Record Book BC Blacktail

[Lorne]

Gross: 156.4
Final score: 148 3/4

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This deer I watched for a while and being in Coquitlam it's was easy to go out after work and see what we could find out back in the blueberry fields. I had a trail cam set up and had a pretty good idea of what deer were around and where they were coming and going. Being in the blueberry fields there was no opportunity to set up a tree stand. Finally September rolls around and it's time to get this monster. I managed to get out hunting on the farm quite a few times in September passing up smaller deer and some decent 4pts, by the end of September I had played cat and mouse with this thing 6-8 times. The blueberry fields provide quite a challenge sneaking up on deer, there is some cover but you can't shoot across rows very well and it's to loud to cut through the rows. In the 6-8 encounters I had drawn on him and stopped him but a bush was in the way, I had him and another 4 pt at 5 yards and not able to draw on him, had him at 10 yards and not able to draw. I had him walking out of the end of the row and tried draw early before he was in view and out of the bushes and he heard and turned around and walked back. Then finally early October rolls around and I've got him walking down the row towards the opening I kneeled down 5 rows back from the he was coming down just down the row to provide a little cover, earlier he had busted me trying to draw early so I figured this time I would let him walk past me before i drew, I was waiting and waiting for him to make his way down the row and trying to be patient and not stand up to see where he was at. Finally I see him make his way out of the row and he is looking the other way just under 20 yards from me I draw, just as I get my bow back and anchored he stops and looks straight at me, I let the arrow fly and with a big thud it strikes him just behind the shoulder. Found him about 40 yards from where I hit him crashed into a blueberry bush.

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[Weatherby Fan]

That's a Cranker of a blacktail, some huge bases on that thing
awesome buck, thanks for sharing.
WF


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[The Hermit]

Holy crap he is huge and looks like you were watching and dreaming and waiting for a long time for the season to open eh? congrats!!

[hunter1947]

I have never seen a coastal buck with such webbed bases in all my years you did your home work by the looks of it ,,you got a life time trophy of a life time ,,,,what did this big buck score ,,Gross and Net ????? ,,congrats to you on this dream life time buck...

[5 spike]

Awesome a buck of a lifetime congrats.Score please.

[kennyj]

Holly sheeiitt! What a monster. Got a story and a score?
Congratulations.
kenny

[Lorne]

Gross: 156.4
Final score: 148 3/4

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[hunter1947]

That's what I guessed I guessed Gross 150 close anyways you got yourself a P&Y record deer and it must be in the top 5 ??? or maybe the top score ??? in this record book for coastal BT deer..

[pnbrock]

man that buck just looks so much more awesome!!on a large monitor.

[Muliechaser]

We need a story here man lol. Looke like he lived undisturbed on private land for many years

[Qwa-honn]

That is wicked.

[pescado]

Fantastic buck. Well done.

[TheProvider]

Awesome deer. Love the mass.

However... no story means it didnt happen ;)

[redthorn]

Amazing Buck. Congratulations on the beast. Judging by the low wound I'm guessing he was a spot and stalk, not a treestand buck?

[ActionJackson017]

That is an awesome BT. Congratz!!

And yes, we need a story to accompany such a magnificent beast!

[bruin]

Incredible buck!

[Brew]

Thats an amazing buck. Lucky you to have permission in that spot. Do you live there? the webbing is just crazy. makes my buck look like a dink. way to go sticking him with an arrow.

[Lorne]

I will try to update the original post and put in the story by the end of the day, it was out of Coquitlam, 17th biggest in BC, spott and stalk. The area it came out of is now closed to hunting.

[Sitkaspruce]

Sweet Buck, congrats !!!!

Need a story, also any other bucks around there or only him??

Cheers

SS

[dingdongdenny]

ya looks like a cranberry farm by the bushes in the background.

[EGLPNT]

Wow AWESOME buck! Thanks for sharing and congrats to you :mrgreen:

[BiG Boar]

ya looks like a cranberry farm by the bushes in the background.

Hey dingdong,
have you ever seen a cranberry?

