Big Blacktails, tips, tricks helpful hints

[Mudball]

After reading and seeing these pic's I may never hunt muley's again. Those that are successful regularly, You guy's are STUDS!  I have 1 nice full velvet buck with my bow from back in 96' but allot of these on here make mine look small. 3 X 4 with 7 sticker eyeguards. It scored 90 7/8 which I thought was huge for mason county. Only a couple small buck and one nice 2 point on the last day of late buck 4 years ago. the weather has not that good for the last couple year's and now that it is I going elk hunting, oh well there is always late buck. I still haven't seen one bigger but after reading this I need to try harder.

So for the rain hunters how do you keep your bino's dry and fog free? I still can't figure that one out. 

like many others have said any BT tail buck is a trophy they are tricky.

[bobcat]

On rainy days I have found that trying to use binoculars is not worth it. I can't keep them from fogging up. Not saying it can't be done I just don't have any luck keeping them dry.

[Dadbear]

Hunt the nasty weather and stay in the woods late! 

[grundy53]

Thanks iceman! I'm happy with him. Trying to get my uncle on one now.

[billythekidrock]

A couple more things that have helped me in the past.

Get rid of the rifle sling.
Them big bucks have a habit of showing up when you least expect them. For about 15 years I very seldom had a sling. Made for tired arms at times, but it helped me notch a few tags.

Iron sites or see through scope mounts.
It is hard to hunt the thick stuff in the rain with all the fir needles and fern pollen in your scope.

Roll or throw rocks.
Sometimes rolling a rock or two down an overgrown cut will get the deer to show themselves. One time I jumped a good deer (judging the track) and followed him into some real nasty brush. I threw a few rocks into the thicket and then backed out to a spot where I could view the area. I killed that 4x4 buck when he tried to hook back around the way he came.  I believe he thought I was coming in after him and he was heading back to where he came. Not a big rack, but he weighed 198 lbs gutted.

Watch every animal.
I have been alerted to bucks by does, birds and yotes. One yote was sitting on a stump looking down at a doe and two point. I missed a large 4x4 because I didn't pay enough attention to a doe. She looked up at me then down into a hole. She rotated/moved her ears back and forth then she left. Right on her tail was a big old buck.

[840dc]

I read this post a week ago and it got me all fired up to get out in the woods. Great advice and great pics. Got this guy sat morning, hes no monster but I am happy with him. Thanks for all the good advice it definitely works!

[billythekidrock]

Nice! Congrats.