Ancient Warrior blacktail layed to rest today

[proguide66]

Felt some blacktail enthusiasts might want to have a look at this guy. Called him in to 14 yrds..shot him in the heart with a 243..he dropped maybe 300 yrds from last yrs 151" buck....so comes a close to '08 with two blackies , first being a nice 5X4 but real young.....
I cant find Gatehouse to post the pics ,( I dont know how , actually took me a bit to figure out how to post a new thread) he must be out chasing someones 'spot' in Squamish..hahaha....I'll email him the pics now , I'm sure he will post them soon.
This old buck had 2 ' things' on his bottom gum that looked like 2 teeth...nothing left in there...fresh scars on his body , no fat , not much left in 'bulk' at all. Can only imagine what he ' was' in prime??...anyway....I feel this buck is SUPER COOL and am very lucky to be the one he met him en route ' out'......enjoy.
( he's a 6X5..)

[Salty]

Wow. Sounds like you found grand daddy... Looking forward to the pix :grin:

[chola]

go photobucket.com and upload the pics from your computer...then just copy and past the links
OR..e-mail them to me and I will post them for ya

[xcaribooer]

pics PLEASE!!

[NoLimit99]

Now that I read the post come on you can't keep us in suspence like this.... It's cruel...lol dieing to see the pics lets get them posted show off what ya got for the rest of the world to drool and dream about...:smile:

[Gilmore]

Tim Horton's strikes again!!!!!!!!:tongue:

[Gateholio]

Okay, here are some pics

http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq155/proguide66/08blacktail039.jpg


http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq155/proguide66/08blacktail051.jpg

http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq155/proguide66/08blacktail050.jpg

[Gateholio]

http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq155/proguide66/08blacktail057.jpg


Last years:

Note similar antler configuration

http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq155/proguide66/bookblacktail052.jpg

[proguide66]

The buck in the snow pic is actually from 2 seasons ago..same spot....they both had a 'sticker' coming from the same place on the back R fork....as well the 141" buck had totally similar horn details as the 151" buck from last yr.....maybe blacktails dont venture too far from home??

[porcupine]

What a great old deer. Congratulations. He was an old warrior and deserves a place of honor in your house.
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[barehunter]

WoW! great loookin deer!

[Ron.C]

absolutely awesome deer. Congrats

[Salty]

Wow. What an old war horse eh? Looks like a cougar or such had a good knaw on his ear once upon a time. ..

[guest]

Both great BC blacktails, congrats to you, you must have a good spot.
Thanks for sharing.
CT

[Gateholio]

Both great BC blacktails, congrats to you, you must have a good spot.
Thanks for sharing.
CT

Well, you can see the Tim Hortons from the spot ;)

[Th0r]

Same time, same place next year? Hmmmmm I wonder? Good on ya to find such a sweet spot and beauty as usual.

[Will]

Congrats on another mighty fine Blacktail ! 8-)

[quadrakid]

heavy horned brute,congrats

[LeverActionJunkie]

Congratulations on a dandy blacktail! You gotta be happy with that one. is that a left hand 700Mtn Rifle? or CDL?

[Nimrod]

Love the old character deer.
great Blacktail, your mounting him ?

[kennyj]

I agree he's in the SUPER COOL category.Awesome buck.
kenny

[trailhunter]

i was wondering when you going to post some picks of another dancer...........NIIIIIIICE black tail!!!

[5 spike]

awesome thats a great deer congrats.

[proguide66]

Congratulations on a dandy blacktail! You gotta be happy with that one. is that a left hand 700Mtn Rifle? or CDL?
The rifle in the pic is a rem 700 in 300 ultra......the 243 is a model 700 lefty as well .....actually feels like packing around a pellet gun after lugging the 300ultra mag around up north for a couple months.

[proguide66]

Love the old character deer.
great Blacktail, your mounting him ?
If I nailed the buck I was after, a new mount would be in order for sure!!...this old boy will get nailed on the wall!!

[gameslayer]

Great deer he is a fine specimen of a Blacktail. Congrats

[gamehunter6o]

Congratulations on a pair of fine deer. Harvesting an old animal gives me mixed emotions running from elation thru to sadness at harvesting what must have been a very elusive deer.
Do you have jaw ageing facilities in BC?

[hitch]

Oh Boy! Look how gets to party on Sat night. A primer before we head out for the big boy's. Nice work Steve!

[hunter1947]

Very nice deer ,you probably did him a favor getting him this year ,he won't have to worry about getting through this winters harsh weather.

At least he has passed his jean pool on over the years.

Congrats to you on connecting once again on a very nice buck http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.

[MOWITCH SLAYER]

Nice pic's, those blackies are so neat! Way to go ! Can't believe how many blackies are being posted

[one-shot-wonder]

Congrats!

He looked like quite the fighter.....definately put his time in too, good on you for making his exit a little easier on him!:razz:

[orion]

Congrats on a really fine BT - nice to see such a quality, character buck.

You've also done a great job with your photos - great composition and very sharp detail.