Kodiak Island Sitka Deer

[kodiak 907]

Stop playing with my emotions! We would like to see some bucks!!! When I saw we, I speak for everyone on huntwa!!!

[Skyvalhunter]

Nice trip. Did your pilot happen to be Roland?

[CNELK]

 Sorry for the delay I had to take care of a few things today. So the day we finally got to the boat the weather was really good. But if you haven't been following the weather at all there was a giant typhoon off shore of the Aleutian islands which would really change the weather for entire trip for the worst! Instead of having cold snowy weather we had extremely rainy weather with high constant winds of 40 to 50 knots! We figured that with the rain fall we were getting it was raining anywhere around 1" per 1 hour all day long!
 All of these photos were taken on the first night on the boat before we got all the bad weather.

[ROCKWHEELER]

Dear pictures stat!

[Sitka_Blacktail]

Did you meet the boat in Alitak bay?

[CNELK]

 On the next day we finally had the chance at a full day to hunt but unfortunately the storm had found its way to us in full force. We reluctantly had to stay confined to the boat. With heavy rain, high winds and low visibility there was little we could have done. Not to mention the questionable ride into the beach for a safe drop off. With all day to look at maps, are group came up with a consensus of where we would all hunt if there was a brake in weather. Which brings me to the next day!
 

 The next morning we got up and are prayers were answered with what we would hope to be a brake in weather for the day. We all got ready for the day and anxiously awaited for daylight to come to get are ride to shore! With what would be are nicest day of are adventure we would make are best of it and that we did! Right away when my wife's uncle and I got dropped off on the beach we worked are way up to the base of one of the mountains, shortly into are trek I spotted a small spike with a doe. After little success finding good bucks we split up and went different directions. I continued my way further inland in hopes of finding a good buck or at least a buck worthy enough to fill one of my two tags I had already purchased. After hiking all day putting on the miles and glassing, I just happened to look below be on the ridge I was on before dropping down and crossing the next. I couldn't believe what I saw before me about 70 yards away! It was a buck that would exceed all my expectations of what I would have hope to have seen on this trip. With the buck standing broadside to me and showing no interest in my presents I took my time to get a steady shot with my bipod and took the shot! He instantly dropped in this tracks and I could finally breathe again! I was truly excited and couldn't wait to put my hands on him. When I worked my way up on him he unfortunately got up and ran his way down into the deep draw in the thick alder! If any of you have ever walked through it all know its not fun at all to do. He had worked his way down to the bottom of the draw and piled up in a river bottom where two rivers turned into one river. Not a very fun place to be when there is big brown bears in the area. So unfortunately I don't have any good field pictures of my buck but here are the few I have!

[DRENALINJUNKIE]

That's a great buck!

[washingtonmuley]

Very nice buck!!

[hunterrcc]

That is a dream hunt for me now after going to Kodiak this September.  I can't wait to go back up onto that mountain and go after those bucks!  It was such a great time just being there and fishing and seeing the wilderness I can't wait to go back up there and do a hunt. 

Awesome buck and thanks for sharing.

[kodiak 907]

That is a dandy 3 point. No cape?

[kodiak 907]

Looks like the warm weather really put a wrench in things. You were able to get an awesome deer under pretty tough hunting conditions. Strong Work!!

[CNELK]

That is a dandy 3 point. No cape?

Yeah I was really sad I put a really big hole in the cape with my .300 in the neck . But my taxidermiest is working on getting me a cape. They are really pretty deer.

[KenPCPilot]

Nice. 

[kodiak 907]

That is a dandy 3 point. No cape?

Yeah I was really sad I put a really big hole in the cape with my .300 in the neck . But my taxidermiest is working on getting me a cape. They are really pretty deer.

If you are not able to get a cape shoot me a pm and I will try to get one of my buddies to send one down. How old would you saw your buck was? Looks like 4-5

[CNELK]

That is a dandy 3 point. No cape?

Yeah I was really sad I put a really big hole in the cape with my .300 in the neck . But my taxidermiest is working on getting me a cape. They are really pretty deer.

If you are not able to get a cape shoot me a pm and I will try to get one of my buddies to send one down. How old would you saw your buck was? Looks like 4-5

Yep that was what I was thinking around 4-5.