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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #225 on: November 03, 2025, 11:45:21 AM »
25 WA blacktail

Phenomenal frame on this blacktail, congrats! What are your thoughts on his age? Pics can be deceiving but that face makes me think he’s not to his prime yet.

@skagitsteel

I'm nearly 100% certain he's 4.5, so I'd say in his first prime year based on previous bucks I've watched grow.

Thanks for the response. That was my guess looking at him as well. Awesome buck, congrats again!

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #226 on: November 06, 2025, 01:33:35 PM »
I drew a late blacktail “rut tag “ with only a few days to hunt before Montana snd literally not seeing jack up in the snow yesterday I rattled this buck in and didn’t pass him , not huge but a fun hunt

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #227 on: November 06, 2025, 01:41:02 PM »
That's awesome

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #228 on: November 06, 2025, 02:24:45 PM »
Congrats @JakeLand!  Maybe not your biggest but will still taste good.  Good luck in Montana.

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #229 on: November 06, 2025, 02:27:57 PM »
He's got the neck a swelling alright.

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #230 on: November 06, 2025, 03:49:08 PM »
Congratulations on a nice blacktail.  Pretty cool that you rattled him in. Congratulations and good luck in Montana.

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #231 on: November 06, 2025, 04:41:14 PM »
Nice buck!! Congratz!

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #232 on: November 06, 2025, 08:26:35 PM »
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Go hawks

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #233 on: November 06, 2025, 09:29:16 PM »
Good job Kale. Good luck in Montana

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #234 on: November 07, 2025, 05:23:07 PM »

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #235 on: November 10, 2025, 07:57:46 AM »
Kodiak Island Sitka Blacktail. :P  Harvested November 2nd. Now on to late buck since I missed the last week of the regular deer rifle season in WA.
« Last Edit: November 10, 2025, 08:36:02 AM by Pacific Ghost »
Everyone lives off the land.  Some of us simply have more fun doing it.

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #236 on: November 10, 2025, 09:13:33 AM »
Great buck.

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #237 on: November 10, 2025, 03:23:43 PM »
I dont know much about it, but from what I have heard, that looks like a dang good body size for a sitka blacktail. Nice job!

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #238 on: November 10, 2025, 05:33:55 PM »
Wa. 172”
Go hawks

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Re: 2025 deer, let's see em!
« Reply #239 on: November 10, 2025, 05:47:15 PM »
Great kodiak buck Pacific!!!
 

 


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