Another Fraser Valley Buck

[keoke]

Went out this morning, leaving my house at 4 am. I drove along our road into our spot and saw a tone of big tracks, so I parked the truck and My friend and I took each end of the cut block. I hiked up my side and saw nothing for sign and headed back down. My friend said he saw lots of tracks and started to follow them in the cut block. As I was making my way to my friends side of the cut along the road and hear some rustling behind me. I stop and listen, there it is again! Turn around and see this nice buck lower his head and walk under a low branch right onto the road 20 yards from me! I looked at him he looked at me. I feel my hart start to pound, in my head I tell my self "steps".

Step one: calm down
Step two: remove scope cover
Step three: aim/flick off safety
Step four: Broad side shot!

I see him hunch up and run across the road up a hill and fall over at the top. After I am sure he is expired I go and get my friend to check out this buck together.

EDIT: more pics on page 2

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Its my second deer and am not sure if to do a head mount or just a euro mount. What you you guys think?

[JIL_24/7]

Great Buck! Where in the valley? Just estimate, don't give up the spot. Nicely done. I don't have any mount advice except that you should do it!

[Sleep Robber]

Head mount all the way !!!!!!!!!!!

Don't mean to pry but what MU. This looks like a solid Blacktail deer and is very impressive. Some nice head gear there. Very well done.

Now I gotta wipe up the drool on my keyboard !!

[keoke]

Well its not a secret spot by any means, just pure right time right place and a early morning. We where in Skagit Valley in between silver lake and the Park. He walked out onto the main road, so I don't think I am giving away a honey hole. lol. I think he is a 6x5, he has one clubish branch with 3 1.5" long tines on the end of it. Thanks to all who look.

[guest]

HOLLLY CRAP that is a smoker for the Skagit ! Congrats to you, a non tippy ta BOOT !

Put him on the wall !

Dandy !

CT

[Dutch Ppoacher]

i took a nice bt buck in the first couple yrs of hunting. my hunting group convinced me to get it mounted. and because of a bit of misfortune due to someone elses actions didn't get it mounted. could never find a cape that was the same colour or large enough.

Mount the basterd, you'll never regret it!

nice buck!

DP

[Blainer]

that's a good one!!

[akyne]

Awesome buck!!! ...nice to see so close to home!

[Gilmore]

That is a beauty right there!! Congrats.

By the way I think a really well down euro mount looks just as impressive as a head mount, especially on real heavy gnarly horned buck like that

[Brambles]

Not sure where your BT boundry's are or where you shot it, but if it qualify's as a BT I'd do a nice shoulder mount for sure, very nice deer

[ElectricDyck]

Nice one! Shoulder mount for sure.

[sniper ren]

Very nice buck!!! Mount that for sure!!!

[A killer]

That is a wicked Blacktail. Gonna be hard to beat. Shoulder mount without a doubt!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!

[~T-BONE~]

Shouldn't even need to ask! Mount that sucker! Congrats on a freakin great and unique looking buck!!

[shaydog65]

Dude, that is not just "another fraser valley buck". That is a CRANKER. Makes me think I should be driving slower down that main road.

[keoke]

Damn, looking online, I should have gone below the shoulder. I went just above, hope this doesn't screw me! If it does I will also be happy with a full skull on placard. This is my second deer so I am really thrilled and thankful. here are some more pics

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/307235_10150371870526167_683241166_8727193_1718276 175_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/313213_10150371871021167_683241166_8727197_3468787 71_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/383887_10150371871546167_683241166_8727200_1087489 632_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316059_10150371870116167_683241166_8727190_6126543 61_n.jpg

[killer]

thats a no dought wallmount congrats

[Downwind]

That is an amazing looking buck. Congrats on a cranker and not having to drag it out very far is just icing on the cake!

[Steeleco]

Well its not a secret spot by any means, just pure right time right place and a early morning. We where in Skagit Valley in between silver lake and the Park. He walked out onto the main road, so I don't think I am giving away a honey hole. lol. I think he is a 6x5, he has one clubish branch with 3 1.5" long tines on the end of it. Thanks to all who look.

Well that's one area to take off the list, for two reasons. One you've got the only monster, two, everyone else on here want's his brother LOL Congrats on being good and lucky at just the right time. BTW, he belongs on the wall, you won't often find BT's like that on any road!!

[180grainer]

Nice buck. Head mount.....

[proguide66]

Great buck!!!!!!.....mount it for sure!!

[ianwuzhere]

very nice-be a tuff decision to mount or not.. Congrats!

[hillclimber]

You were basically in the exact same spot I shot my 4x4there on Rememberance day 2007. Look in my gallery for pics of the horns. Congrats on the awesome buck!!

[rocksteady]

Piggly-fricking-wiggly.....What a geat deer....

You could always do a euro and then go full head mount years down the road.... Don't give it to your dog as a denta-bone..!!!

[keoke]

Well the Wife has spoken and said that it is not going to be euro mounted and a full mount must be done because she feels it may be my biggest buck for a very long time.

[rocksteady]

Damn... I love your wife :)

Wish mine thought the same way .. :(

[Phil]

Oooooowww weeeeee!!! Very Nice! I'd say your wife knows best in this case. Great job!

