Vancouver island offers one of the true, pure, indigenous populations of blacktail deer on the pacific coast, in an easy to. Success rate for a decent buck is approximately 95% self guided. Early morning scene in juneau harbor in november, taken from the alaskan grandeur as it headed to offshore islands for the hunt. Boone and crockett boundaries, minimum scores, and records. The season runs from august 1st thru december 31st. Not long ago, due to the migration and isolated marine environment of the island, grand slam clubovis gsco recognized the vancouver island black tail deer as sitka for the super ten and super slam trophy record books. The same relationship goes for sitka blacktail and mule deer as eastern whitetail and the coues deer of arizona and mexico. Sitka blacktail deer extended animal information page. Alaskas trophy blacktail deer, alaska department of fish. Hiking up the hillsides while spending time glassing and then stalking is the preferred way for sitka blacktail deer hunting. The sitka blacktailed deer odocoileus hemionus sitkensis is smaller, stockier, and has a shorter face than other members of the blacktailed group. We specialize in high success for record book bucks for bowhunters and rifle hunters in an area with few to no bears to contend with, this is a 7 day hunt. Without it, many game animals would overpopulate the environment and either starve or present a hazard to humans both financial or physical. Blacktails can be hunted from september to december, with prime hunting during the november rut.
Thats where anchoragebased hunter john frost has taken three pope and young record book blacktail with his bow. Most of the top 10 sitka blacktail in the record books come off the south end of kodiak island. The club is dedicated to preserving our hunting heritage, scoring and keeping big game records, maintaining hunter ethics, and furthering conservation education. We specialize in high success for record book bucks for bowhunters and rifle hunters in an area with few to no bears to contend with, this is a 7day hunt. Jims world record buck hunt the sitka blacktailed deer. Jims world record buck hunt the sitka blacktailed deer coalition. Most of the top 10 sitka blacktail in the record books come. Alaskas trophy blacktail deer, alaska department of fish and game. The sitka blacktail deer hunts we offer range in duration from 3 days of hunting to 7 days of hunting. Everyone took a blacktail deer or had the opportunity to do so this past fall. World records by species click species for record details and photo.
Species profile alaska department of fish and game. The world record typical sitka black tail deer was taken at juskatla, british columbia, in 1970 by peter bond scoring 3 08. Chuck has bagged more than twice as many official pope and young record book trophies as any other hunter in history 122 at last count with another 36 pending the entry process. Deer transports are lodgebased out of old harbor and a. Many dont know that maryland actually has both whitetails and sitka deer. Sitka blacktail deer kodiak charters in kodiak alaska. Why you should hunt a trophy sitka blacktail deer with. First buck for 2015 featured world record monster crossbow mule deer by year old. Trophies that meet the awards minimum but not the alltime minimum will be listed in the awards book. There are no browngrizzly bears on prince of wales island. The pacific northwests columbian blacktail roams the coast and cascade ranges from central california to british columbia.
No matter if it is the monster kodiak brown bears from dead mans bay, or kodiaks beautiful sitka blacktail deer or her record book goats, we have them all. The smaller sitka deer clings to the coast from central british columbia into alaska, where it shares habitat with the ferocious brown bear. Sitka blacktail deer extended animal information page grand. The deer do not suffer winter kills like many areas up north. Most sitka blacktail average in the 90 to 120 pound range, but big deer on. I was still totally into the story and read the whole book at one sitting i really enjoyed the character interaction their introduction to each other and the way history of the lives of each character was presented. The deer season runs from august 1st thru december 31st hunts are 7 days. Information found here contains excerpts from the online and printed version of safari club international sci record book of trophy animals and is used by permission. Author steve comus shows the sitka blacktail buck he took during the hunt. Trophies that meet the alltime minimum will be listed in both the awards book, as well as records of north american big game. Sitka blacktailed deer are closely related to the larger columbia blacktailed deer of the pacific northwest, and both are considered subspecies of the even larger mule deer of the american west. Sitka deer hunting alaska game hunting hunt afognak. The largest bucks on record were taken from this island.
