blacktail deer pre-rut

[Slaysthefish]

Here on Whidbey they are doing a lot of sparing, big and little.  My trail cam pics have had a bunch of scuffles on it the last 2 days.

[Mallardmasher]

I have stands and cams all over pierce Kitsap and mason counties and then more on the coast, most of the does I am seeing have a single or twins, and they look healthy. And I am seeing a lot. As for the bucks, the pics are coming in, but almost all at night. A nice pressure drop, and I see they moving all day.

[lokidog]

I spoke too quickly, the activity in front of my cameras dropped precipitously over the weekend, both day and night.  I've still got a couple of bucks coming by during daylight though.

[Slaysthefish]

I have been getting over 500 pics a night, this full moon has them totally nocturnal. 

[aman]

I have been getting over 500 pics a night, this full moon has them totally nocturnal.

 Whoa!!!! very cool photo

[slowhand]

 

I have been getting over 500 pics a night, this full moon has them totally nocturnal.

 Whoa!!!! very cool photo

[lokidog]

Those are some pigs, makes the Decatur ones look like puppies.  Both of my cameras had bucks during daylight on Thursday, not the most mature ones around though.

[fishnfur]

The wife showed me a Facebook video tonight of a big bodied BT buck that ran right through the football field, 120 yards plus, right in the middle of a high school game up in Coupeville/Whidbey Is. tonight.  The ref. was running after the thing trying to get it off the field.  I thinks to myself: "Hmmmm, that ain't normal". 

[deerhunter_98520]

I watched a mature buck yesterday run a doe around 

[Slaysthefish]

The wife showed me a Facebook video tonight of a big bodied BT buck that ran right through the football field, 120 yards plus, right in the middle of a high school game up in Coupeville/Whidbey Is. tonight.  The ref. was running after the thing trying to get it off the field.  I thinks to myself: "Hmmmm, that ain't normal".

I was at that game, it was pretty cool because Coupeville was running the ball in at the same time in the same direction the deer was running.

[fishnfur]

Tell us about that animal.  It looked big, way too big for a doe.  I thought it had antlers but the video was so poor I couldn't make out much detail. 

Saw 3 doe, 4 fawns, 3 yearlings and a button buck last night within  a 10 minute period.  Had a yearling walk out onto my deck to raid my apple stash that I brought up north with me just after dark.  It freaked when I threw it an apple.   Sat in my elevated blind for 8 hours today.  Didn't see squat.  Moved to another blind for the evening.    No squat there either.   

[slowhand]

Got to love them Blacktail
Nothing nothing nothing
And then it happens
Or it doesn’t, lol

[fishnfur]

Well it happened this morning.  Two bucks waiting for me in front of my blind at first light.  Killed the wrong one.  Not surprisingly, he was showing absolutely no visible signs of being rutty.  Tarsals/metatarsals were small and didn't stink at all.

[slowhand]

Well it happened this morning.  Two bucks waiting for me in front of my blind at first light.  Killed the wrong one.  Not surprisingly, he was showing absolutely no visible signs of being rutty.  Tarsals/metatarsals were small and didn't stink at all.

Pictures!!!!!

[pd]

Well it happened this morning.  Two bucks waiting for me in front of my blind at first light.  Killed the wrong one.  Not surprisingly, he was showing absolutely no visible signs of being rutty.  Tarsals/metatarsals were small and didn't stink at all.

Nice!