Blacktail Hunter Roll Call

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Ridge_Runner

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Ok guys and girls. We have had this roll call before on other threads but I don't think we have had one for the Blacktail hunters so why not see how many Blacktail hunters we have on the site. Give a brief description of where and who you are how long you have hunted these ghost bucks and what type of hunting equipment you use for these deer. I'll start it off but lets keep it going.

Gene Perkins AKA Ridge_Runner

Hunting Blacktail 27yrs

Rifle 257 Weatherby Mark V

Compound Cam Bow Golden Eagle with a overdraw

Hunt these deer in the A zone of California and the sierra foothills

Happy Trails

Ridge Runner
 
Jeff Wakefield. aka wake1. Have been actively hunting them for about 8 years but grew up in Sitka Alaska where my family hunted them for 18 years. I use a Remington 7MM or a Marlin 30-30. I have only hunted them in western Washington. I also hunt Mule deer in Eastern Oregon when I draw.
 
Jordan Bradbury- AKA Blacktail_boy.
I have been hunting them for the last 6 years. I started hunting the gray ghost when I was 12. Have taken a few smaller bucks and one decent sized blacktail. I have hunted with a modern rifle for the first four years but recently just switched to muzzle loading. I live in western washington near olympia. Yeah that's about all guys....Taker 'er easy. Jordan
 
HI there, WAredneck here AKA Willy, moved to Washington in 91 and have hunted them every since. Retired from the Navy in 95 and moved to the Bremerton area from Oak Harbor. I have a couple of nice deer but nothing to write home about. I use either a .270, .300WSM, or .264 Mag.. All tips on where and how are welcome. See ya. Willy
 
Ahh come on boys, theres gotta be more than four. Hey I'm a poet and didn't even no it.

Happy trails

Ridge Runner
 
Christian Giomi
Ive been hunting Blacktail for 12 years
Weapon of choice is a Remington 700 BDL Chambered in 25-06, Leupold 3x9, thinking about messin around with black powder
I hunt a little C zone, some southern Oregon, and a whole lot of A zone
Good day..........Wingshooter
 
Tom Devlin AKA Devlin. Been hunting Blacktail for 42 years and I fill my tags every year so I guess I've gotten my share of them.I've been hunting with a bow since I was 15 and a rifle since I was 12.Pretty much hunt the Calif. b zones but I hunted the a zones alot of years also.I use a Mathews bow and a 300 Weatherby rifle.I do a lot of out of state hunting also.I've hunted out of state for 30 some years and have taken Moose,Goat,Deer,Elk,Bear and Antelope and I just can't seem to get drawn for a Sheep tag.Oh well maybe this year.....Devlin
 
Hey Devlin

Ever hunt the Monkey rock area up around Lake Pillbury? Hunted that a few times when you used to just have a coastal tag and a general tag. Before all the zones were put into place. Have not been back since and spend the A zone above above Upper Lake now.

Happy trails

Ridge Runner
 
Ron French aka treekiller

Been hunting Blacktails for 35 years in northwest Oregon.

Started out hunting with a rifle, but went to a bow in 1984. Went back to rifle so I could spend more time during the rut photographing them. I have several photos on blacktailcountry.com and Kevin Neilsen's website if you're interested.

My largest bowkill scored 136, taken with a yew selfbow 1990.

My largest rifle score 140, taken with a .308 Win. in 1996.

Most of my hunting is done on public land or private timberland.

treekiller
 
Hey Ridge Runner I don't reconize that name.I use to hunt mostly out of Stony Ford but I guess they had a hell of a fire there and it burnt the whole country up.I haven't been over there to check it out yet but there should be some great hunting in another year or two_Oh yea hey French those were a couple of toads you killed,......Devlin
 
I'm a part-timer with the blacktails. I hunt the mule deer/blacktail cross that are so prevalent on the east slope of the cascades. Benchlegs.

My favorite way to fix venison is with my 58 caliber hawken. Occassionally I'll slide down to a smaller 54. However the last blacktail I killed was on Mt Hood with my pet 270. A nice little three-point.
Randy.
 
