Bucks in Rut!

The Bucks are rutting and with that several nice deer have been taken the first weekend of MN Rifle Opener.  The biggest I've seen is rumored to have been shot by a youngster name Dylan Beach!  Below are a few trail Camera pictures that have been floating around and some have been referring to him as the "Cornstalk" Buck for his massive brow tines!  Also below is Dylan and his brute of a buck!  Congrats Dylan!



Dylan Beach and His Opening Day Buck

Trail Camera Pictures of the "Cornstalk" Buck!

 

It appears that the bucks right brow tine broke 3-4" off while fighting other bucks sometime between the 9th of October and November 3

 

 

 

My hunting party (Kantack Cattle Co.) also had some opening day success!  With 5 guys in the stands we were able to harvest 3 nice bucks.  The nicest of which was shot by Dave Rud (my father AKA Old Guy) around 5 pm.  Without having left his stand all day, Dave was rewarded with this typical 10 point buck.  Congrats Dad!

 

Dave Rud with his 10 point Buck

 

Dave was the only Rud to put a deer on the ground.  I was able to shoot a mature 8 pointer around 9:00 AM.  After being field dressed, the deer weighed in at 225 lbs... one of the biggest we have taken off our land.

 

Ted Rud's Bucks (weighed 225 lbs)

Rud Bucks hanging side by side







Trail Camera Picture courtesy of Brady Winter. 
Which Rud buck do you think it is?

 

Last but not least, Randy Windels (member of Kantack) also took a nice 8 point buck.  Pictured below in the trail camera photo is Randy's Buck.  The deers left main beam is now broken off after the G3.  Bucks be fightin!

 

 

 

 

Mark Simpson was also able to score on a nice Rifle Buck.  Pictured below is Mark with his Buck.

 

Mark Simpson and his buck

 

The rifle hunters weren't the only ones to score big antlers in the past week.  Todd Paavola was able to arrow this three beamed buck on the Thursday morning before Opener.  The buck green-grossed 203".  The deers right antler has a second main beam coming out of the base.  I couldn't even get my fingers all the way around it!  Talk about a base ball bat! 

 

It is also believed that deer who have previously injured one of their hind quarters or legs will reflect that injury with abnormal growth in the bucks opposite antler.  Sure enough, it appeared that Todd's buck has sometime broken his back left leg.

 

 

Todd Paavola with his bow buck that grossed 203"

Another angle of Todd's Buck.  Congrats Todd!

 

 

In addition to Todd's archery buck, the Mursu boys were able to shoot two nice bucks by bow in the week prior to Rifle Opener.



Jeremy Mursu (left) and Trent Mursu (right) with their bow bucks

Trent Mursu's buck

Jeremy Mursu with his buck