works but I think they took a lesser deal, so not as much fines and less taken away but still something!
Can somebody explain to me what a slashing is
Slashing is an area where the trees are logged off, usually lots of good regrown of trees/shrubs/etc!
Since when do little baskets inside their ears go 150
I measured this one myself and he was an absolute monster. The pictures don’t do him justice!
Call me dumb if you will, but what is a slashing? Not a term I've ever heard used in the midwest or the southeast. And yes a road/night hunter took several very nice bucks where I hunt in west central Illinois. He was caught, all area hunters assisted
A slashing is a term I use for an area that was cut by loggers! Most people just say a cut or timber cutting, slashing is just a term a lot of people use in my area!
Such a bummer dude!! Puts a dent in the big buck population!
You are a good dude for being cool about it.
Thanks so much!!! Appreciate that!
Man I just love you videos...that GH5 footage is just so good👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
Thanks bro!! Can’t wait to see your next film!! No kidding man...this camera was the best investment I made into my channel...love it! Wish it had better autofocus and lowlight capabilities but the quality of video is amazing with that thing!!
@@swostillwateroutdoors it’s tough for one camera to have the best of everything! A camera with the a7iii’s low light and autofocus combined with the GH5’s IBIS and 4K 60 would be the holy grail of cameras...from what i hear, the a7siii comes extremely close to the perfect camera
@@artofthechase1482 yes that would be an incredible combo!!!!!
For real tho
Congrats for your baby and wife.
Thanks so much! She just turned one here this week!
What is a slashing
It is an area that has been logged off with fresh new regrowth!
Did see 150 of antlers maybe I should check my tape
I put the tape on it myself, it was 150 inches, has a ton of mass!
Great message man....i wish this went viral... We as hunters are responsible for educating others....... I mean this video would. Give anyone some perspective!......
Appreciate that so much!!!!
I noticed in the pics where you found him after he disappeared he didn’t have that tumor...?
Great catch!!!! Yeah somehow his tumor burst or popped! Like watching dr pimple popper ;)
Yeah I was wondering about that myself.
I was walking on some city property just to look for antler sheds and I found a tree stand set up where no hunting is allowed. Is this something I should report?
It’s actually part of a woods that connects to some private property that I’m hunting. I don’t want to be petty, but I’d hate to see my deer poached on the city property
That is a great question!! Guys do that stuff all the time, technically it should be pulled, do you know who is putting it up?
@@swostillwateroutdoors I’ve got a good idea who it is, but he’d never admit to it.
@@swostillwateroutdoors If I were to take it down, I’d feel like I’d need to turn it into the game warden or something. If I kept it myself, it’d feel like stealing
What state are you hunting in?
Wisconsin!
I hunt huge a huge farm in upstate New York. 5 years ago they put an antler restriction in place to raise the age class of deer taken. I shoot some good bucks for my area but last year I had a 160 inch 12 point show up in the swamp I hunt. I had a few encounters but couldn't get him in bow range. Then he vanished only to find out that it was a similar situation to yours. The young boy was 17 and spot lighted him out of one of our corn fields. He lost his daddys brand new truck, his firearm and paid 15,000 dollars in fines. I never got to see him in person. For me around here that would have been the deer of 2 life times. Great story man. I just subscribed.
Wow....I feel for you on that....sounds like an expensive day for that kid 😬😱 I am sure he got chewed out a little at home 😳 pretty crazy!! Such a bummer though to miss out on a chance to hunt a deer like that....I know in my area, seeing a 160 is like finding a unicorn 😂😂😂
Enjoyed the story and you mentioning Gods grace.
Appreciate that so much, we all need it that is for sure!!!!
First video of yours that I've watched. Very, very well done. I love the story, i love the editing, and i love that you use this as an opportunity to spread the gospel. Liked and Subscribed!
Thanks so much!!!!!! Really appreciate that, and yes the faith part is what it’s all about!
Can't be a Champion by taken short cuts !!! ✌🏻😎✌🏻 American by birth country by the grace of God !!!
Amen! So true!!
A M E N to that!
This was really well done. First time finding one of your vids. Keep up the good work man. God bless
Appreciate that!!!! Got a bunch of videos coming out this fall! Same to you!!!
So sorry for you after all your work. I'm happy these guys were caught. On the other hand, congratulations to you and your wife on the birth of your beautiful daughter. May Jesus continue to bless you.
Thanks so much!!!! She is now 3 years old and such a blessing!!!!!!!! Amen!!!
Had a group of pouchers in my area, think the count was 100 bucks throughout the area. Area is still recovering.
Holy crap that is devastating....
