My first blacktail *pics*

[todbartell]

Still too shaky to type a story so the pics will have to do for now


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[islandhunter]

No way!!! that thing is awesome!!! That should help round out your trophy room!!!

[Shooter]

Beautiful BT. Congrats. Gonna be tough topping it. Is that the one PG66 hogtied for ya?

[rocksteady]

Congrats Bartell, nice looking buck....

Patiently awaiting the story !!!

[Bearen 09]

Can you say hog, say it again hog. Wow thats a wicked blacktail.:mrgreen::mrgreen:

[lilhoss]

I'll be the first to ask,..Van island or mainland?Looks like a mainlander!What a hog indeed.Well done.holy crapola.!

[todbartell]

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[Gus]

Right on buddy!! congrats, he's a beaut!

[Shooter]

PG66 Is the MAN!! I have a new huntin hero...lol

[todbartell]

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Big thanks to Proguide66, he is indeed THE MAN


:mrgreen:

[Blainer]

Absolute monster!
Unfriggin believable for a first blacktail!
Pemberton?
Gatehouse & or Proguide66 ?

[Blainer]

I see my answer was posted as I was typing.
Good stuff

[hitch]

Nice buck, even bigger in my hands........:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

"Porch " is about to be open again!

[Bow Walker]

Beauty trophy Mark! Congratulations on a fine buck. I especially like the way you crossed his little legs for the photo shoot!

[Kody94]

That thing is bad-azz!! WTG Mark! (and PG66 http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif )

Cheers
4Ster

[Prowler]

Should have known Steve had something to do with this.:-D What an awesome buck. Congratulations!! Man oh man, I would give both nutz for a crack at a buck like that!!

[todbartell]

I especially like the way you crossed his little legs for the photo shoot!

120gr bullet from Titanium 260 helped make it possible :mrgreen:





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[BlacktailStalker]

Wow, what a hammer buck! Nice dude!
How much was the guide ;) Envious of that buck for sure !!!

[fuzzybiscuit]

There is nothing nicer than a monster mainland Blacktail.

Way to go!

[MB_Boy]

Nice work Bartell.......kinda figured in the first pics that it was one of those Pemberton mutant Blacktails....second set of pics confirmed! :cool:

[Ambush]

Well if the story matches the deer, it will be a beauty!!

Fantastic Buck!! Congratulations.

You guys are gonna have to change his name to SUPER-Proguide

[BimmerBob]

Fabulous Buck! You guys have that area figured out, that is 3 nice ones this year, way to go.

[tuffteddyb]

i envious!

[budismyhorse]

Wow, that thing looks huge!

....I gotta ask: why the pics of the tail? is this to show the blacktail/muley difference?

Beauty!

[1/2 slam]

:mrgreen:Good god what a pig. Well done.

[280 Timber Crasher]

That is a friggin PISS CUTTER nice job guys

[guest]

OMG !!!

Now that is a Dandy BC Blacktail......
I recall seeing these as a little guy when Dad would get back from late season Harrison Lake Deer hunts!

Good on you and PG 66 .... again....
Congrats on a Beauty of a BT for your dinner table and wall !

CT

[proguide66]

Nice work Bartell.......kinda figured in the first pics that it was one of those Pemberton mutant Blacktails....second set of pics confirmed! :cool:
Could probably call it more a 'Squamish' style mutant buck!...Timmy's buck,:tongue:

[stitch]

wow..that's a mounter. Love the pic of the tail...just so everyone knows it is a blacktail....congrats dude!

[THE SWEDE]

Too bad your M.O.B son wasnt there to celebrate this special occasion.Congrats..Have you sniffed Kathleens bike seat yet??

[d6dan]

Wow!, Super Blacktail Mark...Once in a lifetime buck!!..Congrats:-D

[Johnnybear]

That is another incredible BT!!! Congratulations Mark big time. Can't wait to see the mount when it's done. Thanks for sharing all the great photos. Good job.

[stanway]

Wow Mark! Way to go! That is a hog of a Blacktail for sure. Congrats!

:mrgreen:

[mr.280]

Good going! awsome blacktail,he'll score well.

[bruin]

Holy crap! That's an awesome buck. I think I might go out this afternoon, its getting me all revved up. Big congrats! Fantastic teamwork boys

[Ride]

Beauty Blacktail! Makes me keep thinking about trying that one day. He'll look great on the wall.

[Islandeer]

Been said, excellant buck!! How did the other pack look?!!

[Brett]

Congrats , that's amazing! and a good buck for any one I would think let alone a first!

[PGK]

YEAAAAAAH BUDDY!! I'm glad you didn't miss :lol: Right on!!!!!

