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I didn't see five deer, I couldn't get past the doe wearing pink..
Nice deer Bear Hunter! We met on the ferry back in 99' I was coming back from Orcas. We got 4 bucks and 1 doe that day; mine was a nice three point, and I think you got 3 or 4 deer as well. If my memory serves me right it was the last day of the late hunt.I had a great spot to hunt near Deer Harbor on Orcas and then it got developed by deer lovers and that was the end of that. I then was able to secure a large tract to hunt on San Juan Island but that has since been transferred to the San Juan Land Preservation Trust. They don't allow hunting and the rumor is that tract will become part of the English Camp National Park. Last time I hunted in the San Juan’s was in 2008 and I miss it. There is no deer hunting around like hunting in the San Juan’s.Here are a few pics of the bigger bucks I have got in the Islands.
I remember. Yeah it is getting harder to find land to hunt. But we still have a some spots of land hunt. It is harder to find the deer and the bucks are harder to come by. But that's ok I only hunt the lands for my 2nd deer tag and I leave the bucks for my buddy's that hunt modern season. Hey it good to talk to you again. Are you ever going to hunt the islands again? Let me now if you what to hunt Lopez or if you have a boat. You should go to Cypress island Great place to hunt but it is boat access only. My first hunt there I bagged a nice 3x3 Muzzleloader hunt. All I do is muzzle for deer now. Talk to you late and great looking big bucks for a island deer.
Here are a few more pic's of friends that I hunting. I keep track of all my buddy's deer that have been harvested over the last 18 years. 77 deer I can count in the photo album. The pic with the 5 deer was a one day hunt with shotguns and the other pic with 4 deer is a 2 day hunt with muzzleloaders. Most of the time if I take a first timer it is hard because we push and jump the deer. So the shots are fast and close, but now my one buddy is getting older and can't pound the brush any more so I might post him up as I push or we sit in a blind. It is not as good as it was back in the 90's. We use to jump 15+ deer a day and pass on them but now if we push hard we see 8 or so and some times more. But the brush is thick and me hear more that we see. LOL When I hunted modern I used pistol's and 12g shotguns with 00 buck or 1 buck shot and took head shots close and body shots passed 20 yards but most shots are close and all you could see is a head. Now a days I hunt Muzzleloader so I shoot my Knight and a CVA sxs 12g with 00-buck for those close shots. Last year I bagged my 2ND deer at 10ft bedded down. Well I hope you like the pictures.
