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Offline Hunting Cowboy

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Opening Weekend
« on: October 14, 2008, 08:37:21 PM »
Opening weekend report.......Saw 3 bucks and a doe in the first basin up and feeding around 8:30am opening morning, a spike, a small two point and a whopper two point. Watched them for about 45 minutes @ 270 yards. They fed up the hill in my direction and passed by me at 100 yds. Lost count of the doe and small bucks over the weekend.

I did find a decent set of sheds on my way up the mountain. No rodent marks. The sides exposed to the elements were bleached out but the underneath sides still had good, natural color. I am in the process of bringing the color back to the bleached out sides.

Also, we enjoyed some outstanding sunrises over the weekend. It was good to be out there again! Congrats to everyone who scored and Good luck to everyone else on the rest of the season.

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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2008, 08:42:43 PM »
Gotta love when you walk up on a set of muley sheds.  Especially a decent set like those.  I'm jones'n to get my shed on.
Work sucks!!!! I should be shed hunting

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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2008, 08:45:37 PM »
that bone looks nice . great job you did a good job with the color. good luck J

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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2008, 08:47:08 PM »
Looks like you had a great weekend!  Were you up in entiat with all the other yaywhos???

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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2008, 09:55:40 PM »
Nice Stewart, good to see you got to go opening weekend! seems like you usually have things to do. Great pictures.
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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2008, 06:50:47 AM »
sweet
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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2008, 07:13:19 AM »
Nice looking bones.  Sounds like a better success than most had.  What gave away he might have been in the Entiat/Chiwawa, the fact he saw a big two point. :chuckle:  Thanks for sharing the pics. 

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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2008, 07:46:50 PM »
Sounds like you had a great time. I wish we had last years tags again.

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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2008, 07:49:33 PM »
Nothing like a sunrise on opening morning
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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2008, 08:54:51 PM »
Cowboy, think I have been up in that country a time or two. Good luck! Get a big one to bring to the party this year....We can't let Charlie steal the show!! I am headed for Montana on November 8th...

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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2008, 10:12:17 PM »
Nice pics
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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2008, 01:41:17 AM »
Good pics thanks for posting them.
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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2008, 10:41:41 AM »
Great pics Cowboy....thanks!  It's tough not being out there this week and waiting for Nov. 1st to roll around.  Good luck to ya the rest of the way....

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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2008, 11:31:11 AM »
Great pics Cowboy....thanks!  It's tough not being out there this week and waiting for Nov. 1st to roll around.  Good luck to ya the rest of the way....

Did you draw a tag slayer???

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Re: Opening Weekend
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2008, 01:31:58 PM »
Maybe  ;)

 


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