OR Columbian Blacktail & "King Steve" NEW PICS!!!

[Steve H.]

Not bad for a blacktail first!  He has a 19" outside spread, and....

[Steve H.]

....and I was surprised when I check his teeth an they were worn down to the gum.  An OLD warrior! This is on public land but I believe there is limited controlled gun hunts.

 

[The Ursus]

Way to go Steve, what a beast!  I like your choice of footwear.   How about a pic of that gold crown?   Oh, and is that an empty quiver in that first photo?  Maybe there's more to this story than he's let'n out.

PS Got your message earlier.  You at home now?

[Steve H.]

Meat yield indicated he was probably in that 165-175# class.

The next day after buthering and packing was complete, I headed back to Portland.  Benny finished casting my gold crown and fitted it and we headed south again on Saturday at O'dark-thirty to look for a deer for him.

We went to another spot he had seen several bucks from last year and where he had killed a doe.  It was far closer so we went there first.  I had pulled the earlier stands so I went and hung a stand a few yards away from where I had killed my buck and did some additional scouting.  

I drove down to the Umpqua River where there exists a sub-species of whitetail called the "Columbian Whitetail".  These deer have a unique white bullseye around their eyes and after a bit of looking I found a couple mature bucks running does.

 

Unfortunately it rained and it poured and Benny's deer sightings were pretty limited for the weekend.  Benny will have a bit more time next weekend before the season closes on the southern spot.

[Steve H.]

Yes, Luke, come by for pie!

[Steve Leffler]

That's a beauty Steve.  Congratulations.  I want to hunt those blacktails someday.

[Gehrke145]

Keep it coming!!!!!!!!!!!!

[peak98]

congrats on a outstanding hunt.

[philil]

Wow...Congrats!

[Gil]

Nice one Steve, and on public land !            
Gil

[Bill Shepard]

That is one of the biggest blacktails I have ever seen!  Great tracking job.    

[tomh]

Good job on the recovery. So was it a liver hit?
Congrats.

[tomh]

[Osagetree]

Wow,,,, great photos and nice blacktail....

Very nice!

[Jack Shanks]

Great buck and story Steve!!!!!!!!

[Jack Shanks]

Man, if I had only known you needed dental work when we were in Junuea in August I would have been glad to have done it for you. No, I'm not a dentist but I wouldn't be afraid to give it a try.

[Shaun]

Nice deer and story. Happy Thanksgiving holiday.

[Steve H.]

Actually the arrow angled down between the two lobes of the liver and it was hard to find the actual path.  What was weard was I did not see a cut on either lobe but I think it cut the connective tissue between lobes.....does that make anatomical sense, LOL?

I intend to send the pair of incisors off for dental cementum aging as I'm really curious how old this deer really is.

(Jack, wow, what an offer!)

[kennym]

Nice buck Steve!!        Great job!!

You're a Mo feller aren't ya?

Have ya ever been to the Moberly trad shoot(bout 15 years +/- ago)?

[Dsturgisjr]

Way to go Steve. Great buck.