[Freshtracks]

Congrats ... definately head mount. Were you first vehicle in this mornin?

[The Dude]

Wow, if I shot a BT like that the thing would be mounted before it even hit the truck. **Ahem**
:D :D :D

[moose2]

Very nice looking buck. I am sure you will enjoy a nice head mount from that guy for years to come if you get one done.
Mike

[BUCKJR]

Love those non-typical blacktails! Great deer!

[Brew]

Mount for sure. That is a cranker and not just another buck. Way to go and congrats on a real beauty.

[Gateholio]

Great blacktail! Be hard to top that f it's your 2nd buck! :)

If you cut the cape in front of the shoulders, there isn't much to work with. Might want to see if you can beg, borrow or steal a shoulder cape form a buddy! :)

But mount it, for sure.

[Ovis17]

Take him into ray wiens and have him shoulder mounted... He's got a couple nice blacktail
capes if yours is short.

[vortex hunter]

Nice BUCK MAN Im still looking for a meat buck this year lol ...LUCKY BUGGER PUT HIM ON THE WALL

[walks with deer]

wow

I looked at your pics and i know where you got him i got one the same as that i mean identical just a little more palmated nice job.

unfortunately in the book he will be a muley but its a blacktail (spend the money and mount............)

[redthorn]

Wow! Cranker. I've seen a few deer out of that valley show up on here over the last few years (natebavis etc), but I had no Idea that they got that big out there.

I know you are in the hybrid zone, and I can see the tail cutoff in the one pic, but can you include it in a pic? I want to see how it looks.

[matt420]

cool lookin buck, congrats! i love that back split with the 2 stickers off of it that cool lookin

[hunter1947]

Went out this morning, leaving my house at 4 am. I drove along our road into our spot and saw a tone of big tracks, so I parked the truck and My friend and I took each end of the cut block. I hiked up my side and saw nothing for sign and headed back down. My friend said he saw lots of tracks and started to follow them in the cut block. As I was making my way to my friends side of the cut along the road and hear some rustling behind me. I stop and listen, there it is again! Turn around and see this nice buck lower his head and walk under a low branch right onto the road 20 yards from me! I looked at him he looked at me. I feel my hart start to pound, in my head I tell my self "steps".

Step one: calm down
Step two: remove scope cover
Step three: aim/flick off safety
Step four: Broad side shot!

I see him hunch up and run across the road up a hill and fall over at the top. After I am sure he is expired I go and get my friend to check out this buck together.

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff483/jbor23/P1000331.jpg

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff483/jbor23/P1000329.jpg



Its my second deer and am not sure if to do a head mount or just a euro mount. What you you guys think?


Like Brambles said if it was in the area for BTD if me I would get a head mount on this big guy for sure and if it was not in the area for BTD I still would get a head mount ,congrats to you very nice animal..

[kennyj]

Thats a monster non-typical blacktail. Once in a lifetime trophy. Go for a head mount.
kenny

[yugo111]

nice buck buddy

[keoke]

I sent an email to Ray, if the cape is too short I don't want to buy or use a donor cape. My second favorite option is a full skull on placard.

[tightgrouper]

Well the Wife has spoken and said that it is not going to be euro mounted and a full mount must be done because she feels it may be my biggest buck for a very long time.

So you said where you got the deer but what about the wife? Where can a guy get a wife like that!? Awesome!

Ya, that buck is the huge!!!!!

[GRIZZEZE]

congrats on the blacktail
if the cape is too short, then just get the taxidermist to cut the form down to match the cape. You won't get a full shoulder mount, but it will still look great.

[scottwh]

Put it on the wall! Nice buck!

[Looking_4_Jerky]

Nice buck! Congrats.

OK I'm gonna get friggin roasted for saying this, but: Go Euro mount. They look so much more primal and raw and have so much more of a modest edge. Cost aside, head mounts are obtrusive and sometimes even borderline cheesy IMO. Sorry, just giving the straight goods.

Now I'm going to run away while all the head mount fans start throwing rocks at me :) .

[hunter1947]

I agree with your wife head mount for sure..

[Looking_4_Jerky]

OK, I did not see the part about your lady laying the law down. That changes everything!

My preference for euro mounts aside, you'd be a nutcase to disregard the wife's request!

HEAD MOUNT THAT SUCKA!

[keoke]

Well, I went to see Ray tonight, he has some cool stuff at his place. Anyways I did cape it out much to high and he couldn't do much with it. He gave me the option of using another cape that he had, but I would rather have "more" of my own animal by having a euro mount done. I will still have the option down the road if I decide to use a donor cape. Sorry to disappoint all the people that voted for full mount, your opinions are still appreciated.

[kako99]

Matt says your cazy to do a full head mount. I say do it!

[kako99]

Little Matt says your cazy to do a full head mount. I say do it!

[martyonthewater]

wow, beauty blacktail. congrats and enjoy the wall mount

[Shooter]

Great buck and if your cape doesn't work it shouldn't be too hard finding a different cape to put on a shoulder mount

[Islandeer]

Great buck and if your cape doesn't work it shouldn't be too hard finding a different cape to put on a shoulder mount

X2 .... Huge buck,put it on the wall and enjoy ... another bigger may not come your way.