The Story of Angry | presented by onX

Growing whitetails has been a focal point of Aaron Sligh’s life for the last two decades, both for himself and hundreds of his clients, friends and family. In July of 2021 Aaron laid eyes on a once-in-a-lifetime buck and began putting a plan in place to create an opportunity. When opener arrived there was no option but to be in the tree every single day until he got his chance.
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[@Iowa_Whitetail]

Thanks for great comments!!! My brother is the one that shot this. 30 years of hunting & never seen a deer like this. Probably never will. Came from nothing & we spent years hunting crowded over hunted land, public & poorly managed. This likely will never happen again in our lifetimes. These comments are great & great to see the passionate hunters that all have the commonality of loving the outdoors & wanting a chance at an older deer. It’s hard ANYWHERE to catch up with a mature buck. Amazing when it comes together. Best wishes to all of you passionate hunters & new hunters!!! This is our favorite “sport” or “activity” & you new hunters!!!…. Stick with it… You found the most peaceful, challenging but rewarding sport that exists!!!

[@vinniemac6076]

I have a question, how do the buck grow drop tines,I never see buck with them?? Nice deer 🦌

[@Iowa_Whitetail]

Genetics + age + nutrition. Add some wild ideas from God & Mother Nature & these cool things happen. :)

[@Tom-sf3rx]

I started to watch this and was surprised to see you Aaron. It’s been several years since we had neighboring property. What a fantastic buck, you and your brothers did always say to let ‘em grow. Congratulations bud.

[@jocohobo1949]

What are the chances? All four guys are named, "Dude." 😁 Seriously though, beautiful buck with an M1 Abrams body. Congrats

[@roberthern3057]

🤣🤣

[@brycewatt2893]

😆

[@biscuitthedog9769]

Perfect comment Dude

[@PallowFarms]

Ya dude

[@bryanroberts]

That buck looked like a bison walking in! He was a tank!! His body was ridiculous.. and the bone of course is insane. Incredible whitetail!!

[@darrencampbell1662]

I thought he saw you for a second. My heart sank. Heck of a good shot. Looked thick in there.

[@CRR8980]

That’s such a cool freaking buck! Being from Oregon we don’t have whitetail that big so seeing that beast is awesome congratulations!

[@dalecain1158]

What a stud buck! Deer like him seldom come into shooting range is a persons lifetime. Congrats on a wonderful video!

[@sparrsoutdoors]

We do our part wish the rest of the state would. Very few guys like it. Though bigger bucks is what they want it makes no sense. Lol. Either way to each their own and all we can do is keep the support of APRS coming in hopes every year more and more people join the party of letting deer grow up

[@kevincaywoood]

Amazing work and story. A ton of work goes into this type of film.. Haters will always hate no matter what! Keep pushing this.

[@dylanbass3196]

This was a prime example for summer to fall feeding patterns as well, with the buck being so visible in velvet.

[@johnfrederikson2002]

wow. Not sure my heart to take seeing him during season. Congratulations.

[@billblomdahl3507]

Awesome story and deer!!!!!

[@WHITETAIL215]

That is a serious buck right there 1 in a million. That thing is a true giant congrats

[@josephstollsteimer1556]

Incredible buck with awesome character congratulations! I’d be happy even with his sheds

[@jerryweatherman7468]

Congratulations on a true world class buck. It's just sad that one can't share video and pics for all the hunters to see.... without having multiple jackasses leave bashing comments on how you killed him and how they are much better hunters. Hate and jealousy is sickening.

[@nonenobody4894]

Anyone can “grow” deer that big in a controlled environment. No deer that big is going to be walking around in broad daylight in October no less! I’ve hunted for 45 years and you’d be lucky to see a mature deer like that once in daylight, let alone on multiple days. You should know that if you’ve done any amount of public land hunting at all!

[@richwilson7619]

I don't hate anybody, but a questionable shot is a questionable shot. I quite archery 20 yrs ago because more bow hunters wound then kill. Especially Elk. If you don't consider the animal then you are just not my kind of hunter. It is what it is.

[@Johnbobon]

I can't believe that deer still walked up like that with all the fidgeting going on up in the tree.

