Lowcountry Big Buck Photos
Posted by lowcountryhunting on May 7, 2008
Check out these unbelievable lowcountry big buck photos that my friend’s wife took this past season. Her name is Gillian, and she is married to Mike Casstevens; he ran Pleasant Hill Plantation for many years and helped grow some of the biggest bucks South Carolina has ever seen. Mike now works for Wise Batten, Inc and helps manage the many properties that they are responsible for. And let me tell you, they are some serious practitioners of quality deer management, and shots like these show their success in helping their clients produce great deer.
Along with the pictures, Gillian also sent along the following short story about them…
Thanks for the compliments! I have to admit that I am not really comfortable in the “outdoors” like Mike and I was a nervous wreck taking those shots. Mike left me in the middle of nowhere in the stand and made me promise not to make any noise. Within 15 minutes the deer started arriving. I actually have several porno shots of the full “rut”……the experience was awesome and I caught the deer fever through the camera, not a gun. Anyway, I have tons more I would love to share with you that I think are great. 
I don’t mind you posting them on your website at all….I am most proud of them and think they are an awesome glimpse of our SC wilderness. As for where they were taken, I am sure Mike would be protective of his honey hole! Give him a call to discuss…..
Well, I don’t need to discuss it with him since I am positive that he wouldn’t want his secret spot given away. Needless to say, it is
somewhere here in the lowcountry! And I am working on getting some of her other photos up… like she says, she has some shots of the full “rut”, and by that she means them actually breeding! How many of you guys have ever seen that here in the lowcountry? Well, you will as soon as I can get part II up.
Gillian proves that you don’t need a gun to enjoy the outdoors and that there is a lot more to “hunting” than just killing. Thanks again Gillian for sending those!
Jeff
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Some great bucks. Would be so hard to only capture them with a camera though and not have a weapon in hand. I guess this time of year though that is the only choice.
Great shots Jillian. I can’t wait for the next set.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Great photos Gillian.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:10 am
Great photos - I like to take a gun and a camera when I go out.
May 7th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Thank you all for the wonderful compliments! I wanted to let you all know these pictures were indeed shot during deer season, actually the first Sunday of November (rut was on). Mike had seen these bucks on 10/26/07 and had decided not to take any. He told me he rather know they were out there than having another trophy on his wall. Mike studies these bucks like no other. Secondly, I am proficient with all weapons and love to shoot, just not animals. Snake, no problem. However, when I have these beautiful creatures in my “sight”, I prefer shooting them with the camera. Jeff, I promise I will work on sending you more shots. We have some great rub line shots which indicate the large bucks in our area which prove that you can produce 200+ pound animals with great antlers. I look forward to sharing more photos with you!
Gillian Casstevens
May 7th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
GOOD JOB MOM AND MIKEY!! I want mom to actually kill one now tha would be pure entertainment!
May 7th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
awesome!!!! nice way to entertain the hunters. lol. but daddy keep a close eye on that hunting spot. lol.
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