[lip_ripper00]

Well done guys!! That is a beauty!!!

[Salty]

Your first blacktail? I hate you.

[todbartell]

Your first blacktail? I hate you.

buddy, to be honest this is my first blacktail deer I've seen in the wild (not counting a lawn ornament in Parksville) :mrgreen:

[hatrack]

The front splits on that thing are unreal. Hell of a buck, Congrats

[Salty]

buddy, to be honest this is my first blacktail deer I've seen in the wild (not counting a lawn ornament in Parksville) :mrgreen:

now I really ****ing hate you :evil:

[PGK]

He is pretty easy to hate :lol:

[Salty]

He is pretty easy to hate :lol:

Ya I know. :mrgreen:

But it does kind of make me warm and fuzzy inside seeing a central interior boy comming down and smoking a beauty in region 2. :-P

[Th0r]

Your first blacktail? I hate you.

X2 . :mrgreen: Good for you.

[Sitkaspruce]

120gr bullet from Titanium 260 helped make it possible :mrgreen:





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A little week on the G2's don'y ya think!!!!:mrgreen::wink::tongue:

What a pi$$cutter and for your first as well!!!!

Congrats on a sweet deer Mark!!!

What is with the blue gun in the last picture???

How did the pack work for you??

Cheers

SS

[Big7]

Awesome BT Mark, congrats

[Rackaholic]

Beauty BT bartell, Congrats!

[M.Dean]

Thats one hell of a Buck!!! Congrats!!!

[Islandeer]

Crap,looked at him again,hate TB, love the thing on his back.

In the second growth junk, now this won't give up PG66's spot, what kind of #'s and sign were you seeing?

Yah,he is a stud... the buck that is. :-D

[Manglinmike]

pro guide can I be your new best friend,I'm house trained and clean ,I have a strong back and weak mind and I wont tell any of our secret spots to anyone! SCouts honner!

[live-for-the-rut]

nice buck..good on you!!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

I'm no blacktail guy but that it one awesome looking buck!! Love the color of those antlers!!:cool:

Congrats TB!!:-D

And of course PG66!!

I hear Pemby is the new Coastal Clearwater:tongue:.

If those guys keep following you around, PG....at least put them to work packing out some meat:mrgreen:.

Congrats again!!!
Your son must be very proud of you!!

SSS

[StoneChaser]

Awesome buck Tod!

Good to see you finally got far enough away from the truck to actually pack something out and field test some of the gear you endorse :mrgreen:!

[kennyj]

Thats an awesome Blacktail.Way to go guys.Great photos too.
kenny

[M@B]

Jesus! I have yet to see anything with horns this season! lol!

[Ovis17]

I can't remember a year with so many HOG blacktails down.......Sweet one for sure.

[Steeleco]

You some beach!!! Is he going to score the much desired 115??
Good going guys!

[mark]

Awesome buck for a Blacky!!!!
What he lacks in G-2's, he sure makes up for with main beam and G-4's!
have you guys taped him yet, looks like a book blacky to me!

[rock]

Very nice blacktail congrats.

[Squire]

Hammer Buck! Looks like mid 140s to me. Even with weak G2s, his G4s, main beams and symmetry should help him score well. Congratulations!

[30-378-magnum]

why does every big blacktail seem to have proguide66 involved somehow hmmmmmmmm..............................

[steepNdeep]

Great buck!!! Between you and Gatehouse Proguide' is gonna have to start chargin' for his services... :wink:

[Alpine85]

Awesome looking buck,congrats!!! Good field pictures to guys.
Terry

[Ozone]

Whats with the blue gun? Is it the latest in camo?

[3kills]

awesome buck bartell congrats

[killman]

Wow! nice job Bartell. Congrats on the Beauty Black tail.:-D

[Gateholio]

I was unable to accompany Bartell on his introductory blacktail hunt today, as I had to go to Vancouver, and I am one sad boy, I woudl have loved to have been out there with the boys, of course.:(

They left at 430 or5 am, and The Girl and I were hitting Squamish about 8AM. We stopped at Timmys and I couldnt help but put my binoculars up to check out where I knew they were going...Didnt' see them, of course- Way to far.

A few hours later my cellphone rang and I heard the news!:-D

Very happy for Bartell and PG66! Wish I could have been there for the exciting hunt, you guys had a WAAAAY better day than |I did, running around Van!:twisted:

[killman]

I was unable to accompany Bartell on his introductory blacktail hunt today, as I had to go to Vancouver, and I am one sad boy, I woudl have loved to have been out there with the boys, of course.:(

They left at 430 or5 am, and The Girl and I were hitting Squamish about 8AM. We stopped at Timmys and I couldnt help but put my binoculars up to check out where I knew they were going...Didnt' see them, of course- Way to far.

