Fun weekend, great weather for Blacktail hunting. Did Bridge Gate on the opener, relatively quiet crowd wise for that place saw 16 does and another deer that I'm pretty certain was a buck but he jumped out of his bed and was gone...caught up with him again and he kept his head down and never got a positive ID. Did Main gate on Sunday, busier crowd wise but I walked half the day without seeing another human. Saw 12 does, a bobcat and a longhorn spike which I shot. Actually thought he was a forkie but when I got up to him he was just a big spike...was actually very thankful for the spike rule, I don't like killing small bucks as a rule but a lot of times with blacktail you don't have much time to count points, its a quick decision. Smallest Kapowsin buck Ive shot out of 6, but I'm happy, can focus on getting my son on a buck now. Going to miss the late hunt due to being in Montana, so I figured I better not be too picky this year. Heard a half dozen shots opening morning, and maybe 3 on sunday. Did I mention that it was just a little wet out there? Best part of the season yet to come, should be fun I think they are going to be going strong in another week or ten days.
