Post by: skagitsteel on December 26, 2019, 11:08:13 PM
part 1
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I finally finished the second and third videos which finished out with the an old heavy regressed blacktail I took in 2017 in part 3. Sorry for the delay, enjoy!
part 2
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part 3
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Post by: JakeLand on December 27, 2019, 03:21:24 AM
Post by: grundy53 on December 27, 2019, 06:11:01 AM
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Post by: Old Man Yager on December 27, 2019, 08:22:32 AM
Post by: 7mmfan on December 27, 2019, 08:51:10 AM
Post by: jstone on December 27, 2019, 09:49:36 AM
Truly an epic hunt. Congratulations.!!! These are the best kind of videos
Post by: cooltimber on December 27, 2019, 10:28:50 AM
About a year and a half ago I edited some footage of Blacktail hunts, I posted the first part then but failed to deliver on parts 2 & 3 until nowoutstanding
part 1
t=35s
I finally finished the second and third videos which finished out with the an old heavy regressed blacktail I took in 2017 in part 3. Sorry for the delay, enjoy!
part 2
t=44s
part 3
t=904s
Post by: WildlifeAssassin on December 27, 2019, 10:37:48 AM
Post by: Born2late on December 27, 2019, 01:51:57 PM
Post by: skagitsteel on December 27, 2019, 02:37:29 PM
Great videos Ryan. You do a good job of showing the true nature of high alpine hunting in our area. It's not for the faint of heart.
Thanks! High country hunts in this state are not easy that’s for sure. Low animal densities and steep with lots of brush.
Post by: skagitsteel on December 27, 2019, 02:40:23 PM
Fantastic videos
Truly an epic hunt. Congratulations.!!! These are the best kind of videos
Thanks! Camera work is a little sub par but i just try to capture what happened as well as I can.
Post by: 3nails on December 27, 2019, 04:15:16 PM
There would have been a part 4 but skagitsteel took a little tumble down the mountain packing out a buck and his camera (with hunting footage on it) went flying into the great unknown! Forever! :chuckle:
Post by: skagitsteel on December 27, 2019, 04:52:55 PM
Great job on the vids!
There would have been a part 4 but skagitsteel took a little tumble down the mountain packing out a buck and his camera (with hunting footage on it) went flying into the great unknown! Forever! :chuckle:
Most likely. If I knew exactly where along the 4000’ descent that camera was I may have a chance of retrieval!
Post by: teanawayslayer on December 27, 2019, 05:24:38 PM
Post by: OutHouse on December 28, 2019, 01:33:55 PM
Post by: RobinHoodlum on January 02, 2020, 08:34:11 AM
Post by: skagitsteel on January 02, 2020, 06:30:14 PM
Your videos and approach to hunting one of the most difficult trophy animals to harvest in very challenging terrain and unpredictable weather conditions are inspiring! Refreshing to see a solo hunter who puts his time in throughout the year to try to unlock the secrets of mature blacktail bucks. I know there's a few folks out there who do this year in-year out, but most don't have the mental and physical strength, time, comitment, fortitude, etc... Glad to see this at a time when it feels like hunting has trended toward team tactics and instant gratification. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks I really appreciate it! The first year I really pursued them ‘all in’ I worked so hard I thought my success was imminent that fall, I needed to be humbled. I had to revise my approach to ‘if I never give up, one of these years I’ll be packing one of those monsters out’. They are a challenge for sure, I’ve been humbled by them enough times they are always a privilege to harvest or even just to see, my blood still gets pumping with every single encounter. Blacktail do a good job weeding out anyone looking for instant gratification or the fast track to a big buck.
Post by: fishnfur on January 04, 2020, 11:38:33 AM
Never heard how the Oregon hunt went this season.......
Post by: skagitsteel on January 04, 2020, 10:46:45 PM
Awesome! A wonderful watch on an early January morning. Thank you for showing us old guys how truly epic an alpine Blacktail hunt can really be. I am not at all sorry that I will never suffer through what you passionately pursue. Absolutely brutal!
Never heard how the Oregon hunt went this season.......
Oregon was fun learned some new country, extremely warm dry conditions made it a tough hunt. One thing for sure is that area has a lot higher deer density than what I’m used to hunting, also the deer body size was about 1/2 what I’m used to. I passed a few bucks but never found one I wanted to shoot.
Post by: TVHunts on January 05, 2020, 05:33:26 AM
Post by: Brushcrawler on January 11, 2020, 06:21:40 PM