Devlin

We used to hunt out of stonyford also. Camped at Letts lake and hunted the goat mt area. When did they have the fire up there? I know they had a big one in 96 or 97. Did they get one last year? Might be worth having a look around this year.

Happy trails

Ridge Runner
 
Yea thats a little closer to where I use to hunt Ridge hunter.I think that fire was about 3 years ago and down lower by the Fouts Springs Boys Camp.With all the new growth the deer should be doing real good.Well the wifes calling for dinner have a good one......Devlin
 
Kevin Nielsen, 34 years old, I have been hunting for blacktails for 22 years. I use a Remington model 700 bdl in 7mm-08, and I shoot 140 grain core-lokts bullets from it.

The majority of my blacktail hunting is done in the B1 zone. I have a website on blacktails that can be seen by clicking on this link,

www.geocities.com/knkflca/California_blacktails.html
 
Mel Carter here, live in California. Been hunting Blacktails about 6 years, hunt on WU properties for the past 5 years. My biggest was a 4X3 with double eyeguards, probably scores 115 - 120. I hunt with a Winchester 300mag, shooting 180gr noslers. Hunt mostly A zone, this year I will be hunting the B zones.

Good luck to all,

Mel
 
Welcome to the sight Hogwild. This is a great sight and loaded with guys with lots of humor and knowledge of our great pastime Hunting and just passing the time from season to season. Look forward to seeing your posts. I also hunt the A zone of California hunting the now you see' em now you don't bucks of the coastal season.

Happy trails

Ridge Runner
 
37 years of pursuing the elusive blackie. Hunt the B zones of N. CA. Not sure how many I've whacked...what the hell, is that the game warden at the door? Just kidding. I use as my weapon of choice the Remimgton Model 700 BDL in the 270'Oconner.
 
33 yrs old,cant remember how many i have taken in No. CA and So. OR. Biggest 149 BC,138 BC,another half dozen or so between 105-115 BC.

Rem 700 BDL 7mm Mag 150 gr. ballistic tip topped w/Burris
Hoyt Magnatec ,Thunderheads 100


Mike Hickey AKA Glasser

PS. Still chasing the phantom buck
 
Welcome to the site Glasser. You will enjoy it. Looking forward to reading some of your post in the future. Bob D I have heard that the antlers were given to a taxidermists with the proceeds going to Ducks Unlimited as the hunter was just fed up with all the controversy about the kill. Time will tell about all of it. I think they went for around $2000? I think thats what I heard on another site.

Happy trails

Ridge Runner
 
I haven't hunted blacktails yet since I just relocated to the Oregon coast. I'm looking forward to the chance but I believe my focus will still be on mule deer.
From what I've seen around the Tillamook area (I'm a state forester) it appears that the population is down. The same is not true for the elk.
 
Howdy Springer,

My brother was down to Tillamook last weekend for a RMEF function, he said the dairy pasture's were full of elk.

I grew up hunting the Tillamook Burn for blacktails, incredible hunting back then. Good luck finding much now!!! Probably more deer around the clearcuts down low.
 
Hello treekiller. I remember talking to you before I moved down here last summer. Hope things are going good for you.
There is a big herd of elk that roams the pastures down here. I hear they take out alot of fences.
I've seen old pictures of the burn and its amazing how this forest has recovered. Now we have a problem with the Swiss Needle Cast disease that is wiping out most of the fir.
 
Jim Murphy AKA gutpile8

Hunting Blactail 20 yrs.

Win. pre-64 30.06

Nikon 8x40 binos

Douglas, Lane, and Jackson counties Oregon.

I have 2 B&C Blacktails to my credit 160 7/8 @ 148 1/8

Good luck in 2003 !!!

gutpile8
 
Welcome to the site Gutpile8. Good luck to you also in the coming season. Looking forward to your posts.