@@swostillwateroutdoors yeah bunch of high school kids. There was another story going around of a different sort of special with a guy simply running them down with a truck.
@@ragnarw6600 wow what a bummer!!!
We all need God's Grace....AMEN! Keep the Faith Brother. Peace be with you.
Yesss!! I will and same to you!!!!!!
I raised a doe fawn 5 years ago, this past summer in a matter of days she grew a big tumor identical to your buck, turned out not to be a tumor, I began treating it with silver gel and In a matter of days it began to shrink up to the point where I could see something start to protrude from it. I was able to get a hold of it with a needle nose and pulled out a 3" chunk of stick out of her, all better now
No way??!?!!!! That is crazy!!!!!! Makes a guy wonder sometimes what happened...
@@swostillwateroutdoors I'm assuming that running through the brush she accidentally gored herself, the neat thing is she new she needed help and patiently stood still for me and let me do what I had to do. Had to do some praying for her during the process
Wow!! She must be very comfortable with you and trust you! Super cool though!
Since the time I raised Miss May I've raised 9 other ones, they all have their own different personalities, May has always had the sweetest, gentalist and most patient spirit within her than the rest of them. I didn't think I would ever get one any better than her, until baby Susie came along this summer, a late bloomer born in August and not having a winter coat going into winter she spent a lot of time in the house, she would sometimes sleep with my dog, but most of the time on my bed, she prefers the number 2 setting on her side, now that's bonding with a deer. Bad deal is they have to go potty quite often, it's generally 10:00, 2:00, and then she's good till 6ish.
@@toddhopwood9732 bahahahaha!!! That is hilarious!!! 😂😂😂😂
How do they know they shot it at 11 o’clock at night if nobody saw it?
They confessed to the game warden, lot more details to the story that led to the confessions.
When you were bouncing cameras around, were you putting out attractants like mineral blocks and corn or were you just putting them in funnels?
It is legal to use corn in my area, so that is what I was using!
@@swostillwateroutdoors So you were baiting deer, that is UNETHICAL as hell. You are not a hunter, just a deer killer POS.
@@davemartini4391 if you get a chance, check out my video on corn piles, lots of good stuff to talk about, it is a huge challenge to kill a deer in the big woods no matter what method a guy uses!
Are you sure thats the same deer?
Yup, def same deer :)
Poaching is completely wrong..but I hate guys saying that's "my" deer cause I had him on camera when I wasn't in the woods. This man is a good man. We get people taking deer off of a county park that's not open for hunting next to us. It sucks. Dnr says they can't do anything?
Not my deer, but he was “my” main target deer, the biggest one I was pursuing. Def don’t own the deer, just saying it is the deer I am after :) that is a bummer!!!!
@@swostillwateroutdoors I know how you are meaning it..some guys just are a bit more intense am I right? Good luck in future hunts brother
Thanks sommige and same to you!!!!!
What state? How did they poach him? Sucks
This was Wisconsin!! Crossbow spotlight out the window of the truck.
Aaaand subscribed! I appreciate this. Well done sir. The perspective of Christ changes everything
Thanks soooo much!!! Yes it does!! Changes everything, doesn’t mean it doesn’t bother me but he changes the heart when I want to stay angry!
160 too 170 in 10 point was poached were I hunt plus quite a few others just vanished.
Uggghhhh…that is brutal…tough when a person works hard for an opportunity at a buck of a lifetime like that and then poachers destroy that chance….
@@swostillwateroutdoors . 12 bucks were dumped on our property 2 years ago. They were not all shot on ours but more then likely shot in our area. They took the heads and backstraps on half of them. Just the heads on other half. It looked like 4 or 5 of them were 3.5 and older. Sucks because we have enough problems with our Amish neighbors.
Wow….that is brutal!!!!!
Much Respect Brother!!
Thanks bro!! 👊🏼
I would, at the very least, like to put them in a field after dark then have them walk. Have paint ball shooters all around. And every time they pass one they get spot lighted and lit up with paint balls!. Lol
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I chased one buck for 3 seasons and let it pass everytime. (Public land) I finally got very lucky. Using my dad's rifle which the scope was off. I luckily got the deer I chased for 3 and a half seasons. Aimed for the boiler room but got the throat. I got yelled at by 3 hunters for "taking their buck." The 4th hunter I ran into cried tears of joy for me and kept congratuling me over and over again. It was an amazing experience as I had shot it on my birthday nov 19th.
Congrats!!!!!! That is a huge accomplishment!!!!!!!!
November 19th is a great day for a birthday if you are a deer hunter!
