"The Freak" is Down, 18 pts - 4 year Quest

BPowell92

Senior Member
I started getting pictures of this buck in 2014. That year I figured him to be 2.5 years old. He got shot that year by a neighbor and had a big hole in his back which left a big scar for the next few years, making him easy to recognize. The next year (2015) he started putting on kickers and a nice droptine but still wasn't big enough or old enough to shoot. He broke his leg this same year somehow and had a major limp. His leg was permanently broke for the rest of his life and could barely walk, but he somehow survived. 2016 he blew up and put on a ton of trash with just a crazy looking rack, I guess due to the injuries. Then this year he actually went downhill and didn't get as big. If not for the scar and broken leg, he would've been almost unrecognizable due to his rack changes so much. I shot him November 5th but hit him too high in the back and the arrow just didn't go in very far and didn't kill him. Then finally on December 30th I was able to put him down and put an end to the 4 year wait.
 

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XJfire75

Senior Member
Wow! Poor guy had a tough life haha. Congrats!
 

BPowell92

Senior Member
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Da Possum

Campfire Helper
Cool deer! And an awesome name for a deer, bud!
 

Beagler282

“Rabbit Man”
Straight up freak nasty buck right there. Congrats!
 

walkinboss01

Senior Member
That's an awesome deer. Congrats!!! If you have any of the other trail camera pictures please post them so we can see how he changed over the years.
 

mark-7mag

Useless Billy Director of transpotation
Congrats! What county?
 

BPowell92

Senior Member
That's an awesome deer. Congrats!!! If you have any of the other trail camera pictures please post them so we can see how he changed over the years.

I know a lot of people are just going to say it's not the same deer since his rack changed so much this year, but here they are (2014, 15, and 16). He still had the scar on his back when I killed him.
 

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swamp hunter

Senior Member
Dang.!!
I'd be Proud..in fact you couldn't shut me up..
 

walkinboss01

Senior Member
Cool pictures. Thx for sharing
 

bany

Senior Member
Real conversation pc right there! Congrats
 
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