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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #60 on: November 23, 2020, 08:22:31 PM »
There was a pretty good buck on my property this afternoon. Big 3x4.  All alone and feeding like crazy at 4:00 p.m.

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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #61 on: November 24, 2020, 08:13:30 AM »
7:50 ish this morning. Right place at the right time. Very thankful for this cool 2pt. Had to work the last three days so today was my Hail Mary.

Great buck mister; love those tall two points! 
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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #62 on: November 24, 2020, 09:39:14 AM »
Some pictures
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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #63 on: November 24, 2020, 09:40:53 AM »
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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #64 on: December 03, 2020, 08:14:06 PM »
Figured I’d bump this up. Buddy sent me this tonight. Town buck, no hunt zone  :rolleyes: Just a reminder what they look like.
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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #65 on: December 04, 2020, 04:54:51 AM »
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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #66 on: December 06, 2020, 12:38:39 AM »
Great pics guys.  I love going back through my photos about six months after the season.  Brings back hope of future monsters. 
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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #67 on: December 06, 2020, 10:49:51 AM »
Were this bucks fighting or were they just bachelor d up at this point? Ive seen a few little guys together but also found a fresh rub from about a week ago?

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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #68 on: December 06, 2020, 01:43:33 PM »
They were fighting 100% they tore the crap out of the yard

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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #69 on: December 06, 2020, 03:12:18 PM »
At this point in the season should I give up on filling my tag with a buck? I can take a doe in the 666 but would still like a buck. I've tried every tactic I can think of and haven't seen a buck since the late rifle. Any suggestions?

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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #70 on: December 06, 2020, 04:19:12 PM »
The bucks are rutting hard filled my tag with a forkie that was trying to put the moves on two doe this morning.

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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #71 on: December 06, 2020, 06:08:15 PM »
At least one buck is rutting hard.  Congrats on the kill. 

EPF11 - if you're hunting for meat, then kill the first legal animal you see.  If you're hunting for sport plus a little extra meat in the freezer, then you decide.  Though we have one report of a buck chasing this morning, statistically 99.5%+ of doe have been bred at this time of a normal season.  This is not quite a normal season though.  I would say we are a full week to 10 days late on the normal dates of the normal BT buck activity, which means squat in a  single localized small spot.  Last chase I had on cam was 27 November, which is two weeks later than a typical year.

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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #72 on: December 06, 2020, 07:21:44 PM »
At this point in the season should I give up on filling my tag with a buck? I can take a doe in the 666 but would still like a buck. I've tried every tactic I can think of and haven't seen a buck since the late rifle. Any suggestions?

Following replies to this. I hunt muzzleloader and was seeing bucks moving does in the area I’m hunting in 651 before season opener. And now, I’m not seeing anything. Busted one doe last Friday and haven’t seen anything since. Also saw 2 juvenile lions the other day and wondering if they’ve sent the deer running. Considering hunting 666 as well for the any deer opportunity.

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Re: Blacktail - Late Season(s), 2020 - Harvest Report and Discussion
« Reply #73 on: December 06, 2020, 09:59:48 PM »
My cameras have showed bucks with/ hot on the heels of does for about the last 2 weeks it seems. The does don’t seem to be much for it but I have several bucks on the camera exhibiting rut behavior. I’m no expert by all means. Just giving some information that I’ve see to help and let the experts decide

 


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