Spent the weekend scouting blacktails.

Thomas' friend greeted us at the gate...



With 35 days till archery season, the local bucks are showing a lot of their development.
Looks like the dry spring here might have an effect on antler growth.

Took these shots this morning...













Gonna put on the fish fry tonight with these lil bows that we caught yesterday.




Shaped up to be a nice weekend....

Killer pics.

Mf

Right on Sal. Nice pics as usual.

A couple more bucks strutting their new velvet...

How close are you getting to those deer for the pics Sal?

Getting close in the offseason is a good primer for the upcoming archery season which is just a month away for me.

It takes a seasoned pro to sneak this close to the very elusive blacktail jackelope.....

Love the shot of the buck in the green.

mf

Getting closer to the July 12 opener.
Been shooting the bows daily and shooting the camera as well...

Great pictures as usual. Sure hope someone doesn't drop a cigarette but in that area. Looks like it would go up in a second. That last buck looks a little skinny.

More B-Tail...

9 more days.
Tick Tock Tick Tock

Great photos... Nice to see some big bucks.....

What's the update on the early archery season??

Keith

So far both Thomas and myself had had close calls with big bucks.

I missed this one due to a deflected arrow.


Thomas had this buck at 40 yards, but he would not turn to give him a shot then suddenley got his wind, bolting out of the country.




This morning was no exception.

I had this one at 30 yards in his bed
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As I drew my bow the buck busted me and exploded from his bed in the dry oatgrass leaving me with a racing heart and weak knees.
Bowhunting can be so frustrating, everything has to be just right.
Makes rifle hunting seem like cheating.

There is plenty of time left.
Late September will bring rutting action and the big boys make mistakes.
I'll keep you posted.

That is a nice damn black tail. I start the big hunt on September 8th. I just got tired of trying to hunt this state. I like the Idaho deer and the elk. I can hunt both at the same time and in a lot of areas too. Best part. If I dont fill my archery tag, theyll let you hunt rifle in alot of areas also. I havent used the rifle season but once. But nice to know that it is there.