Blacktail / Rut .. OMG What a morning !!! R.I.P Big Fella !!!

[BOWHUNTER45]

Go when you can and stick with it ...we are seeing lots of deer but we are working our butts off for it ..lot of area to hunt but all gated  So either you walk or hide a bike ...My buddy road his bike over 14 miles the other day  and ended up killin his buck about 7 miles in ...we called the warden and he let us go retrieve it ...THAT WAS SURPRISING  I am starting to like these guys 

[Kowsrule30]

So far all the sign I'm seeing is nocturnal in my areas... I've only hunted this Friday and Saturday for BT.... Saw two does Sat about 9 am skirting a huge cut.... Tracks all over the cuts and landings... Only a matter of hours old.... Tried to still hunt through some reprob I use to hunt for a few years... About 12'ers now... The still hunting was great.... Noise factor was great for anything within a mile...    Could've had 3 brush pickers though!!!!     

[BOWHUNTER45]

  my buddy calls me lastnight and he wanted to go hunting So I said O.K I will go too ...Well it was a short hunt to say the least ...we head up in the same unit my son killed his buck and as we get to the landing I have to take a leak ...So he walks over to the landing and all I can hear is him mumbling something ...So I start to him and he says there he is JB ..THERE HE IS ...I peak over the landing and standing not more than 20 yrds from where my son killed his deer and there he stands ...We are both excited and as I got the word out TAKE YOOOUR TIIME Booooom he hits the dirt ...We are jumping around like to kids that just got a new car but we knew he was big but not as big as this ...The prettiest Blacktail I have ever layed eyes on as far as the colors in this deer !!! Now I ask him if I can share but he has not called me back yet ...and another thing that was weird about this whole deal I cut 3 different fingers ...One while helping him gut it and 2 others while skinning the dang thing ...I have never cut myself eveeeeer while gutting or skinning any animal ...Was it excitement ??

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Cant wait to see it!!!!!!!

[scout/sniper]

Things are for sure picking up as far as Blacktail hunting goes and next week should be just perfect ...Seems the deer are moving good around mid day and if you do not see many early in the morning I would change your tactics a little .. You definately want to be hunting between 11am and 2pm ..Not saying stay home in the morning or late evening because you never know when you will see deer but from experience and being a hardcore blacktail hunter I would spend more time searching mid day ...Cover alot of ground and try getting above the clearcut that have fire weed in them and glass till your eyes bug out ..I always concentrate on finding old cedar stumps and cedar saw dust piles where the deer will be laying . glassing every one I can see looking for that grey face stirring at me ..Thats why I love Blacktail hunting it takes a good eye and lots of patients 

Here is my buddies buck - shot at 1:30 pm ----Mid day and it will only get better  NICE LITTLE 4X4

This is a good post, I was surprised to see most deer activity this weekend during mid-day.

[D-Rock425]

Well ill be out looking again this afternoon.

[C-Money]

Nice! Bring on the pics!

[Boss .300 winmag]

Your just a big buck tease bowhunter 45. 

[BOWHUNTER45]

O.K They be coming ...I need to to up load them ...Stick around 

[scottfrick]

So excited to see a picture!!!! Awesome job

[DoubleJ]

Apparently I need to remove my GPS tracker from Boneaddicts rig and hook it you Bowhunter45's

[BOWHUNTER45]

These are my cell phone pictures ...I have some dandies once we got home and got a hold of a good camera ... What sooocs about this is whole thing is he just killed one I could be hunting next month  But it is something I will never forget and if you remember in my 1st post how when Ted shot his buck there was another deer that took off when he shot WELL I SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THIS IS THE GUY  at least I believe so !!

[Bigshooter]

That is a huge bt. Luv the mass.

[BOWHUNTER45]

O.K here we go ... in the yard  TELL ME THIS IS NOT ONE HELL OF A BLACKTAIL 

[WSU]

That thing has a huge body!