Booner Blacktail in Maple Ridge

[Harvest the Land]

Saw these guys working out their neck muscles this morning right off of 232. Decided to see how close I could get and I got so close that I could have petted the smaller buck. Didn't realize just how majestic the Booner was until I got right up close. Never been so close to this caliber of a blacktail before. What a beauty!


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[Harvest the Land]

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[Harvest the Land]

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[Arctic Lake]

An he’s a stud !
Arctic Lake

[LBM]

Nice buck but kind of like the yellowstone and other park posts or town animal post etc of people trying to see how close they can get to
animals.

[Harvest the Land]

You betcha Arctic. I think you live in MR - He was around 232 and 128th roughly, shortly after 7am

[Harvest the Land]

Nice buck but kind of like the yellowstone and other park posts or town animal post etc of people trying to see how close they can get to
animals.

Not surprising coming from you

[ACE]

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[Gateholio]

Nice looking buck!

[BeerMan]

You betcha Arctic. I think you live in MR - He was around 232 and 128th roughly, shortly after 7am
That must be some ancient deer crossing or something. I live and work locally here in ridge, and I always see deer there. They don't seem to be bothered much considering the frickin chaos during school drop off and pick up in that area!

[Brew]

That’s an awesome buck, great pictures

[BimmerBob]

That is one fine looking specimen, hope he passes along his genes to as many willing receivers as possible.

Be well.../B

[180grainer]

What an awesome Buck. Thanks for posting.

[Treed]

They are out there. Saw some similar blacktail bucks last week up in the alpine… from a helicopter unfortunately… about 60 km from the closest road. I like yours better!

[walks with deer]

Grow your hair long throw on a backwards hbc hat roll up in a 80s camaro and smoking a gager. And send some arrows at it. Yell ridge what if anybody questions you.

[IronNoggin]

Right in his Prime! Beauty!

[ACB]

Beauty buck, living in and around residential areas, he'll probably die of old age. LOL We've got the same thing here on the Sunshine Coast, suburbia deer. LOL A couple years a go there was a photo in the local rag that a had three stud bucks on the Gibsons waterfront board walk.

[TheObserver]

Cool HTL! Awesome experience beauty buck, I think they got the best looking faces/hides out of the three Deer. Really good for mounts, even though i'm more of a skull mount guy.

[TheObserver]

That must be some ancient deer crossing or something. I live and work locally here in ridge, and I always see deer there. They don't seem to be bothered much considering the frickin chaos during school drop off and pick up in that area!

Totally, I grew up in Ridge until I was 19 and now i'm back and have always seen Deer there and lots of Bucks. I seen two bucks when I was about 15 a little west over by the Horse grounds and Ranch restaurant and they seemed like twins, anyways they were absolutely massive, looked like Mulie's! Their antlers were so red i'll never forget that!

[Redthies]

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Changing your screen name to “Harvest the City”?

[HarryToolips]

Wow, a beauty indeed....lol are there any areas of crown near there where he might be bedding where you can pursue him with a bow??

[Arctic Lake]

Yep lived here for many moons ! I see deer down around there all the time also off of Fern Cresent but have not seen those bucks yet . I will keep my eyes open for them . They are lookers aren’t they !
Arctic Lake
You betcha Arctic. I think you live in MR - He was around 232 and 128th roughly, shortly after 7am

[Salty]

Grow your hair long throw on a backwards hbc hat roll up in a 80s camaro and smoking a gager. And send some arrows at it. Yell ridge what if anybody questions you.

Bow n arrow might draw attention probably better to pull out your heat and hit it with a half dozen 9mm's

[walks with deer]

Ha ha oh dear

[TheObserver]

Wow, a beauty indeed....lol are there any areas of crown near there where he might be bedding where you can pursue him with a bow??

Not there, too far in city limits and surrounded by private property pretty much no public land where he is. I hunt with my compound bow in the bow/single shot projectile shotgun only areas. I actually put a stand up this year in bow only area, wish he was on my cam around there haha.

[TheObserver]

I believe there is a certain land feature that is not far from there that the ones that do migrate lower follow down from the high country and golden ears and come down into outskirts of town to winter. Could be wrong haven't spent much time but seems that way

[Arctic Lake]

Have a burger and beer at the Ranch might see some deer ! You might even see them walking up 232 while looking out the window of the Black Sheep !
Arctic Lake

[Weatherby Fan]

Awesome pictures of dandy Blacktails, thanks for sharing, I grew up in that area of Maple Ridge !

