460 quality Permit success... Big BT forkie down!!

[Jharristealth]

Hunted hard for the past 3 days in 460 trying to fill my quality permit i drew this year. Saw 7 deer Saturday but only one buck on the run. Returned Sunday with the aid of my bud (wingsandwilds) and were chasing them all day long. Around 2:00 we got on some fresh buck tracks  just as the rain began to really come down. We came to a clearing we know has held plenty of deer in the past figuring the buck may be feeding in there. I moved through the timber line glassing the cut, not seeing anything. Just as I was about to head  back out towards the road I got a hunch I needed to move in about 10 more yards closer to the cut.  I moved in and when I threw up my binos for one last look I saw this big forkie staring right at me in the reprod at about 110 yards or so. Did not have a good rest and was shivering soaked from the rain while trying to scramble to get a shot before he jumped ship. Leaned against a tree, let out a breath and let one rip.... NO MOVEMENT!!!  I Missed.  Chambered another round and fired again...No movement again. At this point Im dumbfounded, I chamber my final round and let her rip. Buck Jumps about 4 ft in the air twirling his head and lands on his side and expires instantly.  So as we recover and dress the deer we realize I hit him twice. Locate the heart, 2 entry and exit wounds, sucker took 2 out of the 3 shots to the pump room before dropping.  One tough Buck    Im pretty happy to fill my quality tag with this forkie, he has a nice little crab claw nice eyegards, and is tall. Prob gonna get a euro mount done on him. Want to give a special thanks to wingsandwilds for all the help getting on this guy yesterday and getting him out of the woods, could not have done it without you bud!

[jason4429]

That's a dandy forked horn congrats

[coastie hunter]

  Wow thats a nice forky

[400out]

  good job

[Forrestrover.02]

Nice looking buck!

[erk444]

Beautiful buck Is the one in your avatar a blacktail too!?

[blackveltbowhunter]

Ripper buck! Congratz!!

[Jharristealth]

Beautiful buck Is the one in your avatar a blacktail too!?

Thanks. Avatar buck was 4pt BT  taken out of 460 in 2010.

[Deepinthetrees]

Nice work!  I love big 2's. 

Wow, that's a beauty!^^^^^^

[jrebel]

Great deer.  I love blacktails, even though I have never killed one myself.

[erk444]

Beautiful buck Is the one in your avatar a blacktail too!?

Thanks. Avatar buck was 4pt BT  taken out of 460 in 2010.

Holy crap dude great deer!

[cem3434]

Congrats on a nice 2 point blackie!

[RB]

Nice Buck! 

[deerslyr]

I would hang a quality permit on that blacktail any day

[FLIZZ]

That's one hell of a 2pt, my good sir.

[MLBowhunting]

Great buck

[westsideoutdoorsman]

 

[wingsandwilds]

Great Blackie!  That was a great time.  Thanks for having me along.  Now we have to get Rick out for Elk! 

[jackelope]

Congrats, that's a good one 

[coachcw]

nice forky congrats

[wackum]

Great Buck 

[stickbuck]

Dandy buck. Congrats on filling your tag with a beauty!

[Blacktail Sniper]

Nice bucks!!   Curious what you were shooting for the forky to not react to being hit?

[Jharristealth]

Nice bucks!!   Curious what you were shooting for the forky to not react to being hit?

22 LR... JK . Federal power shok 180 grain soft points in 300 win mag. Figured they should have blown up the pumper upon inpact. 

[C-Money]

Congrats on a big forky!

[doyourtime89]

Great lookin BT!!!