OK ,this is going to be one TOUGH hunt to video document on my own...especially considering I havent shot a b tail farther than 30 yrds in 6 yrs .
Here's how the helpfull hints shall start...I dug up as many old licenses as I could find to record exactly when I shot some bucks.All the deer harvested but three had over 125 " of bone to 151". the other three 117 and 118...
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so , I remember the weather of each kill so here's the dates and eleveations , weather...this 'may' help the guys lookin to nail a BIG mature coasty !!
2003 , Nov 18 , lots of snow , 4000ft , rattled in,alone, loads of sign , sunny , snowed all night,real stinky , bulging neck.
2004 Oct 15 , little stinky 5300 ft , frost , clear , no snow , first hr light timber line..( 117")
2005 Oct 15 , valley floor of upper Pemberton meadows , ( 1000ft?)
chronic rain for 5 days , bow shot , big neck,little stinky ( 140's ") first 15 minutes seeing light.
2005 Nov 17 2500ft , clear , frost fat 4X3 chasing a doe in rain , open 5 yr slash , 11am,reaked
2006 , nov 9 ,4500 ft, clear cold , maybe -5 , no snow two bucks head to head 830 am 118" stinky, first half hr light.
2006 ,5000ft , 18" snow , out of control rutting..rattled in , 141" reaked
..first 15 minutes seeing light well in timber.
2007,Nov 10 , no snow,kinda mild , stormed all night , still pissing in the am..sunny spots by 10 am...shot on open moss rocks/big timber5000ft..rattling , 151" deer alone...monster neck , kinda stinky,WAYY OFF ROAD.
Nov 30 , 2 ft snow , 4000 ft , stinky,hangin with 4 does , thick timber , first 1/2 hr seeing light.
2008, Nov 13 , mild , clear night , rubs everywhere..chasing does at 4500ft , 126"..kinda stinky..fat neck but not BULGING...two more bucks came in while butchering...first hr light..
Nov 27 , 4500 ft , razor back , reaked , rutting self to death , first hr light , heavy timber , called in..125"..lots of snow.
2009 ,
nov 15, literally puking snow , thigh deep , 4500 ft and climbing..full blown neck , reaked , with 1 doe..first 1.5 hrs seeing light in am.
Nov 24 , melting snow , kinda chilly , first 2 hrs seeing light , deep timber , 4000 ft ,melting..big neck, real stinky , with 1 doe and 5 point.
I'm STRUGGLING to not go hunting but am going to give a go making a few salt licks this weekend so I can MAYBE save myself a few lbs this fall looking for does !!...i'm also going to go out this wekend and do a BIG hike up with my bow and see if I might get lucky...weather been real shitty , snow level is dropping...'kinda' know where a VERRY large buck is...will try to video something and as well am getting trail cams out !!
One thing to note so far at nailing a BIG btail is that the majority is shot in the first hr seeing light and wayy back from any road in big mature timber....also , was VERY familiar with my spots pre - kill..wich is obviously key to getting in there in the dark. as well , PRE knowing the direction of the thermals and what time they change is a big help.
Next shall be some video of a days gear ect and maybe what a 'rut hole' looks like with ages of rubs ect....so..here comes some free education boys !!....and MAYBE a monster buck getting harvested on camera...just maybe...oh , and here is who we hope to see verry soon..
ps..the date wasnt set on the cams..it was last yr late nov.