1st black tail.

[Quince]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5537&stc=1

When i skinned him hardly any body fat. Is that usual for blacktail this time of year?

[Wentrot]

Nice job. They are dropping like flies now! Gotta get this sickness over with and get out!!!!!

[epicZERO74]

Congrats man! 1st of many!

[caddisguy]

Lucky sob! j/k

Good job... congrats!!

[Wentrot]

Lucky sob! j/k

Good job... congrats!!

If it was killed on that road you are correct on the lucky sob statement. I dream of that day.

[Quince]

Not my 1st deer, 1st bt. Just fortunate to have good spotter with me.

[caddisguy]

If it was killed on that road you are correct on the lucky sob statement. I dream of that day.

Statement stands, road or no road!!

Quince great to have a good spotter indeed... would love to hear the story. I almost walked straight into a doe and a fawn yesterday until my spotter grabbed me and stopped me. She's a moody doe too, probably would have kicked my ass lol

Was he beaded down when your spotter spotted him?

[Quince]

Dont know, came up on some does, watched them for a bit, he pointed out they kept looking over, we stayed put and this guy came wandering out!

[caddisguy]

Dont know, came up on some does, watched them for a bit, he pointed out they kept looking over, we stayed put and this guy came wandering out!

Ah hah! Does looking over... good reason to hang out and watch!!

[ducktoller]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5537&stc=1

When i skinned him hardly any body fat. Is that usual for blacktail this time of year?


Couldnt tell you what's normal, but mine also had almost no fat on him.

[ajr5406]

Dunno about the body fat, but certainly looks healthy!

[brian]

I got one about that size with very little fat on him. Lean young and delicious.

[Lozzie]

The fat thing depends food sources and travel habits. The archery season buck I took this year was by far the fattest BT I've harvested but he was pretty much living in a Costco for deer. I think most BT bucks will be losing fat chasing does and then go back to nonstop grazing after the rut to put on fat for the winter months.

[takla1]

most of the BT's ive taken were lean as well ,didn't matter young or older bucks.These BT put the miles on in search of breeding partners and they love the steeper benched hillsides= lots of exersize.At this time of the yr theyll have an extensive scrape line that has to be maintained and checked every couple days so their moving steady.
takla

[TSP84]

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[VI Blacktails]

This time of year some of the deer I have shot have little fat, but saying that I have been with my buddy when he shot a 4 point and it was thick with fat.

[kennyj]

Great first BT. Always watch those does.
kenny

[TSP84]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5544&stc=1 My first blacktail ever. Nov.11 2015

[Squire]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5544&stc=1 My first blacktail ever. Nov.11 2015

Wow, just wow.

[Salty]

Compared to a whitetail for instance blacktails have quite a bit less fat all things being equal IME. I've got some up high that had next to no fat on them just a little skiff on their back. Still very healthy animals at that stage and awesome eating as yours will be enjoy..

[wideopenthrottle]

now that is one hell of a rack on that deer....1st BT you say... holy crap!!!

[TSP84]

Started hunting down here last year. Have seen lots of bucks, but this was the only one I have been able to get a shot off on.

[ruger#1]

The winters here are short compared to where muledeer and whitetail live. The whitetail that I shot this year had almost 2" of fat on it's back end. Of all the coastal blacktails that I have taken not to many have fat. And I have shot lots of them.

[ruger#1]

Nice blacktail 84. I do hope you get it scored. And people do not bother you trying to find where you shot it. Keep us informed of the score. And get it in the B.C Record Book.

[Wagonmaster]

TSP84, got any other pics?

[TSP84]

More pics will be posted soon. Once I get to my laptop. Having a hard time doing this off my phone

[TSP84]

He was shot off the top of a mountain if anyone wants to know

[TSP84]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5547&stc=1

[TSP84]

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=5548&stc=1

[Wagonmaster]

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[TSP84]

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