Well said.It happens more than you think.But your point should be posted everywhere..
Yes, I am sure it happens all the time...but yes def not worth it!!
I live in East Tennessee near Bays Mountain nature park ~3600 acres (www.baysmountain.com). A few years ago a poacher snuck into the park at night, climbed a chain link fence and shot a buck. He cut the bucks head off. The buck had an identification tattoo inside one of his ears but I don’t think the poacher was ever caught. I don’t understand the mentality of a poacher. What have you accomplished?
Wow that is insane!!! Pretty ridiculous that is for sure!!
Well said sir that was a good video!
Thank you so much!!!!!
Well said
Thanks so much!!
Beautiful human being right here.
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When I was 19yrs old I had spotted large buck run across Hwy right at dark next day was day before opening. It was raining and was quiet scouting. I had my bow with me and happened on this buck bedded 20yrds and he had no idea I was there. I sat and watched him awhile counted near 20 points. I snuck out shure I'd get him next morning on his way back here. Next morning he was seen at 100 yrd and not again. Shot a 135 in 8 in November then started bird hunting. Going out I spotted the big buck I was after earlier doe was coming right at me. I had bow with me. I stopped truck got bow out and stood by truck they crossed 25yrd in front of me. At full draw on him he stopped looked my way and walked on with his girlfriend. I couldn't do it he was right there so easy. Well it was worth it. I didn't do a wrong and I got that rack any way. I found sheds in Turkey season. So doing right will pay big in the end. I'll never get rid of those sheds want to put on mount some day.
🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 seriously, some great self control there!!!!
Dang.. How you passed I'll never know brother.
But it paid off either way.
I was hunting Hickman Co. TN and in blackpowder season I found him on a Thursday. As I sat the edge of an old pine thicket rt up on top of a l ridge from a big creek bed. Killed a big 7 pt year before no brow times and 1 broke off on left side. As it got daytime 3 big does came out about 50 or 60 yards to my left. Perfect chip shot. All of the sudden I hear a grunt and then stepping out of the thicket was Ole mossy horns. He walked rt out beside this Ole doe and was eating across. Now I got 4 deer 35 to 50 yards poping across and I'm bout to shake myself out of the stand. I put my gun on the top of his shoulder and sat on him seemed like 15 20 mins. I couldn't pull myself to take that shot knowing it was my 1st morning had that evening fri sat Sunday. So instead if taking that shot I passed and didn't see any sign or deer - theone lil 3pt Sat morning. Sat evening I went to the backside where I killed my 1st 2 deer of my life" bam bam with a 742 rem 30-06. As I was walking back toward a powering I came across a rub line and found 3 big scrapes with what looked like slide marks on this losing rd with a cross road and there was 24 rubs some big ad my leg. Talk about fired up. I drive back to Nashville and stayed with my brother and he was comeinh back with me . Of coarse I couldn't sleep. Got up and made the works bis gravy eggs bacon and coffee for my bro. Dont drink it myself. Started waking him at 3am was about ready to cut at smoke pole lose on him when I finnally got him in the truck to head out like Dale Earnhardt comeing from the back a Talladega. Sry for the long story but it all has to be told. Do finnally I get there. Let him out where I was hunting cause when I went and got my stand to move I had seen 3 groups of deer 1 had 6 1had 4 2 bucks and the 3 pt was almost sitting on my stand eating acorns. I fly around and its starting to Crack lite coneing down the big ravine of coarse there was a big tree rt across the road and 5ft bank on my rt side and big drop off on left 15 20ft. I try to figure out sone way to get around it but with no saw no rope to drag it was impossible. Just bought a new Toyota 4x4. As I thought if I go back and the other way gonna be 30 mins after daylight and hunt would be over. Well I looked n saw a lil opening in the branches of the fallen tree. So I locked my hubs and secured my gun so I wouldn't knock my scope off and played daredevil and went to jump this thang. "THIS BUCK WAS GE BIGGEST ONE ID EVER SEEN" So when my front tires grabbed the big tree in 4wheel drive well I didn't jump it slung this tree back on under my truck and the big limbs turned and busted rt into the extr cab if .y truck knocking a dent from behind my passenger door all down the side of my bed but I had made it past the rd block. By now it just lite enough to see through the woods bout 50 to 80 yards. I cross the creek and start up the hill wher the power line crosses the rd an my tree stand was at. You could see my area from the rf at that angel about 150 yards away and of coarse I've gotta look starting to run was horns and it looked like a elk this monster runs parallel to the powerline and jumps off the bank rt in front of my truck standing in the rd tho Hoss turns and looks at me like I'm the man and walks on of he rd down a lil ditch and started up the holler no more than 25 yards rt now. I grabbed my smoke pole and got it capped after dropping the 100 out of the lil round thing