Thanks everyone for guessing and playing along. I just returned from hunting this property, didn't cross paths with this 10 pointer, so hopefully we can see him again next year and see how much bigger he gets.
I have never has the experience of pure rut hunting like the last 3 days, every single doe we seen had a buck or two in hot pursuit. It was absolute madness, deer running everywhere. I had dragged a scent drag to my stand, seen 5 different buck/does chases within an hour of getting to the stand, I quickly made a decision to take a big bodied buck running straight down the trail to my stand following my tracks. He looked bigger than he turned out to be, but in the few seconds I had to decide, I took the shot and put him down with my 7WSM. When he was on the dead run, I actually thought it may be the buck from the photos, but it turned out not to be.
Here's the buck I took, not a giant, but a trophy to me. Another great hunt with my father and friends. Dad took a nice 10 pointer as well.
Good first 3 days of season...
Got this Bruiser on camera, biggest buck I have every got on a trailer camera. Nobody seen this guy.
