Did anyone get anything yet

[crow killer]

Post if yu got them

[Goldeneye]

Could have today, but I was scouting a spot for duck hunting a little later in fall.  Pretty decent 4pt at 20' distance.

[Heetor]

Got this 3 x 2 last evening.  Tough call on taking a 1 1/2 year old deer on opening week, but he was a decent body size for his age, and this is my first season hunting Washington as well as my first time Blacktail hunting, so I figured I better take the buck instead of risking the empty freezer my first year out.  I did see a lot of does on Saturday though.  I think I will plaque mount the rack to remember my first Blacktail.  Next year I will go looking for his grandpa

Funny enough I helped a lady hunter drag an absolute monster Saturday morning, 8 x 7 non-typical, I would say 11 of the points were scorable Pope and Young, buck of a lifetime.

[Bigshooter]

Heetor,
That's a nice blacktail.  You will find out that any branch antlered blacktail with a bow is a trophy.

[MLBowhunting]

Just Oregon Muley posted under bowhunting section 

[bolsen]

Hunting partner killed a 4 pt opening day 25" wide in the cascades. Should go around 160. I'll try and get a pic on later.

[Duffer]

Does a clean miss count? 
frustrating evening but still: first timer archer gets his first shot.
im back in the stand this morn.
ill write it up tomorrow.
Be safe out there!

[BOWHUNTER45]

Heeter ... good job ...1st blacky ..right on 

[DOUBLELUNG]

Heetor, I'd bet he is a 2.5 y.o. buck.  Yearling blacktails tend to be really dinky, with small spikes or "pickle fork" forks; large well developed forks, and an extra tine on one side, is not likely to be a yearling.  He also has a long jaw and muzzle; yrl blackies tend to be pretty fawn-faced, still short and pointy.  If you are used to mule deer or whitetails, it is easy to conclude based on size and antlers that a 2 y.o. is a yearling. Would be curious if you still have access to see his front teeth.
 
If you look at his incisors, I will bet he has four fairly large central incisors and four much smaller outer incisors ( 2 ea. side) - or a gap where the 2nd incisor "baby tooth" has fallen out and the 2nd adult incisor is coming in, with two more small outer incisors - which indicates he is at least 2.5 y.o.; if he has only two large central incisors and three small on each side - he really is a yearling. 
Either way, good job on your first blacktail buck!

[Clownbuster]

Funny enough I helped a lady hunter drag an absolute monster Saturday morning, 8 x 7 non-typical, I would say 11 of the points were scorable Pope and Young, buck of a lifetime.

And you didn't propose?! How 'bout a date?! That one sounds like a keeper! Next time, try this very classy first line: Excuse me sweet thing, can buy you a fish sandwich?

[Alan K]

Heetor, I'd bet he is a 2.5 y.o. buck.  Yearling blacktails tend to be really dinky, with small spikes or "pickle fork" forks; large well developed forks, and an extra tine on one side, is not likely to be a yearling.  He also has a long jaw and muzzle; yrl blackies tend to be pretty fawn-faced, still short and pointy.  If you are used to mule deer or whitetails, it is easy to conclude based on size and antlers that a 2 y.o. is a yearling. Would be curious if you still have access to see his front teeth.
 
If you look at his incisors, I will bet he has four fairly large central incisors and four much smaller outer incisors ( 2 ea. side) - or a gap where the 2nd incisor "baby tooth" has fallen out and the 2nd adult incisor is coming in, with two more small outer incisors - which indicates he is at least 2.5 y.o.; if he has only two large central incisors and three small on each side - he really is a yearling. 
Either way, good job on your first blacktail buck!

 

If that deer is a 1.5 y/o I'd love to see some of those genetics down here!  Bucks down this way usually don't even consider adding a 3rd point on one side until 3.5. 

[Heetor]

Hey thanks guys, good info on aging the deer.

Having only hunted whitetails in the south I assumed I could judge the age of the deer on the hoof in a similar way.  This one did kind of confuse me though as his rack looked like a 1 1/2 year old southern whitetail (size and density), but his body looked a little older, which is why I decided to take him...  Guess I still have a lot more to learn about blacktails

[oldleclercrd]

Sorry only have cell phone pics, but heres a 3x4 whitetail I got on the 2nd, and heres a blackbear my wife shot yesterday...

[Jburke]

Sorry only have cell phone pics, but heres a 3x4 whitetail I got on the 2nd, and heres a blackbear my wife shot yesterday...

That's a good looking buck and a nice bear.  Lucky man to have a good lookin wife that also hunts.  She's a keeper!   

[benhuntin]

I might as well put it on here to.  One my brother got on sunday.