Scott Prucha
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Myndi Clements
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8/4/2009 12:00:00 AM
Scott Prucha spends the majority of his hunting time in Iowa pursuing whitetails, however he still returns to Wisconsin when he can to hunt several family and friends farms. Scott’s job as a Director at a Fortune 500 company keeps him on the road a great deal but he works hard to keep his fall schedule free to stay close to home and chase big whitetails. As far as Scott knows his 2010 hit list bucks are all still out there. A buck like No No will be at the top of his list.
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No-No's sheds after the 2010 Season
Scott's 2010 Hit List
"Medusa"
This buck got his name because his early velvet pictures with his multiple flyers looked like a head of snakes. He has been hanging around the farm and hopefully will use one of the secluded food plots while I'm in an overlooking stand.
"Cheech"
There have been a couple deer on the farm the past couple years with these tall genetics. Cheech got his name because he is SO high. There are several great oak ridges that I expect this buck to cruise as the rut approaches.
"Lefty"
This buck was on the watch list last year but needed a year. I was glad when he showed up this summer wider and heavier. He roams a Wisconsin farm that I hunted often last year since it was so close to my home in Wisconsin. Since I'm now living in Iowa the farm will receive very little pressure. Hopefully a pre-rut trip to Wisconsin will catch this buck by surprise as he cruises his home range.
"Chunky"
This buck has been hanging around one of my farms for years. He is an old warrior and huge bodied deer that won’t score high but may get an arrow from the Hoyt if the opportunity presents itself. He even looks like his front knees are riddled with arthritis; he may be stuck on the farm because he can’t jump the fences anymore.
"Zeus"
A big framed 10 point that sure looks impressive. He has posed for plenty of trail cam pictures this year and we were lucky enough to capture some pretty good footage of Zeus in the beans in late August.
"No No buck"
A real camera friendly buck in 2009. He got his name because he was a young deer who was off limits! He had a big 10 pt frame with stickers as a 2 ½ and really jumped in 2010 to a buck that looks to be pushing 160. He could be a giant in another year but he is also a buck that was spotted all over the farm so he does cover some ground.
Scott's 2009 Hit List
As mentioned earlier, Scott will do most of his hunting on his property in Southern Iowa but he will also spend some time in his home state of Wisconsin. Keep checking back to see updates to Scott's 2009 Hit List.
"LEFTY": This is a buck that has been showing up on a small parcel in Wisconsin that Scott hunts. He has been hanging out with two other up and comers. He still has a bit of growing to do this year but has good width and mass. Scott will try to intercept this buck between his bedding area and a huge cornfield just to the east of his hunting location. A morning east wind is all he needs - and an open season. That will be September 12. This buck is called "Lefty" because the split on his left G2.
"TIMEX BUCK": This buck got his name because every time Scott sits and films a particular field in Iowa this buck comes out - like clockwork. He sports a 10-point frame with a cool inside sticker off the main beam and has great brows. Scott is hoping he hangs around and enjoys the cereal grain food plots that will be going into the Timex Buck’s hangout.
"THE BISHOP": This buck has shown up a couple times on the Iowa trail cams. He reminded Scott of a 150” 8-point his friend Kurt Schroeder shot last year (Episode 24) on the same Iowa farm. They called that buck "The Pope". The Pope got his name because of his “Mass”. Get it? Mass? you know as in holding mass. Oh, never mind! This buck does not have quite the same mass as the Pope so he has been named The Bishop. He is, however, another big 8 that will get a close look come season.
"BUCK 75": Another Buck on an Iowa farm Scott hunts. This deer has a 6x5 frame with a split on his left G2 giving him 7 scoreable on the left and a clean 5 on the right. He appears to be a big bodied deer at least 4 ½ years old. Scott has several stands in the area this buck is being seen. Catching him between his bedding area and a big white oak grove is a real possibility in October when the acorns start dropping.
There are several deer Scott has yet to locate from last year that were passed on. A couple of these deer were real up and comers he was anxious to see. He believes they are still around and the cameras and video will continue to run trying to capture these deer. "LEANER" is one of those Bucks Scott was anxious to see this year. Here is a picture of "Leaner" last year. He has not shown up yet this year for the camera.
"WEED-EATER": Here is a buck on an Iowa farms Scott hunts. He showed up on a couple trailcams but didn’t really look too impressive. However, Scott got this footage of him August 18th and Weed-eater looked like a different deer. He got his name because he seemed to prefer the weeds in an unplanted field over the lush clover right next to it. This is another buck that lives next to a secluded foodplot where he might become vulnerable.
Scott harvested this buck during the 2009 season.
