Nemesis conquered!

[mark]

Anyone that knows me, knows that whities are my personal nemesis!
While Ive got a pretty good handle on the mule deer situation, Ive yet to find or get a clean shot at a decent whitey in my life????
Ive been feeling pretty burnt out since muleys closed, been kicking around home catching up on things.
I didnt even leave my house till 10:00 am yesterday, I was only going out to set up a bait pile, in a spot where I chased a nice whitey around last year.....
I had a spot in mind, and when I got there, I found an elk sized whitey rub!
So I figure Ill go for a hike.....wasnt a ton of sign, only seen 1 doe, then I bumped this guy... he took off, then slowed to a walk as he got cover....I managed to slip one in through a window at 100 yards....dropped him on the spot!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/edited1.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=21157&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
He's a little uneven, but has wicked mass throughout the frame!
This is by far my best whitey ever, even a saskatchewan whitey hunt years ago, couldnt find me a decent buck.
Heres a top view!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/2010_bucks_019_Small_.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=21155&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
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I was about a mile hike from the truck, I caped him out & deboned him, hiked out through some very rugged terrain with lots of blowdown, after lots of rain. (slippery)
I knew right away this was the heaviest load Ive ever packed, weighed my pack at the taxis shop... 125 LBS add my gun and binos and thats a 135 lb load!!!!!
This is the biggest bodied whitey Ive ever seen in the okanagan, and I dont leave much meat for the ravens????
This hunt also pops the cherry for my new lightweight "Brambles built" .270, good thing too as I couldnt of carried another pound!
Brambles can give gun specs for the gun freaks!
Troutseeker can give the load data for the ammo/reloader freaks!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/2010_bucks_029_Small_.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=21156&size=big&cat=recent&limit=recent)
He's actually a 4x6, he's got a lil cheater on the 5 pt. side!
I cleaned up, cut and wrapped the meat today, through a roast in the crockpot and im eating it right now, forgot how tasty these rats are!

Id post some nice field pics, but there are way too many junior detectives around here trying to figure out my spots. :evil:

NOV. 20 UPDATE: Just scored him....152" gross!

[fuzzybiscuit]

Good job Mark! Beauty Whitetail! Congrats on finally beating your nemesis!

[325]

Nice buck. Carefull...whitetail hunting is extremely addictive!

[krazy]

Holy chit! Beauty buck! Congrats!

[leadpillproductions]

Nice lookin deer long tines good job .

[bigmuley]

Thats a nice a whitetail.. Wish i could even find whitetail in general!

[proguide66]

big frame on that bugger , very cool!!

[Caveman]

Beauty Buck Mark, Looks like great mass, long tines and sementry. Congrats Buddy!! :wink:

[ARC]

That'll do. Nice whitey!

[Brian011]

Nice Whitey! Congrats

[Deadshot]

Nice whitey!
Give it a couple of years & you'll be down here chasin blacktails.:wink:

[JDR]

Wow, great whitey Mark! Congrats!

[mark]

Nice whitey!
Give it a couple of years & you'll be down here chasin blacktails.:wink:


Choke...cough...puke.....not as long as theres something else left to hunt in BC! :smile:

[BCLongshot]

Crazy Sweet

[Caveman]

Choke...cough...puke.....not as long as theres something else left to hunt in BC! :smile:

Almost exactly what I would have predicted you would say! :mrgreen::mrgreen:

[knighthunter]

Nice buck. Carefull...whitetail hunting is extremely addictive!

Is it ever.

[sarnold]

nice buck congrats

[dana]

Mark,
That's a decent buck even if it is a Dinky Dog Deer. Congrats on a great BC whitey!

[hunter1993ap]

wow good buck. . what do ya think that one will scoore. Gross? I hope to find a big whitetail this year. I find them hard to get as whell because i hate to sit and there hard to get walking.

[Gateholio]

Nice WT! I've never hunted them, but that's a good looking on, for sure! COngrats!:-D

[Sitkaspruce]

Great Job Mark!!!

Nice Buck

Now what are you going to do?????

Cheers

SS

[kwasky]

beauty BC whitetail! if you dont get a big muley ya get a big whitie! lucky bugger.

[mark]

Great Job Mark!!!

Nice Buck

Now what are you going to do?????

Cheers

SS

Still got a mulie tag!!!!! :-D

Give region 3 a go, then brush up on my archery skills!

[fozzy]

Nice Buck there Mark!! Congrats

[cmarrie]

Nice buck Mark! Very happy for you. That'll be a great mount.

[pete_k]

I could hear the shot from my house!
Nice buck and a big congrats to you.
What does it weigh?

[6616]

That's a beauty mark.

