Author Topic: Crawling Blacktail Bucks (Read 6473 times)

tjgerm · « **on:** October 25, 2011, 09:06:06 PM »

I have a friend who works a tower in a prison with a large population of Blacktails in the area he said one year during the rut he watched a huge buck belly crawling while chasing does it would never stand just belly crawl thru the tall grass. I believe this happened infront of me tonight. Has anyone ever heard of this?

MuleySniper · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:08:59 PM »

I assume you're referring to McNiel??
MS

tjgerm · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:10:44 PM »

No Clallam Bay

Stilly bay · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:10:51 PM »

I have seen this numerous times. I have seen them cross a road while crouching. they are sneaky SOB's

tjgerm · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:12:24 PM »

I didn't believe him until I watched it go down tonight but could only hear him not see him.

mrgoodwrench · « **Reply #5 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:18:58 PM »

My dad shot one years ago that was crawling...trying to sneak away from him in a swampy bottom. That's the only one I've heard of.

deerslyr · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:19:56 PM »

I jumped a nice buck in a clear cut one time. He ran and disapeared and then I saw some brush movin and he was belly crawlin through the clear cut

the1rod · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:23:10 PM »

Dang, i have never heard of that, thats crazy stuff right there! i would like to see a buck smart enough to do that, haha, i just shoot the ones stupid enough to stand up straight!

tjgerm · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:38:32 PM »

Tonight about 45 min before dark i'm sitting on a clearcut older about 7 year old clearcut and I hear sticks braking in the timber. About 10 minutes goes by and it sounded like a herd of elk lining out. Then two does appear hauling ace into and thru the unit. I set up where they came out and after a few minutes nothing. So I start glassing I see another doe around where they came out and a spike not to far off moving at a steady pace. Then a begin to hear sticks braking closer to me and can hear the brush moving but cannot see anything. Ran out of light.

3dsheetmetal · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:44:46 PM »

Yeah had that happen to me once.Was standing on a small knoll looking down into some small scrub brush that wasn't over 2 feet tall when I noticed a set of horns moving through it. Figured it was a deer without legs or was belly crawling. I was about 4o yds. away and watched it crawl for about 60 feet then it got into some thicker brush and disappeared.

ArrowH · « **Reply #10 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:51:47 PM »

About 15 years ago I watched a BT doe belly crawl about 10 yards in front of me and then crawl into a small hole at the base of some blackberry bushes. Until that time I would have thought it was a coon that had made the tunnel in the blackberries. I know the blackberries were solid for about 50 feet until they opened up again next to a creek.

wt · « **Reply #11 on:** October 25, 2011, 10:01:54 PM »

I saw that once after reading about it. It was the night before Christmas.. no that's not it, it was the night before Halloween last year. I was biking out of my area kind of deflated because I wasn't going to hunt again until late season. It was dark so I had my head lamp on, and I saw some eye balls about 10 feet down the embankment so I dismounted to take look. It was a doe, but then I saw a two by one with real long points side hilling, crawling, slow and low. I could just feel his anxiety, as I stared at him. and off I went.

Sneekee23 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 26, 2011, 12:19:33 AM »

Welcome to blacktail hunting in the Northwest.... I love it when you have a deer that is moving through knee high Oregon grape or ferns and they have their head down or are slithering through it like a snake. Word of advice good glass and keep looking for that flicker of an ear just something that is out of place.

PolarBear · « **Reply #13 on:** October 26, 2011, 12:22:42 AM »

Fairly common.

sirmissalot · « **Reply #14 on:** October 26, 2011, 07:27:49 AM »

When I was younger we used to spotlight a lot for coons and coyotes, we watched a huge buck crawl away from us. He ran through the clearcut we first spotted him in then as soon as he hit the timber he started crawling through the salal, pretty amazing to watch he was one of the biggest blacktails I have ever seen in my life too. Whitetails do it too we had it happen with one in Montana, also one of the biggest bucks I have seen in my life.

