Back from Kodiak Island

[akdd]

I went to Larsen Bay on the 10th and returned on the 15th. I was hunting with Kodiak Charters again. Weather was not real good. Lots of rain and wind was keeping the deer brushed up but I saw deer everyday.
 The afternoon of the 10th I hiked up the trail from the Larsen Bay airport and I had shot opportunities at two different little spike bucks that I did not take.
 On the 11th I had the boat drop me off across the bay. As I was still hunting my way up the hill I seen the alders moving about 30 yards down the hill from me. It was a buck rubbing on them. I gave him a little grunt and he started coming my way. It was looking like he was going to cross an opening just below me that would give me a 15 yard shot. I was getting ready for that shot and just before he got there he turned and came right towards me stopping at about 7 yards giving me a slightly quartering to shot. I took the shot and it looked good a complete pass through right where I wanted to hit. The deer ran  past me stopping at about 10 yards. I was getting ready to shoot him again but he trotted up the hill about 30 yards and went down.

 

 

[Big Ed]

Very nice!! On my bucket list for sure.

[Friend]

You did good!!!!

[RIng]

Good job !! I hope to get my health better and come to Jueno to hunt with my son in a year or 2 .

May life's simplest things bring you the greatest pleasures !!!!

[ron w]

Cool.......  

[Wannabe1]

Congrats on an outstanding buck and hunt!  

[akdd]

When I went to pickup my arrow there was a second buck in the alders at about 20 yards that I could have got a shot at. One deer is all I can carry at one time and it is not a real good idea to leave a deer and come back to it later on Kodiak so I let him walk.
After I got the deer quartered up and loaded into my pack I set down to eat a sandwich before heading back to the beach. While I was eating it I had another buck come by and stop at about 15 yards once again I let him walk. Then when I got my pack on and was just getting ready to start back to the beach here comes another buck down the hill. It was a busy morning.
About an hour later I was back at the beach with the deer.

 

[steadman]

Dream hunt! Congrats!

Is that a Blacktail deer? never seen one in person and it loos somehow different than our whitetail deer.

Congrats!

Bisch

[saltwatertom]

Thats some good eating there. Congrats!!! I LOVE kodiak venison.

[GREASEMAN]

Cool story
much appreciated
Congrats,
Chuck aka greaseman

[akdd]

This hunt was made possible by Tradgang sponsors. I thank you all.
 I was shooting a 2 piece Toelke Whip that I got off of the classifieds here from Pierre Lucas the bow came with three of his SBD strings, my quiver was a Safari Tuff, arrows gold tip blems from Big Jim's, broad heads VPA Terminators from Big Jim also.

Yes it is a Sitka Blacktail

[T-Bowhunter]

Great Buck, thanks for sharing your hunt.

[Cyclic-Rivers]

That sounds like and incredible day.  Congrats on your Buck.

[wooddamon1]

   

[huntnmuleys]

awesome~!

[Izzy]

Very nice critter.

[katman]

Very nice and congrats.

[KentuckyTJ]

Wow what a great hunt. Congrats Brother!

[Steve O]

My favorite hunt ever.  Thanks for bringing back the memories.  I've been on a lot of different hunts and places and that isnthe number one to do over.  Haven't made it to the do over list just quite yet.  Beautiful buck!