[Buckmeister]

Very well done! Whiteys can drive you bonkers.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Congrats Mark on abeauty OK whitey!! Great frame!!

There's aren't many around but a "gooder" or two seem to surface every yr.

Great pic, T!!:mrgreen:

SSS

[07blackwater]

What a beauty!

[kennyj]

Thats a beauty Mark. Nice long beams on that guy. Congratulations.
kenny

[Husq]

a very nice deer. congrats.

[Marlin375]

Nice one Mark...we have the same Taxi, I saw the horns the evening you brought them in when I was picking up my son's Whitie from last year.

Again, congrats for getting that beauty.

[stanway]

Congrats Mark! Beautiful whitetail!

[Blainer]

Very good representation of a fine B.C. Whitie.
Good on ya.

[Bighorn hunter]

Dandy mature buck Mark!

Cheers
BH

[Ride]

Beauty buck! Congrats.

[2x4x16]

That is one fine BC whitie, I have never seen one that big in bc. That is a nice finish to your decent season

[whitetailsheds]

Nice whitetail Mark! Thanks for posting! G

[2x4x16]

Tell us about the gun? Is that a Finnlight? What is custom about it. I'm a 270 lover.

[Walksalot]

Nice buck, well done. I read an interesting article some years ago and the author claimed to have harvested many good whitetail between the hours of 10:00AM and 3:00PM. His theory was that it's a conditioned response to the hunting pressure of the early mornings and late evening. The bigger bucks take advantage of the lull in hunting pressure of the mid mornings and early afternoons to chase the does around and avoid weight gain. The majority of the weight gain amounts to between 125 and 180 grains.:)

[mark]

I could hear the shot from my house!
Nice buck and a big congrats to you.
What does it weigh?

First off, no you couldnt!
Secondly If you read my post, youd see I deboned it and packed him out, the head and cape was 25 lbs, 90 lbs of meat, dam close in body size to a big muley!


That is one fine BC whitie, I have never seen one that big in bc. That is a nice finish to your decent season

Its been a decent season alright, but im not finished!!!!!


Tell us about the gun? Is that a Finnlight? What is custom about it. I'm a 270 lover.

Sorry, Brambles can chime in for this part, to me its just a nice light tool!


Nice buck, well done. I read an interesting article some years ago and the author claimed to have harvested many good whitetail between the hours of 10:00AM and 3:00PM. His theory was that it's a conditioned response to the hunting pressure of the early mornings and late evening. The bigger bucks take advantage of the lull in hunting pressure of the mid mornings and early afternoons to chase the does around and avoid weight gain. The majority of the weight gain amounts to between 125 and 180 grains.:)

When I think about it, its shocking how much game Ive shot right around noon! And I shot this buck right at noon!
Makes me wonder why I ever even get up early! :)

[d6dan]

Super nice Whitey Mark.:-D. He could almost pass for a peace river buck:mrgreen:. Congrats man...I'll pass a link to Mike..

[cainer]

Great White Tail! You're consistent, that's for sure. Congrats!

[sawmill]

Great buck Mark!Glad the jinx is broken!

[steepNdeep]

Right on, great buck mark! Those mainbeams are crazy long. I was sittin' in a tree this morning for ~1 hour before work. I haven't put my big whitey on the ground yet, either...

I think you might have Dave beat this year in teh whitey dept... Congrats! :cool:

[nano]

Nice buck, congrats man!

[jrjonesy]

Great job Mark! That's a beauty whitetail!

[coach]

That's a beauty whitetail, Mark. Congratulations!

[snareman1234]

Awesome buck congrats!

[ydouask]

Well done, they don't come much nicer than that one !

[BlacktailStalker]

Great whitetail mark.. will look funny amongst your mulie herd :)

[pnbrock]

It's because of Marks and other big players shooting big buck s regularily I don't post pics of my bucks. Than a cranker for sure well done you are definitely one of deers biggest threats

[rifleman]

WOW , mass, length & width = one big buck , congrats on a super whitie

[Rattler]

Hell of a nice buck Mark. Congrats.

[GoatGuy]

Nice buck, think he was a bit of a popular deer.

[CanuckShooter]

Nothing like beginners luck!!! And a nice pile of bone you got there!!

[rocksteady]

2 words !!!

NICE BUCK

[Moose72]

Good job Mark. Nice buck.

[ruger#1]

Nice basket on that deer. nice pics. The pic where you have the black background, I know where that is.:mrgreen:

[kennyj]

OK We know you've had a tape on it. 146 net?
kenny

[boyd050]

gotta love that one!!!!

[boyd050]

in fact I think that's hotloads area....... congrats...:mrgreen:

[Brambles]

Awesome buck Mark, one to be proud of. Glad to see the 270 shot straight and scored a hit for you. You gonna mount him up?

