Early Season Blacktail

[sceddy]

Took this guy in late August, had problems getting the pictures up and I finally signed up with photobucket. First saw him in mid August when he was in velvet. I recently obtained permission to hunt on 40 acres of private property just west of Sooke. Ended up getting him just before dark on Aug 30. 20 yard shot behind the shoulder, he ran 50 yards and dropped 3x3 with guards and over 5 inch bases. Did a Europeon mount on him.
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[Marc]

Nice looking deer, he's going to make for good eating that early in the season. Congrats and good luck on the rest of your season.

[sceddy]

http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb334/sceddy01/048.jpg

[Shooter]

Great looking deer. Thanks for sharing it with us and congrats too. Do you have any pics of the euro?

[sceddy]

photobucket is the way to go

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[5 spike]

very nice buck. will make a nice mount. congrats.

[fearnodeer]

Nice Buck and good eats, congrads

[proguide66]

Wow , thats a great mature buck to harvest , very cool. Did you get a chance to weigh him? looks like a chunky bugger.Nice heavy rack on him to. I cant wait to see one soon !!!

[Wood butcher]

Nice buck.

Congrats!

[358win]

Great deer and with a bow to boot. Congratulations sceddy.

[835]

looks quite heavy!
Nice buck

[sceddy]

Hanging meat I would guess between 80-90 lbs

[d6dan]

Nice buck Sceddy.

[bigshooter]

What did you do to get it so clean and still have the nose bones intact. I did a euro mount on a 4 point mule deer and after 2 hours of picking I fired up the gas pressure washer and gave it a full skull flush. Nose bones are in the lawn some place. Nice job, old boy by the looks of it.

[sceddy]

What did you do to get it so clean and still have the nose bones intact. I did a euro mount on a 4 point mule deer and after 2 hours of picking I fired up the gas pressure washer and gave it a full skull flush. Nose bones are in the lawn some place. Nice job, old boy by the looks of it.

Boil it till the meat comes off, then boil it again to clean it up. The nose usually falls off, glue it back on. Add a little baking soda to the water when boiling, a taxidermist told me that. Then peroxide the skull. As far as getting the brains out I just get the garden hose and flush it till they cone out.

[Tikka270wsm]

That's a great archery Blacktail! Congrats!

[Islandeer]

Nice buck,looks like he was a scrapper by the divets on his ears.

[Slugman]

Wow great Blackie! Congrats!

[kennyj]

Wow! Thats a heavy old bruiser. Awesome job on the skull.
kenny