This event has been rescheduled for next year at the same location cranbrook curling center and timing april 30may 1, 2021. The record book has been produced every two years since 1972 and contains thousands of trophy whitetail and bear entries. During the winter and early spring, they feed on young maple shoots, new growth on cedar trees and douglas fir, huckleberry bushes, grasses, blackberries, blueberries, apples, salmon berries, salal, deer fern, and lichens growing on trees. Through iwifrs vancouver island deer project, we spent 9 years deciphering movement patterns and habitat use of blacktailed deer. Sitka blacktail deer kodiak island fishing lodge, kodiak. Vancouver island blacktail hunting 2010 november, 2010 by bchunting 18 comments the blacktail season opened for rifle hunters on the 10th of september, but busy with work, i had very little time to hunt or do much scouting in the early season.
Vancouver island blacktail deer are plentiful on vancouver island and the neighboring small islands. Record book bc blacktail if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Blacktailed deer are roamers though usually stay within a territory. We also hunt these deer in local farmland pastures. Treasure hunter lodge blacktail deer hunting on prince of. Preliminary measurements of the bucks antlers total 18068 points, rendering it one of the top handful of blacktail racks recorded by. The islands game vancouver island guide outfitters. Ive been bow hunting for black tails for the last 2 yrs for black tail. Black bears island bears, mountain lions cougar, blacktail deer, roosevelt elk and wolf on vancouver island, bc, canada. Klawock is only 6 miles from craig, ak and they are both located on the west coast of prince of wales island, which is the southernmost island in alaska. Our hunt was delayed a day due to 810 foot seas so i left the house a day late at 5 am to hit the whittier tunnel time to make it to whittier, alaska, in time for our departure. Vancouver island hunters, columbian blacktail hunters and those in the pursuit of game. As well, we incorporated deer movement patterns and habitat use in a model of deer habitat quality.
Then board a boat off kodiak island and fight your way through alder thickets for big sitka blacktail bucks. Keep an eye out for more species and how to hunt them here on the hunting blog. The 101 places every islander must see grant, peter on. Naked island blacktail deer hunt in prince william sound. This book covers seventeen of those animals from western blacktail deer to exotics.
Found throughout southeast alaska and in the kodiak afognak archipelago, they are abundant, and seasons are generally liberal. Blacktailed deer goabc guide outfitters association of. Hunting trips from vancouver island guide outfitters. Vancouver island guide outfitters goabc guide outfitters. The book includes 57 chapters, with more than 150 pages of information, jam packed with tips, techniques and discussions the ultimate guide to moose hunting. I am not an expert but i do know these deer pretty well and i can tell you that if the book was opened to everything that looked like a blacktail irregardless of location or genetics the books would be rewritten in two years time. Vancouver island backroad mapbook backroad mapbook. The ultimate columbia blacktail deer hunting book is finally here. I didnt even think about hunting him this season, after asking the neighbour next door if i could hunt his 10 acres for him, and gave up on the idea. I hadnt previously had a chance to go hunting with my fatherinlaw, eric, so when i got the call from him asking if i wanted to join them for a blacktail deer hunt in prince william sound, i was game. It is presented in a nice way, you can just flip it open and you are exposed to tips, trivia, local folklore, place names presented in boxes or not, but done in a. These rainy forest wraiths are cousins of mule deer, but nothing except their forked antlers resemble their. Similar in stature and appearance to their sitka cousins, trophy island bucks carry antler configuration of 3x3 and 4x3 that score 80 to 120 points. Iowas reputation for whopper whitetails was built on.
They call blacktails the gray ghosts, because they turn nocturnal on you, says portocarrero, who helps clients bag several big bucks each fall. Transplanted on kodiak in the 1920s with only a handful of animals, these hardy deer quickly adapted to the area and have flourished to great. This once in a lifetime display will exhibit over forty of. How to survive alone in the wilderness for 1 week eastern woodlands duration. The columbia blacktail deer prefer browsing on tree bark such as western red cedar, douglas fir, etc. From the wild and wet west coast, to the warm, gentle southern slopes, we are the discriminating hunters choice for big game hunting on vancouver island. Sitka blacktail deer hunting in alaska alaska outdoors. Spacious entryway with custom tile compass rose flooring. Blacktail deer season generally gets under way in earnest in september and lasts through the month of october in.
Our moose hunting tips book is written with not just the. Blacktails can be hunted from september to december, with prime hunting during the november rut. Trophy blacktails the science of the hunt scott haugen. After 4 days of hunting hard i harvested this dandy little buck at just over 200 yards shortly after legal shooting light. They say their phantoms of the forest for good reason. He will hunt with vancouver island outfitters and his longtime bear hunting. Hunters from around the world travel to the island to experience a once in a life time adventure. Based on deer behavior, geography, habitat, seasonal shifts and more, this unique book takes a detailed look at the science. Vancouver island guide outfitters boasts a guide territory of over 4,000 sq. As of yet never harvested one but slowly getting closer and finding more does and feeding areas.
