I found 3 years off of one buck

JakeH · May 18, 2021

So a few weeks ago i found a big year old single 4 point shed, i also found a smaller 4 point horn that i suspected was from the same buck but a couple years older. Today i decided to go and try and match it up, and i did just that and also found another single off of the same deer. I have found 4 sheds off of this buck from 3 different years. It is cool to see the growth from one year to the next. I have put the scores up for those who care and are interested in seeing the growth.

The numbers go in order for all measurements: mb, g1,2,3,4 then mass, 1,2,3,4.

The spread credit was with holding them up how i thought they would set on his head and getting it that way, should be fairly close.

Glassed this one up from a couple hundred yards away.

hornkiller · May 18, 2021

That's awesome Jake!
What region did he come from?

JPblind · May 18, 2021

It's always nice to know you can look forward to a private honeyhole each year.

JakeH · May 18, 2021

JPblind said:
It's always nice to know you can look forward to a private honeyhole each year.

Lol well i wouldn't go that far, his sheds are literally the only ones I've found in there. Didn't find any from this year so he may have died.

antlerradar · May 18, 2021

That is real cool, but how are you getting five circumference measurements on the right form 2019?

JakeH · May 18, 2021

antlerradar said:
That is real cool, but how are you getting five circumference measurements on the right form 2019?

The 5 is off the g-4 measurement of 10.75 it moved it to the bottom line for some reason

antlerradar · May 18, 2021

JakeH said:
The 5 is off the g-4 measurement of 10.75 it moved it to the bottom line for some reason

Stuff happens! Always nice when you are able to find multiple years off of a buck. Found seven from the buck in my avatar. Thanks for putting up the measurements.

BrowningRage · May 18, 2021

Jake, you're looking at it wrong. They're not from the same buck. There are 4 awesome bucks running around out there.! Go get em bro.! ??

Big_R · May 19, 2021

That's awesome, talk about a great find!

JakeH · May 19, 2021

BrowningRage said:
Jake, you're looking at it wrong. They're not from the same buck. There are 4 awesome bucks running around out there.! Go get em bro.! ??

Lol, funny you say that, 3 years ago i found another big 80" single 4 point horn in the same spot (note the shed on the milk crate in first picture), that was the reason i went in this year, i thought for sure i had found another shed off of that deer until i got it home and while very similar it just wasn't a match (several small inconsistencies) i was hoping to match that shed up as well but no luck. So there are potentially 3 more matches to sheds i have found in there, i guess i better make another trip in there. Not alot of deer in there but two big bucks have called it home the last 5 years or so.

SS! · May 21, 2021

Very cool thanks for sharing!

JakeH · May 22, 2021

Update: this story isn't over, after talking to a buddy about the sheds he recalls a set he found close to the same area and he still has them. He brings them over and sure enough its the same buck from 2017, what i figured was his 2017 horn that i have is actually his 2016 set.

Here are all his right sides lined up, with proper dates.

One more with the two left sides we have found.

The next couple photos show the difference between a 160s 3yo and a stud 180s 5yo

Definitely gonna take another trip in to see if i can find his 2020 set or the couple matches I am missing.

Interesting the 4 antlers i have found have all been within about a quarter mile of each other, the set my buddy found was 1.5 miles away.

Fingers crossed i can find some more sheds from this guy.