A few decent Thurston County blacktails

[billythekidrock]

Well I didn't get the outcry that I thought I would.. . This board must be slow.   I was actually joking.

I have shot 3 blacktails that have field dressed at or over 200# and my father has shot a couple more than me. He had one 3x3 that was almost 220 field dressed, it was a toad and came from Thurston Co.

[Dman]

 OK, new guy bonehead question. I tried to upload my nice Thurston '04 blackie with no luck, tried photobucket and directly off PC. Anyone have any pointers?

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[Ray]

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[Dman]

 Thanks

[Dman]

[billythekidrock]

Nice buck.

[Dman]

 Thanks, hardest earned buck I ever shot. Got him 7AM the very last day of late buck in a monsoon after hunting hard for two full weeks that year. He was so intent on this doe, he didn't give a rip about me.

[PolarBear]

Nice buck D-Man!
  He looks alot like the buck that I told ya about last season.  He is still around here and waiting for you!  Let's hope that he puts on an extra point this summer. 

[Dman]

 And I'd still take you up on that one... 

[Dman]

 I saw the post earlier just now on blacktail body size. A very reliable source and family friend of ours for decades harvested a blacktail that field dressed at 238lbs this year in Pierce County. I also have taken a blackie that field dressed at 168lbs myself officially hung on a Hancock scale. If they have a clearcut tucked well away from the crowds, they can reach a decent size.

[billythekidrock]

Dman - I was joking with reference to the weight of blacktails. Some people have never seen one over 150 lbs.

[Dman]

 

 Hear ya on that.

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[Michelle_Nelson]

billythekidrock

For a 14 year old deer mount that thing looks amazing in that picture!   I see mounts 2 and 3 years old with lips pulling, ears cracking, and eye skin pulling out.  From what I can see in that picture the taxidermist that did that deer knew what he or she was doing.

[billythekidrock]

Michelle - Thanks. It only cost me about $175. He did 3 blacktails and 4 black bears for me and my family. He did great work at a great price, then went belly up. Actually he got in some trouble with F&G and then only did exotics, now I am not sure if he even does that.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Yeah, you don't want to get into trouble with F&G.  I keep everything in my shop legal.  Their is no other way to do it.  I don't want to be in violation of anything.  If I am not sure of something I will always call F&G and ask.  It's not worth it.  To bad about him.  From what I can see in the pictures he did good work!