Post by: 3nails on October 15, 2017, 11:54:32 AM
After my son and I split up for the morning hunt I worked my way down to the edge of the tree line. Knowing the area well, I knew where the travel and bedding areas were. As I worked my way down I crossed a very fresh set of buck tracks. I decided to follow them into the beds next to a steep ravine. They led right to a recently vacated bed. As I was looking at the bare ground bed I either heard or caught glimpse of movement about 20 yds away. I looked up just in time to see a nice buck stand up out of another bed and jump into the ravine. He disappeared through some brush and I knew if I hurried I might catch him going up the other side before he escaped. Arriving to the edge I immediately saw him standing broadside in stark contrast against the snowy background. I could tell he was a mature buck with at least a nice rack and made the quick decision to fire upon him. He was only about 60 yds or so away so I just raised up, held behind the shoulder and squeezed one off. I was breathing fairly heavily after the steep side hill scamper in the deep snow and the last thing I saw through the scope as the gun barked was my crosshairs about 6" over his back! :chuckle: I quickly re-chambered and as he started to split I made the kill shot. He dropped instantly sliding down the hill. We've killed several deer in this exact area and all of them roll about 400 yds down the hill in the wrong direction. Praise the Living God this one got hung up around a tree!
Here's also a couple short videos I made right after the kill. My son made one when he showed up and if I can get it from him I'll post that one as well.
t=5s
t=7s
Post by: LittleJohn on October 15, 2017, 11:57:56 AM
Beautiful animal !!!!
Congratulations
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:tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 15, 2017, 08:02:19 PM
Beautiful Buck!!!!! Congrats :tup:
:yeah: :tup:
Post by: Turner89 on October 15, 2017, 08:23:23 PM
Congratulations!
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:tup: Awesome buck. :tup:
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Post by: trophyhunt on October 16, 2017, 12:59:27 PM
😬
What a giant!!!
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Wow! Congrats on you buck! Dandy!!
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Dandy buck
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Post by: 3nails on October 16, 2017, 09:08:23 PM
What did he smell like?? Maybe stumpleg...aka benchleg :chuckle: :chuckle:
Dandy buck
Been saving this pic. :chuckle:
Post by: Turner89 on October 16, 2017, 09:14:15 PM
Nice 3nails
Post by: fishnfur on October 16, 2017, 09:35:39 PM
Wonderful buck. Superlatives don't do him justice. Congratulations!
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Congrats again!
Post by: Band on October 17, 2017, 02:01:46 PM
What a giant 3nails! Impressive stuff. This isn't the first time I've seen a post of you with a big blacktail!It's not the second time either. He and his family score big blacktails on a pretty regular basis. Someone needs to put a GPS on his vehicle next year around the first week of October and probably come prepared for a hefty hike as well. :)
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Post by: 3nails on October 18, 2017, 04:53:07 PM
The lord is good!!!!Dilly Dilly!
Post by: jackelope on October 18, 2017, 04:59:03 PM
This is pretty much a HuntWA staple year after year.
Congrats on a fine buck.
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Post by: Okanagan on October 19, 2017, 07:22:10 AM
Hey Buddy, I think if you do a Blacktail hunting seminar in Whatcom this year rather then a Whitetail calling seminar the crowd would be double :chuckle: Well done once again Jeff, we all fantasize threw your hunting accomplishments my friend!
^^THIS!^^
There aren't many sources of useable info about hunting blacktails. One time at a sportsman show the schedule listed a seminar on deer hunting presented by a man from the coast. A friend and I went expecting blacktail tips. The fellow started his presentation by saying that all of his info was about going east for mule deer because the blacktails around where he lived were so hard to hunt that he did not bother to hunt them. We eased out the back... :P
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Dilly Dilly!The lord is good!!!!Dilly Dilly!
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Post by: Cultusman on November 03, 2017, 10:05:27 AM
Now you owe your Taxidermist a weeks wages. :chuckle:
Post by: 3nails on November 03, 2017, 12:33:02 PM
NICE Blacktail :tup:You ain't kiddin!
Now you owe your Taxidermist a weeks wages. :chuckle:
Post by: 3nails on November 04, 2017, 06:02:45 PM
Aaaaaannndddd...... I have no idea why the pic is sideways.
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3nails your inbox is full.Thanks. Cleared some space.
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