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:brew:
Post by: Hockey21 on October 26, 2018, 03:51:18 PM
I tried to rotate them but the only way i could is if I reported them myself. :dunno:
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on October 26, 2018, 03:54:21 PM
Post by: Widgeondeke on October 26, 2018, 03:54:27 PM
Congrats on da toad
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Post by: MeSacHappy on October 26, 2018, 04:23:14 PM
My first thought is he already dead?Great post and an awesome Blacktail...that one made me laugh hard! Maybe he was so old he had hearing problems? What is your estimate on age?
You guys that consistently kill big mature BT bucks have my utmost respect...
MSH
Post by: Blacktail Sniper on October 26, 2018, 04:25:19 PM
Flipped the two pics for ya also...
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Post by: skagitsteel on October 26, 2018, 05:49:31 PM
Dude! You're killin' me. Another big old *censored* again this year? Massive body. What do you think he weighed on the hoof? Congratulations on another incredible success!
The real answer is I won’t ever know because I can’t drag a buck like that out :chuckle: based on how heavy the two loads of meat were and how thick he was (53” girth around the heart) I would have to say he was at or very near the 300 mark. I looked up some ‘weight tape’ charts which is a very crude way to get a weight but he’s off the chart on all of them and they usually stop at 300# with a few inches less girth. Either way a tank of a body and fun to speculate what it actually was
Post by: skagitsteel on October 26, 2018, 05:51:41 PM
Wow nice buck.. what did you shoot it will that looks like a baseball hole in it..very cool.
.300 win mag Berger vld shot at an angle. That was the entry hole, it fragmented all through the neck severing the spine. He was bedded and his chin hit the dirt with a thud
Post by: skagitsteel on October 26, 2018, 06:18:15 PM
where do you find bucks like that :dunno: ;). Nice job, huge buck
in the woods 8)
Post by: skagitsteel on October 26, 2018, 06:21:29 PM
My first thought is he already dead?Great post and an awesome Blacktail...that one made me laugh hard! Maybe he was so old he had hearing problems? What is your estimate on age?
You guys that consistently kill big mature BT bucks have my utmost respect...
MSH
maybe 10 or 11. not much left for teeth, looks like he had been regressing for at least a couple years.
Post by: elkrack on October 26, 2018, 06:23:54 PM
Post by: flyfishWA on October 26, 2018, 06:41:58 PM
good answer :)where do you find bucks like that :dunno: ;). Nice job, huge buck
in the woods 8)
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Post by: Thehowler on October 26, 2018, 07:27:35 PM
Whoa! You're the "Blacktail Whisperer"!
I would say, nice buck!
Post by: jnordwell on October 26, 2018, 07:56:50 PM
Wow nice buck.. what did you shoot it will that looks like a baseball hole in it..very cool.
.300 win mag Berger vld shot at an angle. That was the entry hole, it fragmented all through the neck severing the spine. He was bedded and his chin hit the dirt with a thud
Nice I’ve loaded up some Berger’s for my boys 7mm08..
Post by: bigmacc on October 26, 2018, 08:14:12 PM
Oh boy!!!, Congrats :tup:
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Post by: skagitsteel on October 26, 2018, 08:30:47 PM
Whoa! You're the "Blacktail Whisperer"!
:chuckle: :chuckle: your killin me, I can’t accept that title few good bucks doesn’t justify it yet. Next year you can help radio collar some more deer for me to keep track of and then I should be set for a couple more years.
Post by: 3nails on October 26, 2018, 09:32:05 PM
I'm the "Blacktail Uber". :chuckle: :lol4:Whoa! You're the "Blacktail Whisperer"!
:chuckle: :chuckle: your killin me, I can’t accept that title few good bucks doesn’t justify it yet. Next year you can help radio collar some more deer for me to keep track of and then I should be set for a couple more years.
Post by: skagitsteel on October 26, 2018, 10:58:11 PM
I'm the "Blacktail Uber". :chuckle: :lol4:Whoa! You're the "Blacktail Whisperer"!
:chuckle: :chuckle: your killin me, I can’t accept that title few good bucks doesn’t justify it yet. Next year you can help radio collar some more deer for me to keep track of and then I should be set for a couple more years.
🤣😂 let me know the going rate
Post by: jagermiester on October 26, 2018, 11:02:48 PM
I love the palmation
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Post by: skagitsteel on October 28, 2018, 09:27:39 AM
My first thought is he already dead?Great post and an awesome Blacktail...that one made me laugh hard! Maybe he was so old he had hearing problems? What is your estimate on age?
