Author Topic: OR Columbian Blacktail & "King Steve" NEW PICS!!! (Read 1779 times)

Steve H. · « **Reply #20 on:** November 22, 2007, 07:27:00 PM »

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

Steve H. · « **Reply #21 on:** November 22, 2007, 07:29:00 PM »

....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 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 22, 2007, 07:36:00 PM »

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. · « **Reply #23 on:** November 22, 2007, 07:40:00 PM »

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. · « **Reply #24 on:** November 22, 2007, 07:41:00 PM »

Yes, Luke, come by for pie!

Steve Leffler · « **Reply #25 on:** November 22, 2007, 10:33:00 PM »

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

Gehrke145 · « **Reply #26 on:** November 22, 2007, 11:48:00 PM »

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

peak98 · « **Reply #27 on:** November 23, 2007, 12:34:00 AM »

congrats on a outstanding hunt.

philil · « **Reply #28 on:** November 23, 2007, 01:00:00 AM »

Wow...Congrats!

Gil · « **Reply #29 on:** November 23, 2007, 02:03:00 AM »

Nice one Steve, and on public land !

Gil

Bill Shepard · « **Reply #30 on:** November 23, 2007, 03:57:00 AM »

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

tomh · « **Reply #31 on:** November 23, 2007, 04:07:00 AM »

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

tomh · « **Reply #32 on:** November 23, 2007, 04:08:00 AM »

Osagetree · « **Reply #33 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:16:00 AM »

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

Very nice!

Jack Shanks · « **Reply #34 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:23:00 AM »

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

Jack Shanks · « **Reply #35 on:** November 23, 2007, 07:29:00 AM »

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 · « **Reply #36 on:** November 23, 2007, 09:07:00 AM »

Nice deer and story. Happy Thanksgiving holiday.

Steve H. · « **Reply #37 on:** November 23, 2007, 12:27:00 PM »

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 · « **Reply #38 on:** November 23, 2007, 12:35:00 PM »

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 · « **Reply #39 on:** November 23, 2007, 12:49:00 PM »

Way to go Steve. Great buck.


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