[@jasondiaz7611]

Remember it’s Iowa

[@Johnbobon]

@@jasondiaz7611 I think the buck was just preoccupied with the ladies. Bucks lose their minds that time of year. Let it be a warning to all of us. 😄

[@nonenobody4894]

Because it’s a game farm!

[@willcrain6786]

That's the beauty of calling in a mature buck on low pressure ground. Their focus is entirely on something else

[@baraksinz]

Low pressure hunting is key. Also, things sound and look a lot worse right next to the camera than they do 30 yards away.

[@nonenobody4894]

Love to know what these guys do for a living that they can hunt every day of the season for weeks on end or acquire thousands of acres of land to “grow” deer on! It’s nice but an unrealistic expectation for 90% of us hunters out there!

[@ryanthomas6387]

Sell “trophy” hunts for deer smaller than this at a one time fee of $8500, then do that 15 times a year, then write off everything they spend on “raising deer” as a business while selling crops which they also write off “losses” on from deer “destruction”. I fancy their multimillion dollar operation and their flip phone videos though.

[@milesSTYLZ]

@@ryanthomas6387 Definitely not a flip phone video, but I agree, the cameraman struggled. That's hunting!

[@matthewanderson2538]

99% more like

[@prismwashere]

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[@chickenjoe1003]

always a fucking cry baby. “this is an unrealistic expectation” I know tons of guys who hunt this heavy who actually miss work for months because theyve built their life around their passion. sorry you got some chick knocked up and were forced to get a bum job with no vacation. dont knock a great film because your life is boring. cant believe people dont realize you can do whatever you want with discipline. these guys love deer hunting so they live it. figure it out

[@HuntinHorns]

holy shit what a buck congrats wow insane he put on that much mass in 1 year awesome video too

[@muleskinner485]

Wow, I like the way you helped set the standard for other hunters to achieve ,if they believe in the possibility, i preach this theory to hunters here in Mo.. Thanks for sharing....................

[@KDOGGER11]

Seen a few deer "blow up" from one year to the next and it seems like its when that buck becomes the more dominant in an area. Also, if the year prior and the winter is fairly easy on deer. Seems to coincide but who knows.

[@sparrsoutdoors]

If the whole neighborhood will pass up deer is the only way to continue to grow whitetail. We shoot nice Michigan deer but we can't get anyone to be on board so nice deer to us is different than the next. We get a 3.5 year old were doing well.

[@BowHntr4Life]

Awesome deer. Camera man you're fired.

[@pamelapelech3249]

That was such a great hunt, with success. That is a magnificent buck.

[@jeffpropst1813]

Congratulations on an awesome buck!

[@dannyb.9721]

UNREAL!!! Congrats...

[@usaproud4life]

Amazing Buck!!! Congratulations man! Wow!!!

[@edwardsabo8368]

Awesome buck. Great video.

[@dennismoore4781]

Great deer good job and haters going to hate i enjoyed it

[@thewizard4998]

Where did he wind up shooting it? It looked like he was dang near on top of it when he released the arrow!

[@chasescoville3060]

Its great stories like this have inspired me to start the process of becoming a hunter.

[@andrewmiller7095]

You won’t regret it. That’s how I got started is I got inspired to hunt and went.

[@chasescoville3060]

@@andrewmiller7095 SO excited for my first hunt, hopefully this fall will be the starting point. Dont have much mentorship so might have to wait longer.

[@MochaZilla]

@@chasescoville3060 that was what stopped me.for a long time. I never hunted as a kid cuz my dad just never took time to show me. He wasn't a huge hunter but he did go out once in a while. My first time actually getting out was 2 years ago at 27 yrs old. I love it. Where do you live? Try to find a hunting group or talk to your local gun club to see if you can find someone that will show you the ropes. Also get your hunters safety course outta the way. (Pennsylvania has an online hunters safety thats quick and cheap).

[@richwilson7619]

For horns? A rutted up buck tastes like shit.

[@richwilson7619]

@@MochaZilla you won't find anything like that in PA. Just guessing but there are some pen raised genetics in there. Should have DNA testing before putting in the books.

[@oilvalleyoutdoors]

Awesome deer and some incredible footage!

[@johnguth4534]

An unbelievable buck!!

[@kennethbeard881]

That deer looks prehistoric it's so damn big.

[@wallys7016]

Badass! Congratulations!

[@Last_Chance.]

