This was a good area for deer, but not the best for a camera because there is nothing to funnel them in front of it, I will probably try one of the trails entering it or paralleling it next year.
Tag Archives: blacktail
Sept. 10 – Oct. 14
The deer are in their winter coats and the bucks are at peak fatness before the rut starts to peak making mostly active at night when the temperatures are at their lowest.
Photos from my last few hunts for this deer season
Time to trade in the deer rifle for the big cameraun
October 30 – November 9
November 2-11
The peak of the Sitka blacktail rut in Southeast Alaska
Sept. 19 – Nov. 9
Highlights from 1 camera
I set Trailcam on the remains of the first Deer I tagged this Season
My new favorite Buck and his Friends
Not only is he a stud, but he’s a poser too.
Looking for Deer
Hunting was kind of slow and there wasn’t much activity during the last 4 days on the 5 cameras I checked so either rut is winding down early or there just weren’t any does in heat in this spot and most of the bucks were prowling elsewhere which seems more likely because the peak ofContinue reading “Looking for Deer”
Deer Hunting
After struggling to see any deer in October (did call in one big guy that won the encounter) November has been good. I’ve seen 9 bucks since the 1st. Sitting for an hour or more at a time (mainly until my butt is frozen or I’m running out of daylight) sometimes calling softly some timesContinue reading “Deer Hunting”