[Brambles]

Tell us about the gun? Is that a Finnlight? What is custom about it. I'm a 270 lover.


Its a Remington Mountain Rifle with an aftermarket Kelvar lightweight stock that I did for it, weights in at 5.5lbs. Pretty good for a long action with no additional machine work to lighten.

Troutseeker did the load development and apparently its quite the shooter.:mrgreen:

[valleycowboy]

great lookin buck mark!!!!
there are some great whities in the area. just like mulies....if you put the time in,you'll find'em.........
congtars on a fine buck!

[dukester]

indeed you done well, congrats. "duke"

[Orangethunder]

Nice buck man, feels good to seal the deal doesn't it? I got that same rush this year when a Booner blue grouse gave me a broadside chance and I nailed him. Well maybe it was a bit different but you get my drift...

Nice work, congrats!

[luckynuts]

Mark, that's a trophy long awaited and well earned! Congrats, love the mass and how gnarly it looks. Will make a great trophy :cool:

W.

[one-shot-wonder]

Heck of a WT! How many days did you put in chasing him?

[mark]

Right on, great buck mark! Those mainbeams are crazy long. I was sittin' in a tree this morning for ~1 hour before work. I haven't put my big whitey on the ground yet, either...

I think you might have Dave beat this year in teh whitey dept... Congrats! :cool:

Its not over til its over...and Daves crossbow has been known to pull through with some dandys right at the end of season too many times to count!


It's because of Marks and other big players shooting big buck s regularily I don't post pics of my bucks. Than a cranker for sure well done you are definitely one of deers biggest threats

Then why dont you post a thread on you bou???? I doubt anyone here can top that one!


Nice buck, think he was a bit of a popular deer.
Couldnt be more wrong, there were no popular trees nearbye :wink:


OK We know you've had a tape on it. 146 net?
kenny

Actually, I dumped the head on the floor at the taxi shop and havnt looked back! Ill pick it up and score it, when I bring my mulie in!!!! :-D


in fact I think that's hotloads area....... congrats...:mrgreen:

Actually he trespasses in my spots!


Awesome buck Mark, one to be proud of. Glad to see the 270 shot straight and scored a hit for you. You gonna mount him up?

Not sure yet, Im running out of wall space to hang heads..... :-|


Heck of a WT! How many days did you put in chasing him?

To be honest, it was only the 4th time in the general area, 2 time to the exact spot. BTW I did see another whitey this big or bigger that got away on me earlier this year!
Me seeing 2 cranker whiteys in 1 year, about uses up my whitey luck for the next 20 years!!!

[OutWest]

That's an awesome buck Mark! No field photos needed. I'll go grab that other guy you saw in there by next weekend ;)

[troutseeker]

That is one fine buck Mark! So bang flop eh? I guess them 130 grain Barnes TTSX work ok?

[mark]

That is one fine buck Mark! So bang flop eh? I guess them 130 grain Barnes TTSX work ok?

Ya they did a good job, clear through a shoulder blade and the spine, right to the hide on the far side! I was surprised at the amount of damage, similar to my .300 mag 180 grain would do!

[calvin L]

Great buck Mark . I can't wait to see the mule deer you get this year . Better yet I think it is high time you and wife start maken babies :mrgreen:. That should slow you down a little . :wink:

Calvin L

[mark]

Great buck Mark . I can't wait to see the mule deer you get this year . Better yet I think it is high time you and wife start maken babies :mrgreen:. That should slow you down a little . :wink:

Calvin L

Huh???? were talking about it.... I can spray baby batter all night and still hunt all day, so cant see it slowing me down! :twisted:

[4pointer91]

Awesome buck ...nice mass for a whitey!
Good luck with the bow hunt. (if necessary!)

[troutseeker]

Ya they did a good job, clear through a shoulder blade and the spine, right to the hide on the far side! I was surprised at the amount of damage, similar to my .300 mag 180 grain would do!

Yep, them bullets are though as heck and just plow through bone like it's nothing at all. Did you keep the bullet? I'd be interested in seeing it's shape after that!

Good shooting!:-D

[6 K]

Thats a dandy! Well done.
Congrats on conquering the nemi thing.

[calvin L]

Mark Trust me ! When the are here they may no slow you down but the wife will .

[bruin]

Awesome buck Mark, nothing like a goal realized. Congradulations!

[#1fishslayer]

Nice buck Mark.

[grizzlydown]

That is a beauty Mark!!!!! How is your Muley season turning out???

[Nooker77]

Great buck Mark Congrats!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

That is a beauty Mark!!!!! How is your Muley season turning out???