Happy trails

Ridge Runner
 
LAST EDITED ON Feb-08-03 AT 11:09PM (MST)[p]Well I just found this site and figured I better add my Name to the list of Blacktail hunters. I have been hunting them for 15-16 years. I hunt western oregon, mostly in the Santiam unit and do a fair amount of hunting just east of Roseburg up out of glide. I hunt with a .280 Remington Mountian rifle. My best buck is a heavy antlered 4x5 with real nice eyeguards. Have many others to my credit but that is the best one. I love chasing these things, definately and addiction.
 
LAST EDITED ON Feb-12-03 AT 01:35PM (MST)[p]Hey RR,
How's it going. Haven't talked to you in a while. Don't forget, next time your out here hunting you'll have to stop by and show me the bucks your twins are going to get. I've been to Monkey Rock a lot of times. Every year there are a few big bucks brought out of there.

This is a great message board. It great to see blacktails being talked about on other boards besides mine (BTC.com) and Jesse's. They can use all the recognition they can get.

Anyway, I'm 42 and have been hunting blacktails since I was twelve, in northern California's, A and B zones. I have been lucky enough to take a few pretty good bucks and fortunate enough to film a few real beauties. Thanks again for the great board.
Dan
 
OK guys thaught I'd join in.
Gary Longfellow aka Central_Coast_Hunter

I've been hunting Central coast of calif. blacktails
for twenty years.

Rifle :Browning A-Bolt Stainless stalker 7mm mag

Bow : Hoyt Rapture Intruder w/overdraw and carbon arrows

I mostly hunt the A zone but also hunt B,Have currently harvested four bucks with my bow and twenty two with a rifle.
Most of the deer in the area I hunt are not real trophys but I have shot a few bucks in the twenty inch range.I also hunt muleys out of state every year.Still looking for that wall hanger! Central_Coast_Hunter
 
I hunt with a winchester model 70 mountain rifle
and have been hunting mule deer for 35 years but
I am new to blacktail hunting. I live in So. Cal.
and don't know much about the blacktail areas.
Perhaps D-5,6 or 7 areas would be a possible choice
for next year. If anyone can offer any suggestions
for a newcomer to this species, I will gladly listen.

Greywolf
 
>LAST EDITED ON Feb-08-03
>AT 11:09?PM (MST)
>
>Well I just found this site
>and figured I better add
>my Name to the list
>of Blacktail hunters. I have
>been hunting them for 15-16
>years. I hunt western oregon,
>mostly in the Santiam unit
>and do a fair amount
>of hunting just east of
>Roseburg up out of glide.
>I hunt with a .280
>Remington Mountian rifle. My best
>buck is a heavy antlered
>4x5 with real nice eyeguards.
>Have many others to my
>credit but that is the
>best one. I love chasing
>these things, definately and addiction.
>
 
Harry Fitzpatrick AKA HunterHarry,I am 42(damn it!) have hunted blacktails for about 20 yrs. I have taken about 30 bucks from Napa county Ca. and Trinity County CA. I have relatives in eastern Oregon where I hunt Muleys when I can draw.I shoot a .270 win & a .300 wby mag.I have taken Kodiak Brown Bear, Grizzly, Wolves,Mountain lion,several black bear,Muleys,Antelope,Caribou,several bull elk,wild hogs,lots of bobcats,fox,coyote,and lots of blacktails.I am going back to Alaska next year for Moose & Caribou
 
Ironhead, aka steve edmonson. 36 years young, live in WA. state Been hunting blacktails around my home for 12 years. and hunting south western oregon for 7 years. Weapon of choice Martin ,Phantom magnum. I occasionally revert to 257 ackerly improved. I have had the oppurtunity to take three bucks I would consider hawgs. I had one in my backyard last summer that would go low 130's and he's still kickin about. Can't wait to see him this year. Ironhead
 
Lance Scribner, I live in Crescent City Ca.(about 20 south of Oregon on the coast). I have been hunting Blacktails for the past 13 years, and was lucky enough to harvest a 20' 4x4 for my very first buck. I hunt with a Martin Lynx bow, and a Rem. model 7600 (pump) 30-06. I hunt in Ca. with bow and rifle, and in Oregon with my Bow. I usually hunt B6 & B1 in Ca. and the Oregon coast.
 
