Sneaky Blacktail

[MarkyMark]

This critter was barely a foot into the brush and you can barely see a leg. Sneaky...

[REHJWA]

The ghost.

[Watimberghost]

How many times have we hunted these green jungles of western Washington and came up empty handed and said, "well, there's no deer in there"... Riiiiiiiight...

[MarkyMark]

I watched this bugger cross the road by my house. Literally less than a foot into the brush.

[hardrichard]

There's no doubt why they can only estimate how many black tail's there are on this side there here and then there not nice pic

[grundy53]

How many times have we hunted these green jungles of western Washington and came up empty handed and said, "well, there's no deer in there"... Riiiiiiiight...

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[headshot5]

This critter was barely a foot into the brush and you can barely see a leg. Sneaky...

Actually it is 3 feet into the brush... Literally.   

[jackmaster]

GRAY GHOST, when you hunt them buggers, you never look for the whole deer, you look for pieces, an eye, tip of an ear, a shiny little nose, a flick of a tail.... aint nothin better than the wiley gray ghost 

[RadSav]

I remember hunting a clearcut with an old girlfriend.  As I was dropping my binoculars I saw a small blacktail buck clear as day out of my peripheral vision.  I grabbed the gfriend and had her get ready.  She asks, "Where is it!"  In which I respond, "I'm not really sure, but he's right over here!" The both of us glassed and looked for ten minutes without seeing anything.  I was beginning to believe I was having another one of the 'Messed In The Head' moments   About the time we relax he bounds off into the brush.  He had been within 40 yards of us in plain view and was completely camouflaged.  They are amazing little critters!

[MLBowhunting]

Yep we always under estimate their sneakyness

[singleshot12]

Sneaky is an understatement.. more like inter-dimensional.  One of the main things that fueled my blacktail persuit as a kid was seeing tracks but never seeing the animal. It took a few years to eventually find one while tracking,after that it was game on! Blacktail seem to only show themselves after hard earned blood and sweat. More bucks were shot on the last day,last hour being so tired and discouraged I couldn't take another step.

[Beardo]

 I watched a group of 3 for about 20 mins. Came within 5 yards. I will try and upload the pic.

[Beardo]

For some reason the pic is sideways. But there's a deer in there.

[MarkyMark]

Man that's a sneaky one as well.

[Screaminreelz]

I've hunted BT's my whole life. When I got started dad always taught me to look for ears or flickering of ears cause chances are you'll never see anything else. It's crazy how quiet they can be walking right in front of you.