He shot that buck the season before he died. Did a quick score before we left the taxidermist at 148". I hunted all day making small drives for my dad, we went home and he decided to go back out for the last two hours of daylight. I told him if he killed anything to give me a call since he was only hunting right up the street from where we live. My dad was 77 so would need some help if he managed to take a deer. I had just put away my gear for the day and was about to take a shower when my cellphone rang. It was my dad, "I just hit a good one", he said. I replied to hang tight and would be there in 15 minutes. When I got there he was patiently waiting my arrival. He said the buck came to him chasing a doe and disappeared after he shot, only about 40yds away. We walked over to where he shot and found the buck laying dead, it had fallen down a small incline. We were thrilled to say the least. I had gotten trailcam pics of that buck two years previously but none that year. It was a beast. We had one heck of a time loading it in the back of his truck.I sent a tooth in to get aged, turns out the buck was 7 years old.. I'm glad we got the mount back before he passed. Here’s pics I got of it alive two years before
