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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: 7mag. on July 19, 2009, 04:23:35 PM

Title: Shooter Blacktail?
Post by: 7mag. on July 19, 2009, 04:23:35 PM: I know what I would do, how about you guys? You can see him better in my video, but I don't know how to load it. He's a 3x4 now, and looks like he'll be a 4x4 soon.
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Post by: catwithboost on July 19, 2009, 04:45:22 PM: Hell ya I would shoot it.
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Post by: Houndhunter on July 19, 2009, 04:54:54 PM: i would pass early, late season i would shoot him though
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Post by: 7mag. on July 19, 2009, 04:56:22 PM: I wish I could figure out how to put the video on here. He looks a lot better on the video.
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Post by: rackattack on July 19, 2009, 05:03:32 PM: Nice buck
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Post by: bucklucky on July 19, 2009, 06:40:30 PM: Ya Id dump him,especially with the bow. Thats one of those damned if you do , damned if you dont bucks with a Rifle.
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Post by: coldsteel3d on July 19, 2009, 06:54:21 PM: Definitely a shooter with my bow, I rifle hunted last year for the first time in years and passed a few bucks in that class and ate my tag, regretted it all year. :bash:
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Post by: billythekidrock on July 19, 2009, 07:05:10 PM: I think he is about done growing. He is a definite shooter with a bow and you may kick yourself at the end of rifle season. Charlies right. Damned if you do, damned if you don't so you may as well be damned with his butt in the freezer. If he is on public land.....BOOM!
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Post by: SkookumHntr on July 19, 2009, 07:05:49 PM: --Thats a shooter!
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Post by: littlebuf on July 19, 2009, 08:40:56 PM: with your multi season tag id pass on him for a while and try to keep tabs on him. if you start getting pressed for time with your new job then take him. that is certainly a shooter deer
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Post by: Branden on July 19, 2009, 08:49:20 PM: I would pass.
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Post by: huntnphool on July 19, 2009, 10:28:02 PM: Looks like a good blacktail to me
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Post by: Huntbear on July 19, 2009, 10:32:45 PM: I got two words for ya. DEAD BUCK!!!!! :hunter:
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Post by: G.R.K on July 19, 2009, 11:19:09 PM: Quote from: Branden on July 19, 2009, 08:49:20 PM
I would pass.
:yeah:
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Post by: 7mag. on July 19, 2009, 11:20:20 PM: I found a couple more tonight that had deeper forks. A 3x3 and a 3x4. They were taller, but not as wide. I got video of them too, and as soon as I can figure out how to upload it, I'll put it on here.

Yeah, I know you'd pass, G.R.K., but you're picky.
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Post by: shanevg on July 19, 2009, 11:48:43 PM: I'd shoot it for sure!

The best way to load video is to upload them onto YouTube then post them onto the website.
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Post by: S.O.B on July 21, 2009, 07:57:53 PM: I dont think I'd have waisted my time taking a picture of that little guy.
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on July 21, 2009, 10:12:45 PM: Shooter blacktail for sure.
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Post by: PolarBear on July 21, 2009, 10:21:24 PM: Give him another year
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Post by: CTA on July 22, 2009, 03:56:38 PM: Looks like a shooter to me. But that's just my :twocents:
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Post by: wannahunt on July 22, 2009, 04:34:39 PM: boom!!!
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Post by: LongTatLaw on July 23, 2009, 07:27:09 PM: for a BT...he is on the wall...I have the Multi-tag and Id use it on him... :dunno:
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Post by: zackmioli on July 23, 2009, 11:02:38 PM: BOOM! id whack him for sure. but i hunt for the meat, if its legal, its down. ive also only shot 1 buck in like 10 years of hunting. :twocents:
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Post by: ing on July 24, 2009, 06:42:50 AM: you bet I'd shoot him.
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Post by: fishing is for fools on July 24, 2009, 07:05:17 AM: I would pass, he is not a book buck for rifle. They get bigger trust me.
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Post by: bucklucky on July 24, 2009, 08:08:46 AM: Quote from: fishing is for fools on July 24, 2009, 07:05:17 AM
I would pass, he is not a book buck for rifle. They get bigger trust me.

Prove it and take me hunting ;) ;) :chuckle:
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Post by: Buckrub on July 24, 2009, 10:38:09 AM: IMHO...It depends on where the buck is at?? Private land where he can grow....genetics in the area, will he grow?? open land for anybody??

Horns are inside his ears by a couple of inches....go about 110" just a guess.
I have several on the wall larger so I would pass.
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Post by: 7mag. on July 25, 2009, 10:41:50 AM: It is hard to tell from the pics, due to nothing to compare to, but his body is massive. He looked like a mule deer. My partner and I both agreed that he is at least 20" wide. We watched him and discected him for over 30 minutes. His 3rd and 4th points may be short and a little crab clawed when he finishes growing and sheds his velvet, but due to sheer size of this animal, his rack doesn't look as big as it actually is, especially for a blacktail. That is why I posted, because judging by his body and ears, he doesn't look that great, but seeing him in person, he is a lot bigger than he looks on camera. Thanks for posting everyone, I dought that I will shoot him, because I've only seen him the one time, and there are bigger bucks in the area, but I would given the opportunity.
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Post by: Jamieb on July 25, 2009, 10:47:19 AM: I have a 3 point curse and cant find a buck during season with more then 3 points on a side. If he has a fourth point on one side I'd kill him, even first light of the first day.
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Post by: furbearer365 on July 25, 2009, 10:56:06 AM: Always use the saying, "Dont pass anything the first day that you would kill on the last." Four point blacktail deer are not extremely common and would kill any 4 x 4 any day of the season.
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Post by: bobcat on July 25, 2009, 11:11:23 AM: Quote from: fishing is for fools on July 24, 2009, 07:05:17 AM
I would pass, he is not a book buck for rifle. They get bigger trust me.

Who cares if it's a "book buck?" Not me.
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Post by: Romulus on July 25, 2009, 12:26:21 PM: That buck is 16 or 17 inches wide and with no eyeguards would be lucky to break 100 inches. They look a lot bigger in the velvet.
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Post by: bowsandhose on July 25, 2009, 12:44:14 PM: Quote from: Romulus on July 25, 2009, 12:26:21 PM
That buck is 16 or 17 inches wide and with no eyeguards would be lucky to break 100 inches. They look a lot bigger in the velvet.
only need 90" with a bow :chuckle: i shoot him opening day first light :archer:
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Post by: bobcat on July 25, 2009, 01:21:53 PM: Just the size of the body on that buck would be enough for me. I wouldn't care if he was only a 2 point. Can't eat the antlers anyway.
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Post by: fishing is for fools on July 30, 2009, 07:41:19 AM: Quote from: bucklucky on July 24, 2009, 08:08:46 AM
Quote from: fishing is for fools on July 24, 2009, 07:05:17 AM
I would pass, he is not a book buck for rifle. They get bigger trust me.

Prove it and take me hunting ;) ;) :chuckle:
I don't know if you could keep up, I walk kind of slow. :dunno: :chuckle:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on July 30, 2009, 07:49:28 AM: Nope pass on him he's not a book buck!!!