Well this was my first scouting trip of the year and it was a good one! Usually I've put in a lot of time locating/looking over bucks before August rolls around and have a good idea of which ones I am going to pursue (not necessarily kill
).
The Badlands have had a lot of rain this year. The grass is VERY tall and it's more green than I can ever remember it being in August. A lot of nice bucks turned up, especially Saturday morning. Big Fin, I might mention every buck pictured here, but two, were within 1/2 mile of where you killed your buck last December.
I guess they heard you were coming last year and cleared out!
Grizzley was out scouting this weekend as well and we met up Saturday afternoon to look over a couple of areas Khunter and Dinkshooter were hunting last year. Again, were found lots of deer and some nice bucks.
I didn't find any bruisers this trip, though I did get a tip from a rancher/good friend of a REALLY big buck on public land just a few miles south of where I hunt. The rancher has seen this buck three times over the last three weeks, in the same draw, while checking cattle and fixing water tanks. My next scouting trip will be devoted entirely to getting a look at this one.
Frickin' gorgeous morning for scouting!
![IMG_0209.jpg IMG_0209.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8241-1c4e308d1539fd587bc272d341277f28.jpg)
Hiding in the grass
![IMG_0208.jpg IMG_0208.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8240-bba433c1111e24fcad20e7ee44c75924.jpg)
Nice cheater on the driver's side
![IMG_0221.jpg IMG_0221.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8244-be2af44a5a7e7cf4092f7703b031ab0e.jpg)
Same buck broadside
![IMG_0218.jpg IMG_0218.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8243-c7e4a1736458145b2dd57481d964bf3c.jpg)
The next three pics are of this dandy. He bedded with his buddy in a suicide position and would have received an arrow through the lungs if season were open. I hope I find him bedded here the last two weekends of Sept.
![IMG_0231.JPG IMG_0231.JPG](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8248-7dc6bf5f400278baae93e92c8a1af947.jpg)
From the front
![IMG_0232.JPG IMG_0232.JPG](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8249-a16706bd4a7c6c427bd0cf956d0670ab.jpg)
Closer
![IMG_0234.jpg IMG_0234.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8250-70d106eb78141e01d8281c36f90dd991.jpg)
A crazy long browtine on the right.
![IMG_0243.jpg IMG_0243.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8252-bdc8a48f03f2a1c9a3554e3bca849c97.jpg)
A really nice 5x5, but light was fading and the picture quality sufferred
![IMG_0249.jpg IMG_0249.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8253-296896623d6a3f2d172b3a72751cc00f.jpg)
Two other good 5x5's
![IMG_0214.jpg IMG_0214.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8242-202ddbeed54130fbb4a4476434990509.jpg)
![IMG_0225.jpg IMG_0225.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8246-66d9215b28b55584ec8dfc6ac8d05c03.jpg)
Misc. bucks
![IMG_0224.jpg IMG_0224.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8245-750131191c5c5a651be38d6bed33580f.jpg)
![IMG_0237.jpg IMG_0237.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8251-8926eddec477e8822bdfcc34d2deb60b.jpg)
![IMG_0230.jpg IMG_0230.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8247-5daeb10723cd73e75855cae79d7643a5.jpg)
Grizzley walking out and contemplating which buck to let the air out of this year!
![IMG_0252.jpg IMG_0252.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8255-c0cda1f80a4f57e66687295bf7714f1b.jpg)
The end of a VERY good day of scouting!
![IMG_0251.jpg IMG_0251.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8254-b937e4d4b3d2222a87958b183cc5fd23.jpg)
The Badlands have had a lot of rain this year. The grass is VERY tall and it's more green than I can ever remember it being in August. A lot of nice bucks turned up, especially Saturday morning. Big Fin, I might mention every buck pictured here, but two, were within 1/2 mile of where you killed your buck last December.
Grizzley was out scouting this weekend as well and we met up Saturday afternoon to look over a couple of areas Khunter and Dinkshooter were hunting last year. Again, were found lots of deer and some nice bucks.
I didn't find any bruisers this trip, though I did get a tip from a rancher/good friend of a REALLY big buck on public land just a few miles south of where I hunt. The rancher has seen this buck three times over the last three weeks, in the same draw, while checking cattle and fixing water tanks. My next scouting trip will be devoted entirely to getting a look at this one.
Frickin' gorgeous morning for scouting!
![IMG_0209.jpg IMG_0209.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8241-1c4e308d1539fd587bc272d341277f28.jpg)
Hiding in the grass
![IMG_0208.jpg IMG_0208.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8240-bba433c1111e24fcad20e7ee44c75924.jpg)
Nice cheater on the driver's side
![IMG_0221.jpg IMG_0221.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8244-be2af44a5a7e7cf4092f7703b031ab0e.jpg)
Same buck broadside
![IMG_0218.jpg IMG_0218.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8243-c7e4a1736458145b2dd57481d964bf3c.jpg)
The next three pics are of this dandy. He bedded with his buddy in a suicide position and would have received an arrow through the lungs if season were open. I hope I find him bedded here the last two weekends of Sept.
![IMG_0231.JPG IMG_0231.JPG](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8248-7dc6bf5f400278baae93e92c8a1af947.jpg)
From the front
![IMG_0232.JPG IMG_0232.JPG](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8249-a16706bd4a7c6c427bd0cf956d0670ab.jpg)
Closer
![IMG_0234.jpg IMG_0234.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8250-70d106eb78141e01d8281c36f90dd991.jpg)
A crazy long browtine on the right.
![IMG_0243.jpg IMG_0243.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8252-bdc8a48f03f2a1c9a3554e3bca849c97.jpg)
A really nice 5x5, but light was fading and the picture quality sufferred
![IMG_0249.jpg IMG_0249.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8253-296896623d6a3f2d172b3a72751cc00f.jpg)
Two other good 5x5's
![IMG_0214.jpg IMG_0214.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8242-202ddbeed54130fbb4a4476434990509.jpg)
![IMG_0225.jpg IMG_0225.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8246-66d9215b28b55584ec8dfc6ac8d05c03.jpg)
Misc. bucks
![IMG_0224.jpg IMG_0224.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8245-750131191c5c5a651be38d6bed33580f.jpg)
![IMG_0237.jpg IMG_0237.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8251-8926eddec477e8822bdfcc34d2deb60b.jpg)
![IMG_0230.jpg IMG_0230.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8247-5daeb10723cd73e75855cae79d7643a5.jpg)
Grizzley walking out and contemplating which buck to let the air out of this year!
![IMG_0252.jpg IMG_0252.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8255-c0cda1f80a4f57e66687295bf7714f1b.jpg)
The end of a VERY good day of scouting!
![IMG_0251.jpg IMG_0251.jpg](https://www.hunttalk.com/data/attachments/8/8254-b937e4d4b3d2222a87958b183cc5fd23.jpg)
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