Official Tag Soup Thread '08 Version

[fishseeker]

Ate my deer tag as I nomally do. Trying to teach the daughter to hunt.And my son and his bud. Don't have much time to go out alone anymore. Next season I will be adding my granddaughter into the mix. Wouldn't have it anyother way!
Didn't go elk hunting this year as I didn't draw the tag and wasn't in the mood to go!

[alchemyforge]

First season and I deep fried my archery deer tag, tempura style.  I didn't even see an adult deer of either sex during hunting hours. The guy who said he'd show me the ropes is a good guy, but he's basically a road hunter- "We just drive from one spot to another until we see something... that's how we do it when I get to hunt with the Yakima tribe."   Help me Jeebus! 
Here are the excuses:  I didn't have a good start with areas to hunt (he hasn't hunted western WA in about 19 years and didn't invite me to go east with him); I'm really out of shape so my lungs felt like I'd scrubbed them with a broadhead; the places I went on my own were guess work at best (though I did see lots of tracks and poo in a couple places- just no deer); um, school and work kept me out of the woods; the woods is real thick, too so it was hard to find a spot ....  shall I continue?   

[mossback91]

ate my elk tag as i did not draw a branch tag.....and I hve no time to try and run around looking for spikes with abotu a billion other hunters.......did good on finding deer....found one for my roommate to shoot(his first) then I passed up a small 2x3 whitey.....then I missed a decetn 3x whitey and then I missed a giant 4x whitey with 10-12 long tines!! soo my hunting was good it was just my shooting skills that lacked and this is the first time Ive ever had a problem with missing an animal and I am really stumped......I have dropped an elk at 250 yards but for some reason that whitetail at 75 yards did not die!!!! oh well I had a good time hunting as I always do! i would have to say as far it goes for worst hunting season by seeing animals would have been my 2007 season btu I was also jsut coming off crutches and had abotu 1 leg with maybe half of the other working ok so hunting hurt like a biatch and I ust wasnt into it as much since I was ins oo much pain........ still havent cooked my tags up though!! whats a good recipe!?!?!

[bigdave]

modern rifle deer tag

Passed on a nice little basket 4x4 WT from off my back deck. I had him scoped up and ready to let er bang......It just didn't seem right.

maybe I should have.

[uncoolperson]

3rd year trying to find a deer for me... third year failing to find a deer for me


with the right amount of onions it's okay

[oneshotkill]

I ate one of my deer tags and both my bears tags as well as my cougar tag.  It was one big meal.  At least I filled one of my tags and my dad filled his tag so we will have venison for a while at least.

[1bowhunter1]

ICEMAN, there is always next year!!   Thats what I keep telling myself..

[ICEMAN]

Yeah, that is what we are all telling ourselves! 

Even with no meat down this year, did have fun with family and friends.....  meat just makes it more fun...