Score of one that got away?

[Nickofthewoods]

This buck gave me the slip multiple times about 12 years ago and I still have nightmares about it. It's hard to tell from my blurry photo but he had 5 on at least one side and massive thirds. This is just for fun, and maybe to help me get the closure I obviously still need.

 

[Hnthrdr]

Tall, wide, deep forks, my blurry score would be absolutely shoot, 190+ so sportsman expo score of like 215

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Agree with above, since he got away, definitely 190+. If you would have shot him, probably shrink to 170.

Could be a fun thread, here's one that gave me the slip last year. Score the big 3.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

That would haunt anyone. Had an absolute monster of a whitetail on cameras last year in Missouri and got a fleeting glimpse of him at last light one night, never to see him again. 50 years of deer hunting and absolutely the biggest buck I've ever seen. It happens.

 

[Hnthrdr]

Agree with above, since he got away, definitely 190+. If you would have shot him, probably shrink to 170.

Could be a fun thread, here's one that gave me the slip last year. Score the big 3.

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Big 3 is soooo cool! Hard to say but he is probably closing on 170 at a 3x which is monsterous for a 3x

 

[Ucsdryder]

Missed a buck a few years back and shot his younger brother about 10 minutes later. Exposed turret got spun the previous day and I didn’t realize it until after I missed and looked down at the gun like what did you do?!!

Younger brother was a 5x7 and big brother had more points and a giant frame. I assume 180” frame, with 14+ points.

I missed the biggest buck of my life and shot the biggest bull of my life in the ass, both the biggest I’ve seen while hunting.

Thank you for this thread so I can remember what a loser I am.

 

[Wheels]

Watched this one for a week prior to season a few years ago, disappeared after a bear ate one of his buddies. Pic is a still from a video so not the best quality.

 

[Matt5266]

When archery hunting with a buddy I slipped down to get a better look of a buck i saw. Buddy stayed back up on the ridge. As I slipped down I had an easy 200+ buck coming right toward me at 50 yards on the game trail below me. He had tons of trash. My buddy stood up and whisled at me to come back cuz he saw other deer on the other side. The buck took off. I almost killed him.

 

[Hnthrdr]

Missed a buck a few years back and shot his younger brother about 10 minutes later. Exposed turret got spun the previous day and I didn’t realize it until after I missed and looked down at the gun like what did you do?!!

Younger brother was a 5x7 and big brother had more points and a giant frame. I assume 180” frame, with 14+ points.

I missed the biggest buck of my life and shot the biggest bull of my life in the ass, both the biggest I’ve seen while hunting.

Thank you for this thread so I can remember what a loser I am.

Similar to this, in 2023, I encountered a MD rut fest, 5-8 bucks just as many does, moving in and out of an opening where I could shoot… well there is a 180 class typical 4x4 crazy deep forks, monster MB. Well I think he is behind a tree about to step out get all settled in. He steps out, blam! I drop him! Oh wait… he he comes trotting out to check the buck I just dumped which was a 140 inch very very crabby 4x4, like 3 inch g-3 and g-4…. Very nice buck but watching the stud stand then and then trot off… emotional roller coaster for sure :/

 

[Turkeygetpwnd38]

Similar to this, in 2023, I encountered a MD rut fest, 5-8 bucks just as many does, moving in and out of an opening where I could shoot… well there is a 180 class typical 4x4 crazy deep forks, monster MB. Well I think he is behind a tree about to step out get all settled in. He steps out, blam! I drop him! Oh wait… he he comes trotting out to check the buck I just dumped which was a 140 inch very very crabby 4x4, like 3 inch g-3 and g-4…. Very nice buck but watching the stud stand then and then trot off… emotional roller coaster for sure :/

One of the most relatable things I've heard Rinella say was about someone complimenting his trophies at his house and he replied, "you should see the wall of shit I shoulda got!" I think about that a lot..

Here's an elk I let slip 2 years ago. Had him in range, in crosshairs for 5+ minutes, was just holding off trying to figure out if I could recover him and poof, he just disappeared. Something that big shouldn't be able to just vanish!