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Offline Kc_Kracker

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Ive had it...STILL have yet to see one buck
« on: October 25, 2012, 05:55:26 PM »
I have had enough of this nocturnal crap, I have beat the brush hard, followed every game trail through Greenwater and other areas, hoping to spook one out of its bed, been there at 530 am, sat all day hoping one would come by, sat til after dark, and have yet to even see one buck, not a single antler, haven't even seen a doe since like day 4 of modern season  :bash: Im sick of this crap time to go where deer can be found during the day :o

So where on the east side is some decent public ground?
« Last Edit: October 28, 2012, 10:42:27 AM by Kc_Kracker »

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2012, 05:58:21 PM »
The problem with that is the season is done for deer on the eastside except for 4 zones which tomorrow is the last day there.
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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2012, 06:48:15 PM »
Good luck with that idea.. we had 7 legal bucks scouted before the season..  we ate our tags...
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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2012, 06:51:43 PM »
Greenwater sucks for deer, and blacktail are the hardest deer to hunt in the world (at least the big one's are). This weekend the rut will heat up, I think it will be good but Monday thru Wed should be really good. Welcome to blacktail, they suck ass when you are looking for a big one. If you want any buck, go to vail or try wilkeson. It's hunting, not killing so dont give up.
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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2012, 06:54:44 PM »
I hope the rut/pre-rut turns on soon.  I saw a doe still nursing a fawn this afternoon.  Would think they'd had kicked the fawns this close to magic time.

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2012, 07:32:27 PM »
I saw 5 bucks today. 3 were eating together at noon.

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2012, 07:58:22 PM »
Keep at it and you will find one. These last couple of days I have seen more deer movement than I have in months. I have watched three very nice blacktail bucks out in the middle of the day this week. They all appeared to be in rut and dumb as a rock. Good luck to ya!!!

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2012, 08:00:03 PM »
my money is that they see you and smell you and you never see them,,,,,,,
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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2012, 08:06:36 PM »
Had a nice 3 point walk across the parking lot at work.
Come on up.   :chuckle:

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2012, 08:08:07 PM »
My son saw a nice 2 point day before yesterday.  Following a doe right out across an open field.  Didn't even look at him.  Late afternoon.  It's starting to happen.   Don't get frustrated.  Keep at it.  The last 4 days of the general season are always good.  Weather is supposed to be raining.  Good things will happen.

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2012, 08:16:58 PM »
I have had enough of this nocturnal crap, I have beat the brush hard, followed every game trail through Greenwater and other areas, hoping to spook one out of its bed, been there at 530 am, sat all day hoping one would come by, sat til after dark, and have yet to even see one buck, not a single antler, haven't even seen a
doe since like day 4 of modern season  :bash: Im sick of this crap time to go where deer can be found during the day :o


So where on the east side is some decent public ground?

 
The force is weak with this one! Westside BT bucks are the most elusive of all big game animals to hunt. Suffering and disappointment in pursuit of one are the norm.

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2012, 09:08:48 PM »
KC, PM sent

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2012, 09:26:40 PM »
Don't feel bad, I took my daughter out tonight and we didn't see anything.  We'll be back at it again tomorrow night.  This is her third year and hasn't gotten one yet.  The last two years I took her out east and my old stompin grounds had turned into pumpkin patches.  I really hope we can get her one since she's been a trooper. 

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2012, 12:19:57 PM »
Sounds like you need to get higher up.  That's my answer for whenever I can't find deer around  :)

Not sure if it works yet but I always get a good hike. :sry:
Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with too many facts.

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Re: ok Ive had it !
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2012, 12:26:49 PM »
Stick with it.  Look for areas with lots of tracks, clearcuts, trails crossing roads etc.  Once you find that hunt the thickest ridges around it.  Keep an eye out for does, it is getting close to time.  Until they start really moving well you have to find them in there bedrooms.  Work slow use your bino's.   

 

 


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