5x5 Blacktail

[3nails]

beautiful buck but thats a 4x4 with eye guards  

yup.

[unluckyjohn]

still cant figure out  why most wont count the eye guards as points in this state? What a real shame he had to go out like that.

[enaz]

When most of us westside hunters think of 5 points, we think of 5 points above the eyeguards. I'm not sure why but it's always been that way. I think maybe because most blacktails I see get shot don't have eyegaurds, and when they do it's a sign of maturity and good genes. Gotta love any blacktail w/ eyegaurds. It's a shame that buck had to go down like that, DAMN WOMEN!

[Ripper]

  In my book a point is a point, I don't get the 4X4 with eye guards. that's like saying it's a 4X4 with 2 extra points!  Back east he'd be a 10 pointer. Oh well to each their own. He is a beautiful animal, too bad he had to go out that way. Tough as nails too! Shot twice, hit by a car, then shot 2 more times! Crickey, what a stud!

[wsucowboy]

beautiful buck but thats a 4x4 with eye guards  

yup.

still a dang nice blacktail, sad to see it go out that way 

[Wild Bill]

I seen him at the back gate (BK gate)....
Then again near the recycling center gate....

Most recently he has been out on military road A BUNCH with two does...... Right on the 90 degree turn at the commercial gate... 

He's not the first McChord buck ive see go on and off....

WB

[madmack76]

that sucks when a nice 4 point gets killed by a car not a hunter nice buck tho

[akirkland]

Hopefully he passed on some of his genes. Where on base was he? I have seen some dandy bucks living on the golf course on McChord.

Hey are you Al Kirk??

He was hit right by the Rail Road Tracks next to the Lemon Car Lot going towards the golf course.

Nope...Im Andy Kirkland.

[Yelm hunter]

I seen him at the back gate (BK gate)....
Then again near the recycling center gate....

Most recently he has been out on military road A BUNCH with two does...... Right on the 90 degree turn at the commercial gate... 

He's not the first McChord buck ive see go on and off....

WB

How do they get through the gate??
Especially when the gate is closed at night  or when there is high volume of traffic. I think I've seen him last year by the back gate (bk) gate as well with 2 other bucks and some does when I was working out there for Aleut...

[Yelm hunter]

In my book a point is a point, I don't get the 4X4 with eye guards. that's like saying it's a 4X4 with 2 extra points!  Back east he'd be a 10 pointer. Oh well to each their own. He is a beautiful animal, too bad he had to go out that way. Tough as nails too! Shot twice, hit by a car, then shot 2 more times! Crickey, what a stud!

Exactly... In my book he is a 10 point!!

5x5 up here to me even though SOME people would only say he is a 4x4!!

[3nails]

 Funny, 30 yrs ago we'd never have this discussion. To the local old-timers that's a 4x4 and always has been.

[Skyvalhunter]

Not an old timer but for me he is a 4 x 4 but to each is own.

[Igottanewknee]

So in a no hunting area, the guy has a bullet wound in the hind quarter and in the neck......Damn poachers!!!! I work at JBLM and get to see a lot of nice deer in the residential areas. I'm sure this guy has never been anywhere close to a spot that someone could legally shoot at him.

[Wild Bill]

So in a no hunting area, the guy has a bullet wound in the hind quarter and in the neck......Damn poachers!!!! I work at JBLM and get to see a lot of nice deer in the residential areas. I'm sure this guy has never been anywhere close to a spot that someone could legally shoot at him.

He was easily in a hunting area....
Walk out the rail gate, cross the road.....
That being said, yes more than likely a less than honest shooter...
WB