they come in. Well 93 I guess cause I got 1 and had shot a few.Ike mossy horns just waking up the mouth of the holler just turns looks and goes to his left up a lil point and starts eating across. BINGO I thought game over. Stuck that CVA out onto my window rest and lined up the cross hairs and bout that time he looked back at me and I slid my gun back in the window and watch the biggest deer I had ever saw start trotting back down into the holler mouth then drop his head and move fast . Then I saw the 3 does to our rt on the hill and there he went along with the vision I had had since I found all the sign and moved my stand the day before. I had shot him probably 3 or 400 times since then. I get to my stand and there wS a 4x4 scrape 7 brand new rubs all with on 15 yards of my stand . The scrape was in the logging rd rt in front of my stand no farther than 7 ft. I sat long as I could3 1/2 4 hrs maby got so over it 1 a guy walked up on the property beside ours and walked the fence lineage sat down on a white 5 gallon bucket. As I got madder and madder I figured I might as well go shoot my brother and scare the 4 does off that are walking up the lil cut towards this jack a__ that has sat 70 yards from my stand and cut me off not really pYing attention to the other holler where I had killed my 1st 2 deer. There was a lil 6pt and a doe comeing in rt to me when I chucked my top part of my climber it looked like a petting zoo. What I didn't see in planning my brother's tragic accident was there was 3 bucks following the does headed towards Mr Bucket and a good buck behind the lil 6 pt I had rt up the rt side of my stand. He may have seen the deer in the thicket before I could've got a shot but I'm sure one of he 11 or 12 would've been in range after he shot. It was smoke pole season.
Well I got my brother and dropped him off in Nashville and headed to Knoxville. On my way I planned my escape from work because opening day was Sat morning and Ole boy way definitely gonna be there. As I got closer to home I thought well only bow season was open and the following week was open I had a eaither sex tag for 2 does so instead of being sick from work cause I wasn't in the stand I would be sicker because I always took off Monday- Wednesday that way Thanksgiving week I was off Friday through the following weekend so I had a plan and couldn't wait. I was spending every second of my time in the woods. I take off and head out Friday morning. Ready to get after it because I had sat through Thursday then I was coneing home and getting my smoke pole and getting back after it for the 2 deer eaither sex smoke pole season. I get my stand hung and go to the front side of the property and where I parked there was a logging rd that went down through the woods. I saw a rub line like no other. It looked like it was borrowed from a moster buck from Saskatchewan Canada about every 10 ft there was a tree rubbed big as my leg and peeled bald. Now as if I wasn't fired up enough from my week long strategy of how I'm gonna slip shuck this Ole Mossy Horns and Have him on my tailgate for the trip home. I go to the store at the foot of the hill shot the breeze and got my fresh ground country sausage for my breakfast and said anybody check in any big ones this week while I was gone during bow season, wondering if there chasing yet. And the old guy said that this guy killed a monster " man that thing had a 261/2 inch inside spread and its tines were all long as heck. My heart sank cause it was sounding an awful lot like Ole Mossy Horns. Big body , man that sob dressed 196pds bingo the just for sure I said did it have bout 12 inch brown tines they were 14 and12 1/4 what you seen it crossing the rd to I said nope not T the top of the hill at the power line yea yea ats where he you know ats private property and I'm the only one who has permission to hunt there. Man them locals went fron being my buddy as they had the past 4 years to not even knowing I had been in the store ever. No he killed it rt here past the store bout 300 yards. Well I done knew better n said thanks and just looked at the pictures of my dreams from the past 8 days n notes and was just in awe. He was 196 pounds dressed out had a 26 1/2 inch inside spread and brow tines that were 12 and change and 14 inches respectively and his rack was white tipped and chocolate bottoms where he had just been rubbing and not really got the bottom rubbed good I guess. I walked out and thus farmer I had talked to several tines because his place was rt down off the hill from the land I had permission to hunt and didn't wanna ever have any problems with them and actually shot a nice buck his brother's son had shot in juvenile and he hit it in the front leg and brisket just in front of the heart, and Monday morning I was in my stand and saw it wLk down the power line cut could tell it was hurt didn't know what 2as up and when I got down I stalked over and it was laying there and barely got his head lifted as I put one in him to polish it off. He said " that Ole boy shot that deer at BC's place at the top where you park at. They had been seeing him cross the rd at or around daytime every morning. He stopped and just sat in the truck waited he crossed rt before lite and shot it rt at 1st lite. Well shit it before I got to my stand. Friday. Tild me he was sitting in his buddy's truck sat morning