Author Topic: My 6 point blacktail! (Read 14085 times)

saylean · « **on:** October 26, 2007, 10:54:07 AM »

Pysche! Made ya look...so its only a spike.

Here's the story:

After an unsuccesful muley hunt over by twisp (other than my brother and one other guy in our camp taggin out) I was desperate to fill my tag. I had been stating all morning the first legal buck I see I'm shootin it.

So, Jimmy (my bro) and I head to Mt Baker to a honey hole. In the early morning we hike all over getting soaked clean through from the nasty winds, rain, sleet and snow. We saw no deer hiking, although Jimmy heard a bear ripping a stump apart, but couldnt get a shot cause of the fog.

Freezing, we call it quits and head to the truck where coffee awaits, we decided to heat up and road hunt (which is rare for us). As we drive down the road a bear crosses infront of us, but no way to get a shot off...but it was cool. A good sized bear for sure with a big Ole butt.

We continue down the main road and off spurs, we end up seeing (while road hunting) 10 deer, 1 bear and 2 grouse...not all that bad. On the way out, I spot a deer about 90 yards up the road standing in a ditch to the side (turns out, there were 4 does with him off in the woods too). We stop, I spot the horns, double check, take the shot. The deer piles up, didnt move at all. We drive up and drag it about 5 whole feet, throw it in the truck and off we go.

It was an interesting morning for sure with the shortest drag out in the history of drag outs. It has been a good year for me and my bro(s). This year my new 300 WSM has taken out a bear and filled my deer tag, so I am happy. Plenty of meat in the freezer.

Hope you enjoyed the read!
And ya, I know the deer is pathetic looking, but it's legal. I think that is why I have such a big grin in the pic, I was more laughing at myself then anything.
Saylean

kirkl · « **Reply #1 on:** October 26, 2007, 11:14:44 AM »

Nice, ive killed a few of spikes, better than tag soup and they eat good. Cant beat the drag. that beats my 40 drag to the road.

Mike450r · « **Reply #2 on:** October 26, 2007, 11:24:27 AM »

Good meat!!! I too have shot my share of deer just like that. I have passed on at least 6 of them out in vail already this year and the way this weather is going I may just be kicking myself for it.

Vail has so many spikes and deer in general that the gene pool is getting clogged. Some of the weirdest ugliest spike and two point antlers come out of there every year and when aged a lot of the spikes are in the 2-3 year old range. I have gotten some nice deer out of there the last few years and since it is only 15 minutes from home I have a hard time getting my ass out to any other spots for deer. Elk is a different story.

missinmt · « **Reply #3 on:** October 26, 2007, 11:27:48 AM »

Would have taken him, no problem. Good story and pic.

jackelope · « **Reply #4 on:** October 26, 2007, 11:30:50 AM »

I drove my truck to my deer.
through the wheat stubble, dropped the tailgate and threw him in!!
the same for the whitetail doe one of the old guys killed.
this year we had ropes and packboards and 4 wheelers with winches, and the 2 deer we killed we drove to. don't it figure.

boneaddict · « **Reply #5 on:** October 26, 2007, 12:21:40 PM »

Absolutely fine to put some meat in the freeer, besides thats at least a 279 pounder in some camps. Good Job Saylean!

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #6 on:** October 26, 2007, 12:24:56 PM »

A tag punched can be better than tag soup, the short drag out was an added bonus, had you knocked down that bad boy a few miles in, I don't think you would have been the only one laughing though.

Jackelope where is a picture of your buck? Come on, it can't be that small.

saylean · « **Reply #7 on:** October 26, 2007, 12:26:16 PM »

Quote from: boneaddict on October 26, 2007, 12:21:40 PM

Absolutely fine to put some meat in the freeer, besides thats at least a 279 pounder in some worlds. Good Job Saylean!

LOL...he weighed in at 148lbs (first time I used my new scale too!). That was with all the guts in too.

jackelope · « **Reply #8 on:** October 26, 2007, 12:40:46 PM »

Quote

Jackelope where is a picture of your buck?

ridge...kind of a long story.

jae · « **Reply #9 on:** October 26, 2007, 03:40:34 PM »

Congatulations on your buck!

billythekidrock · « **Reply #10 on:** October 26, 2007, 04:53:58 PM »

Great pic and story..

Oh yeah.. Didn't fool me with the 6pt stuff....blacktails don't get that many points.

saylean · « **Reply #11 on:** October 26, 2007, 06:22:54 PM »

Quote from: billythekidrock on October 26, 2007, 04:53:58 PM

Oh yeah.. Didn't fool me with the 6pt stuff....blacktails don't get that many points.

dang..thought i had ya billy...

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #12 on:** October 26, 2007, 07:58:46 PM »

"Discharging a firearm from, across, or along the maintained portion of any public highway, regardless of surface, is prohibited, except for hunters with disabilities in compliance with WAC 232-12-828."

