2023 Blacktail Success Thread

[roosiebull]

My brother shot a 3pt today, and I passed a similar deer a couple miles away, my brother also saw a little forky

Still not much for bucks around does, but that’s to be expected. Saw some good sign this morning, but couldn’t turn anything up besides the one buck. Back to work for a few days, but the end of next week looks like a really good time to kill a nice deer

 

[Steve300xcw]

That'll work!

Hoping to hunt this weekend for the first time this season. Will be nice to be in the woods again. Have not really been out since last season.

 

[roosiebull]

That'll work!

Hoping to hunt this weekend for the first time this season. Will be nice to be in the woods again. Have not really been out since last season.

Well, it’s certainly a good time to start, haha

Hopefully this thread gets active here shortly with a bunch of pretty blacktail. It’s that time of year

I was pretty bummed out this morning when the whole canyon I planned to hunt was completely socked in with fog, but everything else felt bucky

I had to walk over 6 miles before I found some country I could start glassing and found a buck feeding pretty quick, ended up 7.3 miles from my pickup when my brother told me he shot one so I ended up crossing onto the road system he was on to pack his deer out for him he is still a game cart guy, and I’m trying to talk some sense into him… but when I’m close, it’s even better for him… at least he had it mostly broken down by the time I got over to him

His boy was with him today too, so that was really cool, they haven’t been seeing much so I’m glad they got some action this morning.

Certainly getting to be more ground sign, and that alone keeps it interesting to me… they all mean something, and I love trying to find big sign, figure it out, then put eyes on that buck… favorite part of hunting them. Nothing cooler than panning across a zone you narrow down and catch that white face in the binos!

 

[Steve300xcw]

Well, it’s certainly a good time to start, haha

Hopefully this thread gets active here shortly with a bunch of pretty blacktail. It’s that time of year

I was pretty bummed out this morning when the whole canyon I planned to hunt was completely socked in with fog, but everything else felt bucky

I had to walk over 6 miles before I found some country I could start glassing and found a buck feeding pretty quick, ended up 7.3 miles from my pickup when my brother told me he shot one so I ended up crossing onto the road system he was on to pack his deer out for him he is still a game cart guy, and I’m trying to talk some sense into him… but when I’m close, it’s even better for him… at least he had it mostly broken down by the time I got over to him

His boy was with him today too, so that was really cool, they haven’t been seeing much so I’m glad they got some action this morning.

Certainly getting to be more ground sign, and that alone keeps it interesting to me… they all mean something, and I love trying to find big sign, figure it out, then put eyes on that buck… favorite part of hunting them. Nothing cooler than panning across a zone you narrow down and catch that white face in the binos!

I have plenty of other things I need to be doing, and I have a hard time dedicating time to just go scout or hunt anymore.

I have a couple of those special spots, 15 mile drive and you are hunting, 10 min hike and you are in the good stuff. So will probly go park my ass on the rimrocks for the day an see what I can find. If not theres always another spot.

Still bummed about my backup plan canyon being a clear cut now. I never liked hunting it, but man were there alot of animals moving through that spot. Since they cut it, everybody drives all around it now. Oh well, thats how it goes

Thinkin the 'ol ruger hawkeye 223 is going to get to go this year

 

[Steve300xcw]

game cart? In oregon? WTF?

 

[Tmarsh38]

Came across this guy in an absolute hole

 

[Jason277]

Don’t see any Washington bucks yet so I’ll throw mine up from the opener on Saturday. I want to see some WA and OR rainforest in here!View attachment 614805

Nice work!

 

[Jason277]

Here’s my buck this year, haven’t killed one for four years so this was a blessing!View attachment 615531

With a Trad Bow!! Awesome Job!!

 

[roosiebull]

Came across this guy in an absolute hole

Great buck!! He’s a pretty one! I love when bucks carry their mass like that, classic big coast buck

Well done!

 

[Nwghostgetter]

My first blacktail, Kodiak IslandView attachment 600943
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beautiful!

 

[Nwghostgetter]

Don’t see any Washington bucks yet so I’ll throw mine up from the opener on Saturday. I want to see some WA and OR rainforest in here!View attachment 614805

Very nice! I'm with you on the WA and Or BT's. Been a fairly slow season for the Coastals

 

[Rogue Bay]

Well, I guess I don’t have to worry about shooting a bigger deer than my wife this year, hahaView attachment 614997

That’s a dandy!

 

[Rogue Bay]

Was fortunate enough to find this old bruiser over the weekend. Biggest bodied Blacktail I’ve ever taken.


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Congrats on a great buck!

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Public land in A zone 2023. 670 yards. Tikka Rokslide special with SWFA 3-9 chambered in 7SAUM.

I’m positing pictures of the animal just before it dies this season if the animal gives me time. I think it can make for nicer photos than a limp animal on the ground, especially when I almost always hunt by myself and don’t have someone else to take a photo.

This legal buck came out with two spike bucks and another forked horn buck with him. He gave me a perfect broadside opportunity feeding down the slope about 5 minutes after taking this photo. He tumbled down the very steep slope about 100 yards and never got up.

Working on a black tail, mule deer, whitetail combo this year in 3 vastly different hunts. Step one is complete back in my old stomping grounds of Northern California! Always a fun and challenging hunt.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Anyone else seeing a lot of spikes this year? It’s good to see, but it’s been more this year than I remember

In Nor Cal and 5 days of hunting I saw over 100 spike bucks this year.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

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Nothing special in terms of size but it was nice to get back up in the mountains.

Beautiful photo!

 

[TripleJ]

This young man went to school with my 2 older boys. He grew up without much of a father figure in his life, and never hunted until this year. This was our 2nd trip this season. Pretty slow day with the fog but I glassed up this guy feeding at 2pm. Got him set up and he made a great shot at 360 yds. I’m so happy for him, it was an awesome day.

 

[roosiebull]

This young man went to school with my 2 older boys. He grew up without much of a father figure in his life, and never hunted until this year. This was our 2nd trip this season. Pretty slow day with the fog but I glassed up this guy feeding at 2pm. Got him set up and he made a great shot at 360 yds. I’m so happy for him, it was an awesome day.

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That is awesome! Those scenarios are hard to beat and so helpful for a young man like that giving them a new interest that will last a lifetime!

 

[MarcherLord]

Southeast Ak

 

[rootacres]

My first blacktail, #4 of the 5 in the deer slam. The Berger hit its mark. 438yds