Colleton County yields 12-point in rut

Jason Finley and his monster 12-point buck

James Island resident Jason Finley had been dog driving all day on Saturday, October 6. For a change of pace he and a hunting buddy decided to still hunt that afternoon, and as if it were a matter of fate, Finley harvested the biggest buck of his lifetime after 15 minutes of hunting time! Finley has deer hunted all his life and he knew how to deal with the intangibles such as rutting activity and heavy cover. When he first saw the big buck it was chasing another smaller buck, and thus offered him no shot. When the big buck came back to tend a doe, he was in such thick cover that Finley only had a neck or head shot. Calmly placing the cross hairs of his scope onto the buck's neck - Finley dropped him in his tracks and the celebration is likely still ongoing. What a beautiful Colleton County buck!

To read my feature story about this beautiful 12-point buck click on Colletonian.

Trail Cam of same buck from Sept. 2011

What a buck!! From Colleton County!!

To view past blog entries about quality buck harvests click here.