Good to see all the response from the blacktail hunters. Nice to see this deer getting some talk as it is truly one of the hardest deer to hunt in my opinion only so keep up the good work guys and get in shape as the season is sneakin up on us.

Happy trails

Ridge Runner
 
Michael Wahl - AKA UnlimitedOutdoors_com
Hunting Blacktails - 32 years.
Rifle - Weatherby .300 Mag
Compound Bow - Alpine Teton Lite 80#.

I hunt these deer in all of the California zones that have them as well as Oregon and Washington. I just shot a recordbook buck with my bow. You can see the picture of it at http://www.unlimitedoutdoors.com/aboutus.html

I own an archery supplies pro shop in the Grass Valley area of Northern California. Our wen site is www.unlimitedoutdoors.com

Thanks, Mike
 
Clint Garman AKA norcalhntr 38 years old(ouch)
New to this site and thought i would join in. Ive been hunting blacktail/mulecross for 22 years. I grew up in Plumas County, Ca primarily hunting what is now X6a/X6b until we went to the draw for premium tags.I cant seem to get lucky anymore and draw.I now live in the Chico/Paradise area and have spent the last few years hunting some b zone and alot of C4 in the plumas county area. Ive taken a few nice bucks over the years but can see the decline in most of the herds on the east slope. The C4/G1(Tehema herd) herd is really hurting compared to what is use to be. Especially with habitat destruction,lions, forest fire policies,and timber company practices.
I shoot Remington BDL 700 30-.06, also an old york compound bow when i can.
REMEMBER!!!! We are able to tote around our rifles hunting anywhere in this counrty because of the brave servicemen and women of our past. So support our troops and country so our kids and all future generations can do the same.
 
Jon Campbell

Savage 110 7 Mag and a Remington 760 30.06

Hunt D-5 where I live

Been hunting them all my life probably on my own 12 years

Also use a PSE compound

Nice talking to ya,

Jon
 
Johnnie Laird .... muskeg / muskegman / ropes

Blacktail hunter for 47 years

I now use a Rem 700 in 338 and Marlin 4570 guide gun

Have not used a bow since the late '60's

I grew up hunting the River Pines / Fiddletown area .... also over around Napa / Calastoga area .... I have lived in SE Alaska for 30 years and now hunt and guide the Sitka Blacktail on Prince of Wales Island.

good luck this fall .....

muskeg
 
Sorry I'm late

David Elliott

7mm Rem Mag

Hunting Blacktails for 35yr

Hunt yolo, colusa and lake counties in the A-zone

Kill two a year mostly on private ground with dogs.
 
Blueoak

My mistake. I have never seen anyone doing this and don't know anyone that does it. I know it is not legal in most places and figured it was illegal every where in CA.

How do you use them? The way I read it is you can have one dog per hunter. Do you set people on stands then run the dogs through the brush to push the deer out to the standers?

RWCHUNTER
 
RWCHUNTER

We make drives to people on stands. However, they are good for single hunters too. Dogs are trained to roam out 50yds, so you can work ridge tops, rocks and brush. These blacktail love to sit real tight and will fight the dogs before they jump! When they jump, you go to work on'em. I don't use them in the oaks , because they will go to far. I have always wanted to try them on mule deer. Even the muleys are sitting tight these days. I have killed two that jumped up 15yrds from me and they knew I was there!
 
David Baun, i have hunted blacktails 20 yrs in most of the b zones.Browning bow,remington 700bolt in30-06
 
Welcome to the sight there bigbear. you'll enjoy it. Good luck this coming season.

Happy trails

Ridge Runner
 
Ron Oman Redwood valley Mendo county 59 years old. Been hunting these deer for 47 years have been lucky enough to kill some really nice deer both in the A & B zones. My best is 1587/8 b&c, another 263/4 wide. Usually use a 270 or 280 but have used everything from a 25/20 to a 340 weatherby have hunted most of the animals of North America but still like these little deer.
 