I wish I had enough land to be able to manage deer and let them grow big

[@briandalrymple2729]

Does anyone know the song name In the into

[@RaisedinAlaska]

Great buck.

[@creekkings]

Amazing buck , but what kind of crack was the camera man on during the shot? Haha

[@jonathanfunnell4167]

BEAUTIFUL BUCK

[@johnguth4534]

Did you find a farm to buy that thing

[@llama833]

Really good video until the camera man botched the footage of the kill. Either the camera was shaking or out of focus. Come on now...

[@TREYGENTRY]

EXACTLY!!! ill wear some first light and get tons of free product to film this awful hahahaha

[@TREYGENTRY]

excuse that. first lite!!.

[@bradbever9256]

Cameraman here! Haha! As a hunter myself, the nerves of a 240” buck at 15 yards definitely had me shaking! I left the clip raw in the film to convey the chaos and nervousness that comes with that moment we hunters know so well. Plus, at the end of the day, it’s about harvesting that buck and not about the camerawork. Hope you enjoyed besides that.

[@HuntsT]

Damn, I'm glad you had better son than the camera guy. Smh. Super awesome buck. Congrats.

[@drewsmith8537]

Is this high fence l?

[@jimmyhodges7328]

Damn nice buck what type of feed are they using to promote antler growth like that and would it work on mule deer I have property in Utah with mule deer on it

[@DIYLoveLife]

Great video. Subscribed!!!

[@sparrsoutdoors]

Wow what a MONSTER

[@clarkansas6590]

Good job

[@vinniemac6076]

IOWA got some big ass buck

[@kristoffbleiziffer7649]

The great one

[@prismwashere]

It would be cool if someone invented a no-kill bola style net thing you could shoot at the antlers with a little gps tag. You would have to be able to get a lot closer and be much more skilled to land a tag like that. Then you could just go find the beautiful antlers without hurting the deer. 🦌 I guess the hunting industry wouldn’t be super keen on that. The deer would though.

[@MochaZilla]

Deer are a source of food and we also need to keep their population under control. If we dont, it will interfere with other animals species causing them to die out. Also, too much population growth can spring up disease over time. Hunting is a good and necessary thing for the whole ecosystem. Not to mention too many deer running in the streets poses a danger to us people driving cars.

[@prismwashere]

@@MochaZilla 😑 listen. We are destroying wild wolf and horse populations to “protect” cattle. How about we let the cows go free and we can just shoot them from our cars?

[@garrettwentz4518]

God damn the camera man fucked that all up

[@thomaskrick9301]

Congrats to everyone involved. 5 year old?

[@arklatexking24]

Monster

[@joshfranklin1894]

Great buck but I would fire the camera guy.

[@PNY15458]

Nice and close....like they should be. So sick of the 40+ yard shots a lot of "professional" hunters take. IMO, if you can't get them under 30, you're not doing it right. Recently watched a video of a 10 year old girl shoot a 6 1/2 year old buck at 60 yards with a crossbow. Inexcusable. Good job and congrats on a tremendous buck!!!

[@garden2tableproduce]

I wonder how miny of the big bucks being taken,now are off of farm deer are they them self are farm deer.Thats purchased then cut loose.And if not out right taken,there genetics are passed to the herd.Makeing bigger deer.

[@jamieleasligh1026]

Entirely wrong, its misinformed hunters that assume this is only possible with a farm deer. Its that small mindedness that prevents "weekend hunters" from every having the opportunity let alone the gumption to produce a farm and a deer like this Naturally. good luck!

[@AbcNW]

Don’t matter how big it is I’ll never shoot a whitetail. There kinda ugly to me I’d shoot a tiny muley tho

[@79TEOG]

Cmon camera guy

[@tylerjenson3741]

Wish I could get away with moving and talking that much 🙄

[@kurtshinn9498]

Beautiful Deer !!!! Great Video until the dude started cussing!! Should of edited that out .

[@fromthepocket601]

W. O. W.

[@MowItWells]

Angry 😡 😡

[@namgreenberet3322]

Terrible camera work. Not worth watching a harvest if it isn't on camera.