before last when I found him on the back side and they watched him chasing does around in the flat at the crossroads where I saw the sign and had my stand at. He was watching and a big 9pt came across the rd rt in front of there truck and those slides I saw were where him and that big 9 were fighting. He said they tire up all kinds of heck for about 30 yards. Yep thats that mystery solved. Told him bout Sunday and my week and he laughed that was his buddy he owned the property next to where I was hunting on the backside and said some sob had slung a tree stand and made more noise than a heard of Elephants leaving the woods spooked that big 9pt and bout 8 more that were feeding rt to him. We laughed and I told him to let his buddy know I was sorry and would hunt the front and let him have at the big 9 solo. There were plenty of great deer left around there and one big 9pt. So I climbed up my stand and waited on daylight. 45 .ibs after good shooting lite 6 slick heads came out of my pine thicket and fed my way. Bout 35 yards I said big doe bout to cut this Ole Smoke pole lose on ya then I heard the same except it was ba ba ba ba grunting every step and talking bout excited I swung my gun slowly and out stepped the lil 6pt walked rt in to 15 maby 29yrd and click. Nothing put another cap pew just the cap and this time the lead doe which was under me looked up and swung around and they all hauled the mail back across the ridge towards my truck and towards the power line and where it crossed the rd and the farmers place. Bam Bam Ole semi-auto 30-06 rang out n I thought we he dusted that Ole 6pt. So you can imagine how I was about to sling my smoke pole quit hunting and then sale all my hunting gear except for what would keep me warm crappie fishing in winter. So I get my reload and put a little powder in the nipple just in case and got me another cap and settled in for what I had decided was gonna be my last 3 hours of Hickman Co til December 2 deer eaither sex hunt. Bout 20 mins I could hear what sounded like a deer rubbing trees and making a scrape in the pine thicket in front of me bout 40 yards or so . Then I see movement and xomeing rt out wher the Big 7pt came out of the pined stepped out a 6pt no brow tines probably 6 or 7 yrs old sagging back big gut thick chocolate horns probably 160 to 180 dressed out and walked rt under the tree i was in and started eating acorns. I sat there and kinda got a smile and was like heck yea not a bad consolation prize, the Old Monarch started walking back to the thicket and bout 25yrdd turned toward my truck and stopped broad side and picked up a acorn andstarted chewing. I thought he is gonna run rt to the truck if he don't hit the ground rt here and I can just pick him up and roll out. Wellhead is your sign, put the cross hairs on his neck and thought neck shot drop him and game over then Mr doubt said the luck you have had so I slid you cross hairs down behind his front shoulder and click pow just the cap. Grabbed another pow cap pow another cap bout now he was waking hurried towards the ridge my truck was on still 59 yards no problem. Packed all more in the nipple capped her and steadied the cross hairs and clic started to bring my gun up and KAPOW blew the leaves off the tree he was under bout 4ft above his head. Well the leave shower got him gone in a hurry. I'm ready to shoot myself and decided to leave and go to Scott Co where I usually go during big gun and bow season. I load my gun back after I sat n get a dip and drink pick a knot one tree bout 40yrd cap it pull the trigger BOOM busted that knot dead center and really wanted to sling it then. Get down back at my truck here is the ole farmer. Man I guess you made up for that Ole bigger with numbers cause I know you didn't get that Big 9pt. I'm like damn sure going to Scott Co now did your buddy get him . No I figured you missed him this morning but it didn't sound like you were using at smoke pole didn't sound much more than a 30-30 but I figured you shot down the other way. After I heard you shoot 6 does a 6pt and that Big 9 came rt down the hwy and across the power line instead of crossing the power line and going to the back they came rt down to my field and I decided to sit in my barn this morning and see if I couldn't get one with everybody being out they usually push some that cross the hwy and into my field. The 9 came down to 40 yards and that Ole 06 put one on him . He hit the ground and I swung around and pulled one of your tricks and busted a doe. Bam bam2 down.then I got the tractor and loaded them came up here and was gonna come help you cause I heard you shoot again when I was getting in to go to the checking station. Then when I stopped here I heard you shoot again. I figured you needed more powder n bullets, a couple of my kill tags or definitely a hand cause you done some shooting LOL. He had a big chuckle. I said man I really appreciate you taking the time to come and help me would you care to read help me out sure he said well then shoot me in the head and drive me down an Ole logging road and get them to fill my truck cab full of cement and intomb me . Whys that he said cause I missed that lil 6pt , didn't ever see the Big 9, missed a huge Old 6 pt no brow tines that was almost as big bodied as the big 10 pt they shot from the road and I missed hum from about 20yrds and 50yrds.