Matt Hanson, the Humboldt County, 35yrs old, been hunting blacktails since coming up to Arcata for college in the mid-eighties. Shoot a pre '64 winchester in .270 or my new browning A-bolt. I do one out of state trip a year for mulies. Been filling both my B zone tags for years until this year. I only got one but it was a biggun. After hiking my butt off, I got my first 4x4 blacktail on opening weekend last year. Can't wait for archery season!! Mountains here I come!!
 
My name's Mark. I hunted blacktails growing up in Oregon and took a 10 year break from deer hunting when I moved to CA. I started hunting again about 4 years ago. I've taken a fork and a small 3x3. I hunt mostly zone D-6 with a few hunts up to C and B zones. I'm hoping to draw an X zone this year, (like I hope for every year) I shoot a Remington 700 stainless .300 Win Mag topped with a Leopold 3.5-10x. The .300's a little heavy for blacktails and I'm thinking about a .25-06 this year. Huntin season's almost here......good luck!
 
Donald Jenkins, 33 yrs old, hunt A zone .270 ruger Parker mag-35 bow got my 5th 4pt buck here last year, going on 6 next year (yea right)
 
Jim Rigdon AKA Boarhntr
13yrs
Archer first and foremost
but will hunt with a rifle

A zone Garlic country
 
STeven H. TOlson aka buck_t1

hunting blacktail 20 years

shoot a wes wallace recurve and a pronghorn longbow with home made wood arrows


hunt all over northern ca.
 
Ed Weikum AKA eweikum338

I am 54 years old hunted Blacktail (Pacific Bucks) since I was 12. I have killed alot more than I can remember.

I hunt D-5 where I live. I have hunted D-4, D-5. D-6, A Zone.

I shoot a Ruger M77 in 338Win Mag topped with a Burris 3X9 DOT. I also have a 300 Savage that I shot my first buck with.

Have some really nice bucks around the ranch this year. Not sure which one I'll take. Heading for Idaho Oct 3rd for some Muley action.

The best of luck to you all.

Ed
 
I have hunted most all of the blacktail zones in Northern California. My largest was from the 1999 season, it scored 152-7/8.
 
I hunt the rainforest ghosts when I dont tag out on a muley.
I am from western Washington live in Mt. Vernon washington. Started hunting with my Remington 7mm which I took two small two points with. Now I hunt strickly with the bow while in Washington. I have killed two bucks on 3x2 and one 2x1 with my hoyt ultratec, now I shoot a PSE nitro, if I dont kill a mule deer i will go for late season blacktails out of Skagit county. I have some good bucks and bear on video while scouting through the summer. Good hunting everyone.
 
mario amantite from sonoma ca

hunt a zone private and public

shoot a 270, and pse bow

been hunting blacktails for 32 years

have harvested many mature bucks
 
Ed Fanchin from southern Ca.

I have bowhunted blacktails in the Yolla Bolly, Trinity and Marble Mt wildernesses. My biggest blacktail came from the Lake Sonoma hunt. I am going to Kodiak for Sitka Blacktails this Nov. I currently hunt with Mathews Q2XL.
 
Dave aka as cahuntr
34yrs old, been hunting blacktails for 22yrs. Started off bowhunting and didn't have much success but loved it. Thinking about getting back into it though. Started hunting with a riffle about 13 yrs ago and have taken a buck or two just about every year. Hunt mostly A zone on a private ranch in Yolo and Colusa counties. Have taken mostly 3x3's with one nice one scoring about 120 B&C. Hunt with a Remmington BDL .30-.06 with a Leupold 3x9 scope.
 
Steve 32 years old from Sonoma county Ca. Have been hunting blacktails for 20 years with my dad and brother , they both have B&C bucks hopefully this year it's my turn . We backpack into the wilderness areas in the B zones and usually hunt the scorching , rattlesnake infested A zone around Cache Creek if we don't draw an X zone tag . Hunt muleys in Ca. , Nv. and Wy. when drawn . Shoot a Browning A-bolt 300 with a leupold scope .
 
