Post by: RB on October 21, 2014, 09:46:54 PM
After getting home I decided I would give some old haunts a quick look especially after the storm that blew through the night before. The pickup was ready, the pack was ready, the rifle was ready, all that needed to be done was get the kids on the bus in the AM and I'm off!
Get the kids up dressed, fed, lunches finished put together and out the door. Load them on the bus and head for the shop to get the pickup. As I am walking back into my driveway I notice a Deer down lower in the yard no big deal there have been Does around quite a bit the last few years, but it looks different; dark, thick neck, standing still as a statue, Buck!
Having done this for a few years the little voice in my head says keep walking, don't look at him, and get to the shop. After trying to break the key off getting into the shop, grab my rifle and binos then back around the shop to see if he moved. Surprisingly he is still standing in the same spot, glass him and he was staring straight at me all the while I am thinking the rack is small, but he is big bodied.
Confirm shooter take a knee level off on his throat, one shot and he is done not so much as a twitch. Get him gutted, hung, skinned, legs and head off then drop him off for processing. The scale says 153 pounds! Biggest Blacktail I have ever harvested. Here he is as he laid.
Post by: bowhunterwa87 on October 21, 2014, 09:58:23 PM
Post by: 206dawgfan on October 21, 2014, 10:03:02 PM
"Honey; Hunting is free meat". She'll never know the truth.
Post by: Southpole on October 21, 2014, 10:03:53 PM
Post by: RB on October 21, 2014, 10:07:46 PM
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 21, 2014, 10:32:08 PM
Post by: lokidog on October 21, 2014, 11:39:27 PM
Post by: elkoholic1 on October 22, 2014, 10:06:57 AM
Post by: boneaddict on October 22, 2014, 10:13:25 AM
Post by: 206 on October 22, 2014, 10:42:04 AM
LMAO. That would be me right there.
Post by: RB on October 22, 2014, 03:25:49 PM
:cue: That will teach you to eat my petunias. :tup:
:chuckle: Actually he might have been the one that rubbed on my Leland Cypress last fall and about killed them!
Post by: Blacklab on October 22, 2014, 03:38:35 PM
Nice body on him, nothing wrong with taking what nature provides. :tup:
A MEN!
Congrats RB :tup:
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 22, 2014, 03:43:56 PM
Post by: RB on October 22, 2014, 11:25:51 PM
Post by: TangoU on October 23, 2014, 12:23:12 AM
Some years ago I spent a week deer hunting near Conconully and was skunked. Drove home to the west side and about 1 mile from my dad's house, in the dark, a buck jumped out on the road and I hit him. :o
I have does and fawns in my yard all the time, including just the other weekend. But never any bucks... I have some acres but not enough for firearms. Crossbow maybe? Not sure how my wife would react if there was a deer hanging from the kids' playset... :IBCOOL:
congrats again! :tup:
Post by: Watimberghost on October 23, 2014, 10:06:47 AM
Post by: Rich_S on October 23, 2014, 10:17:48 AM
Post by: baldopepper on October 23, 2014, 10:29:08 AM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 23, 2014, 10:31:10 AM
Post by: RB on October 23, 2014, 05:56:02 PM
My nephew and his buddy did just the opposite. They drove 300 miles to shoot a couple of the whitetail "yard bucks" that have been hanging around my house all year. I'd feel guilty if I shot one of them, but it doesn't bother them.
WOW! Very Nice! :tup:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on October 23, 2014, 06:19:38 PM
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 23, 2014, 06:39:23 PM
So I drive over 300 miles one way to hunt for Mule and Whitetail Deer. Mostly because I want to, but also because there are not that many Deer here in the Puget Sound foot hills. My hunting partner and I had a great trip over east despite the fact that we did not harvest anything.
After getting home I decided I would give some old haunts a quick look especially after the storm that blew through the night before. The pickup was ready, the pack was ready, the rifle was ready, all that needed to be done was get the kids on the bus in the AM and I'm off!
Get the kids up dressed, fed, lunches finished put together and out the door. Load them on the bus and head for the shop to get the pickup. As I am walking back into my driveway I notice a Deer down lower in the yard no big deal there have been Does around quite a bit the last few years, but it looks different; dark, thick neck, standing still as a statue, Buck!
Having done this for a few years the little voice in my head says keep walking, don't look at him, and get to the shop. After trying to break the key off getting into the shop, grab my rifle and binos then back around the shop to see if he moved. Surprisingly he is still standing in the same spot, glass him and he was staring straight at me all the while I am thinking the rack is small, but he is big bodied.
Confirm shooter take a knee level off on his throat, one shot and he is done not so much as a twitch. Get him gutted, hung, skinned, legs and head off then drop him off for processing. The scale says 153 pounds! Biggest Blacktail I have ever harvested. Here he is as he laid.
Funny, I was thinking about you today, not that way..... I was wondering if you got a deer over here ? Funny how things work out, huh !!!!!!!
Post by: Elvis on October 23, 2014, 08:53:05 PM
Post by: RB on October 24, 2014, 01:43:46 AM
So I drive over 300 miles one way to hunt for Mule and Whitetail Deer. Mostly because I want to, but also because there are not that many Deer here in the Puget Sound foot hills. My hunting partner and I had a great trip over east despite the fact that we did not harvest anything.
After getting home I decided I would give some old haunts a quick look especially after the storm that blew through the night before. The pickup was ready, the pack was ready, the rifle was ready, all that needed to be done was get the kids on the bus in the AM and I'm off!
Get the kids up dressed, fed, lunches finished put together and out the door. Load them on the bus and head for the shop to get the pickup. As I am walking back into my driveway I notice a Deer down lower in the yard no big deal there have been Does around quite a bit the last few years, but it looks different; dark, thick neck, standing still as a statue, Buck!
Having done this for a few years the little voice in my head says keep walking, don't look at him, and get to the shop. After trying to break the key off getting into the shop, grab my rifle and binos then back around the shop to see if he moved. Surprisingly he is still standing in the same spot, glass him and he was staring straight at me all the while I am thinking the rack is small, but he is big bodied.
Confirm shooter take a knee level off on his throat, one shot and he is done not so much as a twitch. Get him gutted, hung, skinned, legs and head off then drop him off for processing. The scale says 153 pounds! Biggest Blacktail I have ever harvested. Here he is as he laid.
Funny, I was thinking about you today, not that way..... I was wondering if you got a deer over here ? Funny how things work out, huh !!!!!!!
Yeah the kid missed his Doe and we saw one really nice shooter whitetail about 700 yards out at the top of a clearing for about 10 seconds. Second to last day found a really good spot but the fog was bad. Same day I sat on a stump by the road waiting for my hunting partner and a Mule Deer Buck stood up behind me and started walking away only heard one snap of a branch turned around and he was running straight away so could not confirm he was a three looked big enough but not 100% sure so I did not shoot. The kid found an awesome shed so he was happy. We will be going back next year Tiffany's was a decent place to stay but cell coverage was not good. Thanks for the weather updates :tup:
Post by: CAMPMEAT on October 24, 2014, 07:21:01 PM
Post by: BiggLuke on October 24, 2014, 07:26:37 PM
Post by: Axle on October 24, 2014, 08:01:36 PM
I assume with a body that big and a rack that small, he was regressing and old. still good eats! :drool:
Post by: RB on October 24, 2014, 09:02:31 PM
Nice :tup:
I assume with a body that big and a rack that small, he was regressing and old. still good eats! :drool:
Surprisingly his teeth were in good shape and looked fairly young
Post by: Kenaiwild on October 26, 2014, 08:46:14 AM
Post by: lokidog on October 26, 2014, 10:14:07 AM