From our friend Oneil Baillargeon who lives and hunts in central Saskatchewan:
Was fortunate to harvest “Clubroot,” an ancient old buck who’s been living around home for 8 years now. He’s never been much of a buck until this year, going from a 5×4 last year to adding a pile of mass and brow tine length this year.
Not having any other deer on camera that I was convinced were over 5 years old, I decided this was the deer I would be pursuing. Having a couple sightings the days leading up to the season opener, I was in the right place at the right time for the evening of opening day.
Clubroot barely had any teeth left and carried bases measuring 7 2/8″… I was more than happy to hang my tag on this narrow old fella.–Oneil
Way to go man, an 8-year-old buck that has survived the wolves and brutal winters of the wild Canadian North is one of whitetail hunting’s top trophies.
Very cool rack! Would be interested in seeing pics from prior years to see how he changed.
I love that buck, He reminds me of a big narrow buck I called Mr. T. several years back. Mr. T. wouldn’t score anything, but he was unique in that he was super narrow like this buck (but not near as massive). Had a ton of history with him, etc. Congrats Oneil. That is a beauty right there.