A few hours later my cellphone rang and I heard the news!:-D

Very happy for Bartell and PG66! Wish I could have been there for the exciting hunt, you guys had a WAAAAY better day than |I did, running around Van!:twisted:

Shouldn't you be getting hammered with Bartell?:-D

[kloosterboer]

Nice buck!!! Congrats!!

[proguide66]

DUDES !...The Bartel buck goes 146"...thats ONE FORTY SIX !!!!!!!!!..DOH !!:mrgreen:
Anyway...the porch is goin off tonight!!...crown/beer/everyone welcome!!:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

[PGK]

Can bartell stand up? I doubt it

[BlacktailStalker]

DUDES !...The Batel buck goes 146"...thats ONE FORTY SIX !!!!!!!!!..DOH !!:mrgreen:
Anyway...the porch is goin off tonight!!...crown/beer/everyone welcome!!:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

Yeah thats reason enough to throw away a cap or 3 :biggrin:

[killman]

DUDES !...The Batel buck goes 146"...thats ONE FORTY SIX !!!!!!!!!..DOH !!:mrgreen:
Anyway...the porch is goin off tonight!!...crown/beer/everyone welcome!!:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:


Not bad for a Rookie!:-D

[quackquackbang]

:shock::shock::shock::shock:!! Congrats man that's a hog!!!!! Who had that one tied on for you! :lol:

[The Hermit]

FINE FINE ANIMAL MARK!!! Now you need to spin the yarn mate!!!

[archie_james_c]

Can bartell stand up? I doubt it


Just talked to him...seems like he's in pretty bad condition!

Good job Bart :mrgreen:

[PGK]

He is pretty messed up alright :lol:

Mark says:
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see this
this ios bartell, not sure of what he just shot
looks like a medium size mulie to bartell
epic kill
top 20 in bc all time

im sch a sniperrr
20-25y, 28 tops
bahahahahhaa

buck hisses at us
snort wheeze
i thought it was a bird
ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[Shermdog]

Holy shit thats a hog and half mark, good job buddy!

[Grumpa Joe]

As Frank Barone would say "Holy Crap". What a great deer, bigger than a lot of muleys I've seen. Congratulations.

Frontier

[todbartell]

I left Gatehouse's guest cabin @ 4:30am en route to the hunt zone south of W town

We headed through the timber in the darkness, head lamps lighting the way as we followed blocky buck tracks, through the cedars and into and around openings, tons of rut activity from the night. Hopefully we would luck into a mature buck! Things were looking good, from the amount of fresh tracks in the snow.

My expert guide, PG66, positioned me on the fringe of the cover, watching a small meadow as he circled upwind to try to push any deer across my position. Nothing showed until PG66 waved me over to join him, where he had cut the trail of a hammer blacktail buck.

Not far into the trail, PG66 told me to chamber a round in my Remington 700 Titanium 260 Remington, as he was confident that we would be onto a boone and crockett buck within minutes, due to the large amount of rubs in the area. We carried on, myself following my guide, ready for action.

We come across an opening, when my guide buck grunted, and mere moments later I heard a hissing sound from above us. I passed it off as a bird, or something. We slowly made our way to the far side of the clearing and my guide began another series of buck grunts, and again it I heard the hissing, and I asked my guide if he had heard it too.

As we discussed my guides lack of hearing, I seen his eyes go like this : :shock: ....... and he said "shoot that deer,........ shoot that deer........" I slowly turned, to see a hammer blacktail buck peering through the salal at us. Not one to doubt my guides judgement, I simply flipped up my scope lens covers, pushed safety forward and took aim at the bucks shoulder, a mere 22 yards distant

kerrrbeeeoooommmmmmmm >>>>>> the echo of the 260 Remington reports across the foggy morning air. The buck leaps forward and out of sight in the rodo jungle, a few seconds of crashing and all is silent. I look over at my guide, who's eyes are still like : :eek: His hands are shaking and I am not sure what the big deal is, all I did was shoot a deer

we walked up, found the location of impact, noted some hair in the snow (short and curly), followed them for a few then found the blood, and shortly after spotted the buck ahead

the end

[The Hermit]

Line up for PG66 services starts just behind me!

[todbartell]

What is with the blue gun in the last picture???

How did the pack work for you??


its not a gun, it's a bowling ball my guide pack for good luck :mrgreen: And the X2 worked well, ideal to pack 60ish lbs in? no. but it worked! I'm gonna email the pic of the buck in the pack to Eberlestock and hopefully they use it in a 2010 catalog and cut me a cheque for $15,000, or 10k would even be ok

[longhairmtnman]

So that's what a buck looks like. Sure beats going out and seeing nothing... which I'm majoring in.