Barry aka sisqhunter

hunting blacktails in western siskiyou county 30 years

rem. model 6 in .243
rem. model 700 in 7mm mag.
zone b6 and b2
live in b6
 
Hey guys. Rochelle here. My first trip into the Sierra's was when my mom was 5 months pregnant with me. Start my hunting in July in the A-Zones and by mid August I'm traveling back and forth between the D-7 and A-Zone until I tag out. I much prefer using my Hoyt, but I'll pack the 30-06 if necessary. I'm 32 now and recently moved to Vashon, Wa. I'm missing the early California season right about now. Any of you Western Washington boys want to show me around, give me a shout. I'm not opposed to you Eastern Washington hunters though. I hear there's a late bow season here. What's the story on this hunt? Look forward to hearing from you, and the best of luck this season.
 
10 years, mostly b-zone, 30-30, 280 REM, 308,

toughest dear to hunt, like a ghost when they want to be. If you get a great blacktail rack you're either a great hunter or all the elements came togethor and shined on you at the exact right moment.
 
What the heck!
my name is Jack!
I live in SAN JOSE!
I hunt BIG GREEN (B-ZONE), X-1 ONLY!
I do WYOMING,UTAH southern regins, and NEVADA! When get drawn!
as far as rifles to many to list my only BOW is a screaming
eagle taken a few deer with them all! (even a nice black bear)!
when it come to the draw I am a lucky guy I HAVE THE GODS BLESSING and drew what most only dream about as far as deer areas, and this year the Marbles Mt ELK hunt!My first ELK hunt!
I am 42 yrs old! and only been hunting 20 yrs!
My passion is waterfowl, I got the stuff, the dogs, the rig!
the place!(if I get drawn, avg 10/20 reserv year).
I guess I am an BUTTHEAD when I get crapped on but I work hard
and obay rules and have a big problem with those who don"t!
RACKMASTER
 
Hey Rackmaster,
Have you been snooping around my backyard ?? (Marble Mts.)
You lucky Bas+@&d. I live next to the marbles and have yet to draw. Oh well i'll keep trying.
Good luck and we want pics.
 
Hey Rack, I have Tule elk on my ranch. Try drawing the Cache creek unit next year! I up here in Woodland, talk about ducks!
 
Hey Ridge,

I'm a 41 yr NW coast Oregon boy and have been hunting the ellusive BlkTail since age 12 when I got my first. Started with a 30-30 (great brush guns) also use a 30-06 and a 7mm ultra mag.This year I'm going to attempt to hunt these rascals with a bow. There is a late hunt in Nov. that's a 3 pt. or better which will hopefully help my odds.

Native
 
Jim I live above RACK MASTER in the Santa Cruz Mnt's old Fred Bear Whitetail bow, remington 700 alpine 270 win, A zone Hunter Ligget, B-zone sugar springs area, any one heard of the deer called crocked horn up there. I saw it and missed it. Oh well! Good Luck all, Jim
 
B.C.--A.K.A.OL"GROWTH

6 YRS. NEWBIE

7mm MAG-RUGER STAINLESS
160 GR.NOSLER ACCUBONDS

N.W. OREGON- (the jungle)

AWESOME IS THE TIMBER GHOST,

SEMPER-FI

OL"GROWTH
 
Colter, hunting blacktails in A zones and B zones. Using a Shafer Sliver tip recurve,classic compound Pse.
 
Welcome Colter.. Good to see a bunch of new posters to this part of the board. These deer may be little but they are big in heart and tricky as hell to hunt! They own my respect and I'm grateful for the chance to hunt them when I can.


Happy trails
Ridge Runner
"Now Pilgrim,you sure you can skin grizz"
 
Lewis County Washington, been huntin Blacktails for 25 years. 1st 21 years with rifle last 4 with archery. Been fairly successful, 8 over 100 points with my largest 122. That B & C Blacktail is still elusive to me. Wouldn't trade the dark timber hunts for anything, love those close encounters.
 
my name is Dan i hunt the central sierras and the coast range sometimes 30 years and use a 270 winchester or browning 7mm
 
Steve Cooksey, killed my first blacktail up on Southfork Mtn. in 1964 (B-2, CA) with my dads old 30-30. Back then I would deer hunt until duck season opened then I would spend all my free time chasing ducks and geese in my scull boat. Mostly on Humboldt Bay.

