First off I have reached out to GW already. Still waiting to hear back.
Here is the issue. Last year I had a really neat Freak Buck (3 main beams) coming in daily from July to November. Actually watched him in person a couple times. I did not believe he was legal nor was he mature. I would have put him at 3.5 maybe 4.5 max. Anyway he disappeared just after Thanksgiving and I never got another pic of him.
During that same time I was keeping an eye on deer at the ranch I work for down the road 10 miles. Located in the same County. I watched a 140s 9pt with very distinctive G2s and G3s that curved in on a Tuesday running a doe. Took a couple pics with my phone for proof to show the boss. The land the deer was on is surrounded by family land of my boss except for a 100 acre area. This deer was nowhere near that 100 acre piece. 3 days later I am sitting in the stand at my place and a buddy text me saying my neighbor just killed a big buck next to me. I replied saying I'm in the stand and didn't hear anyone shoot. 30 minutes later he sends me pics of a dead buck. It ended up being the big 9pt that I watched 3 days earlier on a doe at my bosses place. Red flags immediately went up and I started making a couple phone calls. A week of trying to figure out where this deer was killed went and I finally just let it go.
Fast forward to this past Saturday. I was working cattle and had a neighbor call me for some work I needed done that he specializes in. We got onto the subject of hunting and I told him I would like to get to know anyone I am not familiar with that hunts around us. He seemed well management minded based off everything he told me. He starts mentioning a couple people and the guys name that killed the 9pt comes up. I didn't say anything and just let him continue on with his story. Ends up the guy shot the Freak (3 beam) buck on the property just north of mine. For one I really don't think the buck was legal. I have no issue if he decided to shoot it but I now have heard of 2 buck kills by this guy last season and who knows how many more. This same guy killed a 12pt I had on camera 2 seasons ago the last wknd of Muzzleloader supposedly on his home place which is 6 miles from my land. At the time I didn't own the land but my buddy was leasing it and he had pics the day before it was killed at his feeder. Buck must have traveled 6 miles in a 10 hr period for the Mineral block he says he shot it over. He was certain he poached it but there was no way of telling.
So what can be done. GW make a visit and see if he can find both racks? Would the guy just say his wife or kids shot them? Sure is frustrating. My inlaws know the guy very well and have had nothing but negative encounters with him.
I have pics of both bucks. I have contacts of people who stated what he shot last season.
Here is a pic of the Freak and Curved Tines 9pt. I know the pic of 9pt is blurry but if you zoom in you can see the curved tines and weak right side. I have text with details of the buck to my boss that morning well before it was killed that describe him exactly.
Here is the issue. Last year I had a really neat Freak Buck (3 main beams) coming in daily from July to November. Actually watched him in person a couple times. I did not believe he was legal nor was he mature. I would have put him at 3.5 maybe 4.5 max. Anyway he disappeared just after Thanksgiving and I never got another pic of him.
During that same time I was keeping an eye on deer at the ranch I work for down the road 10 miles. Located in the same County. I watched a 140s 9pt with very distinctive G2s and G3s that curved in on a Tuesday running a doe. Took a couple pics with my phone for proof to show the boss. The land the deer was on is surrounded by family land of my boss except for a 100 acre area. This deer was nowhere near that 100 acre piece. 3 days later I am sitting in the stand at my place and a buddy text me saying my neighbor just killed a big buck next to me. I replied saying I'm in the stand and didn't hear anyone shoot. 30 minutes later he sends me pics of a dead buck. It ended up being the big 9pt that I watched 3 days earlier on a doe at my bosses place. Red flags immediately went up and I started making a couple phone calls. A week of trying to figure out where this deer was killed went and I finally just let it go.
Fast forward to this past Saturday. I was working cattle and had a neighbor call me for some work I needed done that he specializes in. We got onto the subject of hunting and I told him I would like to get to know anyone I am not familiar with that hunts around us. He seemed well management minded based off everything he told me. He starts mentioning a couple people and the guys name that killed the 9pt comes up. I didn't say anything and just let him continue on with his story. Ends up the guy shot the Freak (3 beam) buck on the property just north of mine. For one I really don't think the buck was legal. I have no issue if he decided to shoot it but I now have heard of 2 buck kills by this guy last season and who knows how many more. This same guy killed a 12pt I had on camera 2 seasons ago the last wknd of Muzzleloader supposedly on his home place which is 6 miles from my land. At the time I didn't own the land but my buddy was leasing it and he had pics the day before it was killed at his feeder. Buck must have traveled 6 miles in a 10 hr period for the Mineral block he says he shot it over. He was certain he poached it but there was no way of telling.
So what can be done. GW make a visit and see if he can find both racks? Would the guy just say his wife or kids shot them? Sure is frustrating. My inlaws know the guy very well and have had nothing but negative encounters with him.
I have pics of both bucks. I have contacts of people who stated what he shot last season.
Here is a pic of the Freak and Curved Tines 9pt. I know the pic of 9pt is blurry but if you zoom in you can see the curved tines and weak right side. I have text with details of the buck to my boss that morning well before it was killed that describe him exactly.
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