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Offline fisheral87

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Entiat Road Buck
« on: November 18, 2018, 08:31:54 AM »
I had never stepped foot in the unit until this season. With competing priorities I could only hunt weekends. I tried to maximize my time in the field by sleeping in my truck and being as mobile as possible. Scouted one weekend and hunted five days. Met ThrottleJockey and some other good guys on dirt roads. Drove most of the roads in the unit. Saw 100+ deer including a couple nice 3x3’s and a solid 3x4 which I passed because I had set a goal for myself to take a mature animal or a spike on the last day. The numbers of 1-2 year old bucks seemed very strong.

The hunt was perhaps not one you might dream of, but it was on for the books. A struggle with success in the  end.

This buck died the afternoon of the fifth day, fifty yards from the road where he was standing, tending a doe, when I turned the corner.

Glad my road buck came on a solo hunt.

Al

« Last Edit: November 18, 2018, 03:06:15 PM by fisheral87 »
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2018, 08:33:55 AM »
Stud buck, congrats.

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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2018, 08:39:47 AM »
Nice buck Al, everyone deserves a good road buck in their career!
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2018, 08:43:11 AM »
Good job al! :tup:
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2018, 08:43:31 AM »
Get em where you get em! Great buck.
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2018, 08:45:50 AM »
Nice Buck! I'm assuming this was a late season tag you got drawn for?
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2018, 08:48:09 AM »
Correct, late permit
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2018, 09:56:55 AM »
Congrats Al. Heck of a road buck. Them are always the best ones

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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2018, 10:00:39 AM »
Great Buck! Congrats!
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2018, 11:10:21 AM »
Very nice buck
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2018, 11:15:15 AM »
Nothing wrong with a road buck, Take the easy along with the hard...

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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2018, 12:04:45 PM »
Congrats. Nice job

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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2018, 12:35:13 PM »
Dandy buck 👍
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #13 on: November 18, 2018, 12:41:52 PM »
That's a pig!! Good job!!
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #14 on: November 18, 2018, 12:56:40 PM »
Well done, Al. That’s a great buck.
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