Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Savage Collectors My 2006 Blacktail

This is the buck I was lucky enough to tag after passing up three forked horns on 5 different outings. The rifle is a model 99 .300 Savage that I think was made in the 70's, ser#1003042. If anyone knows the date of manufacture that would be great to know. This is my first animal taken with a 99 but not the last. Ammo was current production corelokt and they mushroomed perfectly............Scott

Wow! I don't know blacktails, but I think that's an awesome buck, and definitely unique! Good rifle too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Great pic...congrats.

date of manufacture is likely 1960.

Your gun was made in 1960, nice buck.

I loved hunting blacktails when I was stationed in CA. They are tough to hunt and catch at close range. They can run straight up a hill like nothing. Great buck..

Nice Deer there. Les

Very nice buck, way to go. John

Very nice! Reminds me of the ones that hang out on the golf course in Monterey.

What part of the Coast were you hunting?

Nice buck and welcome to the forum.

Actually I wasn't on the coast, I'm in the Reding area which is about 3 hours north of Sacramento. Great place to live if you like the outdoors, which I do..........Scott

Thank you Mad Dog and Jed for the manufacture date....Scott

That is a nice looking Blackie, Scott. I have chased many a Blackie up that way, mostly towards Birney Falls and the thriving metropolis of Bieber, CA!

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