Is it super stinky?(the buck!)

[Fisher-Dude]

That thing is Gatehouse-sized! You must have been in Clarke's traditional territory! Nice buck!

[riflebuilder]

great b;acktail congrats Bartell

[hunter1947]

That is a dandy BTD you got there ,this guid in the pic has done wonders for a few of the HBC members and has helped them getting a dream buck of a life time ,it will be a hard one to top in the years to come ,some hunters have all the luck maybe one day I might get one as this one ,it will look very nice on your wall when it comes back from the taxidermy ,congrats Todbartell on getting this monster BTD http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.

[BlacktailStalker]

Hey, like whats goin' on here ?!?
I think your guide is watering down your drinks so he can get a better glow :lol:
No way you should be able to type that out at 12:54 a.m !

Pretty cool way for it to unfold, never heard a buck hiss like that (or maybe I heard that bird before too... :lol:)

[5 spike]

very nice buck congrats.

[hillclimber]

wow nice buck what does he score?

cheers
stefan

[ELKOHOLICBC]

Wow another pig of a blacktail from the mainland. Congrats thats a beauty blacktail. Not bad for your first one.

[digger dogger]

holy f***in s**t it's a biggin! congrats, but i have a question. why don't you guys touch the antlers? i know of a couple guys that won't touch antlers either. superstition, or is there a reason. i hope yer hungover today. d.d

[SteadyGirl]

Crazy!:shock: That buck is nearly identical to my dads first blacktail in every way. Congratulations~ That blacky wasn't the only one to die yesterday thats for sure:mrgreen:

[leadpillproductions]

thats a pig of a deer congrads

[Jetboater]

that buck is a hog!!!

[Sideofabarn]

Well Bartell, it's been said about 96 times already, but that right there is a helluva blacktail.

Oh and PGK, did you break into Jelvis' medicine cabinet by any chance?

[rishu_pepper]

Dude I wasn't invited to this hunt :( Jerk.

Hell of a BT :D

[PGK]

I look over at my guide, who's eyes are still like : :eek: His hands are shaking and I am not sure what the big deal is, all I did was shoot a deer


:lol: :lol: Awesome

[MB_Boy]

I left Gatehouse's guest cabin @ 4:30am en route to the hunt zone south of W town

We headed through the timber in the darkness, head lamps lighting the way as we followed blocky buck tracks, through the cedars and into and around openings, tons of rut activity from the night. Hopefully we would luck into a mature buck! Things were looking good, from the amount of fresh tracks in the snow.

My expert guide, PG66, positioned me on the fringe of the cover, watching a small meadow as he circled upwind to try to push any deer across my position. Nothing showed until PG66 waved me over to join him, where he had cut the trail of a hammer blacktail buck.

Not far into the trail, PG66 told me to chamber a round in my Remington 700 Titanium 260 Remington, as he was confident that we would be onto a boone and crockett buck within minutes, due to the large amount of rubs in the area. We carried on, myself following my guide, ready for action.

We come across an opening, when my guide buck grunted, and mere moments later I heard a hissing sound from above us. I passed it off as a bird, or something. We slowly made our way to the far side of the clearing and my guide began another series of buck grunts, and again it I heard the hissing, and I asked my guide if he had heard it too.

As we discussed my guides lack of hearing, I seen his eyes go like this : :shock: ....... and he said "shoot that deer,........ shoot that deer........" I slowly turned, to see a hammer blacktail buck peering through the salal at us. Not one to doubt my guides judgement, I simply flipped up my scope lens covers, pushed safety forward and took aim at the bucks shoulder, a mere 22 yards distant

kerrrbeeeoooommmmmmmm >>>>>> the echo of the 260 Remington reports across the foggy morning air. The buck leaps forward and out of sight in the rodo jungle, a few seconds of crashing and all is silent. I look over at my guide, who's eyes are still like : :eek: His hands are shaking and I am not sure what the big deal is, all I did was shoot a deer

we walked up, found the location of impact, noted some hair in the snow (short and curly), followed them for a few then found the blood, and shortly after spotted the buck ahead

the end

Ha ha......awesome story. :mrgreen: :tongue:

[dutchie]

congrats on suck a nice deer!

he is a pig!

[martyonthewater]

way to go guys, an absolute monster, I'm green with envy.

[Elkhound]

I seen his eyes go like this : :shock: ....... and he said "shoot that deer,........ shoot that deer........"


LMAO...cant say I blame him....you are damn lucky he didnt say "@#%& you Mark"....BOOM

Great job guys.

