How often are mule deer eye guards greater than 1"?

[MtnMuley]

I'd love to see WDFW create a permit targeting these type of bucks.

That sounds hard to regulate.

Impossible to regulate on a general hunt. I've proposed this idea on private lands in certain areas for a youth hunt with ano assigned volunteer mentor and actually had great support from the WDFW Sargeant at the time. I didn't have the time to continue pursuing the option, and regret it now as I had multiple large landowners very interested. I feel this can be done with some consistent effort.

[huntnphool]

I'd love to see WDFW create a permit targeting these type of bucks.

That sounds hard to regulate.

Impossible to regulate on a general hunt. I've proposed this idea on private lands in certain areas for a youth hunt with ano assigned volunteer mentor and actually had great support from the WDFW Sargeant at the time. I didn't have the time to continue pursuing the option, and regret it now as I had multiple large landowners very interested. I feel this can be done with some consistent effort.

 1 tag in each 200 gmu unit, running through the entire month of November, 2 point only, what's hard to regulate about that? Who would apply for that and shoot the first forky they saw?

 I too have been suggesting it for years.

 I'd be all over that, I think it would be a great hunt.

[Firedogg]

So... is it a 1" third point on the bedded buck?  If you are not sure let him walk.

[huntnphool]

So... is it a 1" third point on the bedded buck?  If you are not sure let him walk.

 Hell yeah, he's got a drop tine!

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Cool pic Firedog!

[DOUBLELUNG]

I'd love to see WDFW create a permit targeting these type of bucks.

That sounds hard to regulate.

Impossible to regulate on a general hunt. I've proposed this idea on private lands in certain areas for a youth hunt with ano assigned volunteer mentor and actually had great support from the WDFW Sargeant at the time. I didn't have the time to continue pursuing the option, and regret it now as I had multiple large landowners very interested. I feel this can be done with some consistent effort.

 1 tag in each 200 gmu unit, running through the entire month of November, 2 point only, what's hard to regulate about that? Who would apply for that and shoot the first forky they saw?

 I too have been suggesting it for years.

 I'd be all over that, I think it would be a great hunt.

It was tried for at least a couple of years in some Spokane District GMUs, not sure what the outcome was.

[JBar]

I think they have some Muzzy 2pt only permits in the Palouse. Here's a buck we seen several times this year, perfect candidate for harvest!

[finnman]

In my experience, a 3/4 inch eye guard (vertical measurement to the beam) measured along the longest edge will almost always be 1 inch or more. I talked to a game warden around Yakima about this and he agreed and said if he were to measure he would choose the longest side and then run his flexible measuring tape down that side until it hit the main beam. He said that usually adds a lot more to the length than people expect. I guess it depends on how they measure but the slightest curve along the edge of the eye guard adds a lot to its length. Best to be cautious though. Here is a nasty two point I stared down last year. I wish he had an eye guard would have dumped him.

I passed a buck up like this on opening morning at 50 yards! Could not for the life of me find an eye guard! And it was a toad!!! Very frustrating to let it walk.

[UW_Nerd]

Thanks everybody for their input! The bucks I scouted were not home over the weekend and I did not have this 2x2 eye-guard predicament. Hopefully, their older brethren will show up eventually.