Batting Cage Bucks

Alright boys,

If I wasn't there, I would not have believed this. Last night I was
helping my neighbor Steve clear off the pond behind his house to make an
ice rink for the kids. Steve's house is up on a hill and behind his
house there is a wooded tree line before the pond. There is an old
batting cage at the bottom of the hill tucked next to the trees that has
netting to keep the balls in. A few days ago, Steve's wife told Steve
that there was a dead deer tangled in the netting. After clearing the
pond we went over to the cage to check it out. We found a massive
non-typical buck tangled in the net. Check out the curly drop tines in
the photo. As we were cutting this buck out, I was getting poked by
something in the deep snow. I reached down and grabbed the rack of
another huge 10-point buck that also became tangled in the netting and
died at the same time! I am guessing they had been there for a week or
so. They probably were walking along the trail together at night and
bumped into the black netting and panicked. I am sure they thrashed and
tried to run, but in doing so became even more locked in thus sealing
their fate. They were so entangled that it took 20 minutes each to cut
them free. The coyotes got the hindquarters of the typical 10-pointer
but both bucks are in good enough shape that Steve is going to have both
bucks mounted. I am guessing both of the bucks were 6-year olds and
probably 200+ pounds each - we dragged both of them 200 yards in
knee-deep snow. I will forward the pictures of the other buck once I get
them. Unbelievable!!

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zman said:

i like his natural cooler..lol

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