[ryanb]

I've hunted in here for 6 years now and I've only ever seen one buck that big, and it was a lost mulie...it's just not fair...hah. Congrats on the buck (i guess)

Strange, I've never hunted mulies or whitetails so I thought the hissing that blacktails do was normal...I've heard it on several occasions.

[LeverActionJunkie]

Congratulations Mark on a hell of a Blacktail!!!!:cool::cool::cool:

That thing is bigger than most Mulies I've shot:redface::redface::redface::redface:


Now the Interweb Legend has a possible top 20 book deer:shock: What do you do now:-D:-D Congratulations again.



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[patbrennan]

Great buck Mark, and a good writeup with lots of pics as well. I'd appreciate feedback on how that pack is working out also.
Pat

[Gateholio]

Bartell and I celebrated until the late hours last night....A first blacktail is a thing to celebrate!:mrgreen:

Roosters have been cockodoodledooing for hours...Still no movement detected from the guest cabin Bartlel is sleeping in...:tongue:

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Bartell and I celebrated until the late hours last night....A first blacktail is a thing to celebrate!:mrgreen:

Roosters have been cockodoodledooing for hours...Still no movement detected from the guest cabin Bartlel is sleeping in...:tongue:

Well, he typed pretty good for being 2:30 am...or was that when the celebrating began???:-D


SSS

[Gateholio]

wow nice buck what does he score?

cheers
stefan

146 1/8" green gross



Well, he typed pretty good for being 2:30 am...or was that when the celebrating began???:-D


4am was when he stumbled out to his cabin, drunker than a grade 9 school girl at her first highschool dance

[rishu_pepper]

4am was when he stumbled out to his cabin, drunker than a grade 9 school girl at her first highschool dance

Hahahahaha don't hit the liquor too hard now, high school girl :tongue:

[humble hunter]

You *******!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, NICE BUCK!!!

[Blktail]

If I shot a blacktail that big I could quit hunting them and just relive that moment!

Nice buck! How heavy was he dressed out?

[calvin L]

That Sir is a stud black tail . Has gatehouse claimed it yet :wink:

calvin L

[Mtn Wonderer]

That's the biggest blackie I've seen Period!!!! I guess I am goiing to half to get back out there!!!!!

[xtremearchery]

What an awesome B/T! Great job.

[Gus]

As we discussed my guides lack of hearing, I seen his eyes go like this : :shock: ....... and he said "shoot that deer,........ shoot that deer........"


Your lucky...all I would have said was "DUCK!!"

[horshur]

very nice buck!!!

[Brambles]

WOW that thing is a monster blacktail, you got burned on the G2's but they do add character. Mainbeams from hell, GREAT buck. He's a mounter for sure.

[LeverActionJunkie]

Hey what happened to using the 44 MOFO??






Epic Fail:) :) :)

[PGK]

Your lucky...all I would have said was "DUCK!!"

:lol: :lol: Are you sure you would have said anything at all? :mrgreen:

[todbartell]

a few more pics from yesterday, from my welfare camera

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[todbartell]

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[ThinAir]

That thing is a smasher! Excellent job and great pics too.

[Ron.C]

Holy SH*&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

congrats, thats a Monster Buck

[Donny Bear]

That is an awsome Buck what a Hog of a BT someday this Alberta boy will get out for one sure hope it's at least half that nice :eek:

[sawmill]

Wow!!!!Nice buck indeed:mrgreen:

[mcrae]

Nice buck!!!!

[115 or bust]

The genetics on that buck look eerily like a certain 152 inch buck a couple of years back there Steve lol. Am I seeing things ?? Thats an unbeliveable buck Congrats you guys.
P.S. We should take a pool 5 bucks to enter and try and guess the number of P.M.'s that PG66 gets over the next week and he can post the number next week lol winner takes all. I'm guessing over 100

[dana]

Way to go Boys!!! That there is a Stud Blackie! Congrats on acheiving in your first hunt what many never acheive in a lifetime. Nice to see a Interior Hunter actually do the migration to the coast instead of the opposite for a change. With all these cranker blackies being posted up, maybe the Coasties will take a hint and hunt around home for a change. ;)

[born2hunt]

your mainland bt's make our island bt's look like dwarfs:) great pics and buck!

[BlacktailStalker]

Ya cant post enough pics, you know that !
Love that rub.

[nomad]

You got the Blacktail fever now!! You'll be back for more! Something about these Black's just sets them apart! Makes for a great hunting experience! I had a buck hissing and snorting at me once, they make some strange noises! Congrats to you and PG66! 146'er!

[Big7]

After that great hunt, one would think you'd be pumped to go out again...what happed with the next morning's hunt?!!!! Hope PG66 has been giving you a hard time...ROOKIE!

