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Title: Ambers 2nd big BT
Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 13, 2015, 08:29:01 AM: I am very proud of Amber, we hunt a piece of land in the willamette valley and this is her 2nd Big buck and both bucks were exactly the one she wanted to kill. We had this guy on cam last year as a good 4x4.. he was not as heavy but still a good deer, she named him "patches" because of his double throat patch. She made her mind up that this was the only buck she wanted, so much in fact that she rattled in a much bigger buck yesterday before killing this guy, only to realize that the first buck was 10-15 inches bigger. She set up and did a rattling/grunt/can sequence and that monster came in to within 20 ft. She also called in a respectable 3x3 we have on cam and a nice 2x2. Around 330 she called again and "patches" and a doe came in to 15 ft... she knew it was him and took him. Hard work pays off, we keep cams up year round and supplement with minerals and corn/apples. What a gorgeous deer.
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Post by: huntnphool on November 13, 2015, 08:32:37 AM: :tup:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 13, 2015, 08:34:15 AM: Very nice archery blacktail
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Post by: MountainTracker on November 13, 2015, 08:36:45 AM: Very awesome, congrats!!!
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Post by: Grizman on November 13, 2015, 08:38:19 AM: Assume job Amber. Great that you have the ability to "target" a certain animal and succeed in getting it. Fun!!
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 13, 2015, 08:40:28 AM: Quote from: Skyvalhunter on November 13, 2015, 08:34:15 AM
Very nice archery blacktail

she shot it with her 308 but it certainly was within bow range.
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 13, 2015, 08:45:54 AM: here he is last year, 2 days diff from when she killed him.
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 13, 2015, 02:49:32 PM: Great buck! Congrats. Should be a real pretty mount with all the color and dark horns.
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Post by: Widgeondeke on November 13, 2015, 03:13:18 PM: CONGRATS! :tup:
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 13, 2015, 03:35:01 PM: hes good looking for sure, taxi thinks he is 7-8 years old.
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Post by: fishnfur on November 13, 2015, 03:59:51 PM: Great job setting her sights on one animal and getting it done. There's some big brutes down in the Willamette Valley, huh?
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 13, 2015, 04:21:24 PM: Quote from: fishnfur on November 13, 2015, 03:59:51 PM
Great job setting her sights on one animal and getting it done. There's some big brutes down in the Willamette Valley, huh?

yes some very big deer for sure, hers last year scored 120.... the one she called in before this guy was in the 140s.
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Post by: lemondog on November 13, 2015, 06:10:31 PM: Just awesome!
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Post by: Wingin it on November 13, 2015, 06:34:12 PM: NICE BLACKIE! Congrats!
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Post by: SeaRun1 on November 13, 2015, 07:00:28 PM: Wow! That's a big Blacktail. Very cool and congratulations.

SR1
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 13, 2015, 09:36:21 PM: Quote from: SeaRun1 on November 13, 2015, 07:00:28 PM
Wow! That's a big Blacktail. Very cool and congratulations.

SR1

thanks, shes a damn good hunter, this is her other buck from the same spot
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Post by: Turner89 on November 13, 2015, 11:20:12 PM: Congrats :tup: thats a great buck.
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Post by: lokidog on November 13, 2015, 11:50:01 PM: You guys help grow some nice deer, congratulations to her!
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 14, 2015, 05:41:40 AM: Thanks, we are thinking of supplements next spring, the bucks could be better Imo with some help..
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Post by: Mark251 on November 14, 2015, 08:40:34 AM: Great looking buck! Congratulations Amber :tup:
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Post by: Bucks2Ducks on November 14, 2015, 08:48:25 AM: Really nice deer!
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Post by: lokidog on November 14, 2015, 09:09:07 AM: Quote from: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 14, 2015, 05:41:40 AM
Thanks, we are thinking of supplements next spring, the bucks could be better Imo with some help..

I'll trade you a Decatur Island buck for one of yours, maybe you need some new genes in the gene pool..... :rolleyes: :o :chuckle:
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Post by: Watimberghost on November 14, 2015, 09:41:52 AM: Wow! That's a stud BT! Congrats to Amber :tup:
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 14, 2015, 11:22:34 AM: Quote from: lokidog on November 14, 2015, 09:09:07 AM
Quote from: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 14, 2015, 05:41:40 AM
Thanks, we are thinking of supplements next spring, the bucks could be better Imo with some help..

I'll trade you a Decatur Island buck for one of yours, maybe you need some new genes in the gene pool..... :rolleyes: :o :chuckle:

Lol maybe so.
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Post by: Axle on November 14, 2015, 12:06:49 PM: Very nice! :tup:
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Post by: Bow tech hunter on November 14, 2015, 12:55:14 PM: When u say corn and apples are u using a corn block like I would buy at a farm store? Iv always wanted to try one didn't know how well it work
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 14, 2015, 01:32:40 PM: Quote from: Bow tech hunter on November 14, 2015, 12:55:14 PM
When u say corn and apples are u using a corn block like I would buy at a farm store? Iv always wanted to try one didn't know how well it work
50 lb bags of cracked corn
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Post by: Bow tech hunter on November 14, 2015, 02:20:01 PM: Quote from: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 14, 2015, 01:32:40 PM
Quote from: Bow tech hunter on November 14, 2015, 12:55:14 PM
When u say corn and apples are u using a corn block like I would buy at a farm store? Iv always wanted to try one didn't know how well it work
50 lb bags of cracked corn

Ok thanks may have to try that out this summer
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 14, 2015, 08:01:01 PM: works well!
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on November 14, 2015, 08:11:20 PM: :tup:
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Post by: Blacklab on November 15, 2015, 07:31:21 AM: Beautiful animal :tup:
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Post by: Wea300mag on November 15, 2015, 07:51:24 AM: Nice work Amber!
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Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on November 15, 2015, 08:28:45 AM: Sweet! Nice job Amber.
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Post by: Muleyslyr on November 15, 2015, 05:30:38 PM: Awesome! Two great Blacktails.
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Post by: huntingbaldguy on November 16, 2015, 05:27:00 AM: Great buck Amber. That is a stud of a blacktail, both of them.

Whole and cracked corn and corn/molasses blocks work really good if you consistently put them out. I put a Primos block in every month when i was baiting early but it really only lasted about 3 weeks. They are like $12 at my feed store. I'd stick it right in the middle of the bait pile, pour 50 lbs of whole corn in a 10 foot circle, and 50 lbs of apples spread around it too. It seemed like it acclimated them to the block and they really started devouring it. Only bad thing is, i had a tough time getting bucks to touch it except the young ones. My fork and the spikes would hit it but nothing bigger. They'd hit the apples and leave if they ever ran out. Does and fawns/yearlings loved the blocks and corn though. I'm going to experiment with minerals a lot this winter/spring.
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 18, 2015, 07:33:04 PM: Good info Matt, we are looking into stuff for spring as well.
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Post by: TeacherMan on November 19, 2015, 07:45:39 AM: That's freaking amazing! Those are both once in a lifetime bucks...
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Post by: BABackcountryBwhntr on November 21, 2015, 08:33:43 AM: Quote from: TeacherMan on November 19, 2015, 07:45:39 AM
That's freaking amazing! Those are both once in a lifetime bucks...

Thanks, I appreciate the words, the buck before was 120. This one should push 130 imo...