It is entirely dedicated to recording the legal big game animals taken in california. Our moose hunting tips book is written with not just the novice in mind, there are tips in the book that even the most seasoned moose hunter will find of value. I just returned from a cold, windy, spectacular hunt on kodiak. Though the sitka blacktail deer has a smaller rack than most deer species, they are arguably the most handsome of the deer species. Sitka blacktail deer hunting on kodiak island although not indigenous to the kodiak island archipelago, the sitka blacktail deer seem to be perfectly suited to this beautiful mountainous terrain. For over 30 years vancouver island has been the destination for black bear hunters. Coming out of highland county, ohio, this whitetail took top honors for the deer with the longest main beam. Vancouver island blacktail deer canadian guide outfitters. The directors of the wildlife records club of bc regretfully announce that the 17th awards banquet and fundraiser scheduled for may 12, 2020 in cranbrook has been postponed due to concerns over the covid19 virus. Vancouver island offers one of the true, pure, indigenous populations of blacktail deer on the pacific coast, in an easy to access southern locale. Vancouver island blacktail deer hunting blacktail deer are plentiful on vancouver island, canada and can be added to any of your fall hunting packages.
Vancouver island hunters, columbian blacktail hunters and those in the pursuit of game species on vi. Vancouver island is widely recognized as a big game hunting destination. With over three decades of blacktail hunting experience, and many recordbook bucks under his belt, scott haugen strives to unlock the mysteries of these cagey deer. This species of blacktail deer have bodies ranging from 125 to 160 pounds, and usually carry a fairly compact, heavy tined rack. Not long ago, due to the migration and isolated marine environment of the island, grand slam clubovis gsco recognized the vancouver island blacktail deer as sitka for the super ten and super slam trophy record books. Vancouver island blacktail hunters association home. The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. Veteran hunting guide kirk portocarrero pretty well sums up the difficultly of hunting trophy blacktails. They are found in the high alpine meadows down to the forest clear cuts and beaches. Check out our game chart below to decide when to plan your trophy hunt for big game in british columbia, canada. Treasure hunter lodge specializes in conducting fully guided, lodge or boatbased, trophy sitka blacktail deer hunts out of klawock in southeast alaska. Black tailed deer hunting on vancouver island hunt wild. The research identified the early blacktail deer migration from a single refuge along the pacific northwest coast and recolonization northward following the glacial retreat. Columbia blacktailed deer are found on vancouver island and along the coastal territory from the international boundary to rivers inlet.
Vancouver island mountain lion hunting our cougar hunting takes place during the winter months, when there is fresh snow on the ground or cold, dry conditions. Ursus americanus vancouveri, vancouver islands cave bear, inhabit the island in great numbers. These stocky little deer have a dark, almost black forehead with a double white throat patch and rich chestnut colored antlers. This week whitetail expert ron spomer decides to mix it up and head to vancouver island to try his hand at a subspecies of the whitetail deer, the blacktail of the pacific northwest. Your reward is solitude, breathtaking scenery and all the snow crab you can eat, caught hours earlier in the cold water of uyak bay. The island is synonymous with giant coastal black bears and trophy roosevelt elk. This comprehensive outdoor recreation guidebook is a new edition of the backroad mapbook that covers vancouver island, the gulf islands, and, on the mainland, the area north and northwest of campbell river and north of port hardy and port mcneil. Antlers are as blacktails should be, sort of miniature mule deerbut its a rare buck that gives a big oregon or northern california buck a run for its money. We also looked at the effects of winter habitat removal and the effects of predators. If the g3s are ruled normal, then youre looking at a 200class buck and a potential state record. An adventure so great that it belongs on your bucket list.
Whitetailed deer with rifle in gha 30 on november 19, 2019. Huge kitchen with gas range, microwave, coffee pot, hot water maker for tea, toaster, barstyle seating and a dining table that can seat up to 10. It was a gorgeous week of hunting in an area ive never hunted before. Vancouver island blacktails migrated to the island eons ago, resulting in an isolated, purebred population of blacktail deer living in a coastal marine environment. Due to the migration and isolated marine environment of the island, grand slam clubovis gsco recognized the vancouver island blacktail deer as sitka for the super ten and super slam trophy record books. The nys big buck club record book is an official collection of new york states exceptional whitetail deer and black bear. Vancouver island blacktail winchester world of whitetail season 4 episode 8. Sitka blacktail deer love to munch on foam flower, blackberry, salmonberry, trailing raspberry, and other forms of green vegetation.
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