Huntboy · « **Reply #15 on:** October 26, 2011, 08:05:03 AM »

Quote from: PolarBear on October 26, 2011, 12:22:42 AM

Fairly common.

BULLBLASTER · « **Reply #16 on:** October 26, 2011, 08:22:34 AM »

Whitetails will do it too.

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #17 on:** October 26, 2011, 08:28:49 AM »

Sounds like a new hutin technique to try.

PolarBear · « **Reply #18 on:** October 26, 2011, 08:33:03 AM »

Quote from: BULLBLASTER on October 26, 2011, 08:22:34 AM

Whitetails will do it too.

frogman · « **Reply #19 on:** October 26, 2011, 08:50:05 AM »

I have seen this happen. to avoid people I watched a blacktail crawl into a gully. very intuitive little buggers

jmx369 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 26, 2011, 09:05:02 AM »

I had it happen also. I jumped a buck and saw it go into some thick brush. As I approached the brush, I could hear something moving inside of it, but it was too thick for me to see through. I laid down on the ground to get a better view farther into the thicket. That's when I saw a deer crawling through what looked like a rabbit tunnel in the brush. All I could see was legs and belly. I couldn't tell if it was the buck or not. Even if I was able to tell if it was the buck, I would not have shot him out of respect for his cunning and clever survival tactics.

Bofire · « **Reply #21 on:** October 26, 2011, 09:18:12 AM »

:)seen them lay thier head down flat on the ground too. stretch out like a snake.
LOL
Carl

asl20bball · « **Reply #22 on:** October 26, 2011, 09:34:57 AM »

Never seen a BT do it. Have seen a WT do it and it was a big old boy. I guess they get big for a reason.

Greg Mullins · « **Reply #23 on:** October 27, 2011, 04:43:21 PM »

Hell ya ,Iv been telling people for years they crawl.I had a 4 point just last year let me walk about 10 feet from him then he decided to crawl away,The only thing I saw was his horn tips.Hes on the wall now.At least now 1 person will believe me.

TopOfTheFoodChain · « **Reply #24 on:** October 27, 2011, 05:00:29 PM »

Quote from: Greg Mullins on October 27, 2011, 04:43:21 PM

Hell ya ,Iv been telling people for years they crawl.I had a 4 point just last year let me walk about 10 feet from him then he decided to crawl away,The only thing I saw was his horn tips.Hes on the wall now.At least now 1 person will believe me.

Seen them crawl a couple times, I didn't get lucky enough to get a shot with the old smokepole.

hermiston · « **Reply #25 on:** October 27, 2011, 05:16:48 PM »

I've seen 3 different mule deer bucks do it. I shot one of them.

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #26 on:** October 27, 2011, 05:35:22 PM »

What about the other 2?

dreamunelk · « **Reply #27 on:** October 27, 2011, 07:02:55 PM »

Quote from: PolarBear on October 26, 2011, 12:22:42 AM

Fairly common.

The have advanced degrees in escape and evasion! That is why some of us call them the "Demon Deer".

buschcrawler · « **Reply #28 on:** October 27, 2011, 10:03:47 PM »

Quote from: tjgerm on October 25, 2011, 09:06:06 PM

I have a friend who works a tower in a prison with a large population of Blacktails in the area he said one year during the rut he watched a huge buck belly crawling while chasing does it would never stand just belly crawl thru the tall grass. I believe this happened infront of me tonight. Has anyone ever heard of this?

i've seen this a few times had one start crawling away from me at a couple yrds. thought it was a coyote then it stood up and bolted scared the piss out of me!!!

Elkrunner · « **Reply #29 on:** October 28, 2011, 08:00:42 AM »

I was in winthrop about 15 years back and watched a 4 point crawling on his belly about 30 yards below a hunter. The guy never knew he was there. I ended up telling him later that night and the crazy guy asked me why I didn't shoot him!

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