Eastern WA Raffle Deer Tag

[boneaddict]

I thought you were going into the army or something?

[wrangler]

lol.

[gray brow]

C'mon, 300.  It doesn't take that long to suck down a couple wobbly pops.    We're dyin' to hear that update.

50Cal - help us out here. 

[lemondog]

You need some of us to come over and pour those drinks??? update....update.....update.......please.

[Backstraps]

300,enjoy your drinks! This has been a blast following your hunt! Thanks for the updates THIS SITE ROCKS

[boneaddict]

I'd invite you to go out with me tomorrow, but if I end up not seeing a deer, you might be an unhappy camper wasting a day.  It sounds like you have a full camp in Wenatchee anyway.  I sure wish those pics would have turned out.

[Slider]

Pass the popcorn!!!

[DeKuma]

My wife keeps asking me why I run to the computer everynight after dark and log in and search for the update.  She does not understand why I do not just wait and read it all at once.  We are all living vicariously through you 300!

What is the story on the Gov tag?  I have not heard that yet?

[Wea300mag]

50Cal typed in an update but lost it in cyberspace so I'm going to recap.

OK, here we go. 50Cal and I decided to divide and conquer today. I went and hunted the Gardner and Alta units while he combed the Entiat honey holes. 50Cal says he ate jerky and took a nap until it cleared up at noon. He went to his upriver buddies secret spot and saw a herd of 30 deer with a lot of bucks. The biggest being a 5 x 6, 25" wide, very tall, and good mass. He called me, I said no, not at this time. He saw over a 100 deer after it finally cleared up.

I did not sleep and eat jerky until noon. I went for a 3 hour walk in a blinding snowstorm. Ran into a herd of deer right away, the lead doe hissed and stomped her foot at me. At 30 yards I explained to her that if she would bring her 30" grandpa to me I would not harass them anymore. She just hissed and stomped again. I kept walking and seeing more deer but they were pretty hunkered down. When I returned to my rig there was a truck with hounds coming up the road, they looked at my pathetic Explorer and said "are you stuck", I said no, this is the snowcat and it will paw its way out of that snowbank. We compared notes, they wanted info on cat tracks and I wanted info on big bucks. They saw a 22" 4pt earlier in the day, I saw no cat tracks. The two guys kept staring at my head like there was something wrong, but I paid no attention. I went to get in my rig and removed my hat to find 3" of snow on the bill.

On my way down the valley I stopped to use one of the fishermans restrooms along the river, stepped out, and seen a big buck on top of the hill on the other side of the river. I grabbed my binocs, it was a solid 4x4 about 23-24" wide, good mass, and height.

Tomorrow is a new day to be spent in the Entiat.

[Geno]

Loved your last post 300, especially the chat you had with the doe!

[wrangler]

hopefully it doesn't come to this but im headin to chelan on friday for 4 days over the new years holiday. i plan on taking a rather lengthly detour from leveanworth up over the chiwawa down the swakane and through the entiat on friday (don't tell the girlfriend)... anyways, shoot me your phone number, if i run across anything worth while i'll let ya know. hell, maybe we can meet up for a beer or 12 at bc's when i get to town. i'll be in an '05 black chevy duramax with the special elk plates, i'll keep an eye out for the snow cat!  good luck dude, you have the tag we all dream about! just don't forget it's more about the experiance, not so much the kill! we'd all die for a chance to hunt in december, don't worry about the end result. it's pretty obvious you're making the most of a once in a lifetime situation. good luck buddy!

[boneaddict]

Well so much for my help.  I chose family over deer, now regretting it.  The wife is pissy as hell, I can't imagine what she would have been like if I would have went.  At least the girls will have a "normal" person around today.  When you decide to hit the Methow again, let me know.

[WAmuleyHunter]

For my Christmas present this year could you please kill a big buck, and get it over with.  Cause between me out looking, then looking on this site every minute i got, and then reliving our hunt last year. I am losing my mind again!!!!!

[Wea300mag]

12/23/2007 Update:

It snowed today, a lot, and it's still snowing.

[Slider]

Snow tonight and tomorrow mourning!!!Snowmobiles!!!