My friend and neighbor growing up Arlen Raber was able to harvest a beautiful old buck about 300 yards behind his house on November 1, 2022.
Here is what he sent me in his own words;
The hunt started for a buck we named "Deceiver" in the 2020 season. 3 seasons later and hundreds of pictures later I was able to encounter the buck for the fist time last night. Boonetown has been a game changer for me. I fed it side by side of a well known competitor and the deer always gravitated to boonetown first. I fed it as a mineral early season and as of late I would dump it over cob corn. The deer including this buck love it!
He said he had to get creative to get him. This is his setup.
![Arlen Raber Setup](http://boonetownminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Arlen-Raber-Setup.jpg)
A local taxidermist estimated the deer to be 7-1/2 to 8-1/2 years old.
The buck in 2020. Actually Feb of 2021.
![Arlen's Buck in Early 2021](http://boonetownminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Arlens-Buck-in-Early-2021.jpg)
Deceiver in 2021.
![Arlen's buck in 2021](http://boonetownminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Arlens-buck-in-2021.jpg)
A few days before he was shot.
![Arlen's buck in 2022](http://boonetownminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Arlens-buck-in-2022.jpg)
![Arlen Raber Buck 4](http://boonetownminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Arlen-Raber-Buck-4-576x1024.jpg)
![Arlen Raber Buck 3](http://boonetownminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Arlen-Raber-Buck-3-1024x576.jpg)
![Arlen Raber Buck 2](http://boonetownminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Arlen-Raber-Buck-2-1024x576.jpg)
![Arlen Raber Buck 1](http://boonetownminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Arlen-Raber-Buck-1-576x1024.jpg)
![Arlen Raber Buck](http://boonetownminerals.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Arlen-Raber-Buck-1024x576.jpg)