After passing this buck in 2025, Devon named him "Traveler" due to the bucks habit of covering a huge range around Devon's property. (Photo courtesy of Devon Carlson.)
October 02, 2026
By Clifford Neames
“I passed the buck I called Traveler several times last year”, Devon Carlson says. “He was an 8-point, maybe 130 inches, and I was looking for something bigger.”
The South Dakota buck had acquired his name because Devon had a pic of him in his yard one night, then spotted him out in a field three miles away early the next morning.
Over the summer of 2026, Traveler began showing some serious growth. He added major mass and over 20 inches of abnormal points, which took away his immunity. Devon was going to kill him if he could!
His trail cams were monitoring the area where Traveler hung out, so Devon was getting pics when he was out west for...
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