[ruger#1]

What a pig. Not you Dave, The deer. Ha Ha, What cranberry bush?

[Wrj]

Hey Lorne, I know that spot like the back if my hand. Maybe better, since I worked there off and on for 10 yrs! There's another couple big suckers there again this year :)

[Lorne]

Yea there was a nice 4x4 that year I got that one he would have been really nice last season or this year, but the city of Coquitlam shut all that down.

They are blueberry bushes.

[BlacktailStalker]

What a pig. Legal is legal can't knock it. Is he mounted ? Pics?

[Lorne]

This deer I watched for a while and being in Coquitlam it's was easy to go out after work and see what we could find out back in the blueberry fields. I had a trail cam set up and had a pretty good idea of what deer were around and where they were coming and going. Being in the blueberry fields there was no opportunity to set up a tree stand. Finally September rolls around and it's time to get this monster. I managed to get out hunting on the farm quite a few times in September passing up smaller deer and some decent 4pts, by the end of September I had played cat and mouse with this thing 6-8 times. The blueberry fields provide quite a challenge sneaking up on deer, there is some cover but you can't shoot across rows very well and it's to loud to cut through the rows. In the 6-8 encounters I had drawn on him and stopped him but a bush was in the way, I had him and another 4 pt at 5 yards and not able to draw on him, had him at 10 yards and not able to draw. I had him walking out of the end of the row and tried draw early before he was in view and out of the bushes and he heard and turned around and walked back. Then finally early October rolls around and I've got him walking down the row towards the opening I kneeled down 5 rows back from the he was coming down just down the row to provide a little cover, earlier he had busted me trying to draw early so I figured this time I would let him walk past me before i drew, I was waiting and waiting for him to make his way down the row and trying to be patient and not stand up to see where he was at. Finally I see him make his way out of the row and he is looking the other way just under 20 yards from me I draw, just as I get my bow back and anchored he stops and looks straight at me, I let the arrow fly and with a big thud it strikes him just behind the shoulder. Found him about 40 yards from where I hit him crashed into a blueberry bush.

[proguide66]

WOAH !!!....that is a damned fine animal. I cant imagine the pressure of keeping your shit together while drawing on such a beast.
Curious to know what kind of pressure they had while and before you hunted him? very skiddish? was there other guys after him to? or did you have the place to yourself?
Would be great to see trail cam pics of him standing.
Also , what was the girth measurement above the brow? what a beautifull deer , way to go !

[weatherby_man]

WOW! That is an awesome BT, great work.

[greybark]

:-D Abolutely amazing , congratulations Lorne. I think I`m going to look at that pic again . LOL

[~T-BONE~]

Wow! Lots of character, not to mention mass! Musta felt great to get your hands around him!? Congrats!
I too would like to see some t-cam pics? Musta been a superfreak with velvet

[Dirty]

Too bad it's not eligible for Pope and Young with that bloody arrow and illuminated nock in the pictures!

[Mr. Dean]

Its a piss-cutter. :razz:

[ghost]

That is an awesome buck I know that deer in fact I have watched him several times. I recently moved from that area and there are some beautiful deer in that spot .Glad you got to arrow him.I used to have a tree stand on the mountian close to that spot area and passed on a few smaller deer.Once again congratulations

[Everett]

So what does Blueberry fed Blacktail taste like? Had one that lived in a Blackberry field a couple years back YUM.

[r106]

WOAH !!!....that is a damned fine animal. I cant imagine the pressure of keeping your shit together while drawing on such a beast.
Curious to know what kind of pressure they had while and before you hunted him? very skiddish? was there other guys after him to? or did you have the place to yourself?
Would be great to see trail cam pics of him standing.
Also , what was the girth measurement above the brow? what a beautifull deer , way to go !

Ya no kidding it looks 2"+ thick and 4.5" wide. What a f**kin tank

[kennyj]

Great story and Absolute HOG blacktail. Way to be patient and get it done right.
kenny

[Gilmore]

Too bad it's not eligible for Pope and Young with that bloody arrow and illuminated nock in the pictures!

Brutal....total fail.

