Big Fraser valley buck

[Trophyslayer]

Went out for a day hunt yesterday up east harrison and my buddy shot his first buck ever a nice blacktail spike so we figured we should get him anothers tag I didnt plan on shooting anything that i wouldnt put on my wall that day so maybe he would get a double. we pulled out of harisson and headed up the #7 got out of the truck and started hiking 3,5 km later i spotted a doe and man she was lookin for action. i figured there was a buck close so i started scanning the area there was a group of cottenwoods with a funny branch sticking out of the side so i thought.. holy#$%& it a big one he stepped out but the hot doe was blocking my shot i hid behind a tree and waited 15min went by and finally she moved and BANG he went 30 yards and dropped hes a 4x4 with double brows green scored at 173 and net 163 I never thought we had bucks this big so close to home hes a hybrid short in the face and black and brown down the back of the tail
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n565/jordankrause/DSC09608.jpg

[VicP]

Thats a nice one. Well done.

[winchester284]

Very nice!

[Sonof000Buck]

That my friend.. is a hog..
Cranker..
aha, good buck love the bases !
Nice character on him for sure.
Nice hunt!!

[JIL_24/7]

That's a beautiful animal. Great find. Seen deer like that this close to the city, but never in legal shooting area. Well done.

[Gilmore]

:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:

[MB_Boy]

:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:

X2!!!! Beauty BT!

[Trophyslayer]

7 inch bases too

[Nimrod]

OMFG thats a beast
nice work!!!!!!!

[jeff]

very very nice buck ,defenitly looks like more mulie than blackie

[Blainer]

Fantastic Buck!!!!

[weatherbyjunkie]

damn nice one dude!! from harrison none the less!! right on man

[WKCotts]

beauty! i wouldn't have thought a buck like that would be that close either

[d6dan]

Great Buck!!!..

[scottwh]

Nice job on a reall nice buck! Congrats :)

[BIGHUNTERFISH]

Awesome buck .Looks like a pure muley to me but either way its still a great buck.

[keoke]

You should have let him pass on his genes before you shot him lol nice buck

[TyTy]

awsome!

looks like a big black tail with a mulie's rack on it.

well done, u deserve it for putting a buddy onto a first deer

[cainer]

Love the double brows on him. Good shooting too

[spear]

HOG!! That is a beauty, nice work, 7 INCH BASES!! Love em with mass

[BillBraskii]

Beauty of a buck!!!

What did his rump look like??
got any pics of the tail??

[180grainer]

You got that in the Fraser Valley? Nice Deer.,

[Iron Sighted]

Holy crap! That is a buck to be proud of, thanks for posting pics of that beast.

[kennyj]

Wow!!! That thing is HUGE. Is Harrison within the BT zone?
kenny

[~T-BONE~]

The Bt zone is divided up the middle of the lake so no... Face sure looks like a BT! need a better pic of the rump.. none the less a beauty for the area! biggest ive seen! and ive witnessed alot of deer outta that side of the lake.. Congradulations its an awesome trophy hands down !

[rock]

one heck of a buck congrats

[kill'erdan]

holly molllllly...

[Ruger4]

pa-wow !! nice !!

[guest]

Thats a SMOKER of a Harrison Buck
Congrats to you!

Get er Done for sure, the hybrids in this area can be terrific bucks.

CT

[Brew]

Incredible animal. Good for you. What a tank. Your going to have a million people up east harrison now. I work up both sides of harrison and cottonwood like that does not look familiar. If I read correctly you got the spike up harrison and then drove up the #7 to another spot and got that cranker. Good things come to those that put others first.

[Trophyslayer]

Brew you are correct it was up the #7

[Brew]

I cant stop staring at the pic of that deer. Thats a buck of a lifetime for this area. Your putting him on the wall I take it. He deserves a spot with its own light showcaseing him.

[mark]

Incredible animal. Good for you. What a tank. Your going to have a million people up east harrison now. I work up both sides of harrison and cottonwood like that does not look familiar. If I read correctly you got the spike up harrison and then drove up the #7 to another spot and got that cranker. Good things come to those that put others first.

