New BC resident....getting the Blacktail itch!!!

[Rackmastr]

Hey Guys,

Well, I'm starting to settle into life in BC. So far I'm loving it, and looking forward to the opportunity to start exploring different options that BC has to hunt, fish, camp, etc. There are a LOT of things on my list and a ton of places I cant wait to go and explore.

One thing that never really got me very excited while living in Alberta is hunting blacktails. I've gotta say that in the past couple days though, I've been hit with a bug and its got me thinking how cool it would be to shoot a nice blacktail one day!!!

So, what can you guys tell me about them. Mainland vs island hunting? Looks like Columbia blacktails on the coast and VI and then Sitka blacktails up in the QCI? Are they tougher to hunt than other species of deer for a nice representative buck?

If anyone has any tips or suggestions or just plain comments on hunting these critters, I'd love to hear it. I'd be glad to help anyone out if you were travelling my way or ever needed info on Alberta stuff or could somehow return the favor. Bottom line though, I've gotta scratch this itch and get myself on a blacktail hunt in the next year or two!!!

[gerrygoat]

I can only tell you about the Charlottes since that's the only place I've hunted them but it is a lot of fun to hunt over there, you will get bigger deer on Vancouver Island or the lower mainland but if you get away from main roads nice sized bucks can be taken. Haven't been there since 2008 and need to get back this year badly. You won't be dissapointed if you head over I can tell you that much

[grizzlydueck]

Buddy your in luck=when we go for coffee i'll give ya a killer spot on big island blacktails ! I hunted them all over the island and have the honey hole of honey holes!
maybe the grand po pa's genetics are still floating around in there! Ive show a coulple of guys on here the spot but it takes some hiking effort. maybe i'll take ya in there one day =that would bring back some great memories. lbiggest buck population iv'e ever seen on the island lots of wolves -cougars-some elk passing through. one morning i watched 11 blacktail bucks funnel up to the timber up the pinch point -the same deer path that grand poo pa came walking up ....what a wooper! know i'm getting excited lol

[Spy]

This is a good thread to keep you occupied until the season LOL !
http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showth...ss+black+tails

[keoke]

Steep, thick, and wet is how to find a black tail.

[guest]

Search PG66 (proguide 66) threads on BT hunting also Youtube has a bunch, great footage and advice. Good luck finding any one better on the subject of hunting Big BT's in BC.

He knows what he's doing thats for sure.

Welcome to BC and good luck to you.

CT

[grizzlydueck]

the monster blacktails are in the lower main land around the farms =some monsters 130 class are being shot and seen -ive seen pics that d dog showed me of some pigs ! but they aren't true blacktails, like the island.

[IronNoggin]

the monster blacktails are in the lower main land around the farms ... but they aren't true blacktails, like the island.

True that. If you simply want a BIG set of horns on your wall that you can justifiably call "Blacktail", then the mainland is for You!

They are generally a tad smaller on The Rock, and you'll find it takes a LOT of Effort and more than a little Luck to find one even approaching this: http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showth...20-Any-guesses
But then again, that would at least be a "Real" Blacktail!!

Cheers,
Nog

[proguide66]

True that. If you simply want a BIG set of horns on your wall that you can justifiably call "Blacktail", then the mainland is for You!

They are generally a tad smaller on The Rock, and you'll find it takes a LOT of Effort and more than a little Luck to find one even approaching this: http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showth...20-Any-guesses
But then again, that would at least be a "Real" Blacktail!!

Cheers,
Nog

I spent my first 30 years of life on the island chasing those bucks and being 'pissy' about bigger blacktails on the mainland to Until I decided to go over and slay a few of em for myself.
There's BIG blacktails on the mainland and island...you just have to really punish yourself physically and mentally for a while to get one , a BIG one that is. And if you get too frustrated and cant pull it off , blame it on the genes,( easier than admitting they are too tough for ya!)

[IronNoggin]

There's BIG blacktails on the mainland and island...you just have to really punish yourself physically and mentally for a while to get one , a BIG one that is. And if you get too frustrated and cant pull it off , blame it on the genes,( easier than admitting they are too tough for ya!)

LOL! Just KNEW that would get a "rise" from someone!

That said, I VERY Much buy into the "punishment" thing!! Hunted pretty much most of the Western side of our continent, and a handful of times times offshore. Never faced a critter quite so challenging as a "Biggie" Blacktail!! Frustrating? You BETCHA! And Loving Every Minute Of It!!

And of course, there very much are times I "blame it on the genes"!!

Cheers,
Nog - Still Working on Tough Enough!!