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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Old Man Yager on November 02, 2014, 07:12:38 PM

Title: Hancock Blacktail
Post by: Old Man Yager on November 02, 2014, 07:12:38 PM: I shot this nice 3x4 with eyeguards at about 5 pm on Oct 26. I had to work that morning, so I didn't even get to the woods till about 2. I almost didn't go at all, it was my wife's bday on Saturday,so I almost felt bad about going. But, her being the good wife she is, she said just go. I jumped in a few timber patches and hiked around for a while, and then met up with my son and one of our hunting partners. So, we picked a spot and jumped in this reprod/swampy area that I wanted to check out. I sent our partner up the hill a ways, and my son and I worked our way through a blackberry patch to get into the reprod. It's one of those swampy reprod areas, once you get into it, there are some nice open areas to sneak through. We finally got through the sticker patch, and my son says "dad this better be worth it!" We were walking, still in the trees, and then we hit an open area. On our right about 30 yards we immediately spot this buck. Big body, and we can see he has a nice rack. So I get the scope on him, and by then my boy is saying shoot him, shoot him. I got one in him, and he went down, but got up again. So he was running, we ran up to where he was standing, and I hit him again in the neck. Having my son with me makes hunting even more special to me. This buck could have been his, I just happened to be ahead of him on the trail, and you know those Blacktails don't like to stand around while you try to decide who is going to shoot! So we thanked God for the buck, took a bunch of pics, and got to work. The boys did some good work on the drag out, thanks! Hit the road right at dark, I had the boys stay with the deer, and I hiked back to the truck, and had to bust through the second patch of blackberrys to get to my truck. My son is pretty sure that this is a buck we had seen during the summer. I sure am thankful to have him.
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Post by: kukusya on November 02, 2014, 07:13:44 PM: Congrats:)
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Post by: Alan K on November 02, 2014, 07:17:12 PM: Great buck! :tup:
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Post by: Lucky1 on November 02, 2014, 07:18:10 PM: :tup:
Nice! Fun to hunt with the kids.
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Post by: Turner89 on November 02, 2014, 07:22:55 PM: Right on, nice buck :tup:
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 02, 2014, 07:27:58 PM: Dandy buck! Congrats :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 02, 2014, 07:28:47 PM: NICE :tup:
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Post by: Crunchy on November 02, 2014, 07:29:04 PM: Kapowsin or Eatonville?
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Post by: Old Man Yager on November 02, 2014, 08:00:35 PM: Eatonville, Lynch Creek gate
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Post by: BullMagnet76 on November 02, 2014, 08:13:55 PM: Congrats!!!! :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on November 02, 2014, 08:26:30 PM: Dandy Blackie!!!!! :tup:
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Post by: Thehowler on November 03, 2014, 04:21:35 AM: Nice, good work!
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Post by: oyster on November 03, 2014, 07:45:34 AM: Way to go Old Man!
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Post by: elkoholic1 on November 03, 2014, 07:51:05 AM: :tup:
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Post by: DP on November 03, 2014, 07:52:43 AM: Awesome hunting story!
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Post by: jackmaster on November 03, 2014, 07:54:26 AM: Way to go Rob, same nice buck, see all the stuff I have taught you is paying off finally :tup: only took half your life :chuckle:
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Post by: wafisherman on November 03, 2014, 08:05:52 AM: Nice job. Nothing better than experiencing that with your son :tup:
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Post by: Old Man Yager on November 03, 2014, 08:09:34 AM: Quote from: jackmaster on November 03, 2014, 07:54:26 AM
Way to go Rob, same nice buck, see all the stuff I have taught you is paying off finally :tup: only took half your life :chuckle:
Ya, nice to whack one in there where we hunted when we were young ones many years ago!
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Post by: elkchaser67 on November 03, 2014, 11:32:22 AM: Great Buck congrats
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Post by: jackmaster on November 03, 2014, 12:10:46 PM: Quote from: Old Man Yager on November 03, 2014, 08:09:34 AM
Quote from: jackmaster on November 03, 2014, 07:54:26 AM
Way to go Rob, same nice buck, see all the stuff I have taught you is paying off finally :tup: only took half your life :chuckle:
Ya, nice to whack one in there where we hunted when we were young ones many years ago!
dont remind me, it kinda sucks getting old, but it is nice to have the kids drag one out for dad :tup:
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Post by: Old Man Yager on November 03, 2014, 02:34:53 PM: Ya, I told them if they wanted a ride home to start dragging! Haha
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Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2014, 06:42:01 PM: Nice Buck
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Post by: Savage3006 on November 03, 2014, 06:49:06 PM: Very nice buck! Congrats! :tup:
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Post by: Watimberghost on November 03, 2014, 07:00:26 PM: That's an awesome buck old man! Holy crap, your boy looks exactly like you. Honestly, looks like you posted a pic of a "younger" you. Again, great buck :tup:
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Post by: Longbowz on November 05, 2014, 02:08:11 PM: Nice buck.

Enfield?
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Post by: Old Man Yager on November 05, 2014, 07:08:22 PM: Yep, I keep telling myself I want to get a lighter rifle, but the damn thing keeps killing deer for me, making it hard to retire it!
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Post by: jackmaster on November 06, 2014, 06:48:24 AM: speaking of lighter rifles robbie, i have been seriosly thinking of retiring the ruger #1 single shot that i have hunted with forever and going to a rossi 7mm-08 i believe they weigh about 6.75lbs which is even lighter than my daughters rifle which i didnt think was possible, put a safari sling on it and you would never even know you were carrying a rifle :tup: and they are really short, its a better brush gun than the 30-30 but it doesnt have the heavy load like a 30-30 that the only down fall i can see
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Post by: Duckslayer89 on November 13, 2014, 09:18:09 PM: Yager, saw your Hancock buck, filled my tag in Kapowsin too today! Shot it with my Kimber Mountain Ascent, super lightweight awesome backpack gun.
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Post by: fluentvoo on November 14, 2014, 08:16:12 AM: Quote from: Duckslayer89 on November 13, 2014, 09:18:09 PM
Yager, saw your Hancock buck, filled my tag in Kapowsin too today! Shot it with my Kimber Mountain Ascent, super lightweight awesome backpack gun.
I heard a couple shots off the 62 or 63 yesterday morning. That you?
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Post by: Duckslayer89 on November 14, 2014, 06:21:19 PM: Ya I was up in a escapment area up above that so it could have been. Missed a coyote on the way out too was shaking from the drag out by myself haha
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Post by: Longbowz on November 15, 2014, 08:59:42 PM: There may be lighter rifles but they just don't build them like that anymore. Nice rifle.
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Post by: elkaholic_74 on November 15, 2014, 09:09:10 PM: great story and great buck, love seeing the kids get involved!
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Post by: Old Man Yager on November 17, 2014, 03:44:32 PM: Quote from: Duckslayer89 on November 13, 2014, 09:18:09 PM
Yager, saw your Hancock buck, filled my tag in Kapowsin too today! Shot it with my Kimber Mountain Ascent, super lightweight awesome backpack gun.
nice buck Duckslayer. Didn't see any dead this weekend, but heard a few shots on the Eatonville side. Had my son and his buddy out, but only saw a few spikes
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Post by: Duckslayer89 on November 17, 2014, 09:57:22 PM: Yager, killed this buck 50 yards from where I got mine yesterday with my dad! Any luck over the weekend?
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Post by: Duckslayer89 on November 17, 2014, 10:01:39 PM: Oh saw that you had posted that today just spikes over the weekend. Good seeing some deer though.