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The end of a Legend.....The story of Kreuger

1/5/2013

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In order to get a complete understanding of the story of Kreuger, we must go back to the Wisconsin gun season of 2010.  During 2010 I was after one key buck that had luck earlier in the season when my arrow would strike a sapling directly in front of him.  I had many trail cameras up to capture where this big eight point (known as Santana) was cruising.  During the gun season I had one of my Covert Scouting Cameras overlooking a bedding area with a small quantity of corn.  Everytime I went to look at the pictures I hoped I would get pictures of Santana.  However, a couple new bucks would catch my eye.  Two 2 1/2 year old bucks were making this area there number one hangout area.  One of these bucks would be named Repeat (seen on 2012 hitlist page) and the other would be granted a special name because of his rack looking like that of the horror movie character, Freddy Kreuger.  So that was it, this buck was deemed as Kreuger, and instantly I started thinking about what this buck could become. 

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Well the 2010 season came and went as quickly as the hunting season always does, and once again the season ended which meant that preparation for the next season begins.  The spring and summer started off slowly as I wasnt really getting any pictures of the key bucks or shooter bucks in general.  However, this wouldn't change my pre-season tactics.  I still kept my mineral sites active and the Frigid Forage food plots were flourishing.  Little bucks were the norm for most of the season until the end of July when finally my hopes and dreams were lifted when a buck from the 2010 season would show up and show his impressive ten point rack.  This buck nonetheless was Kreuger.  Once Kreuger showed up on the property, he made the Monstser Raxx mineral sites and Frigid Forage food plots his normal go to places.  I was able to get hundreds of pictures throughout the whole season, but he would never show his face in daylight.  As the season progressed I got a pretty good idea of what he had on top of his head, but was on the edge whether or not I wanted to take this magnificent animal.

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The months kept going by and still no sign of Kreuger in the daylight.  I hunted as hard as ever just to at least get a look at this big boy.  One afternoon on November 5th I would get that opportunity.  However, as sneaky as this future stud was, he eluded me and snuck up through a thorn/briar patch and that was the last I would see of him.  After the rut started come to a close, our Wisconsin gun season opened up.The only thing I could think about was if Kreuger had eluded the "orange army".  Thanksgiving day I thought I had seen the last of Kreguer when a tall racked buck came busting out of the woods.  With no time to think or hesitate, I pulled back the hammer on my T/C Omega and let the Barnes Bullet fly at the big ol' whitetail.  However, when I came up to the buck I would realize that I had not ended the saga of Kreuger.  Instead I had unleashd the jaugernaut at a mature buck we had named "The Ghost" (See his story under the hunting stories link on the news page).

Gun hunting ended, and I was happier than ever, having harvested my biggest whitetail in Wisconsin to date. However, Kreuger was still on my mind, and I wondered if the ten point had made it through the shotgun and muzzleloader seasons.  My cameras were placed over a Frigid Forage turnip plot in hopes that I would get him feeding.  Leaving my cameras out, I headed down to Iowa to film a buddy for Haastyle Hunting.  While sitting there in stand I wondered if the big boy would waltz into the plot.  Upon my return I hurried back and checked my camera.  I was overly excited as to what I saw. 
Kreuger was in the plot everyday and well I even watched through videos as he would slowly come back with both antlers, then one, then none. However, after  countless hours shed hunting I would have nothing to show other than  finding the buck known as Santana dead in a fenceline.

Now with the 2011 season over and Kreuger shedded out on my property.  Once again we were back into "preparation" mode.  The cameras went up, the food plots got planted, and the wait began for the 2012 hunting season to begin.  The summer started off just like 2011 had.  No big shooter bucks were showing their face except for the buck that roamed the woods with Kreuger back in 2010, Repeat.  The summer cruised on and I began to think that all I would be chasing is this small racked four year old whitetail known as Repeat.  There was nothing wrong with chasing a mature animal like this, but all I could think about was if or when Kreuger would pop up on the Covert cameras.
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Well on the morning of July 13th, 2012 Kreuger finally would show himself on one of my Covert cams, and boy did he make a statement with his first picture of the season (seen in picture to right).  He was back, and well as you can see his rack absolutely exploded from the year prior.  Like the previous years Kreuger kept on coming back after his first appearance of the season, but once again all at night.  I can easily say that he had my full attention throughout the season.  All I could think about was getting a chance at this unbelievable Wisconsin whitetail.
The season progressed this way as the calendar kept pushing on.  July....gone, August...gone, September...gone, October....gone.... November... FINALLY HERE!!!!

