Northern Idaho Whitetail

Sagecreek · Guest

Our deer season in Idaho is about three months long starting with archery in September for a month, and then we get two months of rifle season.

I passed on a lot of smaller deer knowing that there where some bigger deer in the area.

As the rut got closer the bucks that I'd been seeing became fewer and far between. Then I found a 8 point non-typical shed and my attention focused on that particular area, hoping that either he was still alive or some of his offspring would be in the area.

I ended up taking this big boy yesterday morning about 9:30 at 100 yds and clipped his aorta and he went about 25yds before he piled up.

I feel pretty confident that the deer I shot is not the buck that I was looking for, but he has some striking characteristics that tell me that he is related to the buck that dropped that shed.

Hope you enjoy the pics,

Scott

AK NIMROD · Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:01 pm Post subject:

wow very nice buck. congrats.....one of these years i need to go down that way and seriously try for Muleys. i have never taken one. usually the archery seasons down in "America" interfer with our main seasons and i have trouble breaking away.

Sagecreek · Guest

Thanks AK, and you know that you're more then welcome. We don't have many Muleys around here but the whitetails are plentiful!

Scott

POPS · Trail Boss Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 455 Location: Idaho

Nice buck Scott!

POPS

Sagecreek · Guest

Thanks POPS, I worked for this boy!

Scott

Levergun · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:46 am Post subject:

Great Buck Congratulations! Wink

Brd Dawg · Spike Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 46 Location: Kuna, Idaho

That's a great buck! Congrats

TrevonStoltzfus · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: Congrats

NICE !!!

Great Buck Scott !!

Trev

pointblank · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:37 am Post subject:

Great job Scott, thats a super buck Id fish and game will score those for you in Feb. at their office in Cda let us know what he scores.

MarcSmith · 6 point Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 635

Great Buck Scott. Congrats!!! Very Happy

2rocky · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 12:08 pm Post subject:

That's a doozy Scott!
Don't let those midwest boys know about those secret ID whitetails. They are likely to over run Northern Idaho if they get a glimpse of more bucks like that!

Those Northern bucks sure make our blacktails look real puny!

Keep up the good work. Let us know how he green scores at least.

Oak · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:29 am Post subject:

Whoa! Nice whitey! I want to hunt those one of these days.

Oak

Sagecreek · Guest

Thanks everyone for the nice words!

I really wish I had weighed it because I'm getting more meat the I ever imagined. I'm into my eighth hour boning it out and grinding. I haven't even touched the back legs yet!

Scott

Three Dogs · 4 point Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 192 Location: TEXAS

CONGRATS That is one nice whitetail.

Sagecreek · Guest

Thanks Three dogs!

Scott

Red River · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:31 pm Post subject:

Finally got to see the buck. Great job! Where did you get the gambrel? HaHa

Tom Rose · Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject:

Well I knew you were hunting hard based on that shed you found.looks like it paid off in spades. I gotta say though I admire your shop, looks mighty comfy

ribo451 · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject:

Thats an awesome whitetail. Did you get a mount? If so do you have any pictures of it or expected date to get it back?