Author Topic: Late tag (Read 9474 times)

Quote from: ellensburgpo on December 17, 2016, 08:30:52 PM
Old buck, happy to tag that old warrior.

Amen to that .....old buck, probably outsmarted many a hunter and predator in his days. Would be my honor to take him

with a smile on my face!

Miles · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2016, 09:44:41 PM »

Good mature buck. Tag would be notched.

SkookumHntr · « **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2016, 10:27:34 PM »

I would pass!

blackveltbowhunter · « **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2016, 10:31:48 PM »

Rifle late i would likely pass. If he had 2 inch eyegaurds that would be a big game changer. Archery unless I was having epic buck sightings he is getting an arrow.

Rainier10 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2016, 10:35:31 PM »

I'm a late archery guy, yes I would notch my tag on that guy every and any day of the season.

PastorJoel · « **Reply #13 on:** December 17, 2016, 10:44:12 PM »

Dead deer! 100%

ellensburgpo · « **Reply #14 on:** December 18, 2016, 04:05:33 AM »

Funny the differences in what people consider a trophy.

Whitpirate · « **Reply #15 on:** December 18, 2016, 04:08:46 AM »

Since I'm mostly looking for deer for my 12 year old I'm pretty confident I'm watching my son take a shot.

Muleyslyr · « **Reply #16 on:** December 18, 2016, 02:33:34 PM »

Absolutely I would. Old symmetrical buck with good width. Tough to pass that guy up.

horsehunter509 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 18, 2016, 03:22:53 PM »

Would really depend what unit, what day of the hunt, and what had been seen so far up to that point.

M_ray · « **Reply #18 on:** December 18, 2016, 04:11:01 PM »

Karl Blanchard · « **Reply #19 on:** December 18, 2016, 04:44:09 PM »

Without hesitation.

NOCK NOCK · « **Reply #20 on:** December 18, 2016, 06:29:38 PM »

Yep

huntnphool · « **Reply #21 on:** December 18, 2016, 11:18:51 PM »

Pass with the rifle, tag him with the camera.

Matth · « **Reply #22 on:** December 19, 2016, 08:01:19 AM »

Pass with the rifle, dead deer with a bow.

C-Money · « **Reply #23 on:** December 19, 2016, 08:08:28 AM »

He looks like a good one to me.

hunter399 · « **Reply #24 on:** December 19, 2016, 08:27:56 AM »

I would never pass that.Big body lots a meat , and looks legal to me.

Rainier10 · « **Reply #25 on:** December 19, 2016, 08:35:20 AM »

I think the key is the word "tag", that makes me think you are talking general season, not a special permit.

I might pass if I had a special permit, depending on a lot of variables.

General season late archery tag he is getting an arrow first hour of the season all the way up until the last sliver of hunting light.

Jimmy33 · « **Reply #26 on:** December 19, 2016, 09:45:06 AM »

My 6.5 would drop him in his tracks...no hesitation

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WAcoueshunter · « **Reply #27 on:** December 19, 2016, 09:49:39 AM »

To me, that is the classic late tag buck. Old, dark horns, good mass - rare to see bucks like that in the regular season. It's a perfect example for the "great bucks that don't score diddly" thread. If we didn't have weather that year or I just wasn't seeing other bucks like that, I'd drop him in a heartbeat. But if it's early in the hunt or I'm seeing lots of mature bucks, maybe I hold out for something with a bit more wow factor.

NRA4LIFE · « **Reply #28 on:** December 19, 2016, 10:07:13 AM »

Boom-Thwop.

quadrafire · « **Reply #29 on:** December 19, 2016, 10:13:01 AM »

Yes
Way bigger than the one I did pull the trigger on

boneaddict · « **Reply #30 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:30:51 AM »

Well, bottom line is this was a tough year. It wouldn't matter what tag you had. This buck may well have bested this years rafflebuck. I no way want to take away from that trophy either. Just commenting that this year, if you'd have let him walk, you may not have done better. .....and that's ok too.

Miles · « **Reply #31 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:40:33 AM »

Bone, do you have a side view? I think this view could be hiding a little of what's there. It's hard to tell fork depth on this buck with a face on shot.

Still... Face on view only and he would be going down. Could spend the rest of the season looking for 10 more inches.

elevenpt1 · « **Reply #32 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:44:15 AM »

Smoke em !!!! Quick

boneaddict · « **Reply #33 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:48:42 AM »

I'll have to check. Most of my shots were really blurry on this guy. Maybe I was shaking, lol!

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #34 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:50:29 AM »

Because you were cold or that u peed yourself

boneaddict · « **Reply #35 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:52:19 AM »

I was probably breathing heavy. I think living in Yakima is effecting me at high altitudes. Yeah that's it. It's not the 50 pounds I put on since getting married again.

trophyhunt · « **Reply #36 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:53:19 AM »

Quote from: kirkl on December 17, 2016, 08:10:43 PM

Pass, also depends on what I've been seeing.

Miles · « **Reply #37 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:55:01 AM »

Quote from: boneaddict on December 19, 2016, 11:52:19 AM

I was probably breathing heavy. I think living in Yakima is effecting me at high altitudes. Yeah that's it. It's not the 50 pounds I put on since getting married again.

Lol

I've been thinking about the whole altitude shortness if breath thing since finding out we are moving to Colorado.

starbailey · « **Reply #38 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:56:01 AM »

Pass with rifle tag. Shoot with bow.

Rainier10 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 19, 2016, 12:01:22 PM »

I really love these kinds of threads. So much to think about. I really hope to draw a late permit one day and have to ponder this type of stuff.

I was just texting some of the mods earlier talking about what I would or wouldn't shoot with a late permit. I think for me it would really be more about the hunt and all the animals that I could see and the experience that I would share with friends and family. The buck would just be a reminder of the hunt.

DOUBLELUNG · « **Reply #40 on:** December 19, 2016, 12:06:14 PM »

Might pass with the bow - unless or until he looks away! Rifle say boom.

boneaddict · « **Reply #41 on:** December 19, 2016, 12:22:50 PM »

If I remember right, he took a couple swipes at the ground right there, then bedded.

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