Anyone else love chasing Blacktails?

[Winfwt338-06]

I realize blacktail hunting is not conducive to LR shooting but I love chasing the grey ghost phx the pacific NW. Grew up learning to hunt this critter, if I don't draw a mulie tag for eastern oregon, not hurt I get to hunt blacktail. Have shot many over the years but here are pics of my best. He scored 146 7/8, 4x4 4 1/2" eye guards, 5" bases. Sorry for decapitation pics but never heard mounted until I killed my first Bull elk. Shot in 2002 #46 all time cascade blacktail. Killed with model 70 XTR 223 REM, 50gr Barnes XLC. Upper McKenzie river.

 

[HARPERC]

Nice buck!

 

[Coddington99]

That's a stud blacktail, I am still trying to figure them out. I have two spikes to my name so far, I'd call them foot hill bucks, this year I plan to move higher in elevation and target some cascade bucks. Here is this previous year's buck.

 

[Corvalliscory]

Nice job! Love hunting blacktails. I'm going 130 or bust this year...

 

[Coddington99]

Nice job! Love hunting blacktails. I'm going 130 or bust this year...

Fork or bigger for me, really do not want to shoot another spike. I'd like to let them grow up a few more years.

 

[Ross1147]

That's a good Columbian blacktail there! Love the mass. Here's my best. Most blacktails I grew up hunting were considered Hybrids, but this is actually the only true blacktail I've killed.

 

[Winfwt338-06]

That's a stud blacktail, I am still trying to figure them out. I have two spikes to my name so far, I'd call them foot hill bucks, this year I plan to move higher in elevation and target some cascade bucks. Here is this previous year's buck.

Any buck is a good buck! I've hunted these things since I was 10. That buck was 2002. I was 31. Those don't happen every year. I'll post a pic of the generations of big blacktails. My grandpa's, 1959, is far left, mine, 2002, is middle, other 2, 1973 and 1968,are my dad's. The 4x4 from 73 scored 140 3/8 with less than 1" in total deductions. Be patient yours will come.

 

[Winfwt338-06]

That's a good Columbian blacktail there! Love the mass. Here's my best. Most blacktails I grew up hunting were considered Hybrids, but this is actually the only true blacktail I've killed.
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Thanks for the pic, dang nice buck!

 

[HNDLDR]

I realize blacktail hunting is not conducive to LR shooting but I love chasing the grey ghost phx the pacific NW. Grew up learning to hunt this critter, if I don't draw a mulie tag for eastern oregon, not hurt I get to hunt blacktail. Have shot many over the years but here are pics of my best. He scored 146 7/8, 4x4 4 1/2" eye guards, 5" bases. Sorry for decapitation pics but never heard mounted until I killed my first Bull elk. Shot in 2002 #46 all time cascade blacktail. Killed with model 70 XTR 223 REM, 50gr Barnes XLC. Upper McKenzie river.

 

[HNDLDR]

I hunted them for 4 or 5 years outside of Portland and Vancouver on public land. Finally got a little fork horn. All though he's small his skull lives with all my other trophy's. Would love to hunt them again someday.