[todbartell]

After that great hunt, one would think you'd be pumped to go out again...what happed with the next morning's hunt?!!!! Hope PG66 has been giving you a hard time...ROOKIE!


departing in the AM, thanks Gatehouse and thank you Proguide66, for hosting me on an incredible adventure. will never forget! and hopefully will be back! (if my girl will let me) :-D

[duckhunt]

sorry about taking so long to reply. Congratulations Bartell on your black tail deer that is a dream of mine to tag out on a bt deer like that.

[Prowler]

With all these cranker blackies being posted up, maybe the Coasties will take a hint and hunt around home for a change. ;)

Nope... Just arrived in Clearwater to take one of your bucks back to the Island..:-D

[Caveman]

Well if you're gonna wear out your welcome, taking the biggest Blcktail in the F*ckin forest is a good way to do it. Well done Bartell!!!

[kwasky]

thats a beauty.

[bcsteve]

Hey Mark, any details on how that 120gr TSX (or was it a TTSX?) performed, besides the obvious?

[BCrams]

Great buck and well deserved when chasing them in the cliffs!! Congrats.

[todbartell]

Hey Mark, any details on how that 120gr TSX (or was it a TTSX?) performed, besides the obvious?

Im ashamed to admit it was a factory loaded 120gr Federal Fusion :oops: Muzzle velocity usually runs about 2850 fps, and on this shot it didn't have much time to slow down. Hit the left shoulder right on the leg bone, busted it up real good. It didn't even leave the chest cavity. No exit, weak blood trail, but it worked. Next year, 100gr TTSX @ 3200 fps :mrgreen:

[bcsteve]

Im ashamed to admit it was a factory loaded 120gr Federal Fusion :oops: Muzzle velocity usually runs about 2850 fps, and on this shot it didn't have much time to slow down. Hit the left shoulder right on the leg bone, busted it up real good. It didn't even leave the chest cavity. No exit, weak blood trail, but it worked. Next year, 100gr TTSX @ 3200 fps :mrgreen:

:eek::biggrin:

[todbartell]

I needed the brass...............:tongue:

[killman]

Im ashamed to admit it was a factory loaded 120gr Federal Fusion :oops: Muzzle velocity usually runs about 2850 fps, and on this shot it didn't have much time to slow down. Hit the left shoulder right on the leg bone, busted it up real good. It didn't even leave the chest cavity. No exit, weak blood trail, but it worked. Next year, 100gr TTSX @ 3200 fps :mrgreen:

Bad Bartell! http://www.funinbc.com/forum/images/smilies/smackbottom.gif

[PGK]

Haaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha. BAD BARTELL!!

[todbartell]

Getting it officially scored this month finally, but here's what I came up with

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o205/todbartell/09%20blacktail/Timmy-1.jpg

[killman]

Is that good? kind of looks like a runt to me.:wink:

[Shooter]

Did you get it mounted?

[todbartell]

it will be yes

[blackbart]

I would say that 141 2/8" is one heck of a Blacktail. You should be giving you local experts either a bj or a bottle of scotch for that one - perhaps both at the same time:)

Way to go!

[todbartell]

well if I am ever invited back...........:mrgreen:

[Blktail]

Awesome!

Does the deer qualify as a blacktail in the record books? They draw the line very close to the ocean, even if the deer is very obviously a blacktail like yours.

Where did you get it? (I know it is in the thread, but there are a LOT of pages here!)

[todbartell]

little bit west of Squampton

[Blktail]

little bit west of Squampton

Sorry, not looking for secrets. Just wondering how many mountain ranges east of Harrison Lake you got the deer. I think that Harrison lake is as far as B&C will go for blacktail. Not sure though.

If you mean west of Squamish, then it definitely qualifies.

[todbartell]

Did you get it mounted?

the mount is done! going to pick it up in a couple hours. yeeehooooooo

[vortex hunter]

Nice Buck Bartell I have been watching PG66 Vid's and HE IS THE MAN .......... You and Gatehouse are KINGS FOR SHOOTING MONSTERS....

[killer]

Definate cranker great job beauty blackie

[dana]

See you boys made the B&C trophy watch. You get that thing officially scored yet?

[Shooter]

jeeeezus man... lets see the mount :tongue:

[greenhorn]

Nice buck there!! I'm heading to squamish next season!!

[Brambles]

the mount is done! going to pick it up in a couple hours. yeeehooooooo


Couple hours is over.....

[todbartell]

See you boys made the B&C trophy watch. You get that thing officially scored yet?

137 6/8" net


Couple hours is over.....

It's going up on Saturday, have to do a bit of rearranging of the living room first. Stay tuned!

