Blacktail?

[Sundance]

thanks

[CP]

$5.00/lb dressed weight

[snowpack]

It would depend on the disposable income available.  If I were Warren Buffet or Bill Gates, I doubt I would even blink at $100K for a blacktail.

[bobcat]

If I had the money for that, I would rather buy my own land to hunt on, where I could establish quality food plots, put up tree stands, blinds, and trail cameras.

If I was going to pay for guided hunts, it would likely be for elk, mule deer, and moose in other states.

[Southpole]

I wouldn't pay anything. I have every opportunity in the world to get a quality blacktail in my neighborhood on my own, but I choose to be lazy and not put the work into it. So on that note, I would feel shameful of myself if I paid someone to find me a great blacktail when I could have done it myself... Did I just expose myself as a really lame hunter or what?

[jackmaster]

If I had the money for that, I would rather buy my own land to hunt on, where I could establish quality food plots, put up tree stands, blinds, and trail cameras.

If I was going to pay for guided hunts, it would likely be for elk, mule deer, and moose in other states.

enough said right there....

[jackmaster]

idk if it makes a differance to you but cali blacktail and washington blacktail are differant critters from each other, those cali blackies have taken on the traits of a mule deer, i might be over bearing here but man there aint nothin like huntn the washington gray ghost, i have killed some damn nice blackies as have alot of my family and not one of us have got a book blackie, and my dad has killed some big-uns to say the least..... find one in washington sundance it will mean alot more to ya 

[nocklehead]

$5.00/lb dressed weight

  Horns look cool, but Im all about pounds of meat....free range wild venison, I would pay 5-10 bucks a pound, Im probably spending $5 a pound in gas, tags, discover pass, and all the bs.....

[Sitka_Blacktail]

Hahahaha ......... Seriously?

I wouldn't pay for a guide or special access for any animal.

If you pay someone for your success, whose success is it really? Yours or theirs?

I'd rather "spend" the time learning from my mistakes. In that area, I've payed a lot of time over the years.

I do like Bobcat's answer tho.

[singleshot12]

Trophy blacktail can't be bought.. they can only be earned

[Paxer]

I was going to get a guide for elk, because this is my first season but decided to just do it myself.  When hunting for subsistence put in the time and effort you will eventually find the animals.

If it was trophy hunting, to be honest i have decided that paying someone is not worth the effort since they can't guarantee a quality animal, and at that point if they can is it really hunting ? it's more hey i shot this big a$$ animal , whoop te doooo 

it's killing me how close opening day is, and all I can do is just focus on hunting.

[Southpole]

Trophy blacktail can't be bought.. they can only be earned

Well said Grasshopper

[Bullkllr]

Trophy blacktail can't be bought.. they can only be earned

 

[Southpole]

I don't want to speak for everyone, but maybe most guys who live amongst blacktail aren't willing to pay for a trophy "local" deer. That just seems weird to me. I could see maybe someone from NY, Australia, etc... 

[lokidog]

I personally would not, however, I know my dad would pay over $2500 for a 125" or bigger blacktail, probably not for a CA one though.  He won't fork out the $450 for one of our island dinks, even though I can guarantee him an animal.