Leo Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Here's the deal. My wife's boss just gave me exclusive rights to bowhunt on his land. This place is only 5 miles from my house!! Because it's so close to home, I've been able to take a few quick scouting trips. This is great for me, since a long trip really limits what I can do. Honestly, I trully know how to find this stuff, if I just have the energy to do it. My wife's boss spotted what he calls a really big buck a couple of times. He doesn't hunt, so no telling what that means. I don't even know how many points this guy is supposed to have. Usually when a non-hunter tells me "big buck", I take it with a grain of salt. Today, I hit paydirt in a major way. My wife's bosses definition of Big Buck must be pretty close to mine. What I found today could have ONLY been done by a mature dominant buck. As far as I'm concerned if the deer is mature, he's a shooter. This collage of pictures is the results of todays scouting trip. The photos were taken in the order I found the stuff. It took me just 25 minutes to unravel this bucks habits, once I found the first rub. All of this sign, can be found less than 150yds surrounding my chosen stand location. The last rub is a signpost rub. This is always my goal to find when tracking rubs. IMO, these are the only rubs worth hunting near. It's a textbook signpost, just inside the edge of a thicket. The cedar tree it's on has fresh shavings at the base, indicating he's hitting this thing every single day and to top it off, it is 6inches in diameter. This is absolutely one of the biggest rubs I've ever found in South Carolina. My stand is 30yds downwind of the signpost rub. God willing, I'll get the buck that is making this sign. He's a mature deer for sure. What his rack looks like will be a surprise. Regardless, I will consider it a blessing to get him, mature deer are always trophies. The track I found was 2 1/4" wide. This is indicatative of a deer that's close to 200lbs on the hoof. Around here, That's a WHOPPER. I'm quite sure that's his track, I found it less than 125yds from his signpost rub. So here are the picts. Would you be a little excited? Come on, would ya? Ya think I am? I consider this opportunity a gift from God. You're darn right I'm pumped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathcoerracin Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! best of luck getting that monster!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerslayer2295 Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! Good luck on scoring on this monster. When you get him, posts some good pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! sounds like a good buck. Good luck. Cant wait to see some pics!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! Wow Leo good luck The signs point to a nice buck. Good luck hope you score on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted October 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! Thanks for the well wishes folks. I'm gonna pray I get him. The reality of it is even red hot sign like that doesn't guarantee a shot at the buck. Been there, done that. It's still ultimately up to our Father in Heaven. You can do everything right but if you don't have faith you'll still strike out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunting_boy Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! Best of luck!! Sounds like a brute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingduckhunter Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! good luck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDAWG Posted October 21, 2006 Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! Good luck with your quest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Re: Chasin a BIGGUN! goodluck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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