[1980skywalker]

Looking forward to it, incredible buck by the way. I am from the island and although it is tempting for us all to jump on a ferry seeing a buck like that it just makes me a little bit more determined to find that monster here. It is awesome to see those pictures, it motivates us all to put in just that little bit more work for the upcoming season that can lead you to a 'well deserved' buck. They are out there and this next season I am stoked to find them, congrats to all the guys that found their dream buck this past season!

[Dutch Ppoacher]

120gr bullet from Titanium 260 helped make it possible :mrgreen:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o205/todbartell/09%20blacktail/DSC02293.jpg

who's rifle is the "peacock" leaning agains the tree? (custom?)
is that the back up if the 260 had issues?

[Gateholio]

That's pg66 custom 300wsm with a blue bowling ball McSwirly that he ended up painting black:)

[Dutch Ppoacher]

he got tired of "peacocking" on the hill side? lol thought that would be right up his alley

[Brambles]

That's pg66 custom 300wsm with a blue bowling ball McSwirly that he ended up painting black:)

That was smart, that bowling ball blue is way too disco for the bush, plus thats one color that deer CAN see.

[todbartell]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421724_10150543332347992_512917991_9048654_1802452 731_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/430319_10150543332662992_512917991_9048655_4340477 97_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/418180_10150543333532992_512917991_9048659_2057249 832_n.jpg

[Spy]

Wow!:shock: That mount really show's his size!:shock:That sure was a nice buck!Well worth having him mounted!

[proguide66]

Duuuuuude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...........:cool::cool::coo l::cool::cool:

[ROEBUCK]

Really nice mount ! Congrats

[deer nut]

Nice.....chairs!! Just kidding - I call hybrid muley on those Pemby Mtn bucks though - you'd be hard pressed to find many that big on the island or outer coast. Most of the big ones have been taken far up those inlet valleys transitional to the interior (e.g. Homathko). Trophy blacktail still eludes me and is top of my list! Thanks for resurrecting this thread!

[Laurence_Erickson]

Mark that looks as amazing now as it did day day you got him .Veyr nice looking mount and congrats again on a very nice blacktail.

[todbartell]

I'll try to get some better pics, those were taken with a cell phone.

[BlacktailStalker]

Sweet BT and mount !

[blacktail20]

One hell of a buck!!

[91Jason91]

Nice looking blacktail you got there
great job

[proguide66]

Nice.....chairs!! Just kidding - I call hybrid muley on those Pemby Mtn bucks though - you'd be hard pressed to find many that big on the island or outer coast. Most of the big ones have been taken far up those inlet valleys transitional to the interior (e.g. Homathko). Trophy blacktail still eludes me and is top of my list! Thanks for resurrecting this thread!
I can sympathise with the post as I grew up on the island. I shot over 20 bucks on the island and my biggest was 124.....shot a shit load here and pass on 110-115 regular....as far as the 'Bartel buck goes , was 5 miles inside the B&C 'line'.......again , when I lived on the island , nothing more frustrating than seeing shit like that getting driopped.......I'll do my best to keep em coming !!:mrgreen:

[proguide66]

Actually , it obviously looks like a damned two point head on...no wonder I didnt shoot it !!!..hehe...( yes , this post was fueled by 8 kokanee..):mrgreen:

[guest]

Nice mount and great BC specimen for a BT !

I have the same chair, been sitting in it too long now watching Hunt TV, WFN and Hooters Chicks .......

Maybe next year on my cranker BT

Congrats to ya.

CT

[Ovis17]

Looking good. I bet it felt good to get him up on the wall.

[todbartell]

forgot what he looked like :mrgreen: sat in my freezer for a year then 14 months at the taxi. Definitely nice to be able to look over and see him there.

[Tikka270wsm]

Very cool! The chairs are pretty sweet too. Alot better than my furniture that look like some granny was farting on them for years before they were given to me.LOL

[Hunter Dog]

Very nice! Glad to see that you had a picture of the tail. There was a young hunter at the Big Buck Contest in Campbell River that had a beauty of a Blacktail Deer (in my opinion), that was scored as a Mule Deer. The antlers showed the characteristics of a BT, but because of the height of land (somewhere in the Pemberton area), for scoring purposes; it was deemed to be a Mule Deer. It was a real nice buck at 128+, but no picture of the tail...

[Shooter]

Very nice! Glad to see that you had a picture of the tail. There was a young hunter at the Big Buck Contest in Campbell River that had a beauty of a Blacktail Deer (in my opinion), that was scored as a Mule Deer. The antlers showed the characteristics of a BT, but because of the height of land (somewhere in the Pemberton area), for scoring purposes; it was deemed to be a Mule Deer. It was a real nice buck at 128+, but no picture of the tail...