The islands game vancouver island guide outfitters. These stocky little deer have a dark, almost black forehead with a double white throat patch and rich chestnut colored antlers. A separate trophy category was established for typical sitka blacktail deer in 1983 with a minimum alltime records book entry score of 108 awards minimum. Dont forget to go to my hunt reports link for lots of picture pages of sitka blacktail deer hunts august hunting. Apr 08, 2010 huge record book blacktail deer,follow on fb. However, they have five per side more often than the sitka, but less often than the mule deer. Kodiak has worldclass sitka blacktail hunting, most all of the record book bucks come off kodiak island. There is already a hanger attached to the back of this item. Southeast alaskas best hunting for record book sitka blacktail deer hunts coastal black bear hunts, brown bear hunts, and mountain goat hunts. The top ten sitka blacktail deer listed in the pope and young club can be found here. Sitka blacktails are easy to judge and almost any 4point buck will make the record book on kodiak island or prince of wales island. We can start by looking at the alltime world record nontypical sitka blacktail buck, 4 inches.
For the nonhiker it is best to book a later hunt and you can stay down. This year we expect a great season with the mild winter. Blacktail deer number in kodiak have been on the rise tsince a dieoff in 2011. For the nonhiker, its best to book a later hunt so you can stay down low on the beach and quietly wait for the deer to come to you. Hiking up the hillsides while spending time glassing and then stalking is the preferred way for sitka blacktailed deer hunting.
A separate trophy category was established for typical sitka blacktail deer in 1983 with a minimum alltime records book entry score of 108 awards minimum 100. Alaskas trophy blacktail deer, alaska department of fish and. No other hunters in camp but you and your hunting buddy. Kodiak has high numbers of deer with possibly spotting hundreds of deer daily during october, november and december. 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. M u sk eg pa rc ht iovd prime areas for calling sitka black tails to the hunter. Treasure hunter lodge blacktail deer hunting on prince of. Kodiaks deer reach weights of 175 to 200 pounds, producing some excellent trophies. Boyd porter, the area biologist based in ketchikan with the alaska department of fish and game, said admiralty, baranof and chichagof islands known as the abc islands have small deer and a lot of them. Elsewhere we offer huge, trophy black bears who roam the inlets and islands off her western coast. A version of this article has appeared in the north american hunter magazine, october 1999, volume 3, grueling hunt nets world record sitka, pp.
Jun 11, 2019 kodiak island has a large abundance of sitka blacktail deer, they were introduced to the island in 1980. Sitka blacktail deer kodiak island fishing lodge, kodiak. He said most people like to hunt when the deer are in rut in the fall, but he prefers hunting in august and september, to take advantage of the longer daylight hours. If you were to shoot a quiver full of flaming arrows in my direction to make me choose only one biggame species to bowhunt for the rest of my life, id select alaskas sitka blacktailsbefore i ever got singed. The deers migration route colonized vancouver island first and then northward to the alexander archipelago, where the sitka blacktail subsist. Kodiak is a hotspot for trophy class sitka blacktail deer. Monster sitka blacktail deer krimson trail 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. Deer transports are lodgebased out of old harbor and a doityourself, spot and stalk hunt. The sitka deer or sitka blacktailed deer odocoileus hemionus sitkensis, is a subspecies of mule deer odocoileus hemionus, similar to the columbian blacktailed subspecies o. Alaskas deer season opens in august when most sitka blacktailed deer are in the velvet and have their red summer. Their name originates from sitka, alaska, and it is not to be confused with the similarly named sika deer. Once youve located your buck the first thing to check is his overall frame.
Over 4,500 listings of mule deer, columbia blacktail, and sitka blacktail from the boone and crockett clubs records program dating back to the late 1800s up through january 31, 2009. Blacktail this isnt directly related to your question, but i was wondering if there is a time limit to getting a buck entered into the book. Alaska deer hunting kodiak sitka kodiak adventures lodge. This is the part where, if he looks big, he is big can come. From southeast alaska to central california, this is the domain of the columbia blacktail and the sitka blacktail, up north. Vancouver island is widely recognized as a big game hunting destination.