If you shot a hammer buck, would you put the right directions to the spot you killed it????

Congrads on a very nice buck, love the bases and eye guards!

[killer]

wow thats a cranker

[notellyridge]

it looks like a blackie to me and if it is u got a book deer, nice work either way!!!!

[dana]

If you shot a hammer buck, would you put the right directions to the spot you killed it????

Congrads on a very nice buck, love the bases and eye guards!

My thoughts exactly! Me thinks maybe someone shot a nice muley buck in the Interior, but what do I know? I don't hunt those little guys.

[bruin]

Oh my! That thing is a stud!

[Phil]

Holy Sh#T! What a hawg! Nice work!

[MB_Boy]

Wow!!! That thing is HUGE. Is Harrison within the BT zone?
kenny


The Bt zone is divided up the middle of the lake so no... Face sure looks like a BT! need a better pic of the rump.. none the less a beauty for the area! biggest ive seen! and ive witnessed alot of deer outta that side of the lake.. Congradulations its an awesome trophy hands down !

So East Harrison is "muley" turf and not "blackie"??

[silvertipp]

My thoughts exactly! Me thinks maybe someone shot a nice muley buck in the Interior, but what do I know? I don't hunt those little guys.

well your wrong i no for a fact that buck came from the valley /unless he owns a leer jet
come on down here & find some thing like that dana ,far and few between

[dana]

silvertip,
How many times have you seen guys on this site trying the pull a good joke???? Wasn't there just a bunch of guys with their panties all in a wad over someone who shot a highland steer with a bow???? So whats the first thing that comes to my mind when I see a buck that clearly looks like a decent sized muley being claimed to be a blacktail??? On top of that he gives the directions of where this huge blacktail is killed. Then later in the post makes sure it is mentioned another time the exact location the buck is killed. Seems like a good internet joke to me. Go ahead and be like the ones in the other threads that fall for the joke. I myself will wait to see what further comes out of this thread. :)

[silvertipp]

well you know what they say about assumeing
Any how a buck like that down here is is a lot harder to find than your 200 class animals up there

[dana]

well you know what they say about assumeing
Any how a buck like that down here is is a lot harder to find than your 200 class animals up there

If that is true then all the more to think someone is playing a joke when they tell the exact location numerous times in the same thread where the said buck was killed.

[silvertipp]

well all bs aside its no joke i know the hunter he never said anywhere wheir he shot this buck and all i know it was between hope and vancouver
and its a cranker

[cbb]

Nice work! I was up that way and didn't see much.

[cbb]

he said it was on the corner off hwy 7 just outta harrison. ahha

[L8CSONMULIES]

Great buck ! That's a nice MULEY!!!!!! Me thinks you were hunting your area of 3-13. I think there is more of a fisherman in ya than hunter with that story. All BS aside that's an awsome buck, thanks for sharing.

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Cause they smell like a new truck !

[meathunter]

Great buck, it is nice to know that their are some big boys in our own backyard.

[bruin]

You shmucks know how to ruin a good thread! Here's a young guy, working hard to find a trophy and when he finds success you guys drag it through the mud. Good job, way to encourage. Who gives a rip how close to the line it is. Its obviously a mature buck and obviously got some characteristics of both. Its a great buck, especially in and around the lower mainland.

[moose2]

Great looking buck congratulations hes a beauty for sure. I can't remember the measurements off hand but Rick Berreth told me there is a measurement taken between the antlers at the base to determine what class of deer it will be scored as. Mulie or BT. I was wondering if anyone knows about this and can add more info thanks
Mike

[MB_Boy]

who gives a rip how close to the line it is. Its obviously a mature buck and obviously got some characteristics of both. Its a great buck, especially in and around the lower mainland.

Totally agree.......I was just curious as I didn't know.

[redthorn]

YES, He took this Buck in the valley! I know for a fact. I am all tagged out and he was asking for a good spot for a daytrip, so I gave him my driving directions, and the hiking directions into the area. This is not a guy that would shoot somewhere else and post it up as a local.

