2025 Blacktail Bucks

[Rogue Bay]

Super cool!

Thank you! I’ve never seen her that excited about anything. It was a great day.

 

[roosiebull]

BeeZone opener was good too me

Everything about that buck is awesome

 

[Ready2Rut]

This was my first season deer hunting and big game hunting overall. Was beyond thrilled to take this ol' boy in Oregon's Cascade mountains. He was west of the Cascade crest, but close enough to the crest that I'm sure he would be called a benchleg and not a pure blacktail. He looks puny compared to the bucks in the muley thread so I'm posting here.

Does anyone want to make a guestimate of what the blacktail/muley ratio on this guy is? Tail looks more like muley to me. I apologize that the photos aren't great; I was solo and knew I had a long night ahead of me butchering him and getting back to camp.

 

[Or.hunter]

My daughter and I caught this guy slipping through the burnt timber here in western Oregon. She was able to slip that little 6.5prc Berger right in the sweet spot.


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[wide_groupings]

This was my first season deer hunting and big game hunting overall. Was beyond thrilled to take this ol' boy in Oregon's Cascade mountains. He was west of the Cascade crest, but close enough to the crest that I'm sure he would be called a benchleg and not a pure blacktail. He looks puny compared to the bucks in the muley thread so I'm posting here.

Does anyone want to make a guestimate of what the blacktail/muley ratio on this guy is? Tail looks more like muley to me. I apologize that the photos aren't great; I was solo and knew I had a long night ahead of me butchering him and getting back to camp.

Awesome! That is a pretty tall feat for a first season big game hunting, be proud of that.
How far of a shot did you end up with?

 

[Ready2Rut]

[mention]wide_groupings [/mention] thank you! Ended up with a 130 yd frontal shot. Definitely had buck fever; I meant to hit him center of the chest but ended up taking out part of his shoulder. He still piled up in about 50 yds but lost a decent chunk of meat. Lesson learned that I should practice shooting while shaky.


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[Rogue Bay]

My daughter and I caught this guy slipping through the burnt timber here in western Oregon. She was able to slip that little 6.5prc Berger right in the sweet spot.


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That’s a great buck and an awesome photo. Nicely done!

 

[Rogue Bay]

This was my first season deer hunting and big game hunting overall. Was beyond thrilled to take this ol' boy in Oregon's Cascade mountains. He was west of the Cascade crest, but close enough to the crest that I'm sure he would be called a benchleg and not a pure blacktail. He looks puny compared to the bucks in the muley thread so I'm posting here.

Does anyone want to make a guestimate of what the blacktail/muley ratio on this guy is? Tail looks more like muley to me. I apologize that the photos aren't great; I was solo and knew I had a long night ahead of me butchering him and getting back to camp.

That’s a great first buck! Congratulations!

 

[Ready2Rut]

[mention]Or.hunter [/mention] heard a lot of guys blame the fog for recent lack of success but looks like that didn’t stop y’all. Beautiful buck!

[mention]Rogue Bay [/mention] thanks!


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