Spent a few years bowhunting but never successful. Now I usually only hunt blacktails if I don't get to hunt out of state, chasing mule deer in Idaho,Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico. As I get older though I plan to stay home and hunt blacktails more.
 
Steve,
Is Southfork Mtn. in Trinity Co. by Hyampom and Hayfork?? If so, a friend I grew up with lived there for many years in Hyampom. His second wife was able to get him to move to civilization back around 1980-81 to Redding.
Last I heard he was living in Burney Falls area.
He took me hunting up there a few times, but not on Opening Morning of Deer season. Too many "crazy's" out there in the hills.

Brian
 
Herb Duerr, AKA Herb D, aunuts, Siskiyou Slim

New to this site!

Have hunted blacktail 45 years ? also mulies and elk in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Montana.

Started with 8 mm Lebel and Argentine Mauser, but then switched to a 25-06 Custom Mauser when it was still a wildcat. Others are from 7mm RUM to 375 RUM.

Bow: tried recurve bow in sixties but gave it up, as I never connected.

Hunted these deer mainly in B6 but have hunted from Petaluma north to Oregon border. Saw the ultimate Calif. Record buck in ?92 one week after season closed!

Finally moved to B6 and live around the corner from ?sisqhunter? but he doesn't know it yet.
 
kilowatt,
Yes that's Southfork Mtn. alright. It's actually one long ridge line that runs north/south for about 40 miles, one of the longest in the US.
I share your feelings about all the "crazys" around opening day. The problem is, that area is one giant blacktail factory. Although not as good as it once was, it's almost all public land, and there are lots of good bucks to be had. If you can hunt on a week day and catch a change in the weather you can still get lucky.

I drove through Hyampom one day this season and stopped at the store for a beer, just for old time sake. Now that logging is all but gone, it's pretty quiet.

Steve
 
The original town of Hyampom was washed away in that 1964 flood and the present one is back a ways from the river.

My friend's family moved there back in 1950 from San Jose and we went there one Juny 4th for a weekend in '51 or '52 can't remember and between Art's dad, my dad, Art & I caught over 100 trout for breakfast that morning for the family feed.
Never got back up there till 1974 and looked Art up and hunted that weekend, opener, sounded like Bunker Hill that Sat.
went back up there on a couple of other trips but stopped when he moved from Redding to Burney Falls and haven't seen him since.
Good memory's of the old days.
Brian
 
Josh Nelson, I've been hunting blacktail for 3 years at Vandenburg airforce base in zone A. I use a mossberg .30-.30 and a $50 cap .50cal muzzleloader i got at a garage sale. I have 4 blacktail under my belt.
 
Brian Guensler, Hunted of and on for 20 years mostly for Blackies and Muleys, currently reside in southern cal. Hunt primarily with a bow, sometimes use my Muzzleloader or rifle when hunting with inlaws.

gens.
 
DJ
HUNTING BLACK-TAILS 1 YEAR BECAUSE I AM 12 BUT I HAD BEEN WAITING TO ALL MY LIFE.
MISSED A 5X5 AT 400 YARDS -CLOSET I HAVE BEEN TO BAGGING ONE.
WEATHERBY 7MAG CHAMBERED IN REMINGTON
HUNT IN ZONE C IN CALIFORNIA
 
Parrey Cremeans AKA Bowguy

Hunting Blacktails 28 years

Rifle 25.06 rem.700/new Smith and Wesson 1500

Mathews Q2 bow (preference)

Hunt these deer all over Northern California and Southern Oregon

Good Luck,
Bowguy
 
Hey
New to this site. Just heard about it the other day. AWESOME!
Looooooong time BT hunter. I like those northern B Zones and C IF I get drawn. Like to hunt the oaks with a Ruger 7mm Mag. Lots of glassing. I'm not into meat deer, only BIG-UNs--23 or better. I find that the really big ones are usually near the BT/Muley line where they cross over.
blacktail26
 
