collapse

Advertisement


« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3  All   Go Down

Author Topic: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard  (Read 5805 times)

Offline Tree Farmer

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Tracker
  • **
  • Join Date: Oct 2015
  • Posts: 55
  • Location: La Center Wa
Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« on: October 23, 2020, 11:34:51 AM »
I have a little spot near my house that holds quite a few deer that I like to hunt. Last night I got home from work with about 30 minutes of light remaining. I jumped on my four wheeler, rode into my spot and hiked into the little opening where deer frequently cross. It was almost dark and I was getting ready to leave when a deer came quickly walking into the far end of the opening. He had his nose on the ground and was cruzing. I could see horns naked eye from about 130 yards. It’s only about 50 feet across this opening so by the time I get my gun up he was almost gone. I grunted to try and stop him. He immediately stopped. Did a 180 and tried to identify where the grunt came from. I was able to get one shot through the boiler room with my 20 gauge Remington 870. I live in the Battle Ground Unit firearms restriction. He spun around about three times and hit the ground.

I have trail cam pics from this summer and fall of a great 4x4 that I will include. This was the buck I was looking for. The buck I killed I have not seen nor do I have any pics. Because we have so many does I wonder if the rut brought him into this spot from another area. His neck was swollen, he was cruzing with his nose on the ground, and he stunk to high Heaven.

He had to have weighed 230 lbs. It took my 19 year old daughter, her boyfriend any myself about 3 hours to drag him out. By the time we had him hanging in the shop and cleaned up it was well over midnight. It has been a tough year. My 46 year old wife spent 61 days in the ICU at the begging of the year. We almost lost her. COVID and other things haven't helped. Our Lord works in mysterious ways and is always watching over us. I truly believe this was His work and I shed a tear during my prayer of thanks.
« Last Edit: October 23, 2020, 10:12:33 PM by bobcat »
Logged

Offline Fl0und3rz

  • Forum Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+7)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2010
  • Posts: 51522
  • Location: E. WA
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2020, 11:36:41 AM »
Whoa!  Nice blacktail.  Congrats.  And glad to hear that things are looking up.
Logged

Offline h20hunter

  • Trade Count: (+16)
  • Legend
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jan 2010
  • Posts: 20730
  • Location: Lake Stevens
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2020, 11:37:45 AM »
Stud!
Logged

Offline Boss .300 winmag

  • FLY NAVAL AVIATION
  • Washington For Wildlife
  • Trade Count: (+23)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Oct 2010
  • Posts: 19360
  • Location: Skagit Valley
  • How do you measure trying, you do, or you don’t.
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2020, 11:39:45 AM »
Nicely done.👍
Logged
"Just because I like granola, and I have stretched my arms around a few trees, doesn't mean I'm a tree hugger!
Hi I'm 8156, our leader is Bearpaw.
YOU CANNOT REASON WITH A TIGER WHEN YOUR HEAD IS IN ITS MOUTH! Winston Churchill

Keep Calm And Duc/Ski Doo On!

Offline bornhunter

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2018
  • Posts: 2633
  • Location: Lewis County
  • Groups: NRA, RMEF, Wa Cattlemens Assc, Stevens County Cattlemens Assc
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2020, 11:39:52 AM »
Wow! What a buck. Congrats on that big boy.
Logged

Online trophyhunt

  • Forum Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+11)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Nov 2008
  • Posts: 20093
  • Location: Wetside
  • Groups: Wa Wild Sheep Life Member
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2020, 11:40:13 AM »
You killed a great deer!!!! 
Logged
“In common with”..... not so much!!

Offline Tree Farmer

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Tracker
  • **
  • Join Date: Oct 2015
  • Posts: 55
  • Location: La Center Wa
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2020, 11:40:53 AM »
Thanks. if anyone knows how to rotate the top pic please do so.
Logged

Offline WapitiTalk1

  • Business Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+9)
  • Old Salt
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2011
  • Posts: 8012
  • Location: Wet Side, Rainier, WA
  • Groups: RMEF, NRA, US Army (R)
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2020, 11:41:10 AM »
Pig!  Congrats, really nice BT.
Logged
Darton Archery Maverick II
Traditions Vortek StrikeFire Smoke Pole
Weatherby VG-2 Boomstick
"Poking at a campfire with a stick is one of life's great satisfactions." Patrick F. McManus

Offline OutHouse

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jul 2015
  • Posts: 3339
  • Location: Cowiche WA
  • Department of Foliage, Lifetime Member
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2020, 11:53:10 AM »
 Very nice! Anyone else think that buck's left antler looks like a whitetail antler?
Logged

Offline Tree Farmer

  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Tracker
  • **
  • Join Date: Oct 2015
  • Posts: 55
  • Location: La Center Wa
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2020, 11:56:51 AM »
It sure does. I thought it was kind of strange.
Logged

Offline highside74

  • Political & Covid-19 Topics
  • Trade Count: (+12)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Oct 2009
  • Posts: 5531
  • Location: Eatonville wa
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #10 on: October 23, 2020, 11:58:05 AM »
What in the world? Holy moly!
Logged

Offline Fatherof5

  • Business Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Scout
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2019
  • Posts: 456
  • Location: Island County
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2020, 12:01:09 PM »
Awesome buck! Congratulations!!!!
Logged

Offline jowings22

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Hunter
  • ***
  • Join Date: Oct 2017
  • Posts: 127
  • Location: I'm here
  • Groups: RMEF
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2020, 12:03:45 PM »
 :yike: Congrats on a great buck!
Logged

Offline BLDtraLR

  • BLOODTRAILER or BLDtraLR for short
  • Trade Count: (+16)
  • Longhunter
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2013
  • Posts: 565
  • Location: Auburn, wa
  • }--->$ Mathews V3X Wishin i was on a bloodtrail
  • Groups: Washington ST archery Pope & Young club
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2020, 12:06:29 PM »
 :tup: :tup:
Logged
}---->$  Always on the money with the Mathews DLD/V3X

Offline blackveltbowhunter

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+9)
  • Frontiersman
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2009
  • Posts: 4137
  • BLAM
Re: Blacktail Down and Rutting Hard
« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2020, 12:26:07 PM »
Great deer!! Congrats!
Logged
Pages: [1] 2 3  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 


* Advertisement

Quick Links

* Recent Topics

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2026, SimplePortal