So I got no backstraps or any Horns. The reason I had to tell this whole story is because of me sitting on stand and putting in the time , planning my strategy and missing the times I missed what I got by not shooting the Monster 10pt With a 26 1/2 inside spread and 196pds dressed out wasn't a wall hanger but memories that will last me a lifetime and I'm sure alot longer after my kids and nephew's tell this story about how their crazy dad or uncle or buddies friend got the chance to hunt a true Monster Buck and did all the rt things and could have pulled that trigger and then what would I had.. Horns on the wall.. well he jumped in front of my truck and stopped, I grabbed my gun capped it and boom. Got him GREAT STORY RT THERE. As much as I wanted those Horns on my wall I got memories that will last many lifetimes and didn't have to cheat a true OLE MOSSY HORNS to get something on my wall with no story to tell. The great things that we get to enjoy in God's Country are the true trophy. Sorry for the long story but hope you enjoyed it. In the end I did. Ps N I didn't shoot my brother just put in in long walks to his stands and bad spots for 2 years. LOL
Great story sir!!! Love what you stand for. At the 2:08 second mark it shows the pic of him staring at the camera but only one eye is glowing. I wonder if he had cancer and was blind in that eye? I’ve read stories where people have found out they had that terrible “c” word cancer just by a flash of a camera not showing up in the eye. Makes ya wonder...
Anyways... good luck to you in the future. Be safe.
Thanks so much! Yeah...super hard to know for sure!! Interesting theory though!!
I agree with ya i hunted a buck for 2 years and a guy poached him during archery season.
Uggghhh…that is such a bummer!!!! Sorry about that!!!!
Did they say how old the buck might have been
With only one year of intel, I am not certain but he was at least 5.5+ year old!
@@swostillwateroutdoors great story sad story keep up great videos
@@chadmanzer1280 thanks, yeah it was a bummer, but def will keep at it!! Thanks!!
Your right it is not our place to judge. If you would have held ill thoughts about these men, what would it haad proved. They wouldn't know that you are upset and in the long run it would be just bothering you and thus wasted time and energy on nothing that you had control over. God Bless and have fun finding another
Agreed!!! So true!!! I am just thankful to find and hunt a deer of that caliber!! Thanks so much!!!
It's not your deer until you tag it.
100% agree, it was my main target deer is what I meant :)
100%
Great message. Hopefully you got through to anyone contemplating something similar. Glad the poachers got caught and hopefully they will not have the opportunity to do this again. As for mistakes made by people, I agree that we all make mistakes. Make no mistake about it though. These poachers didn’t make a mistake. They made a bad choice.
Thanks so much, and yes it wasn’t an accident that it happened but a decision that was made! I may have been a little soft of that part of it haha!
Is that the same deer? Where did the tumor go? Lol
Same deer, I think the tumor must have popped! Like dr pimple popper style ;)
Beautiful work bro. Subscribed.
Appreciate that so much!!!!! Thanks for joining along!!!!
I’ve been dealing with this for a long time at my place, this was the best time for this video as this is another year of dealing with this. Those have yet to be caught but this really hits home for me. the mission that your chasing this gives me a great hope .
So sorry you are having to go through that!!!! Super frustrating!!!!!!!! Hope it gets resolved here soon!!
@@swostillwateroutdoors I’ve run out of ideas I’ve also had an encounter with them last night after I posted my comment on your video and still nothing can be done. The warden knows about it and we are all baffled. Last year they were hunting with rifles during archery season and they had the nerve to shoot into my place on the same deer I was shooting with my bow . But without orange on I had no idea what happened to the deer. I heard the boom and saw the deer drop waited all night long to see if i could catch them but no luck only to comeback the next day and find only back straps taken and the rest to rot.
Wow what losers!?! That sucks dude!!!!!
@@swostillwateroutdoors yea man it’s terrible found another carcus this past weekend I plan to hunt my place this year with a gullie suite
Damn man that's crazy! Up here I find some illegal corn piles here and there but nobody shooting deer with rifles during archery season, that shit is hillbilly crazy.
This guy is a good dude!!!
Thanks!!!!
I feel ya on that. Its happened to me as well. And it sucks. You have a great attitude about it though. Not all Hunters can have the same attitude as you my friend. Merry Christmas and may God bless you and your family.
Dang, bummer that happened to you!!!! Appreciate that, means a lot!!!
