I was very concerned about hunting this past weekend due to the fact it was during the full moon phase. So I was pleasantly surprised by how many deer I saw moving, mostly during the morning hours. One thing I learned was that a trail camera photo of a buck can be misleading and distorted. I have written about the buck we call No Brow Jr. a few times. I thought this deer was a 200 pound, 130″+ point shooter. I saw him live this past hunt and got some good video of him, as shown below. I did not realize it was him till later when I was replaying the video. I scored him about 115″ and about 170 pounds. I realized that he has a small frame and that threw off the photos in estimating his antler size.
As I watched this buck, I decided not to shoot him due to his size. He was not as big as he looked on the trail camera photos. I have shot bigger and he would be a trophy to another member, so I decided not to shoot him. I will keep looking for a bigger one… 911 or a maybe a rematch with Crab 10.