A recordbook buck could come from anywhere in this region, but some of the best habitat for these secretive animals can be found in the interstate 5. The world record archery typical sitka blacktail deer was taken on prince of wales island, southeast alaska in 1987 by charles hakari scoring 116 38. Treasure hunter lodge specializes in conducting fully guided, lodge or boatbased trophy coastalisland black bear hunts out of klawock in southeast alaska. The deer hunting outlook in 20 is about the same as last year. The 6 world record mule deer by subspecies deer hunting. I first read sitka many years ago when it was in first inprint. As far as what you asked, id heard myles keller had the most years ago, very likely thats changed since then or that it wasnt correct when i heard it originally. The sitka blacktailed deer odocoileus hemionus sitkensis is smaller, stockier, and has a shorter face than other members of the blacktailed group sitka blacktailed deer are closely related to the larger columbia blacktailed deer of the pacific northwest, and both are considered subspecies of the even larger mule deer of the american we. Sitka blacktail deer hunt 20 alaska, united states. Kodiak island has a large abundance of sitka blacktail deer, they were introduced to the island in 1980.
He is located in south east alaska and he is very successful at guiding brown bear and black bear hunters, sitka blacktail hunters and goat hunters. Weighing in on average between 48 and 90 kg 106 and 198 lb, sitka deer are. Records of north american mule deer by boone and crockett club. It actually appears smaller than the typical record, but it isnt. Columbia blacktail deer extended animal information page. The the longhunter societys minimums for sitka blacktail are 75. Boone and crockett alltime record book score of 115 48 this sitka blacktail deer exceeds the safari club international gold medal trophy book score requirement. Success rate for a decent buck is approximately 95% web special. 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. Dont forget to go to my hunt reports link for lots of picture pages of sitka blacktail deer hunts. Columbia blacktails often have only four points per side including brow tines, like their sitka blacktail cousins. Complete and official hunting trophy records, scores, pictures, and species information for over 100 big game animals from the worlds leading hunting conservation group safari club international.
My hope is to introduce to you his little cousin the sitka blacktail. For the nonhiker it is best to book a later hunt and you can stay down low and quietly wait for the deer to come to you. Kodiak island has the highest density of sitka blacktails in the world. The areas for our blacktail deer hunts have been producing excellent blacktail deer bucks and the trend is expected to continue. The definitive history book for trophy mule deer, columbia blacktail, and sitka blacktail in north america. Black tailed deer hunting on vancouver island hunt wild. A big part of the appeal of kiliuda bay is the open country and its visibility. Site map safari club international online record book. The nontypical sitka blacktail deer category was established in 2001 with a minimum score of 118 awards minimum 118. In other words, it is not uncommon for a columbia blacktail to have five typical points per side. A record book buck could come from anywhere in this region, but some of the best habitat for these secretive animals can be found in the interstate 5 corridor between the coast range and the cascades. Treasure hunter lodge specializes in conducting fully guided, lodge or boatbased, trophy sitka blacktail deer hunts out of klawock in southeast alaska.
This firstever records book dedicated to mule deer and related subspecies features. Although blacktail are indigenous and abundant on the islands of southeast alaska, theres something special about prince of wales island. Hunters have access to sitkalidak island, 77,000 acres of private land, a diy hunters paradise. Boone and crockett club minimum entry scores wildlife. Aug 27, 2018 a version of this article has appeared in the north american hunter magazine, october 1999, volume 3, grueling hunt nets world record sitka, pp. Nov, 2015 first buck for 2015 featured world record monster crossbow mule deer by year old. Those who have taken the time to research population control, wildlife management, and lands stewardship understand that responsible controlled hunting is needed for effective population control. Sep 01, 2009 this firstever records book dedicated to mule deer and related subspecies features.
For the super tensuper slam, the blacktails of vancouver island are considered as sitka blacktail deer. Southeast alaska sitka blacktail deer hunts with muskeg excursions. Prince of wales has the best genetics and is the best location for record book sitka blacktail deer. Sitka blacktail deer are native to the wet, coastal rain forests of s.