Author Topic: Hello, and my 08 buck (Read 9682 times)

dpete · « **on:** February 08, 2009, 12:36:44 PM »

Hi ive been lurking and reading for a while now but my computer was such a POS I didnt really enjoy being on it, also i couldnt post pics. Now I have a new PCso here goes..My 08 season started packed in up high in the Teanaway. I spent a whole week in a wall tent with no luck. My two partners scored decent bucks but I came out empty handed. My plan b was to hunt the late west side hunt so I chose an area to hike behind a closed gate. When I got to the gate in the morning there was only one truck there. I parked took my last drink of coffee and started putting on my pack as I stepped out of my truck in the darkness I looked up and saw a shooting star O.k. I believe in a little luck so I felt pretty good. I spoke with the other hunter asking him where he was headed, he wasnt going as far as me so I decided to go ahead of him. As I hiked in it was slowly getting light. I started glassing about every 20 steps or so. As I approached the clearcut I was heading to I slowed down and crept into the cut glassing about every 5 steps. I saw another hunter on a mtn bike riding the road along the cut. He glassed down in at one point and then left. I decided to continue along the road past where Id seen the other hunter. As I crept along a buck jumped out of the clearcut to my left taking 3 big hops across the road and dissapearing into the other side which was thick reprod. I froze for a few minutes and continued on. As I rounded the bend I came to a spot in the road where two bucks had a massive fight, the road was torn up with hoof prints and antler scrapes. I stopped right there and pulled out the doe urine putting some on a cotton ball and setting it in the branch of a small alder. There was a skid road to my left I decided to slowly creep down. I got about 30 yds down the road and glassed a buck on the hillside to my right when I pulled up my rifle and looked through my scope he was gone. About a half a minute later here comes a doe trucking through the clearcut..I knew what was coming next. As quick as I saw the doe there he was ears out head down nose sticking straight out after the doe. I quickly pulled up and shot as he was moving steadily. Back in the scope all I saw were hooves in the air, I was only about 60 yds away so my 7mm upended him. 162 grain hornadys if you care to know. As I approached him he stunk bad from ruttin, he had battle scars including a small puncture in the nose from fighting. Victory is short when your by yourself and 2 miles from your truck so I quickly got started. Another hunter came by and snapped these photos for me otherwise I would have none. I quarteered him and headed out with two qtrs and the head. Along the way I met a timber company employee working on the road as luck would have it he let me drive in to get the rest of the deer. At the butcher he weighed 130# not bad. -DSP-

rougheye · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2009, 12:40:07 PM »

Thats a Dandy

huntnphool · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2009, 12:41:17 PM »

Welcome to the site. Awesome blacktail, love the mass on it. Great write up too

boneaddict · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2009, 12:43:50 PM »

WELCOME! GREAT first post. Love that mass!

MuleySniper · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2009, 12:46:30 PM »

Welcome to the site. Great buck!

MS

WAPITIHUNTER · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:03:33 PM »

Howdy! Congrats on a Beautiful Blacky.

dpete · « **Reply #6 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:04:27 PM »

Thanks guys, love this site what a wealth of info and topics.

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:13:59 PM »

Nice buck, congrats and way to stay with it!!! Welcome to the site

boneaddict · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2009, 01:45:28 PM »

Quote

Thanks guys, love this site what a wealth of info and topics.

or BS and controversy. Just depends how u look at it. LOL J/K

lazydrifter · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:08:53 PM »

Welcome from another new member. Very nice buck. This is a great site. And it seems to be getting better all the time.

Houndhunter · « **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:14:42 PM »

cool lookin buck

cascademountainhunter · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2009, 02:33:05 PM »

welcome and nice buck

Jackjr · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:17:25 PM »

nice buck

jmkuhlman · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:40:44 PM »

Congrats, thanks for sharing.

beave · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2009, 03:46:38 PM »

great looking buck.

wackmaster · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2009, 04:03:32 PM »

sweet

agchawk · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:13:17 PM »

CONGRATS! Now that's a very nice Blackie!

Birdguy · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:24:00 PM »

Welcome. Great buck. Bet it made the lack of success on the dry side almost worth it.

markts · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2009, 05:29:12 PM »

Thick buck congrats. Markts

blacktail luv · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2009, 06:03:33 PM »

You didn't want a muley anyway, congrats on a beauty of a blackie, and welcome.

RPM · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:36:32 PM »

great story, nice buck

coastalghost · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2009, 08:55:09 PM »

Great blackie...gettin er mounted?

M_ray · « **Reply #22 on:** February 08, 2009, 09:01:28 PM »

Welcome! that's a nice buck ... congrats!

Skinner · « **Reply #23 on:** February 08, 2009, 11:39:39 PM »

Nice BT! Welcome

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2009, 07:51:06 AM »

Welcome! Great write up and buck!

Gobble · « **Reply #25 on:** February 09, 2009, 07:59:19 AM »

Nice Blackie, great mass

elkaholic_74 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 09, 2009, 08:05:21 AM »

Welcome to the site and congrats on that blacktail, beats a muley any day in my opinion.

fc2038 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 09, 2009, 11:09:47 AM »

Nice lookin buck! Thanks for the story

dpete · « **Reply #28 on:** February 09, 2009, 02:59:07 PM »

Quote from: coastalghost on February 08, 2009, 08:55:09 PM

Great blackie...gettin er mounted?

Nope, amongst the adrenalin I didnt even think of caping it out. I like skulls better anyway.

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #29 on:** February 09, 2009, 05:17:32 PM »

Welcome. Great buck!

Dmanmastertracker · « **Reply #30 on:** February 09, 2009, 08:05:49 PM »

Nice unique buck in a tough year, congrats.

TeacherMan · « **Reply #31 on:** February 09, 2009, 08:10:09 PM »

I would love to shoot a blacktail of that quality...

Slider · « **Reply #32 on:** February 09, 2009, 08:32:42 PM »

Nice Buck!!!

bowsandhose · « **Reply #33 on:** February 10, 2009, 01:30:12 PM »

congrats on a nice buck

sportsman002001 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 10, 2009, 01:38:57 PM »

great looking buck. Good job

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