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ANY permit mule deer unit will yield a big mule deer no matter the unit...all about the number of hunters being limited..at some point a big buck or 2 will emerge over time and a lucky hunter will take it. Im not saying the Desert doesnt have any big bucks or none have been taken, but the talk and hype over it u would think 180" buck is the norm and its not and by far.The same results could be done with any area in the state if you only give out a few tags
this buck is 200 7/8 net and 209 gross
Quote from: huntnnw on May 13, 2013, 10:24:53 PMthis buck is 200 7/8 net and 209 grosswhat year was this archery buck shot?
Quote from: huntnnw on May 08, 2013, 10:59:58 PMANY permit mule deer unit will yield a big mule deer no matter the unit...all about the number of hunters being limited..at some point a big buck or 2 will emerge over time and a lucky hunter will take it. Im not saying the Desert doesnt have any big bucks or none have been taken, but the talk and hype over it u would think 180" buck is the norm and its not and by far.The same results could be done with any area in the state if you only give out a few tagsI agree with this for the most part. I believe that any late mule deer unit "can" produce a big buck, not necessarily "will" produce one. For the simple fact that a lot of hunters that draw these tags are not "trophy" hunters. I say that with no disrespect because I think "trophy" is different for everyone. I don't think its all about the tags being limited, its about what the hunters do with the tags. The desert unit is a prime example. You have 5 tags in the late rifle season. This year, I spoke with two tag holders. The first one shot a 3x4 on opening day. Now, this buck wasn't what I would call a trophy, but after talking with him, he was very happy with this buck and that is all that matters. The other guy hunted for three days, shooting at several small bucks, then went home. Now, you cannot judge the unit quality by the results of these two tag holders which represented 40% of the hunters.Just because you see pictures of "small" bucks that you wouldn't shoot in a general area in WA come out of a unit, does not mean that is representative of the unit. It just means that the hunter decided to shoot a buck that you don't consider a trophy.
Looks like the arm chair experts are wrong again.... Nice buck Maverick, sorry you had to post numerous pics and the score sheet...
old man yagers buck is very respectable as well..as is all the bucks. I to would be happy just to have the opprotunity to hunt the late season.
Dang I had a lot of haters on here