A bachelor group tonight ... ( more pic's tonight ! )

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:37 pm

I'm willing to wager that wide boy has a 26 inch inside spread.

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:31 pm

Nope ... the wide one is an eight point ... and trust me , judging by the vehicles slowing down on the side road today , these bucks have been seen by a few other's ... but that OK , cause by October 1st , they will be spread out !

The boys picked up a girl friend !

Went back to " The field " again tonight ... saw the bucks cross in the distance ... looked like they had a doe with them , so I took time to relocate and put my self in a place I figured they would feed out to and I settled in .... I just about gave up ... almost 8 pm when they came within 25 yards of me ... the pictures are so so quality as I switched from 800 / 1600 / 3200 ISO to get the frames in low light and hand held ...

The wind wasn't ideal for me but I was hunkered down in the tractor track ... and snapped away ... at 1st I thought they had me pegged ... but they couldn't figure out what I was .... I wish they were that stupid in the fall !

The doe and one smaller buck actually walked towards me ....

But the wind swirled a little and they walked nervously back to the group ..

The doe got antsy and headed off to my right...

The bucks focused on a car out at the side road and I thought I could move slightly since my legs were getting cramped up from squatting ...

Wrong ! as soon as I moved , the small buck caught me ...

The doe bolted back to the group and they were all off in a hurry ...

Switched quickly to 3200 ISO and got 2 more frames ...

They settled down at the next fence line and I watched them walk towards the West until dark set in ...

Can hardly wait to see the wide one , out of velvet !

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:42 pm

Great pics!
You're going to have me counting the days until season opens if you keep it up!

diesel · Post by **diesel** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:45 pm

Those are some great pictures.
thanks

swiftfox · Post by **swiftfox** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:46 pm

R.J. thanks for the wonderful pictures. are you sure you didn't post directions to that field? Hope you have luck getting one of those this year. enjoy the season it goes fast.

deerman · Post by **deerman** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:30 pm

Get those eyes checked flbuckhunter before season opens; he is a great eight pointer

Great pics, hope to see him with his tongue hanging out of his mouth and a rope around his neck later this fall. Good luck!!

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:34 pm

After seeing the second set of pictures I am reducing my estimated inside spread to 22 inches.

Quickshot · Post by **Quickshot** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:51 am

Fantastic pis R.J. thanks for sharing

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:58 am

Thanks all ... Been keeping an eye on the bean field , some low impact scouting from a distance ... have not seen the big boy in two days but did see whitetails flashing in the distance this morning ... got a quick shot of two coyotes cruising the beans ...

Maybe they got the deer moving ...

CH · Post by CH » Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:05 pm

Need to get the coyotes out of there great pics again Rick

Skeeter · Post by **Skeeter** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:04 am

WOW R.J. Those were Fantastic shots!! No mistakes in counting those points, you captured them from EVERY angle!
What was the GPS locate on that??

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:59 am

ones very nice and a good shooter... I'd say maybe 20-21inches outside spread?

regardless, i'd be after him the first day of season;)

onmedic · Post by **onmedic** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:27 pm

that thing has got to have a 20 inside spread!!!