First Cali Blacktail of the year for me!!

[joehunter8301]

Had a great opening week. Got to film trkyslr take his 2 monster bucks 4 days apart and then it was my turn. I got situated in the stand thursday afternoon and the woods came alive. I watched this guy come from about 100 yards out and work his way into range at 25 yards. I let him have it and he made it a total of 80 yards before piling up. I am a happy camper. Always feels good to put the first buck of the year down and I am anxious to see what I put my second tag on.

 

[joehunter8301]

dam i forgot about the small pic thing.. still dont know how to do it either. sorry

 

[Solitude]

Congrats! Nice forky!

 

[IAHNTR]

That's a helluva 2x. Congrats man.

 

[Arrowslinger]

That's a nice muley Joe, congrats!!!

 

[trkyslr]

Joe strikes on another big fork two years running.... Forked-slayer!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Massive dorky, way to get it done.

 

[Kevin Root]

Nice joehunter 8301. Congratulations. Looks like you and tukyslr have a pretty nice spot to hunt deer.

 

[MJ from Oregon]

Great Buck Joe!!!

I love big forky's

 

[DWarcher]

Way to get on the board Joe!

 

[JasonWi]

That is a STUD forky! Congrats.

 

[bowuntr]

Very nice.... congrats. Ed F

 

[ozzyshane]

Hey Jo do u think these big forkies are old animals going back or young one that would always stay as they are Thanks Shane

 

[weaver]

Nice! Congrats!

 

[Beastmode]

Gotta love the big forkies!

 

[joehunter8301]

Hey Jo do u think these big forkies are old animals going back or young one that would always stay as they are Thanks Shane

Shane,
Both this buck and the big forky i shot in 2011 were old bucks I am guessing 5-7 years old. Reason I say this is cuz I got pics of both bucks the year prior to me taking them. In 2010 I saw the forky i shot last yr on a couple occasions on the ranch I hunt. He was a big forky in 2010 also and a very mature dominate buck. The guy I shot this year I am pretty sure I have pics of him from last year as a big 3x2. He was a mature buck last year about same antler frame size just had 1 extra point. Maybe tonight I'll look thru my pics and add a few from prior years.

 

[RUTTIN]

Great job, and nice buck!

 

[BigSurArcher]

That's a doozie fork, congrats. Curious what he scores? Almost 120 perhaps?

 

[joehunter8301]

That's a doozie fork, congrats. Curious what he scores? Almost 120 perhaps?

Dono haven't put a tape to em. Not worried out score just a number to me. I bet around 110-115 tho

 

[potsie]

great fork how wide how tall any buck with a bow is a trophy in my book great pics