Rifle Quality Tags

[jstone]

Where are the pictures of the quality buck tags it started the 1st of november. Right??

[Boss .300 winmag]

18 1/2 days left dude, take a chill pill. 

[cowboycraig]

18 1/2 days left dude, take a chill pill. 

That would be the 19th, isn't that late rifle season?

Craig

[Boss .300 winmag]

18 1/2 days left dude, take a chill pill. 

That would be the 19th, isn't that late rifle season?

Craig

Depends on the permit. The one I put in for is 20 days long, some are shorter.

[2MANY]

Is a chill pill similar to a happy pill?

[jackelope]

Some of the hunts started yesterday and others  start all through the month of November. Patience is a virtue. Hopefully the same patience the permit holders are abiding by with their trigger fingers.
 

[Boss .300 winmag]

Is a chill pill similar to a happy pill?

I don't know since I've never taken either. 

[Rainier10]

I hope the permit holders are patient, it is only going to get better.  Hopefully they have someone else holding their bullets that they can trust but most importantly I hope they all enjoy their hunts.   I can't wait to get drawn for a special permit.

[elkaholic_74]

I'm 2days into my quality buck hunt in capitol forest. Miserable so far, only seen 3 deer 1 spike. No signs of really rutting. Hoping it gets better soon

[jstone]

Ok those chill pills dont last very long..

[2MANY]

Try a happy pill?

[WAcoueshunter]

Let's see some bucks! 

The rut and migration started early.  There's a foot of snow in the mountains.  We're at the end of Day 3.  I'm sure there are some bucks on the ground already.   

[wheels]

one i had last year started 11 this year 15th

[Bango skank]

4 days of my (whitetail) quality time gone, ive passed on 4 bucks, only one of which was worth looking at.  Seen plenty of does, but nothing like rut activity yet.  Also run into a 4x4 muley that was all neck swollen rutty looking with 5 does, plus a smaller muley buck following around a different group of does.  Saw 3 bull moose, a calf with no mom in sight, and today a lone cow moose that i spent a couple tense hours sneaking by so as not to raise the general alarm on the mountain.  Oh and i got sloppy and spooked a lone cow elk yesterday.  All in all not seeing quite as much pre rut action as i hoped, but man is it nice to hunt public land all day and not hear a single vehicle anywhere.  Loving every bit of it.  And if i still have my tag when the zoo opens onbthe 7th, i have some good bucks more or less tied to the tree on my own property. 

[beaslayer6]

head out tomorrow night for the wife's late tag.. just have to keep her finger off the trigger for a couple days. good luck to all

[Frankchurchbandit]

I have the 10th-20th off to chase a dream in 215. Excited and ready....

[elkrack]

I have the 10th-20th off to chase a dream in 215. Excited and ready....

so your one those guys who took my tag!!! hope you do that tag justice.

[beaslayer6]

That's the tag my wife has good luck.. Hunt hard and sometimes dreams come true.

[kirkl]

I got the pearrgyn tag and some bucks are with does but I think the rut is just starting. New deer moving in everyday.

[Blacklab]

That is a AWESOME animal!!!

Leaving Nov 17. Modern tag starts 19-25 Then followed by cow permit muzzy tag through Dec 8.

[Bigshooter]

I'm headed out Thursday or Friday for my late tag.  Can't wait.

[jstone]

Sweet Buck

[jstone]

Where are the swakane deer at?? Seeing entiat and everywhere else.

[jstone]

Hello am I talking to myself again?

[UBA]

It's when u start answerng yourself when it's a problem.

[wsucowboy]

That's a great buck!

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[Rainier10]

Where are the swakane deer at?? Seeing entiat and everywhere else.

We hunted the archery season and it was slim pickens in Swakane this year.  Things got better on Thanksgiving day but no real mashers running around.  My guess is the rifle guys had a real tough time.

[jstone]

Rainier10 is was up there for 3 days. Hunted up there all my life and every year mores and more people show up. Its getting crazy with p[people up there. Even in my honey holes toooo many people. Nice job on your buck!!!

[LDennis24]

Why can't I see the buck pic? I reviewed every post...  Seem's like some posts are missing.

[emac]

Why can't I see the buck pic? I reviewed every post...  Seem's like some posts are missing.

It is posted in another thread

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[Rainier10]

Rainier10 is was up there for 3 days. Hunted up there all my life and every year mores and more people show up. Its getting crazy with p[people up there. Even in my honey holes toooo many people. Nice job on your buck!!!

Thanks, I was super happy to connect on that buck after what I saw the first three days of the season. 

As far as people, I have thought the same thing for the past two years, tons more people and camps in lots of the old honey holes, guys just set up camp right where the deer are/were.  I have been hunting up there since 94 with my wife's family, they had been hunting up there since the 70's.  The hunting has been tough the past few years but for us it is more of a tradition to go, it is just what we do.  Some years we do well, others not so well but we always have a great Thanksgiving week with all of the family together doing what we love and reliving the good ole days.

[Buckjunkie]

I spent 14 days in the Swakane with my nephew who had a late rifle tag. Best buck we saw was a 150ish buck. Bad weather (rain) made a few days tough, but I won't be going back any time soon.

[Rainier10]

I spent 14 days in the Swakane with my nephew who had a late rifle tag. Best buck we saw was a 150ish buck. Bad weather (rain) made a few days tough, but I won't be going back any time soon.

I think the last couple of years have been tough for the rifle permits.  I tell people 150-160 is a good buck for that permit.  There are bigger ones out there but not enough for every permit holder to shoot one.

The real prize of that permit is too be able to hunt with fewer people and see lots of deer.

We archery hunt the unit and it has been tougher hunting for that as well but it is a family tradition for us to go there.  I think there are better options to hunt at this point but we are just stuck in the rut of going there every year, it is just what we do.  There were ten of us hunting this year and three of us got deer, on the baseball field that is a great average.

[jstone]

I agree. i grew up in wenatchee hunted that area for ever. There are nice bucks but not like it used to be. IF i ever put in for a rifle permit it wouldnt be there. Unless you had a kid maybe i would put them info it to get a buck.

[Rainier10]

I agree. i grew up in wenatchee hunted that area for ever. There are nice bucks but not like it used to be. IF i ever put in for a rifle permit it wouldnt be there. Unless you had a kid maybe i would put them info it to get a buck.

I have been putting my kids in for it for the past 4 years, me as the team leader hoping my points will increase their odds a little.  It will be a great time if we get drawn.