It's a nice spot he was in, And we've taken a few large ones out of there, but nothing that big. We'll be working it over a little harder next year.

[Trophyslayer]

Dana i didnt claim it a blacktaild deer nor a mulie its got a bit of both=HYBRID if it makes people happy ill post a pic of the tail tomorrow i left the tail on the carcass

[greybark]

Dana i didnt claim it a blacktaild deer nor a mulie its got a bit of both=HYBRID if it makes people happy ill post a pic of the tail tomorrow i left the tail on the carcass

Post nothing you gave your word and it is good enough for all but a few . Great buck and great photo .
Cheers

[BUCKJR]

That is one freaking nice valley deer!!! That there is what dreams are made of! NICE WORK!

[Gateholio]

Even if it is a hybrid, if it was shot inside the blacktail "zone" it would be considered a blacktail for scoring, wouldn't it? Should go #2 or #3 in the BC book if it's in the zone. :)

Great buck, well done!

[coach]

Awesome buck and a really great picture. Congratulations! Thanks for posting.

[Mr. Dean]

Even if it is a hybrid, if it was shot inside the blacktail "zone" it would be considered a blacktail for scoring, wouldn't it? Should go #2 or #3 in the BC book if it's in the zone. :)

Great buck, well done!


EggZackery.

My hat is off to this Hunter. :cool:

[Steeleco]

Ignor the nay sayer, that's one hell of a buck in any region. To get it this close to the LML is even a bigger accomplishment.
So you got your wall set aside for him?? Congrats.

[5 spike]

nice buck congrats.

[pnbrock]

great buck ignore the asshat,he should put his head back in ass so the s@#$ will stop coming out of mouth.

[Tanya]

Cool lookin' buck, congratulations.

[ncurrie]

what a awesome buck! Great job:)

[weatherby_man]

Thats a gorgeous buck! Great find in that area!

[dino]

Maybe its time for me to hunt the LML for once.lol. Thats one great buck bud and I hope it makes it to where Gatehouse thinks. Ignore the usual clowns that have to try and take the spotlight off you, their just jelous.Congrats.

[BigfishCanada]

Man thanks for sharing that pic, what a cranker, what an awesome buck even more awesome you got it in the fraser valley. For sure mount it, enter it in any big buck contest you can because you DESERVE to win'em!!

Congrats on a great story and great buck

[proguide66]

What a beauty animal!!! I WANT ONE !..........dont post pics of the tail , tell everyone it IS a pure blacktail and stirr the shit till every short peckered dude has a nervous breakdown!!!:lol::lol:.....but next time could you please video it too?:mrgreen:

[greenhorn]

That's a beautiful deer!

Personally, it wouldn't matter to me which region it was in....

Congrats!

[rifleman]

holy CRANKER batman. That is an awesome buck for sure. I guess you didn't want to save him for your friend eh?
For sure a wall hanger. Congrats.

[doubled]

Awesome deer. That would have been shot by me regardless of what region. Monster for a LML deer - congrats. Who are you going to get to mount it for you?

[wsm]

very sweet buck . grats

[BimmerBob]

Man am I glad I opened this thread, great buck, awesome job on it! I think I would have spooked it having to wait 15 min, I probably would have had to pee or something! My take on it is that it IS a blacktail but even if not it is an awesome buck and will make a handsome mount. And now I can follow the drama too, life is sweet...

[coquitlam]

Excellent work. You need to realize he did not only get that size due to only genetics. He got that big because he was a smart animal . You out foxed him with a little help from testosterone . Never seen one down here like it.

[wsm]

i have seen a number of buck like that in lml over the years . (in minnekhada park where u can only look ) but they are here . again gratz thats an awsome buck

[warnniklz]

Beauty of a buck!!!

What did his rump look like??
got any pics of the tail??

Must be rutting season... someone's looking for some tail

[rifleman]

Dana i didnt claim it a blacktaild deer nor a mulie its got a bit of both=HYBRID if it makes people happy ill post a pic of the tail tomorrow i left the tail on the carcass
If you want I'll go with you to get the tail... LOL

[The_Bear_Man]

Beauty buck!

