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Re: Your pick
« Reply #45 on: October 05, 2008, 08:39:45 PM »
nice respectful buck with good forks and mass. I would have see a width on him first before I made a good decision. Looks good though. nice picks bone.

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #46 on: October 05, 2008, 09:02:24 PM »
Never killed a big muley...

all of em I would drop it likes it hot.

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #47 on: October 05, 2008, 09:28:23 PM »
id shoot whatever one i saw first......

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #48 on: October 05, 2008, 09:31:33 PM »
 1st maybe, depends on how many days left, 2nd no, 3rd I'd need a better look but probably not. If I waited that long for a late season tag I wouldn't waste it on regular season  :)

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #49 on: October 05, 2008, 09:44:20 PM »
So many options.... :tung: i couldn't take buck 3 in modern firearm general season if i had a late season tag.... but i may be kicking myself after passing on him.
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Re: Your pick
« Reply #50 on: October 05, 2008, 09:53:50 PM »
I'd shoot any one of them, but I haven't fired on a legal buck in 4 years. I've had it with the brush on the west side and I haven't hunted eastern Washington before, but this is the year! Heading out Thursday for Dayton.  :IBCOOL:
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Re: Your pick
« Reply #51 on: October 05, 2008, 10:36:32 PM »
The first two would be yes (not this year though) and no.  The last would be tough as I currently have an Entiat late tag for archery.  I haven't killed anything with my bow yet (this is my 3rd yr for deer) and that would be a great deer for my first with a bow.  Having hunted Swakane though and seen some nice deer during the snowy late season, it would be hard to give up the chance at shooting something really nice.  So my answer is.....I don't know right now, and probably won't until that moment.  But I am really looking forward to finding out the answer during my week hunt at Thanksgiving!!!

This is actually something I keep playing in my head (and now I have a photo visual, thanks Bone) because I'd rather have a plan and stick with it, but the thrill of the moment is so hard to overcome.

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #52 on: October 05, 2008, 10:51:34 PM »
Would pass on all three in the situation you gave.  But probably tag the 3rd buck during Washington General, and again he might go down on the last day of the Late Hunt.  I'm assuming he'll be about 24-25 wide and about 155 from that side view.

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #53 on: October 05, 2008, 11:56:42 PM »
If I had like 5 days straight to hunt:

1st  buck-----shoot
2nd buck-----pass
3rd  buck-----pass

Otherwise I'd shoot them all if I was only hunting the weekend.

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #54 on: October 06, 2008, 12:30:00 AM »
Still nope on all.

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #55 on: October 06, 2008, 01:32:02 AM »
Yes to all three. I still havent killed enough bucks to be picky.  :drool:

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #56 on: October 06, 2008, 01:44:01 AM »
Definitely yes to the first two.  I didn't get an elk this year and my freezer is nearly empty.  On the third one my answer would be no if I had been putting in alot of time scouting the area and yes if I didn't put in the time to do the scouting.  However I would be happy with all three, I'm jones'in for some garlic breakfast sausage, yum yum.

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Re: Your pick
« Reply #57 on: October 06, 2008, 03:00:00 AM »
3rd one, Late season Tag, Archery gear, Arrow is flying!
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Re: Your pick
« Reply #58 on: October 06, 2008, 05:34:24 AM »
Either weapon, any season, all three would have been in the freezer, without question.
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Re: Your pick
« Reply #59 on: October 06, 2008, 05:44:31 AM »
I'm tippin' the first one over, passing on the second.  I would pass on the 3rd since I have a desert tag this year.

 


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