Big Blacktails on Trail Camera

[Kcomben]

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Nice buck!

 

[JimmyRay]

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Def a nice buck there!

 

[limpet]

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen some trailcam pics. Nothing huge this year but I have a high country camera I’m excited to get this spring.

 

[Rogue Bay]

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen some trailcam pics. Nothing huge this year but I have a high country camera I’m excited to get this spring.
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That big forky in the first photo is a stud!

 

[limpet]

That big forky in the first photo is a stud!

He is chunky. I’d be interested to know how old he is. I’m wondering if he’s on the decline or just genetically a super fork.

 

[elsb0048]

Got a couple chunkers that live in my back yard in NW Washington.

 

[Rogue Bay]

He is chunky. I’d be interested to know how old he is. I’m wondering if he’s on the decline or just genetically a super fork.

It’s hard to say but I’d guess he 4.5 - 5.5 years old. He’s definitely a mature deer but I don’t believe bucks revert that drastically very often. In the last 5 deer seasons I’ve killed three forkies. Two were 5.5 and one was 7.5 years old. Big, mature bucks that were never anything but forkies.

He’s a super cool buck no matter what! I love those big forkies.

 

[longrangelead]

Biggest buck on camera to date!

kidding of course.
I put 4 cameras in this patch of timber in hopes of getting good footage of mature bucks during the rut.
so far, everything but a mature buck...
elk, bears, bobcat, does and little bucks...
with the weird weather I may not get any buck pics this year.
I'll find out in May...

Love seeing the pics you guys are sharing. Those fatty yard bucks are sure cool.

 

[bricketts]

Not a biggun but a good up and comer..

I pursued a buck I’m confident would go B&C all season right around this camera and never once have gotten a picture of him.. despite bumping him out of one of his beds only 60 feet from this camera. Really made me realize that you can have a camera in an area with big bucks, but if it’s on the trail you’ll never see him..

 

[sshhh]

Wow! Unreal!

I know where I can come if I ever instantly want to feel better.

 

[sshhh]

This years target. I have 6 cams on this mountain now i'll be putting at least another 5 up there.

Many great habitat places on the list to scout this year and several cams in new zones I put up last year and let soak and won't get to until Spring i'm sure i'll have some more then.

 

[Jmunson90]

Couple of big boys that made it through the season in nor cal. Will definitely be looking for them next season.

 

[Jmunson90]

From the other night. Posted in another forum and forgot to show this guy off here. Just a toad.

 

[rdllrhd]

Here's a couple B-zone giants from last year. I know for certain at least one of them made it through the season. I'm excited to get the cameras out again this spring to see what's around this year.

 

[limpet]

No giants at a new camera spot but this guy came by. What does everyone think? These pics were taken 4 minutes apart. Is this the same buck or different bucks?

 

[sshhh]

No giants at a new camera spot but this guy came by. What does everyone think? These pics were taken 4 minutes apart. Is this the same buck or different bucks? View attachment 1079824View attachment 1079825View attachment 1079826View attachment 1079827View attachment 1079827View attachment 1079829View attachment 1079830View attachment 1079831View attachment 1079832

Tufts of scuffed up hair on the body would indicate different Buck. Upon close inspection it almost seems to have a mark/scuff in the same place on the snout but the Buck with antlers has what looks like a scar, if not scuffed hair right above his heart, the second Buck does not have that and has scuffs further back which the first Buck does not have. Also I think the second Buck is a smaller Buck with a smaller body, though he is closer to the camera.

I say they are different Bucks bachelored up together again until pre rut. One that dropped his antlers was behind the antlered Buck following/letting him lead. The antlered Buck though not a giant, is a pretty big Blacktail and I wouldn't pass it if it is around this year thats forsure.