I just wanted to say welcome to the site.I hunt up by Anthony peak.Have you did much scouting yet? I've scouted quite a bit so far and it is looking pretty good so far this year with some good horn growth.I'm going to take my grandson out this year and get him his first buck and I'm really looking forward to it....Devlin
 
LAST EDITED ON Jun-23-05 AT 08:49PM (MST)[p]Been hunting the GHOST for 20+ years also in A zone of Califrnia on private land. Have more rifles than I know what to do with and always end up with "ol faithful"(Rem. mod 700 .270) I've been blessed with some fine hunting areas in Central California. Best buck was a heavy 2x3 21" wide and 16" high whith no eye guards.
 
jack ... hunting blacktails for 24 years. b-zone, d-zone...and in the past A-zone . various rifles 300 mag, 44mag carbine,7mm mauser, rem.870 12ga.,30-06 , 25-284,257, my favorite longbow ( homemade red oak, bill price refelxed-deflexed .best buck (width) 26"4x3 (going down hill and didn't score that well)21 1/2 5x6 from b-2@ 17 years old...best bow buck 21 1/2" 3x3 CBH book. love blacktail hunting ,but don't like the crowds of people. spending more time elsewhere...(special hunts)
 
Welcome to the site!

A couple buddies of mine drove around quite a bit in B-1 and B-2 this weekend. They saw 27 bucks. Some were real big.

Try to find them after the velvet though.:)

Steve
 
John Martin AKA 2Rocky

hunting blacktails since 1987 in A-Zone in West Marin County
Hunted B-Zone Since 2003
Ruger M77 in 300 Win Mag 150 gr corelokt bullets
2005 will be First Archery Season
Hoyt Ultra Sport set at 64#
Carbon Tech Whitetails 45/60 with Muzzy 100gr, 3 blade
Ripcord Rest
TruFire Hurricane release

This year I drew the Lake Sonoma Hunt in October. I'd be open to any suggestions from anyone else that has hunted this.
 
hunted hogs @ lake sonoma... saw some big bucks! get a boat you can get around that country... and glass from below... good luck
 
LAST EDITED ON Jul-20-05 AT 11:33PM (MST)[p]Thought I'd replied to this post before, but I guess not...

Hunted Blackies in WA, OR and all over CA off and on since 1981. Killed some good ones and missed some even better ones... used .243, 30-06, and 7mm-08.

They're a great back-up plan here in Calif. when you don't get drawn for any draw hunts here or out of state...

Good luck to all in '05
 
Hey Steve you would see alot of big bucks too if you road your damm Quad all over Fort Backer. Not what I would call public land deer.

Greg has some great stories every monday Ha Ha.


Dead red 707
 
Jason, started hunting blacktails 19 years ago.A zone a little now only B zone(mainly due to size and numbers).As for weapons I start with my hoyt xtec during archery and then I go to either my 270(short distance) or my 300 ultra mag(long range).Not much success the first fifteen years, but the last few have been great including the two four points I took last year. Learn more and love it more every year!
 
Kyle Saunderson
AKA Tader AKA Deadred707
Rifle 300wsm 180g why because I can
15 years huntting Black Tail
bow Golden Eagle spite fire I
hunt in B zone, Ruth Lake area
 
Ryan, B-5, Yolla Bolly Wilderness.
4th generation Bzone hunter.
14 years legally, used to tag along with Dad before. I have killed 11 bucks total, 3 with bow, one with a shotgun slug at Black Butte Lake.

Ruger M77 Mark II 30'06 Lefthanded bolt
PSE PRIMOS 68#
PSE CARBON EXTREMES,MUZZY 100 gr. 4-blades

Best way to hunt I've been taught, mostly glassing from up as high as I can get, find a buck and try and get close. Between the deer and other hunters, it works about 2 out of 10 tries. Just find a comfy seat and use other hunters to your advantage, let them push the deer around. If nothing else works, just go have a beer in camp and you can kill a 4x5 that wanders in like my hunting partner did last year.

LUCK HELPS I GUESS......
 

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