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99R gets it done #9303253 11/01/14
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,361 Likes: 9 Oregon Fireball2 OP Campfire Kahuna
OP Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,361 Likes: 9 Oregon	My buddy John and I set out to fill his blacktail tag today, his last day to hunt. Morning hunt was a bust, but afternoon hunt paid off big. 99R 300 Savage, Barnes 130 ttsx. Spotted this buck at 1/2 mile, sized him up, then John made a great stalk to within 75 yards while I watched and guided him in from 1/2 mile away. Took quite a while, had no gear with us, so it was a mile drag back to the rig. Just finished the skinning and cleanup, 11:15 pm, off to bed. Thought you guys would like this one. Sorry for the crappy cell phone photos, like I said, we had no gear with us. Turned out to be a 5x7, but a young deer. [img]http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/1101141702a_231529_zpsc32445c8.jpg[/img] [img]http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z371/Weather223/1101141751a_256234_zpsfd25ea4a.jpg[/img] _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

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Re: 99R gets it done Fireball2 #9303393 11/02/14
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,735 In my Stomping Grounds Sbrown Campfire Regular
Sbrown Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,735 In my Stomping Grounds	Really nice young buck. A great way to spend the day with a friend. Long way to drag him out, lots of work. I'm sure you guys slept well. Also those 99's in 300 Savage do the job well. Steve “Alive in JESUS!” NRA LIFE MEMBER

Re: 99R gets it done Sbrown #9303481 11/02/14
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 7,762 Idaho Angus1895 Campfire Outfitter
Angus1895 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 7,762 Idaho	WOW! "Shoot low sheriff, I think he's riding a shetland!" B. Wills

Re: 99R gets it done Angus1895 #9303653 11/02/14
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,741 central Maine Plab Campfire Regular
Plab Campfire Regular Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,741 central Maine	you mean to tell me you didn't need a super duty high powered ultra shooting times heavy magnum to take a nice buck like that ??? wow I just don't understand. very nice plab Gotta love them 303's

Re: 99R gets it done Fireball2 #9303775 11/02/14
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 13,891 Illinois 1899sav Campfire Outfitter
1899sav Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 13,891 Illinois	Roy Wow That is a Pig of a Black Tail. Never knew they got so big. Most of what i seen were smaller, way smaller. Congrats to you and your friend. Makes me still dream of one day hopefully to hunt a Black Tail. Thank-you for Sharing. Steve �Can we move this along?" a bored voice stated. "I have places to be and people to shag."

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Re: 99R gets it done 1899sav #9303893 11/02/14
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,361 Likes: 9 Oregon Fireball2 OP Campfire Kahuna
OP Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,361 Likes: 9 Oregon	The rest of the Savage story- John hunts with an uncheckered EG 300 that was his grandfathers, and has killed many blacktails with it. It is as gray a rat with a split forearm as you will ever find, but of course, continues to work like Savages do. He mentioned wanting another 99 so... I found him that R last year, and this is the first big game hunt he'd made with it. He had never taken a big blacktail, always settling for any legal buck for the meat for his family. This is the same friend we got a bear this spring, an 18 year old boar and another epic hunt. John's a die hard Savage lover and as true a friend as a man could ask for. I'm very blessed to have been part of both of these great hunts he made this year. I believe that this was a bit of a turning point for both of us in our hunting. _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: 99R gets it done Fireball2 #9303934 11/02/14
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State roundoak Campfire Outfitter
roundoak Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 10,653 Badger State	Congrats to your friend...that is a very nice buck. As always, I enjoy a story of a 99 and the results thereof. Wayne You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime

Re: 99R gets it done roundoak #9304203 11/02/14
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,242 Likes: 2 Winchester ID K kenster99 Campfire Tracker
kenster99 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,242 Likes: 2 Winchester ID	Wow! What a beauty!!

Re: 99R gets it done kenster99 #9304303 11/02/14
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,735 So. Kaleefornya L Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter
Lightfoot Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 12,735 So. Kaleefornya	Great pics! thanks for sharing!!

Re: 99R gets it done Lightfoot #9304405 11/02/14
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,785 Likes: 4 Eastern Nebraska Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana
Calhoun Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 43,785 Likes: 4 Eastern Nebraska	Great deer and great pics! Congrats to John. “The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com

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Re: 99R gets it done Lightfoot #9304415 11/02/14
Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,353 Likes: 1 Va 9 99guy Campfire Outfitter
99guy Campfire Outfitter 9 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 9,353 Likes: 1 Va	Awesome buck killed with a cool gun! "You cannot invade mainland America. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass" ~Admiral Yamamoto~ When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. ~Thomas Jefferson~

Re: 99R gets it done Lightfoot #9304420 11/02/14
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,195 missouri O oldtimer303 Campfire Tracker
oldtimer303 Campfire Tracker O Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,195 missouri	Savage 99 300 just doing the job better than the more popular levers do! GW If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. MACHIAVELLI

Re: 99R gets it done Plab #9304477 11/02/14
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OP Fireball2 Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2011 Posts: 56,361 Likes: 9 Oregon	Originally Posted by Plab you mean to tell me you didn't need a super duty high powered ultra shooting times heavy magnum to take a nice buck like that ??? wow I just don't understand. very nice plab He could have shot it at 900 yards and saved the stalk if he'd been shooting a whizbang instead of a dadgum 300 Salvage!!! ! _______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack LOL

Re: 99R gets it done Fireball2 #9304520 11/02/14
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,631 Lyndeborough New Hampshire Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter
Longbeardking Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,631 Lyndeborough New Hampshire	You did a great job..................NICE pictures. NRA Endowment Life Member (and proud of it) Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. - Plato Deuteronomy 22:5

Re: 99R gets it done Longbeardking #9304577 11/02/14
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,698 Likes: 1 Nebraska D diamondjim Campfire Outfitter
diamondjim Campfire Outfitter D Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 11,698 Likes: 1 Nebraska	Very cool Roy. Just hope my R is as successful this year. ____________________________________________________________ Dying gets closer every day Lloyd McCarter and the Honky Tonk Revival

Re: 99R gets it done diamondjim #9304676 11/02/14
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,225 Snohomish, WA lovemy99 Campfire Outfitter
lovemy99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,225 Snohomish, WA	WOW!! Nice black tail! Andrew

Re: 99R gets it done lovemy99 #9304924 11/02/14
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,598 N E Kansas Rick99 Campfire Outfitter
Rick99 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 14,598 N E Kansas	Great post! I'm with Steve'r. I didn't know the Blacktails got that big. Savage...never say "never". Rick... Join the NRA...together we stand, divided we fall!

Re: 99R gets it done Rick99 #9305436 11/02/14
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saddlering Campfire Ranger S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 17,749 Likes: 2 Michigan, In , Boon	Roy thats a heck of a buck! them Blacktails are great looking deer, Congrads to your buddie John, he Lucky to have a Friend like you to help him with his hunts! Deer Camp! about as good as it gets!

Re: 99R gets it done saddlering #9305470 11/02/14
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 747 S.W. Pa. 3 300savagehunter Campfire Regular
300savagehunter Campfire Regular 3 Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 747 S.W. Pa.	Thanks for the post Roy, I always enjoy your pics and hunting stories, sounds like a great time. Mike NRA Patron Member If its "Made in America", its not setting on a container ship!

Re: 99R gets it done Fireball2 #9305488 11/02/14
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ctw Campfire Tracker C Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 4,953 Likes: 1	Nice buck. From a half mile out? What you have done is not nearly as important as how you have done it!!! The Old Fart 2008 A.D.

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