Big Blacktail
Well I went after this big buck last night....this time he lost. I have seen this guy a few times before in the same area. The wind was good last night and I got him with a 20 yrd shot. He was broadside when I drew on him but he must have shifted his butt while I was aquiring the sight picture. I ended up with a quartering to shot. Passthrough...arrow passed through the near lung and then the liver, gut, and out. He went about 60 yrds and piled up. I watched him hit the tree line, I thought he went in but that's where he lay. When I found the arrow it was covered in stomache crud. I saw when he ran away that he held his tail down and hunched his back as he ran. A clear sign that he was gutshot. I waited an eternal 2 hours before I went after him. I had called a buddy in the meantime to come and help. We found him about 5 yards from where a I last saw him. No blood trail whatsoever. The guts had plugged both holes. I called the taxidermist today and I'm taking him in this afternoon. I will send Marc some pics to post for me as I can't seem to get them small enough.
It's better to pass on a shot that you wish later you took, then to take a shot and wish later you didn't.
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Re: Big Blacktail
Congratulations on your nice BT Buck . I think the BT is the hardest deer to hunt in BC and to get one like yours is special.
