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[lead chucker]

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[richhodg66]

Nice! How large do Blacktails get compared to Whitetails or Mulies?

I lived in Alaska a while (Anchorage) in the early 90's, though I never did hunt then. We saw a lot of moose and would see bears occasionally and the mountain goats when we'd drive down the Kenai penninsula, but I don't recall ever seeing a deer of any kind.

[Montana Ron]

Big dog size!!!!!!!!! Smaller then regular white tails by 30% or more...........

[jtaylor1960]

Nice pics,now how about some details.What gun,bullet,alloy,distance,bullet placement and performance.

[lead chucker]

Hi all Well a big black tail around here would be 150 lb. I shot this one with a ruger 77/44 with a lee 310 gr with 14.7 gr 2400 I shot another one earlier this week with the same load It's gratifying to harvest a deer with bullets I cast my self and had loaded. Can't wait till next season I have big plans for my 308 and a 200 gr hp .

[lead chucker]

this dear was about 30 yards hit him just behind the shoulder. that 310 gr punched right through him. That's what I expected it to do especially at that range.

[quilbilly]

Sitka blacktails tend to be rather small but not always. I consider the deer of the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island to also be Sitka's whether it is official or not due to the similar climate with Se Alaska. I have gotten a 3-pt (one side) that had a live weight of less than 70# while only a few miles away gotten another 3-pt with a live weight of 290# (no kidding).
They are an amazing creature with a habit that makes them particularly hard to hunt during the late season. A scientific tagging study showed that, to conserve energy in fall/winter storms, Sitka's would lay in one spot for a week or more without moving a muscle then for a couple hours between storms, every deer in the area would be active. Unless you are out walking around during the window, you would swear there wasn't a deer for miles.
The bottom line - hunt the early seasons if you can, not during the fall/winter monsoons. Nevertheless, I have been out in the late muzzleloading season more than once when that special window arrived and it is amazing which is why it is worth the wait.

[OBXPilgrim]

310gr Lee strikes again!!

I got 4 with it this year myself - also pushed with 2400. I bet it would go full length through a deer without stopping.

Nice job.