EPISODE 7: Ghosts of the Pacific: Blacktail Tactics on Small Acreage

[@RogerAllenBurns]

Wow. I am retired and just started hunting last season. I moved to the area from NH and decided to start hunting as a pastime. Now I know why all the white tail deer advice is not applicable. This is the most informative video I have seen that is relative to my situation where I hunt. I have about 50 acres and have seen a few buck, and many does. Now I know why the bucks are so elusive. Thank you very much! I've already adopted some of these suggestions (apples, tree stand, scents) but will adopt pretty much all you advise.

[@Danskieqs]

Really interesting. My uncle lives in the same exact area......... he hunts his 10 or 15 acres on his hillside too. I salvaged a small buck off the highway right before Oregon city coming from mollala. Anyways he just purchased 250 acres in Yoncalla. He’s a blacktail but as well. He’s focused on that property now. I’m on the lake bottom outside of Salem. Apples trail cams. Planted tons of early and late season fruit trees. Going to be awesome later on. Propagated my own chestnuts and hundreds of native species for cover and food going to be a special place in a few years. Valley bucks are amazing I have cameras on various neighbors property. Locating and finding out “big bucks” is my passion too. Shot two very nice bucks, yes 3 and 4 they explode in size. Very cool content.

[@anthonyreed9563]

Hello brian, im a blacktail buck hunter from washington. Been chasing these ghosts for about 10 yrs and have been very successful on small properties, 10 acres or less. Ive learned that giving them a reason to stay works best. For me, not shooting does (ever) and plenty of goodies for them has worked well. A corn feeder, peanut butter, and apples are the best in my opinion. I dont have fruit trees on my property so lots of driving around picking as many as possible was worth it to me. I appreciate the video and you sharing your stories and tactics. Feel free to reach out to me, i have lots of good buck pics from this area and bucks ive hunted in the past. Hope you have a good season this year bud!

[@dillonaschenbrenner220]

Love these old videos. Lots of info in them

[@eriknemily]

Brian, blacktail season is my favorite. Look forward to it every year. I still have never been able to make myself pass on a small buck. I did get some good buck pictures on my cams last month. Can't wait for next October!

[@Mossy-back-blacktail]

Completely feel the frustration on trying everything with black tail from the $120 bags all the way down to cheap livestock feed and everything in between Apple's truly do work well. I noticed something. But my thoughts on the seeing 8 to 10 doe typically in the same area is usually there is a fairly aggressive lead doe that kicks any newcomers out that's why it's not always bad to quote and quote manage your herd and taking out a older more aggressive doe but that takes quite a lot of supervision of the herd to figure out which doe that would be. appreciate the video

[@darrind8697]

Awesome podcast . Very informative . Just started on whitetails and this was so applicable to my situation . cheers

[@christophermolick7653]

I grew up in Oregon City. Would love to hunt with you guy’s sometime/anytime. Apples and cameras are like peanut butter and jelly. Salt licks are great early spring. Need more cameras to try figuring out where those big bucks are coming and going to.

[@stonedalllday]

Nice video! some good info on blacktail habbits!

[@s14slide]

Is there a follow up episode to this concerning the success/failure of moving your stand location as mentioned at the 56-58 minute mark?

[@kylewalker4054]

The bucks on your property aren't mixed with mule deer then? So 120" is a stud. I live on Vancouver island mine are the non mixed and they sure are sneaky like you say haha

[@shaneseaford4824]

There so brush barren an nocturnal an the majestic ghosts of the forest

[@shaneseaford4824]

I love blacktail deer

[@imissyoumom7644]

One of the hardest animals to hunt in the world

[@Surfbogie07]

I am doing this exact thing in Washington state. Do yourself a favor, near your bait site put down ever calm it's a deodorant stick. I swear everytime I put that down I get between 5-6 bucks coming in on my 21 acres some I have never seen either the same day or next day.

[@skittles23891]

how do you store the apples when you buy them in bulk? have you noticed if the strain of apple changes anything?

[@GrittyGearAndPodcast]

skittles23891 Usually, the apples I buy are already going bad. But the deer still seem to eat them with gusto. Most apples will keep for months in a cool dry place. I usually unload the bin under a cedar tree in the woods. They'll keep out in the open for a month or two like that. Sometimes, when I'm lazy I just leave them in the back of my truck--I won't even unload them. I'll just drive around town with them for a month. Whenever I'm hungry I just grab an apple. ;) Apples are pretty dang amazing. We keep a few boxes in a fridge in the garage from November to March or April. Some strains keep a very long time. As for the strains to buy for deer--it doesn't matter. Buy whatever is the cheapest. When deciding between two strains that are cheap buy the strain the keeps longer. Some apples rot fast; but most don't. The most important thing... just start doing it! It's fun! Drop apples for a couple of seasons and you'll start to see big changes in herd activity on your land. After about 5 years it can get epic. Good luck! -- Brian C.

[@skittles23891]

if you dont mind me asking what orchard do you go through to get apples

[@seakadventurer1330]

Forgot about the wolves on POW lol

[@shaneseaford4824]

They want food an water close to the bedding an they try to put as much weight before the rut

[@shaneseaford4824]

90 percent of mature black tail move at night

[@JRMny-nl4ut]

Poor deer probably get belly aches and the shits....

[@joelport4982]

Hello! Will you all be filming the 2018 season? If so, I have an upcoming project following self-filmed and team hunters over the upcoming season - you can see the trailer at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYDNeKVjhbuFqrc If you have any interest, you can get me back here or leave a comment on the trailer page - have a great and safe season! Joel