5H Ranch — Jack County, Texas

Best of the Last 24 Hours

42 of 112 frames had deer or pigs in them, in the day to Sat 12:00 PM. Bigger deer first, then the biggest hog groups. Best shot from each trigger.

Group of feral hogs at the feeder, and more may be outside the frame

The Roster

Bucks grouped by their left and right tine patterns. Hard-antler photos are the standard; Slingshot and Spike have owner-approved exceptions with antler state labeled unclear. Only approved identity matches appear in the named roster; unresolved sightings are shown separately under review.

BACK PROTEINHARDSEP 8 – SEP 26

Derrick

Tall upright tines with short brows. Hard-01 + Hard-02 grouped on John assessment; Hard-03 remains separate.

CLASS: Mature-frame buck
CONFIRMED VISITS: 4
EVIDENCE: Clear hard antlers

4 visits · same camera · both night · different poses — one misreading could repeat

5 confirmed photos →

BACK PROTEINHARDSEP 11 – SEP 13

Lariat

John identifying feature: three tines on the buck’s own LEFT antler. Kept separate from Hard-01/02.

CLASS: Mature-frame buck
CONFIRMED VISITS: 2
EVIDENCE: Clear hard antlers

2 visits · same camera · both night · same pose — one misreading could repeat

2 confirmed photos →

BACK PROTEINANTLER STATE UNCLEARSEP 9 – SEP 13

Slingshot

Small four-point: two forked tips per side. Two sightings confirmed by John; previous Spike photo corrected.

CLASS: Small four-point (2 × 2)
CONFIRMED VISITS: 2
EVIDENCE: Owner-approved exception · antler state unclear

2 visits · same camera · day + night · different poses

2 confirmed photos →

BACK PROTEINANTLER STATE UNCLEARSEP 13

SpikeCANDIDATE · SEEN ONCE

One unbranched antler per side, no forks. Confirmed by John; antler state unclear.

CLASS: Spike (1 × 1)
DOCUMENTED VISITS: 1
EVIDENCE: Owner-approved exception · antler state unclear

1 clear founding photo →

The named roster includes only approved sightings; antler-state exceptions are labeled.

Under review

Possible new bucks from the latest photo review. These are individual sightings, not confirmed separate bucks; some may match names above. They do not count toward the confirmed roster. The orange outline shows which deer we are reviewing.