I thought there was a measurement that they could take between the antlers to determine how it is scored? Something like 3" between bases its a blacktail and 3.5" scores it as a Muley?

[RJ]

Nice one bartell! Wife wouldn't let you put it above the bed?

[proguide66]

For a side note , Pemberton deer have been tagged collared and studied. Does have made it from just out of town all the way to just shy of Goldbrige. This basically shows that Pemberton deer are hybrids for sure...BUT , you still have to go a way's out to find a 'muley' ass and ears on em. this is why the local BTail enthusiasts DONT hunt Pemberton...who wants a 'soiled' blacktail? that 'lesser' gene in em makes em too easy to hunt to...:-P...You want a monster pure blacktail you have to head down the Lilloette river...or towards the salt chuck.

[proguide66]

I thought there was a measurement that they could take between the antlers to determine how it is scored? Something like 3" between bases its a blacktail and 3.5" scores it as a Muley?

Wouldnt fly as every species has the odd 'freak' wich has VERY large physical traits throughout . From deer to sheep sometimes you get very small features that can fool any 'expert' into shooting it and as well sometimes you get the odd freak wich is monstrous in every way. Their skulls grow with age as well.
Imagine drillin a freakin monster animal from say 'Cowichan' , bring it in to get measured and its 3.5 ..oops , sorry its a muley !:shock:

[HIGHRPM]

Dam sweet, congrats !!!

[TheProvider]

its great to finally see that beast up on the wall. prolly makes you wanna try for another one everytime you walk by it

[Hunter Dog]

Their skulls grow with age as well.

Thanks pg66. There was a person that explained this theory to me at the scoring event at Tyee Sports (toward the end of the evening). I pointed out that the racks that were there were all different between the bases and there were some that beat the 3.5 theory. I like to measure between the eye sockets...that's the way to tell if it's a doe or buck! LOL

[todbartell]

here's some better quality pics finally

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/432144_10150617545487992_512917991_9272210_9655372 15_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/416958_10150617545662992_512917991_9272213_5598012 77_n.jpg

my view from the couch

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/428650_10150617545927992_1272933363_n.jpg

[Islandeer]

Wicked Blacktail,great to see him again!

[todbartell]

https://i.imgur.com/gfMJSkA.png

[Arctic Lake]

Man what a beauty !
Arctic Lake
https://i.imgur.com/gfMJSkA.png

[todbartell]

The re-creation pic turned out pretty good

[Harvest the Land]

My goodness what a magnificent creature! So when are you going to come down and try to get a bigger one? Can I tag along when you do?

[TheObserver]

Very nice Buck!!

[paraschost]

What a beauty!

[walks with deer]

The re-creation pic turned out pretty good

Can you re-creation yourself that skinny?

You probably ran up that hill in that nov weather back then...

All joking aside thats cool thanks for sharring.

[180grainer]

Really nice. Are you able to post up another pic of the actual mount? I can't see the ones you originally did.

[Arctic Lake]

You were quite a young looking fella back then Mr. Bartell !
Arctic Lake

[Redthies]

So was Mr Isdahl!

[TheObserver]

Man I can hardly wait for this fall my God! Had a bout of cold with some rain earlier this week and some leaves were of off this tree on my walk to work, thought I was dreaming for a sec. I live for the fall.

The bugs and heat can take a hike, got stung 3 times on my way to hang a stand the other day. The one that got me on the head never felt a bee sting like that before, making a nest right on the trail to my stand the scum.

This post is good motivation, counting the days until late Oct. through Nov for Blacktail

[Redthies]

I agree with you on summer. Too hot, too many bugs. Hard to be productive at work if I’m outside the shop. Merino wool is my speedo!:mrgreen:

[Ferenc]

Awesome pic !!! I’d like to see ya do one up like you have done before with some of your pics .. they sort of look like a “painted” picture ... can’t remember how you did it , but it sure looks cool.

[Redthies]

You mean like these?

https://i.postimg.cc/yxQ8FTDJ/E3609627-2-C1-E-4-FD7-952-A-7-CF0-AEB23443.jpg (https://postimg.cc/30GhhmC7)

https://i.postimg.cc/h4pvWK2S/BBFCD1-B5-8774-4128-83-CE-8-D091-E57-BED3.png (https://postimg.cc/w3RgDYKP)

[Ferenc]

Yes , cool pics Redthies ... I like !!!

[todbartell]

Awesome pic !!! I’d like to see ya do one up like you have done before with some of your pics .. they sort of look like a “painted” picture ... can’t remember how you did it , but it sure looks cool.

https://i.imgur.com/gDMb6Q9.jpg