View Full Version : Brambles 2008 Whitetail
Brambles
12-11-2008, 11:36 PM
I shot this buck 3 weeks ago or so. Wasn't going to post him up but I figured if we all kept our harvests quiet then the site would be pretty lame so here he is..
Not the big one I was after but we only had a split second to make the call to shoot him or not so I rolled the dice. Still a good buck and considering he has 5.5 inch bases, 23 3/4" mainbeams, just over 18" inside spread, he had the makings to be a real good deer but his tines arn't as as long as they needed to be (longest is 8") and he's a 5x4. He was rutted pretty hard and was pretty lean. He had a loose patch of hair on his ass that pulled out fairly easily so I think he was run down pretty hard.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/Brambles77/P1010460.jpg
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Gateholio
12-11-2008, 11:56 PM
Nice WT.
I bougth my first WT tag this year. Never saw even one:p
Be sure to enter the contest! :)
What's wrong with that?! Nice buck!
It's like I always say...there's always next year!!! Be proud!!!
kootenayelkslayer
12-12-2008, 12:40 AM
Nice buck man. He sure does have some good mass on his bases.
Freshtracks
12-12-2008, 02:47 AM
Great looking buck Brambles. Can always go big next year.:wink:
hunter1947
12-12-2008, 04:10 AM
Brambles that WT is a very nice deer with a very nice set of antlers to go with it ,I wouldn't think twice on taking this WT deer.
This deer has a very young looking face on it ,do you think it was a young deer ????.
By the pic it looks like it still has a good weight left on it.
Anyways its a real nice animal and you did the right thing taking him ,congrats to you getting this fine deer http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gifhttp://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif.
Nimrod
12-12-2008, 05:41 AM
Good looking whitey Brambles
nice heavy bases.
doubled
12-12-2008, 06:38 AM
That is still a good buck, better than nothing, thats for sure.
sawmill
12-12-2008, 06:38 AM
Man that`s a great looking buck.I know how you feel though,I got mine in late Sept,And looked him over for at least a whole minute before I shot.The next day I saw the one I really wanted:mrgreen:
Mine green scored 140 net which ain`t bad for an E.K. buck but I have seen 160+ around here.One good thing about getting them early is all they have been doing is eat-sleep-poop.:mrgreen:Very tender and no rut smell.
Fisher-Dude
12-12-2008, 06:45 AM
That's a good whitey Jeff! Congrats! Headed for the sausage machine?
TIKA 300
12-12-2008, 07:03 AM
Thats for sure a nice buck,the only whitie ive taken was a 2 pt and a quarter that size. Congrats
Brambles
12-12-2008, 09:30 AM
That's a good whitey Jeff! Congrats! Headed for the sausage machine?
No its already steaks, roast and ground. I probably won't make sausage this year. Not until I get the right sausage plate for my grinder or a sausage stuffer.
Brambles
12-12-2008, 09:39 AM
This deer has a very young looking face on it ,do you think it was a young deer ????.
By the pic it looks like it still has a good weight left on it.
His backbone was sticking up a fair bit.
The front surface of his front teeth were worn through to the cores but the weren't really "worn down". Didn't check the molars, I'm no expert on aging deer so I'm not even going to hazard a guess.
He has the biggest bases of all the deer my buddies and I shot this year, Mulies and whitetails together. So I assume he had a little age to him.
BCrams
12-12-2008, 09:46 AM
Way to go !! Nothing wrong with that whitey.
Nice solid whitey, I love mass and big bases. I missed a buck nearly identical to that one this year, and another even bigger simply slipped away on me. Its just not in my future to ever get a nice whitey. :cry:
SteadyGirl
12-12-2008, 10:12 AM
Brambles- your whitey is bigger than any whitey I got a look at even this fall. So Congrats!:biggrin:
Here is a link to my kootney whitey as well
http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=418
BlacktailStalker
12-12-2008, 10:19 AM
Thats a real good whitetail, nice buck.
Glad you posted him.
Stone Sheep Steve
12-12-2008, 11:06 AM
Good work Brambles!!
Couple of reeeeaaaally solid bucks for you AGAIN this year. 8)
Nice frame on that guy.
SSS
KevinB
12-12-2008, 11:28 AM
Nice going Brambles, that's a pretty nice whitetail. Those bases are great - lots of mass. Do you think he was on his way down hill a bit, and if he had longer tines last year?
BigBanger
12-12-2008, 12:29 PM
Good job Brambles , thanks for sharing .
Thats a nice buck. I wouldn't hesitate on him. Nothing wrong with taking him.
lloydster
12-12-2008, 02:19 PM
looks like a deer park whitetail. close?
Brambles
12-12-2008, 02:47 PM
looks like a deer park whitetail. close?
nope...not close
rifleman
12-12-2008, 03:49 PM
Nothing Wrong With That Buck. Nice One
Brambles
12-12-2008, 05:28 PM
Nice going Brambles, that's a pretty nice whitetail. Those bases are great - lots of mass. Do you think he was on his way down hill a bit, and if he had longer tines last year?
I don't think he was on his way down hill, I didn't get that impression from his rack anyhow, probably just good genetics that needed a year or two more to really round out.
Brambles,
Solid Buck man! Congrats! Way bigger than any whitey I've killed. I came close to killin a dinky dog rat deer this year. Small spiker that had his head behind a tree. He slowly peeked his head around the tree and I could see what looked like tine, but I wanted to make sure it wasn't a branch. He then spun and took off and his spikes were on both sides. Too bad, I don't want those rats expanding any more than they already have.:tongue:
Don't get to see too many around here...but that's a Great Buck !
Congrats ! :cool:
lloydster
12-13-2008, 09:50 AM
salmo w/t? nice animal:smile:
SHAKER
12-13-2008, 11:02 AM
Not too bad at all.......... At least you pulled the trigger on a couple deer this year! I havn't fired a shot since sept 1st. (by choice of corce!)
Rattler
12-13-2008, 12:55 PM
Nice buck Brambles! A shooter for sure...
guest
12-13-2008, 01:02 PM
Nice Buck, my heart bleeds for you that he wasn't the one you wanted, lol haha
congrats on a good one still.
CT
Brambles
12-13-2008, 01:05 PM
salmo w/t? nice animal:smile:
Keep digging.:wink: of course I'm probably not going to tell you even if you do happen to guess it right:tongue:
lloydster
12-13-2008, 09:10 PM
i know dont really givea .. born/raised castlegar. havent hunted been back 20 yrs. just wondering for when i get my leh elk draw in the next 100 yrs to keep options open:-D
Brambles
12-13-2008, 09:21 PM
i know dont really givea .. born/raised castlegar. havent hunted been back 20 yrs. just wondering for when i get my leh elk draw in the next 100 yrs to keep options open:-D
Looks like you got a damn nice whitey in your avatar, got a bigger picture?
todbartell
12-14-2008, 08:13 PM
how did the 45 gr TSX perform?
Brambles
12-14-2008, 08:15 PM
how did the 45 gr TSX perform?
They really layed him out:lol:
todbartell
12-14-2008, 08:39 PM
I figured it would :cool:
thats a nice buck brambles. way to go!
longleader
12-15-2008, 11:17 AM
Very nice buck, Brambles. Should make for some pretty good eating, too!
My WT tag will be going into the soup pot, as usual :redface:. Sneaky wascals.....
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