Blacktail wetside question

[sirmissalot]

Ive always had better luck the last 5 days of general than the late hunt.

 

I have been tagged out by the end of general season the last 9 years, but I still always try to get out for late buck with a buddy or just to see what I see. I'd much prefer the tail end of general.

[TikkaT3-270Shortmag]

Late buck. Statistics show about 50% of bucks are killed in those 4 days. Last year on first day of late buck we passed up on four different blackies.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Yeah You guys are right too about the last week of the general season...I have killed 8 of my biggest blacktail on Halloween ..THE LAST DAY 

[Ingwe]

last 4 days of regular season is best time

[Atroxus]

Good to know...I am not looking for trophies yet though. I plan on shooting the first legal deer I see. I am mostly after the meat, and experience so that I can teach my son to hunt when he gets a little older and hopefully make it a family tradition we can share as he grows.

[grundy53]

Halloween is my favorite day to hunt Blacktails. If I only got to hunt them for one day a year it would be Halloween.

[deerslyr]

Halloween is my favorite day to hunt Blacktails. If I only got to hunt them for one day a year it would be Halloween.

Me too.
Ive always told people if they want a good BT wait until the last few days of the season and go out on the nastiest piss pourin day, Hike or bike a few miles behind a locked gate, glass the cuts first thing and then still hunt your way through the big timber. If all you want is a legal buck then you should have no problem finding one atroxus. The only problem is staying out the entire day when your soaked from the first 15 minutes. 

[grundy53]

The nastier the weather the better 

[Atroxus]

The nastier the weather the better 

That me be part of my problem. Last 2 years I was only able to get out when the weather was nice.

[deerslyr]

The nastier the weather the better 

That me be part of my problem. Last 2 years I was only able to get out when the weather was nice.

IMO during rifle season its not worth the gas to even go out on blue sky days. Might as well do yard work while the weathers nice. I think the only BT ive ever killed on a sunny day was a doe? Looking back through all my pictures im soaked to the freaking bone with a big smile on my face.

[bobcat]

If I were you I'd go October 27-30. Late season, the rut is over. The last few days of October it's just getting started. You will still have the weekend to hunt for late season if you need it, correct?

[billythekidrock]

the last 4 days of the regular season, especially if it is gonna be cold and nasty, if its gonna be warm and dry then wait for extended 

If I were you I'd go October 27-30. Late season, the rut is over. The last few days of October it's just getting started. You will still have the weekend to hunt for late season if you need it, correct?

I agree 100%

[billythekidrock]

Good to know...I am not looking for trophies yet though. I plan on shooting the first legal deer I see. I am mostly after the meat, and experience so that I can teach my son to hunt when he gets a little older and hopefully make it a family tradition we can share as he grows.

This changes things a bit for me. If you just want to notch a tag then you need to hunt the opener and the first few days of the season.

[jess]

last week of october.. Bucks are lookin for does and are more active than late buck (after the blacktail rut) season.. I have been in on and killed more big bucks this last week of october then i have ever seen during late buck...

[Turner89]

I agree with Grundy.  Around Halloween I always see big bucks rutted up cruising around.  Late buck the swelled necks are usually pretty well gone and the buck settle down a bit, although you still see a few.

Last 4 days of general season. I believe they are the dumbest at that time. I take last week of general season off every year for blacktail.
 I scout pretty hard the month of november also and I feel I see more bucks the last few days of Oct. thru first week of Nov. Then they start chilling out it seems.