Sitka Blacktail down in SE Alaska

[Markopolo]

Great Day!!!

Killed a real nice Blacktail on Prince of Wales island in SE Alaska... cast 120g boolit straight through the neck at 40 yards ish... Really big chunk of a deer stepped out as i was quietly creeping up this old road up to my deer stand... I always make it a point to hunt in and hunt out, and this time a dandy came right to me...

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i had been looking for this deer for several weeks sense he showed up on my trail cam in the grainy misty black night here in the rainforest. a HUGE blessing... Praise God.. only wish my dear friend charlie (boaz) could have seen a pic of this deer in the Barn.. hope he sees it now!

Marko

[Texas by God]

Boaz knows about it from above! Good looking deer, Marko! What rifle did you use?

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[cwtebay]

My gosh that's a toad of a blacktail!! Well done!


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[Markopolo]

i used my 308 with a m1 carbine boolit.. about 120 gr. the deer are usually kinda smallish, but the flatnosed boolit wacked him good, and we was DRT!!! he would not turn and kept comming straight at me.. the dog was getting nervious too... i could here her in dog language saying "shoot it dad!!! Its food!"

[Winger Ed.]

As Darth Vader would say, "Impressive".

[high standard 40]

That is a dandy. Well done.

[Rick B]

Very nice SE Alaska Blacktail.
Rick

[smithnframe]

Very nice!

[JDL]

That's a dandy buck congratulations. Seeing how the 120 grain performed, I may be using too much alloy at 190 something grains.:smile:

[koger]

Wow, that is one nice blacktail! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing the pic and taking us along on the hunt.

[marshall623]

Well done

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[Thumbcocker]

Congratulations. Enjoy the backstrap.

[versa-06]

All the above are good descriptions, Just about leaves me speechless. "Truly Blessed" But you already know.

[Dennis Eugene]

Yep, that's a good 'un!�� D.

[CastingFool]

Good job!

[cwtebay]

Out of curiosity - what is the approximate body weight of a nice mature boy like that?

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[MT Gianni]

Nice going. He has a thick neck from my eyes. Is this pre-rut, post rut or mid rut?

[Markopolo]

Out of curiosity - what is the approximate body weight of a nice mature boy like that?

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Hmmm... too big for me to get hung up by myself.. me and my son hoisted it while a friend tied it off... around 165-175 dressed

[Markopolo]

Nice going. He has a thick neck from my eyes. Is this pre-rut, post rut or mid rut?

he was pre rut... he came out ready to fight, but was not persue'n does yet... best I can tell...

[Friends call me Pac]

Way to go.

[missionary5155]

Howdy Marco
God has blessed you with a fine looking Black Buck ! Deer will do some of the craziest things when the season hits them.
Well done and enjoy those backstraps.

[dale2242]

I am not familiar with the average size of Sitka blacktail but a 165-175 pound blacktail is a BIG boy here in SW Oregon.

[Anschutz]

Sure wish we had some of those in the interior. Not too fond of Caribou and have not had a chance for moose yet. Nice chootin.

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[dverna]

Nice Marko!!! And our friend is smiling...

[Hogtamer]

Marko, that’s a bruiser! Great hunt!

[Shawlerbrook]

That is a beautiful Blacktail. POW is a intriguing place for me. Hope to visit someday.

[Smoke4320]

very good .. nice looking deer. Alaska is about the only state I have not visited
Hope to hunt there some day

[DW475]

Miss hunting those sitka black tails in SE Alaska. Congrats!

[HD.375]

Nice Buck! cool to hunt with the cast, 120gr out of what gun n Calibre mate?

[versa-06]

Yo Marco, What kind of velocity were you pushing that 120 gr pill? & was it the Lee soup can?