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The rut was finally here and well, all I can really say is that I was super pumped to see if Kreuger would finally make a mistake.  As the intense rut progressed I never did see Kreuger.  However, one night while up at my girlfriend's, I got a call from my dad.  He had spotted Kreuger while scouting from his gun stand.  Finally a daylight spotting of this big boy.  I hurried up back home. I checked a camera near my main stand that was set up in a big willow tree overlooking a turnip plot.  I climbed up into my stand, but couldnt wait to get home and check the card. So what can a guy do in this situation? I put the card into my video camera and checked out the pictures.  Sure enough I had a daylight photo of Kreuger in my food plot! I couldn't believe it.  I made a commitment to this stand and had a feeling it would be "The One".  However, saturday night would only give me a 2 year old nine point to watch.  The next night however would be a different situation.   I was back in in the willow stand waiting for the action to start.  I wathed multiple bucks chasing doe, but no Kreuger.  Around 4:00 pm I scanned back to a trail leading up to my plot, and sure enough there was the beast standing on other edge of my plot.  I couldn't believe that I could possibly get a shot at this stud buck with my bow!  However, as luck would have it, Kreuger saw a doe across the marsh and walked out of my dreams.

Finally I had a sighting of Kreuger while on stand.  However, between working and other filming obligations for Haastyle Hunting, I wasn't able to hunt Kreuger again until the Wisconsin gun season.  My Covert cameras would end up telling me that Kreuger was making the Monster Magnet Frigid Forage food plot his stomping ground during the rut.  I was torn as I saw picture after picture of Kreuger by this stand in the day light hours.  All I could hope for would be that payback would be served by a 250 grain TEZ Barnes Bullet during the gun season.

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Saturday November 17th, 2012 was opening day for the Wisconsin firearm deer season. Like   all of the years prior I loaded up my T/C Omega with Blackhorn 209 and a deadly 250 gr. TEZ Barnes bullet and headed to my stand. The morning started off to a  great start with seeing five bucks chasing and dogging does. However, not one presented a rack big enough to make me want to cock the hammer back on my   smokepole.

The morning then got very interesting when I heard four shots coming from my neighbor only about 300 yards away. I watched the direction and caught movement. A doe came cruising through an open CRP field and ran up into my hardwoods. I waited for something else to come behind, when all of a sudden, I  seen a big body deer coming out of my marsh. I put up my gun and sure enough it  was my big hitlister "Kreuger". He was zig-zagging like a mad man with his nose  to the ground. All of my mouth grunts and yells couldn't stop the big boy . Off  into my woods he went. 

Once in the woods I could still see his big 11  point rack glistening in the sun and right next to him was HIS doe. I thought  "Oh yeah, keep on lockdown and stay with your girlfriend". I was able to glass  and film the buck all day in my hardwoods with no shot. Around 1 pm he decided  to come back into the CRP for a snack but I could tell he almost sensed that  something was up and with that he went back into the woods. I thought that this  was the last time I was going to see him. I put my head in my hands with frustration.

The day continued and light slowly drifted away. However, within a half hour of last light, deer started piling into the field, both bucks  and does. With only minutes to spare before the first day of season would
end I  watched a yearling doe come out into the corn field, and right behind her  was  "Kreuger". I settled into my T/C and let him walk into my crosshairs at 100  yards.  BOOM SHAKA LAKA!!! The Barnes Bullet went on its way!!!

After the shot he stood  there all rutted up and still trying to tend his doe. So with my nerves making me shake like a leaf, I attempted to reload my muzzleloader.  With powder spilled and the dropping of primers I finally got the gun loaded and shot again at Kreuger. His doe took off and he  followed.  I couldn't even comprehend what had just happened.  I called my dad and we discussed a game plan.  It was decided to let him sit for an hour and then we would go track him.

After thirty minutes the anticipation got the best of me.  I had to get out and look for blood and potentially the best buck of my life.  We drove our Kawasaki Mule out to the spot where I figured Kreuger stood when I shot.  NO BLOOD! I started getting worried that I may have missed.  Not once, but TWICE!  My dad and I searched vigorously for blood but no such luck.  I turned to my last ditch effort, deer trails and body searching.  I wasn't in the woods for more than ten minutes when my flashlight would catch the body of a big deer on the ground.  Attached to this body was none other than a 160inch 11 point rack.  I GOT KREUGER!!!!  I couldn't ask for it to happen any better.  My dad and I together when I find my biggest buck to date, simply awesome.

He is by far my best  buck to date and ends a 3 year quest for him. Still on cloud nine about harvesting this incredible whitetail. I thank God still for letting me follow this buck for three years and ultimately harvesting him.  Also, a big thanks to my sponsors for helping me grow, capture, and harvest this whitetail.  Thanks to my family and friends.  The biggest thanks I have easily goes to my father, Dan Haas.  He stuck with me from season after season following this big whitetail, helping me put out mineral, working on our food plots, and putting game plans together.  GOD IS GREAT!

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Frigid Forage Weekly Update - Week Five

7/23/2012

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In this week's update we look at the plants that had signs of stress from the lack of rain last week, as well as take a closer look at the plants within the food plots. The biggest question, we will finally get into Week 1 of the Hillside Plot? Watch the video below to see the growth and see if the plants have broken ground in the Hillside Plot. Enjoy and make sure to stop by www.frigidforage.com !

Frigid Forage Weekly Update Number Five from Haastyle Hunting on Vimeo.

