Alaskan Blacktails

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My wife wants to go to Ketchikan, Alaska for our one year anniversary vacation. I went Bear hunting there 3 years ago and killed a 8 foot 21.25" B&C Black Bear. I saw lots of Blacktails while hunting. It was April and they didn't have racks, but I saw some mature bucks judging by there body size. She has agreed to let me get in 2 or 3 days of deer hunting while there. The land is big and public, so it won't cost me more than the tag. I only saw deer in the low country in April, but I think that was because the hadn't move up yet after the winter.

I was wondering if anyone had hunted these coastal islands ever. I hear some of the biggest deer are there. We will be going around September 1st, so I think they may be up higher. Actually I am hoping they are because that low land sure was thick and swampy. Shots would 10 to 20 yds down there.
 
You probably already know this, but those are Sitka Blacktails. What is good about that, is if you want to shoot all 5 B&C recognized deer, you will have one of the more expensive in terms of travel out of the way. We hunted Kodiak island last year, and yo
 

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