A 101 Year Old Man

[Chuck Janssen]

Thank you for sharing Barry, Great story of a very cool deer. I just saw my first old buck also. Congrats on a very nice buck also.Nothing better than spending time in the woods. Even when the deer are gone, there is always something going on.

[KellyG]

Boy he was a dandy for sure. Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

[Steve O]

Mike,

Here is your rub photo with Barry's TallTines for reference. Looks to be a favorite over the years.

 

[Steve O]

Photo of the healed up tumor:

 

[Steve O]

And a couple more photos of the "studs"...

 


 

[gordydog]

Hey Barry,  what do you do with your camera when you are ready to shoot?  Do you drop it into a pocket or have it on a string or something....??  Sounds like you are cutting it close from filming to shooting.  I ditch the camera in a pocket way before the shot.  I would like to know your technique.  Big congrats on your awesome buck and great story.  You must prefer big 8's.

[Barry Wensel]

I use one of those little screw-in camera arms. Gene bought a bunch of them if you need one. I basically mount it in the tree next to me. I prefer it on my right side since I can hold my bow in my left and operate the camera with my right. But sometimes, as in this case, the tree configuration demands mounting the arm on my left. I point the camera towards where I think my primary shot will be and zoom it out to wide angle to cover the most area. When I see a deer coming I immediately turn the camera on. If it's a non-shooter I'll just film the deer. If it's a shooter I try to get at least a little footage of him, then swing the camera to where I think the shot will take place. Then I zoom it in to "normal eye" or keep it at wide angle to cover the most area. Filming it all yourself is tough. A separate cameraman will always produce the best footage where he can adapt accordingly as things transpire. But the negative is twice the bulk in the tree, twice the movement, twice the scent, etc. I'm hunting primarily and filming secondarily so I just adapt accordingly as much as I can. If I get it great, if not.. too bad. BW

[centaur]

Love hearing about your multiple whitetail adventures. Hope that old guy (the deer, not you) has another year left in him. He is ancient! And, of course I hope that you have many more years and adventures left.
Has Gene had any good stuff to report yet this year?

[Barry Wensel]

No... Gene needs an appointment with Dr. Phil.  bw

[smoke1953]

Just beautiful and congrats to your buddy on his doe.

[23feetupandhappy]

Originally posted by Barry Wensel:
No... Gene needs an appointment with Dr. Phil.  bw

   

Much like there's a big buck behind every tree in Iowa  

[Quickblood]

Originally posted by Barry Wensel:
No... Gene needs an appointment with Dr. Phil.  bw

Ha!  Maybe if Gene's good, you can take him along with you and help him out.

[Jayrod]

Originally posted by Quickblood:
 

Originally posted by Barry Wensel:
No... Gene needs an appointment with Dr. Phil.  bw

Ha!  Maybe if Gene's good, you can take him along with you and help him out. [/b]

CLASSIC!!!!!    

[vintage-bears]

Love it!
Thanks for sharing him with us.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

GREAT Buck Barry, surprised you didnt let him get one year older lol  

[Sawpilot 75]

Beautiful buck! Thanks for sharing the story and loved the big rub. Congrats.

[LoneWolf73]

Getting to know the "Old Man", now that is being "ONE" with nature!! Good stuff, thanks for sharing.

[TRAP]

Great story, Thanks for sharing it with us UB.  

A couple more great adventures for the Ol Memory Bank!!!!

Daryl

[Burnsie]

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