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FRIGID FORAGE WEEKLY UPDATE - WEEK 4

7/15/2012

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In this week's update, I finally get started on the hillside plot, find an unpleasant sight in the creek plot, get surprised in the pine plot, and bored in the field plot.  Watch below to see what I found in each of my four food plots.

Frigid Forage Weekly Update Number Four from Haastyle Hunting on Vimeo.

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Frigid forage weekly update - week 3

7/10/2012

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Sorry for the delay Haastyle Fans!!! My computer and myself were battling out to get this video uploaded and finally I won and you got yourself the third Frigid Forage Weekly Update. 
In this week’s update I start by thinking that nothing too crazy was happening in my food plots. 
However, as you will find out…I was most definitely wrong! Check out this week’s update to see what I found. 

Also, make sure to check out Frigid Forage at
www.frigidforage.com
Great People and Great Seed Blends!!!

Frigid Forage Weekly Update Number Three from Haastyle Hunting on Vimeo.

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Frigid forage Weekly Update, week # 2

7/1/2012

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In this weeks update, I go through all four of the food plots and discuss what I am seeing from one more week of growth.  With the little bit of rain not too much has happened besides the two food plots that are partially shaded.  Watch the update below and thanks for watching!!!

Frigid Forage Weekly Update - 2nd Week from Haastyle Hunting on Vimeo.

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Frigid Forage Weekly UPdate (weeks 0-3)

6/25/2012

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This week's Frigid Forage Weekly Update focuses on getting everyone up to speed on how my food plots are growing and some of the tips associated with new food plots and food plots that have just begun growing.  Enjoy our first video blog version of the "Frigid Weekly Updates".  Any questions or comments regarding your food plots???  Feel free to contact us, we love to talk food plots or send you in the right direction and make sure to stop by www.frigidforage.com and give them a look.  Great people and great seed blends!!!!

Check out the video update below!!!!

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Welcome Our Two Newest Sponsors.... Barnes Bullets and Frigid Forage!!!!!!!!!!!

1/16/2012

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We would like to take the time to welcome two new sponsors on board for Haastyle Hunting.  The first company is a leader in bullet production and we have used their bullets religiously for the past several years, WELCOME TO TEAM HAASTYLE BARNES BULLETS!!!!  We will be putting your bullets back to work for shortly here, when myself and pro-staffer Kevin Pettit head down to Arizona for Javelina at the end of February.  Check out their great bullets at www.barnesbullets.com

The second company you all know from my "Frigid Weekly Updates".  Welcome Frigid Forage to our team.  We can't wait to get back out and get your seed into our food plots for another outstanding year.  Below is a video of some deer in one of our annual food plots with the Big N Beasty Brassica seed blend.  Make sure to check out this great seed company at www.frigidforage.com.
 
p.s. The camera used to capture this great video was a DLC Covert Extreme TL... Talk about great IR Video!!!!
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Frigid Weekly Update: The Week of August 21st

8/23/2011

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Well we finally find ourselves near the end of August and I must say that the food plots have definitely turned out GREAT!!! This past weekend I wasnt able to get pictures due to camera problems (Sorry).  However, after putting up my new food plot stand setup up I took a walk through the plot and found my first turnips begin to show up. As of Sunday, August 21st the turnips are already approximately the size of golf balls!!!  This weekend I can not wait to see how much a week has done for their size.  So I PROMISE...this week you will get to see how the turnips are doing as well as overall size of my plot.

As for Seth's "Box Stand Plot", the liquid fertilizer that was applied has finally turned his plot around.  The food plot is beginning to fill in and the turnips/brassicas are beginning to get some good size to them.  With only one more month until our bow season opens up here in Wisconsin, its a good thing that his plants started to explode in growth.

Make sure to come to the site this coming weekend to check out the next installment of the "Frigid Weekly Update".  I will not let all of you down this coming week by not posting pictures of our plots. So stay tuned!!!
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Frigid Weekly Update, Week of August 14th

8/15/2011

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After a good weekend of rain, I couldnt be more excited to show you this weeks "Frigid Weekly Update".  The food plot in front of my gun stand has absolutely EXPLODED!!!  Im starting to wonder if Frigid Forage is using ancient seed from the time of dinosaurs, because the height and leaf size is absolutely mind-blowing.

Seth's "Box Stand Plot" has had a rough start but after finding out that the plants could use some much needed fertilizer, Seth did just that.  Now with the fertilizer on the plants and in the ground the growth has finally kicked up a notch.

Check out the current growth down below.

seth's "box stand plot"

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Frigid Weekly Update...Part Two for week of August 7th

8/8/2011

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Here is the second part to this weeks Frigid Weekly Update.  The reason behind the second posting is the previous post was for the 3rd week of growth of my food plot (Zach Haas) and the first week of growth for Seth Gade's food plot.  Here are pictures from this past weekend showing the one month mark of growth for my Big N Beasty Brassica food plot.  The plot is even starting to smell like a garden and im loving it.  Hopefully that strong aroma will bring in one of the great bucks I watched last year (Krueger, Repeat, Santana, etc.). 
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