Just got a text.......Another HAWG muley down!!

BTW Mark....client of the tax man has a shed off your whitey from last yr.

SS

[mark]

Yep, them bullets are though as heck and just plow through bone like it's nothing at all. Did you keep the bullet? I'd be interested in seeing it's shape after that!

Good shooting!:-D

Didnt keep that one, but I kept one from a big muley today,
Picture perfect slug to say the least!


That is a beauty Mark!!!!! How is your Muley season turning out???

Now if I told ya, you'd all be screamin for pics, and man, Im tired! :wink:


Just got a text.......Another HAWG muley down!!

BTW Mark....client of the tax man has a shed off your whitey from last yr.

SS

Sent that text to 3 HBC'ers.
Figured you'd be first to tease!

Yes Ive already heard about the guy with the shed from my whitey, cant wait to see it!

My buddy just slammed a whitey today that swallows my bucks rack!
Ive got so many awesome pics I dont know where to start! :confused:

[little moose]

nice buck mark !! dam whites also elude me ,only shot one decent one and that was 4 seasons ago . congrats on the whitie

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Now if I told ya, you'd all be screamin for pics, and man, Im tired! :wink:



Sent that text to 3 HBC'ers.
Figured you'd be first to tease!

My buddy just slammed a whitey today that swallows my bucks rack!
Ive got so many awesome pics I dont know where to start! :confused:

But that's a "good" tired:).


Hope to read your muley story/friend's whitey story when I get home from work...I mean hunting today!:-D

SSS

[MattB]

Nice whitetail Mark! Sounds like you're having quite the season! Congrats

[Brambles]

Didnt keep that one, but I kept one from a big muley today,
Picture perfect slug to say the least!



Now if I told ya, you'd all be screamin for pics, and man, Im tired! :wink:



Sent that text to 3 HBC'ers.
Figured you'd be first to tease!

Yes Ive already heard about the guy with the shed from my whitey, cant wait to see it!

My buddy just slammed a whitey today that swallows my bucks rack!
Ive got so many awesome pics I dont know where to start! :confused:



OK mark its 7:38, get out of bed, and start postin pics of your mulie, your cruel keeping a guy hanging like that.

[Hunt Hunt Hunt (Triple H)]

Holy smokes nice buck Mark! Congratulations, I finally got a big muley and you finally got a big whitetail, things are shaping up!

[harbinger]

Nice Mark, must feel good to finally find a beauty like that.:-D

[wildman 22]

well done mark, cant wait to see the big muley pics. I knew one day that someone would use that stick i left by the moss covered rock to hold up the head of a nice dead whitey. should i leave you another stick or are you gonna just shoot one with droptines? let me know it will save me some leg work. congrats

[calvin L]

SSS I hope today works out for you . I hear is is a white out up in the hills. Fill me in please when you get home or sooner like you need a pack mule . My phone is always on . (and it beeter to have the wife mad @ someone else :wink:

[GoatGuy]

SSS I hope today works out for you . I hear is is a white out up in the hills. Fill me in please when you get home or sooner like you need a pack mule . My phone is always on . (and it beeter to have the wife mad @ someone else :wink:

Clear as a bell right now, conditions are perfect - just missing a big ol buck is all.

[mark]

As promised, I picked up my whitey rack while dropping off the big muley.... My whitey taped out at 152" gross.

While skinning out my buck at the taxi shop, my other hunting bud pulls up and had this in his truck.... :shock:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/data/500/medium/2010_bucks_037_Small_.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/../photos/showphoto.php?photo=21189&size=big&cat=500)
Mainframe gross's 179, nets 175, add over 7" of extras for a gross score of 186+, or a sad net typ. score of 168"

This hunter also saw a 200+" mulie on his drive home! :-D Looking forward to the bow season myself!

[Rattler]

Impressive buck to say the least. Congrats to your buddy.

[whitetail2009]

That's a dandy of a whitetail Mark! great job!

[Marc]

Ok guys I just spent the last couple of days cleaning up this thread. What some think as just poking fun at a guide and outfitters territories and posting pictures of their cabins photo shopped with people in it can actually hurt someones business and lively hood, not to mention a possible lawsuit against the posters as well as HBC as a whole.

The site is growing so fast and if it gets to the point were we can't police ourselves or send the flags when things are going south it's going to eventually shut the site down for good.

Think about what you're saying and what impact it may have on that person / business; the implications that could be associated with this site as well.

Marc.

[AT&T]

Great Buck. I have shot over 50 whitetail bucks in my life and that is a really nice deer. Congratulations. It is the shits when they start counting all the deductions. But big is big mass is mass and a trophy non the less.

Good job.