I've been getting trail camera pictures of this guy over the summer. He finally peeled his velvet.







While it's nice to see big bucks, the meat hunter side of me also likes to see does running around, especially within close range of the blind.




I wish it was gun season already!

That's a nice buck! Great pics, thanks for sharing!

im so jealous right now

I'd shoot the does and let him get some more size to him. He's still a youngster and will be great in a couple years. Good luck!

I would shoot any of them!

gotta get that first handgun kill

Use the time until then to practice and prepare.

Hmmm been a long time since I have seen that many deer in a field...

You got that right. I need to get some venison for the freezer, anyway.

Of course. After next weekend, I'm going to get serious about shooting the revolver. It's kind of taken a back seat to the archery equipment as of late.

Welcome to Tennessee. Now you know why the western half of the state allows 3 does a day all season.

best of luck to you, on your first handgun kill.

Thanks, racksmasher.

Wolf, can you send a map that shows where that stand is located?
Good luck and can't wait to see some pictures and video.

I'm not entirely sure how to do that. I will say, though, that both blinds are fairly close to these cameras. Those does are only about 40 to 50 yards from the one in that field.

Here's that blind I was talking about. It's about 50 yards to the right of that one camera, and situated so that it's within close range of a few deer trails that funnel into the plot.

you going to handgun it opening day? good luck to you.

Of course. And unlike last year, I won't be bringing the rifle along with it.

That's be best way to ensure it's a handgun kill

Well, over a month later and that buck continues to show up. Heck, he was even on three of my four cameras over the course of a day.



















Less than three weeks to go. Hopefully he'll hang around until then. Fingers crossed.

Good luck with your opening day I lived in Tipton Co for awhile

We got a nice one on a trail camera about three weeks ago. Good thing it takes pictures in the dark, he showed up about 11PM.
The day time pictures are of much smaller racks.
Last year we had 18 deer in sight at one time from our sliding glass door. Not a horn in the bunch however. They were working on some new wheat I had planted as a cover crop.

Bob R

Chance, I wish you the best of luck on opening day.....

Thanks, James. He's still got to make it through muzzleloader season before I can have a crack at him.

Our season starts Saturday.Working on a holster tonight . Taking the 6.5 Competitor and the 4 5/8 th .45 Colt and maybe the new 7mm TCU .Will be the Competitor and TCU 's maden voyage, the .45 is a tried and trusted friend. 129 gr Hornadys in 6.5 ,130 gr Speer in 7mm and 250 gr xtp in .45. Wife will be using her 6.5 Swedish Mauser with 140 gr Hornadys.
Hope everyone has a safe and productive season.

I've had my cameras running nonstop during the rut, and I've captured pictures of several bucks, some old, some new.



















That last one isn't that notable, but he managed to sneak up within ten yards of us Sunday morning. He'll be nice in a few years.

The gun season opener is this Saturday. I've got plenty of bucks running around, and my 460 S&W is sighted in perfectly. Can't wait!

Great pictures! Best of luck on opening day. The 460's going to go BOOM!

Good luck, remember to concentrate the last .01 seconds of the trigger pull, that's the section of the hunt that usually kicks my butt!