Squamish, Chilliwack, Harrison, Skagit bucks?

[meat hunter]

Awesome buck, nice job

[Greenfields]

I was intending to get out and hunt early on this Friday, didn't work out that way. Our little guy had a bad night and kept us up. I missed my 4am alarm due to being exhausted....oh well.
My darling wife, told me I was being mopey about not being out hunting and that after our little guy was dropped off at day care she would be willing to go for a drive and a walk. Cool, so I searched the house for her hiking gear and had it all set up when she arrived home and true to her word off we went.

Did the slow drive up the Skagit valley road (hope springs eternal) , once we entered the park the plan was to walk the trail just after the bridge (parking area on one side/trail head on the other). We parked and started our walk. I usually go south along the trail that parrallels the road, as it comes out back onto the road for quick stroll back to the truck. This time we took the north fork and had walked about a half hour, entering the area with the shale rock fall and more open trees (low underbrush).

Amy said "deer......buck......BIG BUCK.....", following her line of sight and asking "Where" Quite stupidly I might add, because the deer was about 50meters away eating, with ass toward us looking over his left shoulder. Not the best presentation of the target but I wasn't about to let him bolt, so lined up on neck and pulled the trigger, he dropped like a bag of hammers. I have never seen an animal drop like that and Amy and I looked at each other with that DUH what happened look. Once the shock was over we went over and had a look; the shakes started at that point.....literally vibrating.

I touched his eye with my rifle barrel with no result....good he is dead as a door nail. I picked up his head by the antlers and moved him to aline the body for gutting out. From out of his neck comes this fountain of blood in a stream about the diameter of a nickel and in spurts......first aid knowledge kicked in and I knew his heart was still beating even if his brain wasn't functioning. So I set him down and walked away for about 10 minutes to let him bleed out. To tell you the truth that experience freaked me out, I got over it quickly but my faith in my army first aid and industrial level 2 FA has taken a very serious confidence blow. I would still try to save someone with a wound like that.....but I would know the end result.

So Amy helped me during the gutting by tying off the legs and spreading when I needed it. She was a complete trooper, a little squeamish at first. She maybe taking her CORE and CFSC sooner than she thought. It took about 45 minutes to drag the deer back to the truck, Amy and my muscles have told me that I did most of the dragging with pure adreneline as fuel source.

303B, Lee Enfield No4 Mk1 Sporter/cheap Marstar scope. 150 gr Win Factory Ammo.

He weighed 140 Ibs at the butcher (headless/skinless). We can't wait for the sausage/steaks/pep etc.....

I assumed that he is a Mulie, as the tail wasn't Black the whole length. Just the tip. Any ideas?

I forgot to add he had no brow tines at all, just straight beam to the forks?? Never seen that before either.

Cheers
Brian

[Farmer]

Nice deer. What is the inside spread?
good story
Gord

[Freshtracks]

Congrats ... that's a great mulie for the Skagit. Well done team.

[plumbob]

If you want a fairly good bet head out to Agassiz and try up mount woodside.Fairly short road but lots of deer.You just head to Mission from Agassiz and you'll climb up the mountain just out of Agassiz.At the top there's a cafe just before that on the right side is the logging road with lots of new slashes.

[Fred]

Uhhh, right side going up or coming down. We used to Hang Glide in there and fish the little lakes. Fred

[ram56]

someone told me about mount woodside, but if i recall i looked throught he regs and it is bow only cause it is in the fraser valley special area or am i mistaken

[Fred]

The map(b25) on page 39 shows the special area to end at the banks of the Fraser, so Woodside should be open. Fred

[Farmer]

Mount Woodside is in the District of Kent and Kent is not part of the Fraser Valley Special Area. Municipal bylaws prohit use of rifles or Shotguns with a single projectile within 1000 yds of a building or highway. 100 yards with shotguns with shot only.
Gord

[slyfox]

Went to mount woodside today lots of snow and i did not see any foot prints on the dirt road looks like a good area but no sign maybe i just have to walk to the top of the road going on sunday ill let ever one now how it goes does any one now how far the road goes only went about 5 km today thanks slyfox.