[@Mr308inGA]

Sorry but I cannot get too excited over a farmed deer harvest. Sure, it takes a lot of work to create the habitat and monitor deer activity but this hunt is like shooting fish in a barrel compared to Blacktail hunting in the steep and densely wooded hills of southern Oregon . Or my Mule Deer hunt this year which involved a 3 mile hike in the hills of SE Oregon, a 1,000 foot very steep climb, bagged a great buck, dragged him down the 1,000 foot mountain (peak was 7,000'), walked back to my truck to get the buck cart, back to the deer, loaded him and headed back to the truck, back at camp at 9:30pm. Over 9 miles walking/hiking and a couple thousand feet of climbing. That's hunting!

[@ryanhook7505]

Not a deer farm. 100% free range. When he says farm he’s not referring to a high fence deer farm, but instead an actual farm where animals and crops are raised. I’m not too sure what else you would call it? I’m pretty sure onX isn’t going to feature a filmed deer fence hunt.

[@Iowa_Whitetail]

Always has to be “that guy” 😜🤯🤦‍♂️ There’s public land near where this buck was. Multiple landowners. One in a million buck. If u ever shoot the buck of a lifetime - be thankful MOST guys would say “congrats man!”

[@joemartinofficial787]

@@Iowa_Whitetail how old do you think he was Skip? Hell of a deer!! Very inspiring to see! Your content is helping people all over Iowa grow bigger deer. Thanks for putting it all out there!!

[@Iowa_Whitetail]

@@joemartinofficial787 he was 7.5. I shot a mature buck in 2020 & let this one go after I filled my archery buck tag. He was maybe 165” as a 6.5 year old. No one expected this much of a jump. It’s just a freak thing for a deer to do this. Nutrition, health, habitat & a crazy luck of draw allowed the “impossible” to happen. Appreciate the comments & it’s great to see folks passionate about improving land, conservation, managing for “older deer for their area” & loving every bit of it. Thanks and best wishes.

[@ryansanders5977]

Hey Skip just found out about you guys, great stuff - how do you guys compete against outfitters and big name hunters around you ?? Figured those guys would either have everything leased up or bought ….

[@Brian-ee7wb]

To much technology nowadays

[@joshualadner9735]

Dude

[@steveneddy9492]

You need to get someone who knows how to film..

[@crystalview5811]

Ridiculous!

[@llama833]

People need to stop filming bow hunts with a 70-200mm f2.8. Fucking get a 24-105 and just deal with it. Amatures....

[@unclee8936]

Great video. However, I’d love to let my kids watch it but not with all the profanity. Call me old fashioned but just not letting my kids think that’s how your supposed to talk. Off my soap box now…..😂

[@aclawson7807]

Good job "growing big bucks" 👏 these people are such jokes

[@abegraber6504]

You probably think let's go Brandon won the election fare and square

[@aclawson7807]

@Abe Graber I'm all about hunting. These "professional" hunters just get on my nerves is all. They're lucky enough to have land and opportunities. That's all

[@abegraber6504]

Okay don't hate just because you got the short end of the stick in life and are jealous!!!!! Us upper class people have the resources to do our passion, and don't hate just for jealousy

[@aclawson7807]

I'd be upper class also if didn't have to pay taxes, aye Abe

[@abegraber6504]

I meant upper class in how civilized we act...... Don't hate just because you jealous, we live in free country we can all hunt however we want

[@susanshaver912]

Yikes, before I watch this, I have to know, is something going to be killed? I love the woods and wildlife, but prefer things be shot by camera!

[@RichSias]

This is the reason I am totally on board with banning trail cams, you wanna kill something you need to HUNT the animal. I wish I had the ability here in AZ to say I will kill a specific animal in a certain time frame. And no, I’m not hating, just saying farm hunting with cams is not hunting. But to each is own.

[@MochaZilla]

Nothing that trivial should ever be "banned." Thats just ridiculous. Now, im totally on board with a group of people establishing a private entity for prideful trophy hunters who wanna truly hunt, without all the Gucci gear. But let people decide for themselves what they want.

[@abegraber6504]

People like you are joe biden supporters and you probably thought let's go Branden won the election fare and square

[@RichSias]

@@abegraber6504 ha ha, good one Bobby Hill!! Nothing wrong with you and going to La Grunta, just don’t claim you put in the work and got a “trophy”.

[@BigPark51]

One of those purists aren’t ya? Just because you don’t want to utilize trail cams doesn’t mean they should be banned. Same mentality as the people who are anti gun.