Very sorry these dum dum's pulled this stunt. Good for you for being so humble and spreading the word to do the right thing when know one is watching. Congratulations on your new baby girl too. Your going to be a great dad.
Appreciate that so much, thanks for the kind words!!!!
I know how you feel bro. This past archery season out here in AZ, biggest monster mule deer buck 30 yds away from the road just minding its own business. But I couldn’t shoot it because it was on private land. So I took a picture of it and drove off. A week later, I see a picture of him in back of somebody’s pick up truck. It was bound to get poached by somebody, it happens a lot out here.
Hopefully it wasn’t poached off the private land 😬😬😬
Much respect, great message. I only have one criticism, and that is the comment, “my deer”. Free roaming, free range animals cross property lines. The animal is only yours once you legally harvest it, if your neighbor legally harvests on their property would you still feel the buck was “yours”? Realistically, if you put a ton of work into finding the buck and only got a few photos, he was probably living elsewhere and just passing through.
Agreed!! No my deer, was referring to it being my main target deer, very good point! This deer was on public but did spend time on a big chunk of private which made him tough to hunt!
That second buck looked different than the first ..they seem really close same genes.. but different deer
Not sure which second buck you are referring to?
I had it happen years ago. I had several close encounters with a buck while bowhunting, but couldn't get a good clear shot. I was headed to a new stand that I had put up the day before with a good feeling about having figured out this bucks travel I found him laying along a pond of water in a gravel pit with what appeared to be a .223 round that went from the rear of his ribs into the far opposite quarter. I am pretty sure I know who did it, but the informant would not give the name. I gutted him to find out what happened and took his horns for rattling. It was the least I could for the buck since the meat had spoiled.
Wow!!!! That is super unfortunate!!! Takes the wind right out of a guys sails....
I found a buck someone shot at night and left in a field. Meat was spoiled. Nice basket 10pt. A friend took the rack. The wardens charged him with illegal possession of deer parts. Then took his license to hunt and fined him. Kind of shitty situation.
@@albertlemont5471 damn sounds like a pretty laid back 'understanding' game warden! Lol. My friend lost his hunting license last year because he was duck hunting and the Warden found 3 lead shells in the back of his tailgate. But none on his person. Was a small fine but then yeah couldn't hunt his waterfowl last year.. I was wondering why he didn't hit me up for duck hunting!
U said that , " we're getting to the point that he's gonna be getting more consistent,?" Deer don't get more consistent the closer u get to nov, unless u meant more consistent daily activity?
More like I was starting to figure out where his core area was, but yeah the rut would have made his activities go crazy hahaha!!
I know the feeling, my target buck was 6yrs old and what a monster I must say, but succumbed to a coal truck while crossing a road, I still can't sleep
Uggggghhh that is painful!!!!!
Dang. Deer are smart as can be until it comes to crossing a dang road.
I never could figure that out.. I feel for ya brother.
Awesome video!
Thanks so much!!!!
You had indicated they took a plea deal AND that justice was served. Was a plea deal really justice? Do you know what the deal they got was? I would like to have seen the book thrown at them and their hunting privilege's revoked permanently based on the amount of illegal activity they found with these guys. Clearly this wasn't their first rodeo. You handled this well and are an outstanding example of sportsmanship.
Yes and I don’t know the details of the plea deal at this time, eventually they should release all of that information! Yeah def a bad situations and thank you!!!
I admire how well this guy handle this bad situation because here in Texas people go crazy when something like this happens
Appreciate that! Not a fun situation for sure…I bet down there dealing with poachers/road hunters is a big issue…
@@swostillwateroutdoors yes sir it is and it should be a costly one if you are caught these people spend a lot of money on helping deer grow to trophy size and when someone steals it from you it hurts just as bad as if it was a car stolen from you
Absolutely….it sucks bad when that happens!!
Amen
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He had a less than a half inch kicker on his g2 he didn’t have trash going everywhere
Haha, maybe I exaggerated a little ;)
The bowmars need to watch this video!
Been a tough road for them recently, hopefully it will be a good turning point for them!
Great video man!
Thanks so much!!!!
how much are the shirts they are dad azz
Shirts are $20! Here is a link! www.swostillwateroutdoors.com/the-shop.html#/
Thanks I'll have to order on Friday
Cool!!! Thanks!!!
Looks so much like the WV buck I killed the 7th in my profile picture. He also had 15 scorable points.
That is an incredible buck!!!! WV is a sleeper state, I know some guys that hunt out there and they find some giants!!
YOU MY BROTHER ARE """ A W E S O M E """ ...!!!! DOUBLE G. HERE..!!!! K'S HUBBY..!!!!