[BUCKJR]

Thats sure is a beauty! Congrats!

[scott_karana]

Holy crap he is huge and looks like you were watching and dreaming and waiting for a long time for the season to open eh? congrats!!

Sorry, newb here, but I'm really quite lost.
I thought that the bow season in Region 2 was between Sept 1 and Sept 9? And open season was from the 10th until late November or mid December?

Is this an LEH thing?

[dana]

Way to stay at it until you were finally able to get er done! Congrats on a super buck! The mass definately has great eye appeal!

[digger dogger]

Sorry, newb here, but I'm really quite lost.
I thought that the bow season in Region 2 was between Sept 1 and Sept 9? And open season was from the 10th until late November or mid December?

Is this an LEH thing?

I'm thinking by the foilage on the blue berry bushes, this pic may have been taken awhile ago.. like maybe September, or something..(purely speculation tho) :-)

[Hammerhead]

Going to make for an awesome trophy. Make sure to post pic,s if or when you get it mounted. Congrats
HH

[greybark]

That's what I guessed I guessed Gross 150 close anyways you got yourself a P&Y record deer and it must be in the top 5 ??? or maybe the top score ??? in this record book for coastal BT deer..

Hey Hunter 1947 , twice you referred to a "Coastal" BT deer . I hope this is not a Coastal verses Island inference .

[BlacktailStalker]

I assume '47 is stating the obvious and calling it what it is, a coastal BT. Pretty sure he's the last guy to go there or care... and admires the buck.

[hunter1947]

Hey Hunter 1947 , twice you referred to a "Coastal" BT deer . I hope this is not a Coastal verses Island inference .

Hey bud I call them coastal back tail deer because they are close to the island excuse me or should I call them Fraser valley deer or mainland deer or Chilliwack or other LOL frankly I really don't care what you think all in all I admire this deer to no end and that's what counts to me LOL :)..

[Montana]

All I can say is WoW!!!!

[scott_karana]

Bow only season Sept 1 - Sept 9. Did you sleep through the reg. section when you did the CORE program? LOL
Obviously bows are part of open season, and it's merely a missed word on my part.
Did you sleep through the section about being a courteous hunter?
Thanks for the welcome to the forum. :)


I'm thinking by the foilage on the blue berry bushes, this pic may have been taken awhile ago.. like maybe September, or something..(purely speculation tho) Thanks! That's what I figured too, but I'm still new to this.

[Ovis17]

Epic.....

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/shockedrabbit.JPG

[6pt_elk_wannabe]

Nice blacktail! I got one that scored 127 (B&C) in 2-19 right on the main road this season.
Cheers :)

[Jelvis]

Congratz on a monster blacktail buck with the biggest bases in North America.
Jel .. That is a monster buck .. way to go brah

[Chopper]

Ya ... that Buck is a true freak in every way

[180grainer]

Really nice buck.

[Wade]

Congrats. That's a dandy buck

[MacMtnHunter]

That's an awesome looking buck! Sounds like you got a nice spot dialed in there... what did the other 4 points look like? Should be some of his genetics still floating around in your patch...

[Lorne]

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[Sofa King]

what, no drop-tines?
haha.

wicked girth on them bases.
amazing how that basket almost closes completely.

[300H&H]

Huge coast BT... ...congratulations.

[Brew]

That mount turned out great. Way to go on such a monster.

[Fella]

Awesome deer!

[Wentrot]

Fark!!!!!!!!!!!

[mark]

A most impressive blacky! Many congrats!

[REMINGTON JIM]

Congrats - What a AWESOME trophy that one is ! and bow shot too ! WOW ;-) RJ

[riflebuilder]

Great Columbian Blacktail..buck of a lifetime for sure congrats

[mikek blacktail]

awesome deer and great pics

[ghost]

Fantastic buck. Minnekada has some real big bucks ,spent many years watching those deer.

[SWD]

Once in a lifetime buck!
Great picks and mount.
Way to go!

[birdee]

mmmm and it wasn't even kyleklassan that ressurected this 2 yr old thread lol.