[Elkhound]

Thats a beauty. Enjoy it. And dont worry what anyone says. Your hunt and your memories. Cant take that from you. A few years ago I shot a pig of a blacktail on the sunshine coast. Had a few on here posting it must be a hybrid or a mulie. Couldnt be a blackie. LOL......ignore them

[markt308]

When the thread same that it was a valley deer I was shocked to see the size of this deer! unreal and congrats. hang hi up on the wall where he belongs!

[Brian011]

Nice buck, congrats. I definitely didn't expect that a Fraser valley buck would get that big.

[dino]

i have seen a number of buck like that in lml over the years . (in minnekhada park where u can only look ) but they are here . again gratz thats an awsome buck

here is one from my neibours house.
http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee306/heydino/untitled.jpg

[Looking_4_Jerky]

Really nice buck! Congrats. Either way it is a great accomplishment.

I don't hunt BTs and I have not seen scads of them over the years, so I don't want to sound like a know-it-all, but I can't help but think it looks exactly like all the mulies I've ever seen. Like others have said though, who cares? A mid 170s mulie is still Cranker material for most (I know it is for me)!

If it is a BT it's certainly legendary to any that I've ever seen. Question though: if it's a hybrid, what would one enter it to Boone & Crockett as?

[Gateholio]

3757


British Columbia — Starting at the Washington-British Columbia border, blacktail deer range runs west of the height of land between the Skagit and the Chilliwack Ranges, intersecting the Fraser River opposite the mouth of Ruby Creek, then west to and up Harrison Lake to and up Tipella Creek to the height of land in Garibaldi Park and northwesterly along this divide past Alta Lake, Mt. Dalgleish and Mt. Waddington, thence north to Bella Coola. From Bella Coola, the boundary continues north to the head of Dean Channel, Gardner Canal and Douglas Channel to the town of Anyox, then due west to the Alaska-British Columbia border, which is then followed south to open water. This boundary excludes the area west of the Klesilkwa River and the west side of the Lillooet River.



This is how B&C defines what is what. If the deer was taken within these boundaries, I think they just score it as a blacktail. I don't have a current edition of the BC book but 163 should put it in the top 5 if it was killed in the blacktail boundaries. I don't think they do some secret DNA test to determine what it is. :)

[Gateholio]

http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgrecords/records_boundaries.asp?area=bgrecords

That is the link

[Trophyslayer]

In score keeping it's classified a mulie but I don't really care about the book I'm just pumped to get one this big I've passed on alot of deer the last few years

[~T-BONE~]

I don't have a current edition of the BC book but 163 should put it in the top 5 if it was killed in the blacktail boundaries. I don't think they do some secret DNA test to determine what it is. :)

It would knock me down to #3 and make Trophyslayer's buck the new #2.. Gulp!!!

[Jokerwld]

great looking deer
make sure to send that one into the magazine

[stanway]

That's an awesome buck! Congrats!

Bring it in to Kent Outdoors on December 10th to get it officially scored.


James

[Bigbuckadams]

Great buck ! Congrats !!!

[harbinger]

Man that must have been a rush when you saw that beast!

[Deer_Slayer]

beauty..congrats

[Young Gun]

awesome buck, mule deer or blacktail still a nice buck

[patdel]

Another Big Buck hits the turf. Awesome Buck, Congrats!

[Jetboater]

been up the east Harrision a lot over the years but never seen grass like that around there....

[matt420]

well done congrats on your nice muley!! i love them matching double eye gards hes got

[live-for-the-rut]

DUDE,what a HOG,holy shit that is a damn nice buck,if your willing to put in the foot work there are some honker bucks to be taken down!Great job.

[ElectricDyck]

Beauty buck Horhae! Good shootin! It may score nice but I still like your local BT better, that ones gnarly!

[Woodrow]

nice big mulie there, congrats.

[The Dude]

Oh great, now all those weekend warriors from the Interior will be out here shooting "Our" Coastie bucks! Nice job!
:D :D :D

[hunter1947]

You don't get them much better then this guy very nice MD you got ,congrats.