Appreciate that!!!!!!!! Right back at ya!!!!
Man, that sucks. I hunted a true Giant here in Ohio a few years ago that i'm 99% sure was poached but never could find out by who. I put 3 season in on hunting him and let a ton of other big bucks walk bc he was the only one id be happy with. The second year i hunted him he would have been over 200". The third year ppl all over were talking about him bc 1 of the fields he used as along a heavily traveled road. That year as some as he shed his velvet he disappeared. In 3 years I never went move than a week without a pic of him. September 2 was my last pic, our season didnt start until September 28 that year.
Wow!!!!! That is so disappointing….once a deer draws attention like that….it can get nasty real quick!!
So what makes u think he was poached...
@@markhamblin11121 if he was hit by a car around here 190" buck would be the talk of the town. 2 if he died from EHD no one ever found him in the creek bottom. 3 if someone else killed him in season as I said it would be known. I just think someone poached him and got scared so they never checked him in when season opened. Of course this is all my opinion. I know he did just evaporate. 🤷♂️🤷♂️🦌🦌
Last year 2 older men pulled into my diveway. Told my gf that they just saw the biggest buck they had ever seen cross the road that bisects my property just 60yards from the house. The next 3 days the traffic in front of my house to the area where that deer crossed was crazy. The local poacher/road hunter brigade was out in full force. Had one clown sitting in my driveway. I followed him as he left, and when I caught up with him he was just barely idling along on the road. I asked him why he was parked in my driveway he stated " I don't do good with traffic, so I pulled into your driveway to calm my self!" There were 4 cars parked near my driveway plus the guy in driveway, all waiting on that buck.
You gotta be kidding me?!? That is ridiculous dude….wow!!! Amazing people will go that that length to kill a buck illegally….😫 I am sure that made you very angry…
I am dealing with this at my house right now. Parking in my driveway and firing up their guns all night long, this is my house. There is a creek in my backyard that the deer use as a highway. The constant gunfire at my house all night long makes it like a war zone at my house.
Excellent video!
Thanks!! It was definately a frustrating situation but still feels good to have closure!
Your not just a Hunter your a sportsman something they will never be Gods a Monster waiting for you
Appreciate that, all these experiences whether good or bad shape us. Rather it be for the better!
Thanks brother that hurt and was wonderful at the same time
Yes and thanks!!! Appreciate that.
Wtf is a “slashing”? I’ve only heard that term regarding debris
A slashing is a term I use for a clear cut logging area!
Great footage what mic are you running and what camera is this
Thanks!! I run a super affordable shotgun mic, the takstar sgc-598! This gives great quality for like $25!
Great video. Thanks for the words at the end. Better man than I'll ever be. Congrats on your daughter. You are blessed. We are blessed to have someone in the woods like you. Take care.
Appreciate that so much!! Thanks, she is amazing!! 2 years old now, so much fun!!
Buck is also blind in his left eye. The lack of reflection from the camera signifies this.
Yesss!! Don’t remember if I said anything about that in the video?? Yeah not sure what happened to him!
I have had a buck on camera going on 3 years now, I know exactly where he summers. I usually get a video of him finished out in early August but he's been MIA since early July. He is a 5.5 year old this year. Hopefully he didn't have the same fate at Tumor or die of natural causes.
Dang....sure hope you can find him soon!! It is amazing how attached we can get to deer, it’s tough to loose out on the story of a deer!
A lot of time they die from disease at that 4 or 5 year old mark. Bucks are known to get crazy diseases. To truly see a 7 or 8 year old Monarch is a sight to behold. I have a similar monster that went disappearing but I don't think anyone got him. There's another buck I've been following and he is an absolute stud now.. I wonder if he survived this season...I'm sure he did because he always seems to come back year after year. I remember when he was a respectable 125 inch deer but now 4 years later..he has to be pushing 190. He has the longest brow tines I've ever seen.
I'm just so so thankful I'm a Canadian that lives in British Columbia where 90% of all land is public land. No private timber land with gates like the states, or ever piece of land is private or a park. If I run into another hunter all week I get frustrated. I couldn't even imagine trying to hunt in America, I don't think I even would. With the amount of humans over running all the land down there you hunting would be shit
I am jealous of you hahhaha!! I want to do some buck tracking in Canada here in the next couple years, so much land to roam around on!!!
Koodo for talking about poaching ! This make hunters look bad .... keep the good work and congratulations for you and your wife on your baby girl . Happy New year 2021 with health , new hunting adventures , prosperity and love . Cheers !
Thanks so much and same to you!!!!!