My first 4x4 blacktail!! (with pic's now)

[trophyhunt]

It's been a long time coming, but I shot my first 4x4 blackie on the last day of the season for rifle. I have been hunting for 23 years and this is my biggest blackie, I had to pass up and have passed up a lot of nice deer in the past few years trying to nail a wall hanger. This guy may or may not be a wall hanger but I just couldn't pass him up.  I did pass up the biggest two point I've ever seen earlier in the day and a 2x3 that would have also been close to a wall hanger, so with the last 10 minutes of light and seeing this guy with a doe my tag was filled and hunt was over.  It's been an outstanding year for hunting, I posted my biggest elk ever taken and now my best blackie and with my daughters green river buck (posted on the youth board) I can't imagine a better season.  I don't have much of a story but basically, I walked for many miles slowly and watched people drive by all day. To my amuzement some driving by the animals without even noticing them, well as luck would have it the last 10 minutes of light someone drove past me just as I was starting to head back to the truck.  2 minutes after this truck drove past me I noticed this doe standing 10 yards off the side to the road, I watched her for a couple minutes standing still and then this buck just stepped out behind her. That's pretty much it, not too exciting but it worked for me.  Sorry for the terrrible pics, our good camera broke and I didn't have one with me in the field.

[NWBREW]

Congrats trophyhunt. Sounds like your going to need a bigger freezer. 

[rasbo]

thats neat,way to hang to the final hour

[agchawk]

Great lookin' Blackie! CONGRATS!! I'd have him hangin' on the wall, that's for sure.

[cooneyes]

Great buck! Wat to stick it out till the end and hold out for a trophy! I've never killed a 4 point either...that guy would be at the taxi for sure.

[carpsniperg2]

congrats on a great buck.

[patton1]

Great buck!  I love to see one like that right now.  Congrats!

[huntlakewood]

What a way to end the season. Nice buck

[billythekidrock]

Good buck, but hold off on the taxi. You will shoot a bigger one.

[Michelle_Nelson]

Great looking blacktail buck!  Good for you!

[Coastal_native]

Good buck, but hold off on the taxi. You will shoot a bigger one.

Coming from someone who probably has a room full of trophies

Heck...mount em all I say, its only money ...looks like it'll have a pretty cape.  Congrats!  Great buck!

[ser300wsm]

Congrats on a very fine buck. Awesome the way it turned out for you... 

[trophyhunt]

Thanks guys, I'm pretty pumped about the buck. Just not sure about mounting it or not but it's a nice decision to have anyway.

[SkookumHntr]

-Put that buck on the wall! 4pt blacktail are hard to get and that is a nice one! Good job!

[Bearhunter]

Awesome buck, way to hold out, its tough but sometimes it go big or go home empty handed!

[Titan-1]

Congrats, thats a heck of a buck.

[bucklucky]

Heck of a good buck, congrats!!

[400out]

Nice blackie! 

[bobcat]

Thanks guys, I'm pretty pumped about the buck. Just not sure about mounting it or not but it's a nice decision to have anyway.

It ought to be worth a european mount, that's what I'd do. To me the shoulder mounts are too expensive. But that's just me- if I had more money, AND a place to hang them I might think different. Heck the one nice mule deer I got when I had the late Entiat permit, I got a shoulder mount done but only because it was done as a Christmas present to me from my parents, and it's hanging out in my shop. 

[MADMAX]

I second the european, thats what I am doing with mine from this year
150bucks

[grunt11B]

Nice, Congrats on an awesome buck....