How are the late chiwawa tags coming along?

[teanawayslayer]

Any success?

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Hopefully some big ones come out! 

[teanawayslayer]

Headed there Friday to assist a friend on his hunt. Can't wait!!

[180-GRAIN]

First buck I saw Saturday was a big one 7x5 had a kicker on one side. Tall and heavy. I second guessed it and by the time I figured I would go after him he was already onto us. Seen a few decent 4 points after that but nothing special. The rut action was not going strong yet. Did see a couple bucks pushing does but not what I was expecting yet. Hopefully it gets better next weekend.

[Skyvalhunter]

You into the snow?

[180-GRAIN]

You into the snow?

Spent time at snow line Saturday. That's where bucks were pushing.

[WildBear]

Look forward to seeing the results of these hunts. Enjoy!

[RC3]

Headed over Saturday till end of season to hunt it should be fun.

[MtnMuley]

For what it's worth, I don't hesitate to shoot a buck like the 7x5 with a kicker that was tall and heavy like described with a Chiwawa tag day 1. Hope you get a better one

[180-GRAIN]

For what it's worth, I don't hesitate to shoot a buck like the 7x5 with a kicker that was tall and heavy like described with a Chiwawa tag day 1. Hope you get a better one

Trust me if I could kick myself in the nuts I would!

[MtnMuley]

Hope you still tag a good one. I actually happened to "see" not pass a 7x5 tall and heavy buck with that tag in 03, but was lucky enough to see him at 50 yds broadside a week later and have him on my wall.

[emac]

Headed there Friday to assist a friend on his hunt. Can't wait!!

Well I hope your buddy is willing to put some boots on the ground. If he is he could get a dandy. Or he will be one of those lucky road hunters like a guy I heard of last year shooting a bull elk and rolling it into the back of there pick up. Never my luck. Good luck to your "buddy"

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[kirkl]

I had a late tag this year and far as I'm concerned boots on the ground is a waste of time. Gotta drive and glass. Those bucks are always moving. We hiked quit a bit and would see a couple does and 2pts. Saw way more deer driving and glassing.

[NOCK NOCK]

Not many deer in the lower Tyee area yet. Spent some time in there today and only saw a handful of deer.

[huntnphool]

I received a pic today of a stud just taken out of there, congrats to the hunter.

[teanawayslayer]

I received a pic today of a stud just taken out of there, congrats to the hunter.

can't share a pic?

[180-GRAIN]

I received a pic today of a stud just taken out of there, congrats to the hunter.

If you can get permission to post a pic please do so. I would like to see of its the one I was after.

[boneaddict]

Rut fired early about one solid week early.  Second estrous I assume will fire a week early as well.  Bucks are tired.  Look for them on the ground.

[Skyvalhunter]

Part of the problem is if the snow hasn't moved most of the does down the Big boys aren't forced to come down to breed when they can do it up high. This next round of wet/windy weather with high snow levels doesn't help. There is suppose to be another cold front next week so hopefully that helps to move them. Like they say hunt at snow line

[teanawayslayer]

My buddy smacked a decent 3x4 with eye guards yesterday. Not many deer moving around yet. Wish the weather would have came sooner.

[Ridgerunner]

Well wheres the pics?

[jstone]

Should be great for late archery tags

[boneaddict]

Big snow should liven things up

[teanawayslayer]

Big snow should liven things up

it should get them moving. Wish my buddy would have held out another couple of days. Oh well he's happy.

[Skyvalhunter]

Well they better liven up pretty fast since this is the 20th

[180-GRAIN]

I hunted hard and passed 6 deer in the 150-165 class holding out for a 170 plus. I stuck to my goal and last day I had to hunt I ended up taking a 3 point on the way back to break camp. I seen probably 5-600 deer the 8 days I hunted the tag just not the big deer I was after.

[Ridgerunner]

Thanks for the report.  Way to stick to your guns and keep looking for what you really wanted. 

[7mmfan]

Sounds like a great hunt. To bad you couldn't find the monster but you spent lots of time in the woods looking at bucks, saw tons of deer it sounds like, and ended up going home with some meat in the freezer. Good work 

[Skyvalhunter]

The big boys were still up high in the Chiwawa last weekend. Looks like some survived to pass on their genes.

[benhuntin]

Nice one was killed yesterday. Two more tags are n there group. They said they aren't seein a lot of bucks.

[Shank]

What part of the unit is everyone seeing Deer in?  Just curious, I spend most of my time in the Mad river area, and see few deer

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[ldjbuff]

From the looks of it nobody is seeing deer based on all the pictures posted........

[WAcoueshunter]

I was up there last weekend getting Xmas trees in Swakane and Chiwawa.  Didn't see a single deer in some of the transition areas where I normally see them, and the tracks in the snow all appeared pretty old.  Think a lot of the deer already migrated lower with the earlier snows, and there are still some up higher that have yet to come down.   The clear cold weather last week didn't give them any reason to move around. 

[deerslyr]

Nice one was killed yesterday. Two more tags are n there group. They said they aren't seein a lot of bucks.

Any chance it was three brothers that drew as a group?

[benhuntin]

It was, why?

[deerslyr]

It was, why?

Family friends. But I havent got a text from them yet!

[benhuntin]

It was, why?

Family friends. But I havent got a text from them yet!

if you know them Jason shot a 155-160" buck opening mornin. No report tonight yet.

[Magnum_Willys]

Lots of Lil Guys

[deerslyr]

It was, why?

Family friends. But I havent got a text from them yet!

if you know them Jason shot a 155-160" buck opening mornin. No report tonight yet.

Nice!! Hopefully Joe and James have the same luck.

[bowpredator]

My buddy Colby has that tag but haven't heard if any BBD.