I'm not perfect, but did this cross anyone else's mind?

saylean · « **Reply #13 on:** October 26, 2007, 08:33:54 PM »

"maintained portion of any public highway.." etc...it was a dirt road, private, not maintained, and completely legal. It crossed my mind before I shot and I was well aware of the background (where the bullet would head once it left the deer).

billythekidrock · « **Reply #14 on:** October 27, 2007, 05:36:04 AM »

Quote from: saylean on October 26, 2007, 06:22:54 PM

Quote from: billythekidrock on October 26, 2007, 04:53:58 PM
Oh yeah.. Didn't fool me with the 6pt stuff....blacktails don't get that many points.

dang..thought i had ya billy...

That was my attempt at "dry" humor...

Alchase · « **Reply #15 on:** October 27, 2007, 12:31:41 PM »

Billy, we saw a 8x7 monster blacktail this summer. Had bases like beer cans, he was still in velvet. I was in a state of shock.....while my sons were feeding him bread, LOL. This was up at the huricane ridge lodge parking lot.

boneaddict · « **Reply #16 on:** October 27, 2007, 12:36:12 PM »

Might be the one D-man was trying to take a picture of on his cell phone.

billythekidrock · « **Reply #17 on:** October 27, 2007, 01:11:05 PM »

I was joking...

boneaddict · « **Reply #18 on:** October 27, 2007, 01:19:54 PM »

You have to be careful about that, you'll end up on the same list I am. These blacktails carry alot of clout around here.

boneaddict · « **Reply #19 on:** October 27, 2007, 01:21:09 PM »

heres one.....

Alchase · « **Reply #20 on:** October 27, 2007, 01:44:30 PM »

WOW what a pig, Some of us that have never seen a real pig in the "wild" are easy to mislead, LOL. I use to put any blacktail bigger then a 4x4 into the same category as the Lochness Monster and maybe even BigFoot. But according to the Paraphycologist I have a better chance of actually seeing a Bigfoot, LMAO.

billythekidrock · « **Reply #21 on:** October 27, 2007, 01:59:54 PM »

Quote from: boneaddict on October 27, 2007, 01:19:54 PM

You have to be careful about that, you'll end up on the same list I am. These blacktails carry alot of clout around here.

Really

billythekidrock · « **Reply #22 on:** October 27, 2007, 02:01:23 PM »

Quote from: boneaddict on October 27, 2007, 01:21:09 PM

heres one.....

That is an awsome buck!

Buckblaster · « **Reply #23 on:** October 27, 2007, 04:28:27 PM »

Saylean, that's not a spike, that's just a buck with a set of eye guards. Looks like you are sporting a Tikka there. I shoot a Tikka .300wsm myself. Definitely a good shooting rifle.

Muleyslyr · « **Reply #24 on:** October 27, 2007, 04:36:05 PM »

That's a nice nice buck right there! I just got back from Africa a couple days ago.....they got the same size deer over there.

boneaddict · « **Reply #25 on:** October 27, 2007, 05:31:49 PM »

Congrats on the hunt. Cool picture! That is about the same size as the average blacktail huh?

Happy birthday by the way!

Dman · « **Reply #26 on:** October 27, 2007, 05:43:47 PM »

Happy Bday fellas.....

jackelope · « **Reply #27 on:** October 27, 2007, 09:44:37 PM »

lndshrk taught me a new one the other day and now i'm gonna use it

ROFLMAO

Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
that is good stuff. is that a blacktailed diker?

WDFW Hates ME!!! · « **Reply #28 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:17:18 PM »

I think that is a real life jackalope...

Muleyslyr · « **Reply #29 on:** October 28, 2007, 03:27:23 PM »

Blacktail Steenbuck.

Fun little things to hunt.

Thanks for the BD wishes. Today I'm feeling like it was my BD yesterday.

saylean · « **Reply #30 on:** October 29, 2007, 02:33:48 PM »

Quote from: Buckblaster on October 27, 2007, 04:28:27 PM

Saylean, that's not a spike, that's just a buck with a set of eye guards. Looks like you are sporting a Tikka there. I shoot a Tikka .300wsm myself. Definitely a good shooting rifle.

Ya, I have enjoyed the ole 300 WSM...my first year with it...its been dead on so far.

bucklucky · « **Reply #31 on:** October 29, 2007, 02:40:07 PM »

I got to hold on to the antlers off that double drop forked thingy of a blacktail lockness monster deal at the sportsman show in puyalup last year. Very heavy. I believe they made reproductions of the antlers.

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #32 on:** October 30, 2007, 10:02:40 AM »

Cool and you were able to put him in the glove box to haul him home? lol No congrats on the tasty meat

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