Originally Posted By: snit


Those Blackies are sure neat lookin' swamp rats! Another fine specimen for the freezer/wall Todd! Appears "The Island" has furnished "The Crew" with a decent amount of venison for the winter.



Thanks, Snit.

It really is a labor of love to consistently harvest mature blacktails on the island...there are a ton of deer, of course, but seeing as how they are about 99% nocturnal, even during the rut, getting one roused is a trick.

Getting in the bushes with them with a shotgun and being within 30 yards of them to get a shot, another trick, the trickiest one.

If you are a trophy hunter, it's a tough sell...they do not get "big", though we have shot several that actually are big...and their racks are not going to impress mule deer hunters or those who hunt Cascade blacktails all up and down the coast; the island deer are a breed all unto themselves.

The difficulty of the hunt, both the critters and the terrain, is what makes it special to me...and there is no tastier deer in the woods, period.

Fish on...

Todd
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