Big Blacktails!!!!

[Cope30tyee]

Thought I'd post a few of the good ones I've gotten recently and throughout the summer.  I've been a long time lurker, thought I'd share a little as well. 

[Cope30tyee]

another

[Cope30tyee]

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[nwwanderer]

That first one is beyond special, thanks

[Dan-o]

Really good bucks.     

Thanks for sharing.

[bullfever]

@Cope30tyee, those are awesome bucks. Thanks for sharing and please continue to.

[Skyvalhunter]

Cool buck pics thanks for sharing

[spoonman]

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[downtownbrown0610]

This is a buck that I have been watching this summer. He usually comes out right at last light. Its amazing what camera phones can do. This picture does not look good quality but it is actually extremely dark out. Like need a headlamp dark. This is probably one of the nicest blacktails I have ever had the opportunity to watch. I get so much enjoyment from watching Mature bucks. They act so much different than younger bucks. He has a buddy that is pretty big as well. The other one is a 4x3.

[duckmen1]

This is a buck that I have been watching this summer. He usually comes out right at last light. Its amazing what camera phones can do. This picture does not look good quality but it is actually extremely dark out. Like need a headlamp dark. This is probably one of the nicest blacktails I have ever had the opportunity to watch. I get so much enjoyment from watching Mature bucks. They act so much different than younger bucks. He has a buddy that is pretty big as well. The other one is a 4x3.

Yeah that buck is a tank. Look at that body. Just massive.

[Colby Otto]

That is a nice buck! 

[TooTallMike]

Dream buck

[TheStovePipeKid]

All I have is a 2" spike and like 5 bears in my spot. It's going to be an interesting opener for sure. Great pictures.

[Lady Grouse hunter]

Seen the Way bigger Out here In East King Co..  Sorry no pics, just too dark for my Carmera... He was at least 14 off the 4 forker's

[Dan-o]

Thanks to all those actually posting pics

Some sweet bucks. 

 

[Axle]

Awesome bucks! 

[Twispriver]

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[Fatherof5]

 

[OutHouse]

These are all great blacktails.

Question:  With so much forage on the westside why are their antlers generally smaller than mule deer? Genetics? Is that food not that great? Thanks

[nwwanderer]

Whitetail are the oldest, timeline speaking, by far.  Blacktail are next in line and most people that study such things say mule deer are a hybrid of ancient whitetail and blacktail.  A fair amount of time, most say 10,000 years or so, and you have a different species, muledeer.  The antler difference is a species thing not an environmental or food result.

[Birdguy]

Some true BEASTS there!! My goodness, so great to see these guys. Thanks for posting them!

[JimmyHoffa]

These are all great blacktails.

Question:  With so much forage on the westside why are their antlers generally smaller than mule deer? Genetics? Is that food not that great? Thanks

I would guess that huge antlers on the westside would've snagged in brush and limbs more, slowing them down for predators.

[tritt007]

From my back porch

[tritt007]

Another one

[Fatherof5]

 

[Trigger05-11]

This was last year near my house in Woodland. He made it through the year. He is #1 on my hit list.

[LongBomb]

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[Skyvalhunter]

some shooters there

[JakeLand]

Yard buck

[7mmfan]

Yard buck

What's his name? Trash can? Garbage truck? Very nice looking buck.

[steeleywhopper]

Yard buck

Set me up a lawn chair and i'll be there Sunday morning bright and early Maybe have the coffee on too.

[one more]

WOW !!!

We never see the bucks, but there are one or two fawns every year. He must be some where.

[Pete112288]

I get this guy at least 1 or 2 times a week. No pattern at all as to when or on which cam. Have 4 cams within 300 yards of eachother.  Sometimes he shows mid day, sometimes dusk/dawn, and sometimes night. Almost always has a younger 2x3 in tow too.