Dangerous Dave's Pacific Fork Blacktail

[Dangerous Dave]

Just your typical Pacific forky, but I'm really happy with him. So dang heavy I had trouble tossing him into the truck. Why am I starting to look like Skeletor?
It was right about 6:30 and getting a little gloomy and I thought for sure nothing was gonna show up either up or down the ridge I was set up on. Had seen a couple of bucks here and there, but all were out of range and moving fast while chasing does without giving me a chance to pull any sneaks.
I glanced over my left shoulder and I spot this buck tiptoeing down the ridge only 100 yards away. Slowly grabbed the rifle as he slipped behind a knoll and got into a solid rest... hell, I NEVER get a shot this close!!
As he cheared the knoll nosing the ground with my crosshairs plastered on his right shoulder, he either caught my scent or that of a doe he may have been following -and instantly starts booking down the ridge broadside!!
I remember telling myself "If you don't swing with him and pull through his shoulder, you'll miss!!" Just as my crosshairs touched his shoulder the rifle went off. He might not look like much, but I'm really happy with this buck. He's even got an eyeguard -pretty rare on the coast. Dave

 

[Erik in AK]

Nice buck Dave. Congrats

 

[csutton7]

DD--good job--what zone were you hunting??....chris

 

[schelmster]

Congrats DDave, anytime your happy with your trophy it's a great hunt.

schelmster

 

[Nut]

Congrats Skeletor

 

[donkeyfan]

congrats,
the trophy is in the eye of the shooter

 

[pa mt man]

Nice deer!

Funny how a guy gets a picture in his mind on how a guy looks from his screen name.
Dave, your old like me.

 

[mtmiller]

Congrats on the buck. Looks like some sweet country.

 

[BOHNTR]

Way to go Dave.......that buck has beautiful markings on his forehead.

 

[Dangerous Dave]

Thanks, guys -I worked hard for him and it all paid off. Yep, that's the kind of open coastal country I've been talking about. 100 -75 yards is a very close shot out here, and I think it's easier to miss when they are that close. This was in A zone, California.
Pa mt man, yep -I'm an ancient 54 years old and ran it pretty hard when I was younger, but I can still suprise myself. The "Dangerous" moniker was hung on me when I was a teenager, and I think it was ment to be humorous -like, "If he had any brains in his head, he'd be Dangerous." I didn't pick it, but I've got to live with it.