collapse

Advertisement


Author Topic: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)  (Read 92950 times)

Offline The Weazle

  • Weird...
  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Jan 2008
  • Posts: 1486
  • Location: Oak Harbor
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #420 on: January 13, 2014, 06:40:13 PM »
I love that crab clawed buck in 418!!!
Sexually deprived for your Freedom!
Beer, It's not just for breakfast anymore!

I have a B.S. in B.S.

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #421 on: January 19, 2014, 10:28:05 AM »
I took a whole bunch of pics of him.  I'll try to do a thread feature on him.    I closed from quit a distance with light waning fast.  That was a great way to end an evening.  I had to choose between him and another buck that was bigger.  The bigger buck had the high ground so I figured he would just push up the mountain.  It worked out.

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #422 on: January 19, 2014, 01:27:01 PM »

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #423 on: January 19, 2014, 01:28:00 PM »
There was a guy stalking this buck with his bow.   I didn't realize it until I focused on the doe.   I pulled out, not sure of the outcome.

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #424 on: January 19, 2014, 01:28:37 PM »

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #425 on: January 19, 2014, 01:29:07 PM »

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #426 on: August 16, 2014, 09:03:20 AM »
Its going to be an interesting fall.   I've been reeling from the depression of what its going to be like.  A huge percentage of these shots came from areas that are now Black and look more like the moon than deer country.   


Offline The scout

  • Non-Hunting Topics
  • Trade Count: (+7)
  • Sourdough
  • *****
  • Join Date: Oct 2012
  • Posts: 1830
  • Location: belfair
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #427 on: August 16, 2014, 09:16:24 AM »
either way I'm looking forward to fallowing along with your season. I can't help but feel guilty thinking about the deer herd when peoples homes and property's are ruined, but I can't help thinking about the deer either

Offline quadrafire

  • Past Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Old Salt
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2009
  • Posts: 7121
  • Location: Spokane
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #428 on: August 18, 2014, 08:51:28 AM »
Maybe change the title this year, to 50 bucks (dial up welcome) and go up from there

Offline Pathfinder101

  • The Chosen YAR
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Explorer
  • ******
  • Join Date: Jan 2009
  • Posts: 11922
  • Location: Southeast WA
  • Semper Primus
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #429 on: August 18, 2014, 09:12:26 AM »
Its going to be an interesting fall.   I've been reeling from the depression of what its going to be like.  A huge percentage of these shots came from areas that are now Black and look more like the moon than deer country.   



Have you seen this kind of thing before Bone?  Will they shift their wintering grounds, or will the game dept have to start feeding?
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.  That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #430 on: August 18, 2014, 10:00:57 AM »
Not nearly to this extreme.   I imagine both will need to happen.   Migration patterns will be interesting.   I have an idea where many will shift and will probably be fine, but then again there are a couple routes such as those on the eastside of the chiliwist......they aren't going to have many options.   Some of the late tag holders are going to have a bonanza and others might be puckering.

Offline quadrafire

  • Past Sponsor
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Old Salt
  • *****
  • Join Date: Sep 2009
  • Posts: 7121
  • Location: Spokane
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #431 on: August 18, 2014, 10:08:04 AM »
I would imagine that those migrating deer will have no idea till they show up for the winter range and then realize it's not there. If it is a horrific winter that could get very interesting.

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #432 on: August 18, 2014, 10:11:23 AM »
I'm curious to see how some of the bucks "I follow" react, or if I find them again.

First wave of deer will hit at the later end of the season and its usually the doe.   No cover, no food, how will they react?

Offline JackOfAllTrades

  • Rasbo said I Ain't Right.
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Old Salt
  • ******
  • Join Date: Feb 2009
  • Posts: 6509
  • Location: Lynden, WA.
  • Μολὼν λαβέ
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #433 on: August 19, 2014, 04:02:37 PM »
If you recall.. After Tripod, that first season the bucks and does steered clear of the area. Or on the fringes where there was some cover/forage. Years later, some of the same routes into Ramsey and such are now being used as they were before that fire. Places where migration routes where heavily traveled through sections of 30 mile, are only now being reused as those routes were vacant for many years. Its odd... Most of those deer would be too young to know the old path.  -Which makes one wonder, Do they learn a path to fall/mating/winter range as they are young or is there something else that tells them, wills them to return to the same place time and again? Just like Salmon to spawning grounds?   There were a few horses that walked west on Highway 153 to a church that had some hay out. Everything around them was scorched. Did those horses smell that hay from miles away?
 
Although a lot of winter range was damaged/destroyed, there are pockets of green. Pockets of surviving browse. Will they eat it all then die of starvation? Will they eat and roam for more?  I'm hoping for the latter, but that will have them competing with other deer that have returned to their pocket of winter range. It will be interesting to see how WDFW reacts with a feeding program and how the wolves harness the opportunity for easy pickins as many more deer will be on smaller winter range.
 
 
-Steve
The NRA says I'm a Master!
Colt's, Ruger's, Dan Wesson, & Kimber are my friends!
Proud to be a U.S. Navy Veteran.

If you never follow your dreams, you'll never go anywhere.

Critical thinking keeps people from freaking the hell out every time some half baked blogger forgets his meds. Unlike some of you, I do not have TawkethOutOfAnus© syndrome.

Offline boneaddict

  • Site Sponsor
  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Legend
  • *****
  • Join Date: Mar 2007
  • Posts: 50475
  • Location: Selah, Washington
Re: 500 Bucks (dial up beware)
« Reply #434 on: August 19, 2014, 06:48:24 PM »
Should make it a little easier for the sight hunters as well.   Also the cover some of the thick stuff provided in the minus 20 nights up there.   It was their blanket. 

 


* Advertisement

* Recent Topics

Bear behavior by dylan34_36
[Today at 08:51:28 AM]


Idaho Unit 31 Late Rifle! by Sliverslinger
[Today at 08:36:10 AM]


Getting back into dogs by brokentrail
[Today at 08:33:12 AM]


Bow mount trolling motors by GWP
[Today at 08:25:59 AM]


Idaho 2025 Controlled Hunts by Machias
[Today at 08:12:17 AM]


Stillaguamish 448 QD rifle tag by JakeLand
[Today at 08:07:31 AM]


Machias' 2025 Spring Bear/Northern Idaho by Machias
[Today at 07:52:44 AM]


Norway pass Elk by hunterednate
[Today at 07:44:13 AM]


Early controlled hunt rifle tag Lemhi Range by Shooter4
[Today at 07:29:56 AM]


FFL preferences or warnings in Olympia or south Sound area? by Sneaky
[Today at 05:43:56 AM]


Toutle Quality Bull - Rifle by RB
[Today at 03:13:07 AM]


Boat registration by Happy Gilmore
[Yesterday at 10:22:29 PM]


Norway Pass Archery Elk 2025 by Boss .300 winmag
[Yesterday at 09:14:45 PM]


Entiat Quality tag by WAcoueshunter
[Yesterday at 09:05:06 PM]


Palouse/Mica (GMU 127) Access for Trades Work by dr.derek
[Yesterday at 08:29:53 PM]


Pearygin Quality by MADMAX
[Yesterday at 07:55:09 PM]


Teanaway bull elk by Caveman123
[Yesterday at 07:43:44 PM]


Oregon results posted. by Caveman123
[Yesterday at 07:40:47 PM]


2025 Draw Results by Yeti419
[Yesterday at 07:27:32 PM]


Mudflow Archery by Yeti419
[Yesterday at 07:26:25 PM]

SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2025, SimplePortal