[TheObserver]

This shed my Old Man found on my grandpa's property literally right up the street from that Buck, my Grandpa is passed away now and we sold the property. But there were always Deer and Bear there and a lot of Salmon spawned up his creek too. Funny my old man goes hunting in 3-30 for big Rut Mulies back in the day got skunked on that trip only to come home and unpack his gear when he took over my Grandpa's house for a while after he passed, to see a huuuge 4 point blacktail staring at him in the yard hahah ironic.

[TheObserver]

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[TheObserver]

Here is a Buck I took last year in Archery only zone with my Bow 25 yards on foot Maple Ridge

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[TheObserver]

There are some good Bucks around Ridge for sure

[Harvest the Land]

Awesome buck man! Did you get him on the mainland?

[Arctic Lake]

Observer ! You have a very clean stove !
Arctic Lake

[TheObserver]

Awesome buck man! Did you get him on the mainland?

Thanks buddy! I was pretty happy to walk up to him especially with the Bow.

Got him here in Maple Ridge

[TheObserver]

Observer ! You have a very clean stove !
Arctic Lake

Hahaha if only my Truck would stay like that after my Scouting/Hunting excursions hey!

[Harvest the Land]

Wow, a beauty indeed....lol are there any areas of crown near there where he might be bedding where you can pursue him with a bow??

I think the closest crown land might be Golden Ears which is a few km as the crow flies and I've never looked to see if hunting is allowed there. Where these two were, was in the middle of where the Alouette river is split in two, and I think they must use the river as a travel corridor.

It's amazing that there's still that number of deer in that area as they've leveled much of the Silver Valley with row homes. That used to be prime habitat.

If only MR had a bylaw like Williams Lake (and I think PG) where it's legal to harvest an animal with a bow within city limits during hunting season eh? Wonder if Clearwater has a similar bylaw?

[Harvest the Land]

Thanks buddy! I was pretty happy to walk up to him especially with the Bow.

Got him here in Maple Ridge

Well done. Whatever you do keep your spot a secret - ha!

[TheObserver]

I think the closest crown land might be Golden Ears which is a few km as the crow flies and I've never looked to see if hunting is allowed there. Where these two were, was in the middle of where the Alouette river is split in two, and I think they must use the river as a travel corridor.

It's amazing that there's still that number of deer in that area as they've leveled much of the Silver Valley with row homes. That used to be prime habitat.

If only MR had a bylaw like Williams Lake (and I think PG) where it's legal to harvest an animal with a bow within city limits during hunting season eh? Wonder if Clearwater has a similar bylaw?

Yeah there are some slivers here and there but really nothing to hunt for a ways, I have looked into Golden Ears before and you can't hunt there unless something has changed, but some of these parks it can be better to call instead of just going on the website, I only went on the site.

[TheObserver]

Well done. Whatever you do keep your spot a secret - ha!

Hahaha for sure! If you can get meat 15-30min drive from home that's one you can't give out

[TheObserver]

I think they must use the river as a travel corridor.

Your right for sure

[Harvest the Land]

Changing your screen name to “Harvest the City”?

Now that's funny. I actually asked one of the moderators how to change my handle a few years ago and got no response. Dont you worry - I harvest the city all the time and particularly in the fall and right now when the chicken of the woods are growing on the cherry trees and if we get some rain, the Shaggy Manes should start sprouting any week now

[Harvest the Land]

Yeah there are some slivers here and there but really nothing to hunt for a ways, I have looked into Golden Ears before and you can't hunt there unless something has changed, but some of these parks it can be better to call instead of just going on the website, I only went on the site.

Ok good to know that's what I figured. Bucks born in that area seem to have won the lottery

[Harvest the Land]

Grow your hair long throw on a backwards hbc hat roll up in a 80s camaro and smoking a gager. And send some arrows at it. Yell ridge what if anybody questions you.

And this is even funnier! If you've got some connections and a Camaro, I can supply the gagers (which is such a great word that I haven't heard in 20 years). Deal?

[walks with deer]

Done do you have a hbc hat for us i couldnt find a camaro but i found a thunderbird?

[Harvest the Land]

Forgot about the hat! I think I'm on thin ice with the mods so I won't be reaching out to them for a hat. Maybe Arctic Lake might have a source?