You guys that consistently kill big mature BT bucks have my utmost respect...
MSH
Based on how regressed he is and how worn his teeth are (the ones he still had left) I’d have say he’s north of 10, I think he’s been regressing for a few years. From watching some other bucks get old on trail cam it seems the first signs of regression show a little at 9.
Post by: Birdguy on October 28, 2018, 10:01:30 AM
THANK YOU FOR POSTING HIM UP!!!! Incredible!!! And congrats on a well earned monster!
Post by: skagitsteel on October 28, 2018, 10:54:43 AM
What a BEAST!!! That is an amazing animal!! Gnarled, old and HUGE!! Well done :tup:.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING HIM UP!!!! Incredible!!! And congrats on a well earned monster!
Thanks!
Post by: Old Man Yager on October 28, 2018, 12:58:09 PM
Post by: skagitsteel on October 29, 2018, 08:57:24 AM
Nice!!
Flipped the two pics for ya also...
Finally figured it out by downloading the ones you flipped thanks!
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Post by: skagitsteel on October 29, 2018, 09:17:39 AM
Dang!! Another nice BT good for you man. Those old BT really are something to behold. Thanks for sharing as I’m not able to be out BT hunting this season due to work.
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Bummer!
They don't come easy that's for sure, a lot of miles a lot of days and a few cringe moments passing on other bucks. I feel really blessed to take two old blacktail bucks in back to back years. Tracking that old buck down in 2017 after wounding it was like 5 years of hunting knowledge gained, getting into the mind of an old buck and how he survived so long.
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Post by: CGDucksandDeer on October 29, 2018, 12:20:05 PM
With the mild weather this month, I had plans to backpack in to an area I consider a great early-season blacktail spot at higher elevation, but with so many good reports from lower areas of state and private timberland once the weather turned, I bailed for the old walk-in-past-the-gate plan and ended up taking a smaller buck.
Based on your experience, I'm curious to know if it would have been a reasonably smart move to hike in to the steep and deep in late October, or if the majority of mature bucks would have moved down by now.
I've spent far more time hunting muleys than BTs, and it's been fun, if somewhat confusing, learning what rules apply and what don't.
Post by: skagitsteel on October 29, 2018, 01:39:14 PM
Awesome buck! Would you be open to sharing the general elevation you took him at? Even something like "near treeline"?
With the mild weather this month, I had plans to backpack in to an area I consider a great early-season blacktail spot at higher elevation, but with so many good reports from lower areas of state and private timberland once the weather turned, I bailed for the old walk-in-past-the-gate plan and ended up taking a smaller buck.
Based on your experience, I'm curious to know if it would have been a reasonably smart move to hike in to the steep and deep in late October, or if the majority of mature bucks would have moved down by now.
I've spent far more time hunting muleys than BTs, and it's been fun, if somewhat confusing, learning what rules apply and what don't.
I think you did well going lower. I have heard of very few higher elevation blacktail taken this year and I know some very good hunters out there trying. There are almost always much higher deer densities at lower elevations. Up high late can be a gamble, sometimes it’s vacant, sometimes an older buck or two hangs until rut really kicks in.
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 29, 2018, 02:42:38 PM
Post by: MountainTracker on October 30, 2018, 07:41:22 AM
Dang!! Another nice BT good for you man. Those old BT really are something to behold. Thanks for sharing as I’m not able to be out BT hunting this season due to work.
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Bummer!
They don't come easy that's for sure, a lot of miles a lot of days and a few cringe moments passing on other bucks. I feel really blessed to take two old blacktail bucks in back to back years. Tracking that old buck down in 2017 after wounding it was like 5 years of hunting knowledge gained, getting into the mind of an old buck and how he survived so long.
All that knowledge is paying off for sure. I can only imagine what bucks you’ve passed on, self control hahaha
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Post by: CGDucksandDeer on October 30, 2018, 09:31:01 AM
I think you did well going lower. I have heard of very few higher elevation blacktail taken this year and I know some very good hunters out there trying. There are almost always much higher deer densities at lower elevations. Up high late can be a gamble, sometimes it’s vacant, sometimes an older buck or two hangs until rut really kicks in.
Thanks. Sounds about right, but coming from only hunting muleys and elk on the eastside, it's hard to kick the restless feet and desire get into the highcountry. Again, congrats on an awesome buck!