2010 Dewatto Buck

[True Sportsman]

This is my second post, so bear with me...
I had just gotten laid off from work, and my birthday was on October 28th, so I decided to go hunting. I hiked in past a locked gate to an area I wanted to rattle. I set up on the edge of a clearcut near a 10acre island of timber. Second setup and I caught a small forken horn sneaking away. I let him go and kept moving. I decided to get on an old road grade that led through the island of timber. I moved too fast through the timber and blew a deer off the grade (it was probably a monster buck). I kept sneaking through the timber and decided to hunt my way back to the truck.
On the way out, I came back to a huge clearcut, close to the main road. I immediately noticed a bunch of really fresh rubs. I decided to walk out a spur in the middle of the clearcut. As I reached the end of the spur this buck gets up and starts hauling ass to try and make it to the nearest tree line. I saw he was a good buck, so I layed down and rested my rifle on a piece of firewood. I missed him on the first shot and hit him on the second. About a 150 yard shot on the run. I hit him in the back left leg and the bullet went all the way through him and out the front right shoulder. He still managed to run/crawl another 75 yards away with 2 shattered legs.
He was bedded with a doe and a small spike. The coolest part of the day was when I was boning him out. I was about 150 yards from the edge of the timber, in the middle of a clearcut. I hear some sticks breaking, and I look towards the treeline. I see a couple deer staring at me. I think to myself "that cant be a buck". I dig out my binoculars from my pack and glass them and it was a doe being chased by a pretty nice forken horn.
Pretty cool, seen 4 bucks that morning. I hope attaching the pics works...
And I notched and attached my tag after pics...

[True Sportsman]

Im surprised that post worked! I forgot to add, the buck was 15" wide and 12.5" tall and pretty heavy. I hope you gus like it...

[Boss .300 winmag]

Theres some good eating, better than work any day. Congrats

[washelkhntr]

Very nice. Congrats!

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats on your buck. We always love to see pictures. Welcome the site.

[agchawk]

Nice buck! CONGRATS

[Drifterat]

Nice buck!

[bigelk1030]

Awesome buck, congrats!

[Lightning_Rider]

nice blacktail, congrat!

[Bigshooter]

Nice buck.  I like the color of his horns and his mass.

[Birdguy]

Any blacktail is a good buck. Nice work and welcome to the site.

[NWBREW]

Nice buck and welcome to the site T.S..

[boneaddict]

WELCOME!

[bobcat]

Very nice buck. Thanks for posting the story.

   

a pretty nice forken horn

From the quote above, I take it you're from Oregon?

[True Sportsman]

No. My hunting partner is from Oregon, and this is what he calls them. I guess it wore off on me.

[bobcat]

No. My hunting partner is from Oregon, and this is what he calls them. I guess it wore off on me.

That's funny, just cracks me up every time I hear that (or read it.)  


Did you ever ask him where they came up with that term?   

[True Sportsman]

No, I never asked. It funny, everybody has a different way of calling it. 2pt, forked horn, forken horn, etc. I just got used to him saying forken horn so much, it became normal to me.

[ser300wsm]

Very nice, congrats to you... 

[willhnt4food]

Well done, reminds me of growing up on the Wet Side...

[markts]

Congrats on a nice buck and welcome

[Wea300mag]

Sweet blacktail, congrats and welcome.

[HuntingFanatic]

Nice buck! Thanks for the pics! I share the same Birthdate! Welcome to the site!

[Alan K]

Heck of a buck! 

[elkslare]

Nice looking buck congrats, and welcome to the site

[DOUBLELUNG]

What a classy introduction.  Welcome!  Thanks for the story and quality pics.

[throttlejocky20]

That buck has got some decent bone on its head (mass, color,width) for a main frame forkie. congrats

[Huntboy]

Nice looking buck.

[MADMAX]

Hard to get a buck out there, lots of people and private land , good job, nice buck

[Smokepole]

Nice buck.  I like that area.  I bet it was a fun place to hunt.

[blackveltbowhunter]

Great Buck!!!

[Shed Stud]

Nice work, Nice color on that rack!

[True Sportsman]

Thanks for the great words, everybody.