Pics of Me Recovering My Island Blacktail

[oneshotkill]

Some of you may recall I shot my deer this year on an island in the middle of a pond.  The recovery was quite interesting.  I finally got the pictures from my friend so you all could see them.  I can't seem to get them to post on the forum but you can see them on my hunting blog at:

armedhiker.blogspot.com

I also have the story posted on there but it is quite long so if you just want to see the pics scroll down and you will see them.

[Woodchuck]

Pretty cool man, congrats on a nice deer.

[sirmissalot]

Not trying to bash your deer but wholy cow it sure has a small body and head. Like a sitka.

Cool deer though and good story.

[Huntbear]

Nice deer... congrats. 

[countryboy]

Great story!

[jackmaster]

awesome story kid and way to stay with it

[Widgeondeke]

It was long, but worth the read. Congrats.

[dfarley33]

thanks for sharing, really enjoyed reading through it.
dave

[coachcw]

them are some good eaters congrats 

[C-Money]

Nice Buck! Congrats on a pair of freezer filling deer!

[h20hunter]

Real nice write up. Like the retrieveal pics. Thanks.

[Mike450r]

Nice deer and story,   I think some of the small body and head mentioned earlier is that it is an island deer in September,  island deer I have heard are a bit smaller but I bet that guy would have looked tough as hell in late October/November.

[oneshotkill]

Nice deer and story,   I think some of the small body and head mentioned earlier is that it is an island deer in September,  island deer I have heard are a bit smaller but I bet that guy would have looked tough as hell in late October/November.

Yeah the island deer are normally a bit smaller then the mainland blacktails and this was a pretty young buck to boot.  You are right about the difference in looks being time of year.  I always hunt archery and my friends hunt modern firearm season in the same area.  Their deer normally look a good bit tougher.  Here is a picture of what my friends deer normally look like.  This is of course an older buck and a pretty decent one for the island but you can see the difference in coloring with this one being shot in the late season in November compared to the one I shot.

[lokidog]

Not trying to bash your deer but wholy cow it sure has a small body and head. Like a sitka.

Cool deer though and good story.

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