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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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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2018, 12:57:25 PM »
Unless you are 5'2" and 115# that buck is a beast!! Best you got him by the road for sure. Hope to see a few more pics of him some day. Well done sir!! Well done!
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2018, 03:07:11 PM »
6’4” 220, couple more pics

Thanks all.
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2018, 04:38:39 PM »
Nice buck!!
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2018, 04:44:12 PM »
Right on nice Buck!  :tup:
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2018, 05:23:43 PM »
Nice buck, I've had a few close to the road bucks, got to take them where you find them!
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2018, 05:35:33 AM »
Great buck :tup:
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2018, 07:32:53 AM »
congrats buddy glad you were able to connect
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2018, 08:05:43 AM »
That's a great buck no matter where it was.  Solo next to the road makes it that much sweeter.  Way to get it done on the last day.

Beautiful buck for sure.
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2018, 08:08:31 AM »
Beauty!
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2018, 11:34:49 AM »
Congrats man! Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper? I was in the lifted white Chevy and the one that told you that you were crazy to be sleeping in the back when it was so cold :chuckle:. Congrats on a beautiful buck!

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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2018, 03:21:41 PM »
Quote from: Duckhunter14 on November 19, 2018, 11:34:49 AM
Congrats man! Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper? I was in the lifted white Chevy and the one that told you that you were crazy to be sleeping in the back when it was so cold :chuckle:. Congrats on a beautiful buck!

Clint
did you guys tag out as well
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2018, 03:25:54 PM »
Congratz bud... Cant pass up road bucks
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2018, 03:28:31 PM »
Quote from: throttlejocky20 on November 19, 2018, 03:21:41 PM
Quote from: Duckhunter14 on November 19, 2018, 11:34:49 AM
Congrats man! Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper? I was in the lifted white Chevy and the one that told you that you were crazy to be sleeping in the back when it was so cold :chuckle:. Congrats on a beautiful buck!

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did you guys tag out as well

We did; the day after we ran into you guys we went back and killed a buck we had spotted earlier that day. Beautiful boxy 4x4 with eyeguards. Super fun hunt. It was my first time in the unit and we had a lot of fun glassing and sizing up rutting bucks. Love to do it again sometime.

Clint
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #28 on: November 19, 2018, 09:07:13 PM »
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Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper?

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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #29 on: November 19, 2018, 10:32:40 PM »
Outstanding Buck! Numbers are way down and the Rut is not good this year at all  Glad you were able to connect with a decent Buck!
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« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2018, 12:19:07 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #31 on: November 20, 2018, 01:17:26 AM »
That's a great mule deer, congratulations on a dandy buck.
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #32 on: November 20, 2018, 08:40:09 AM »
Nice buck that's awesome I love seeing Entiat bucks... :tup:
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #33 on: November 20, 2018, 09:43:56 AM »
Great buck buddy! Glad you got it done.


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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #34 on: November 20, 2018, 01:02:01 PM »
Quote from: Duckhunter14 on November 19, 2018, 03:28:31 PM
Quote from: throttlejocky20 on November 19, 2018, 03:21:41 PM
Quote from: Duckhunter14 on November 19, 2018, 11:34:49 AM
Congrats man! Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper? I was in the lifted white Chevy and the one that told you that you were crazy to be sleeping in the back when it was so cold :chuckle:. Congrats on a beautiful buck!

Clint
did you guys tag out as well

We did; the day after we ran into you guys we went back and killed a buck we had spotted earlier that day. Beautiful boxy 4x4 with eyeguards. Super fun hunt. It was my first time in the unit and we had a lot of fun glassing and sizing up rutting bucks. Love to do it again sometime.

Clint
Im thinking of heading back over once the archery hunt is over and hunting with my camera
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #35 on: November 20, 2018, 01:49:32 PM »
Congratulations on the nice buck! I love reading all the stories. I’m getting amped up for my entiat archery hunt to start.
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #36 on: November 20, 2018, 01:53:53 PM »
As I am the first to say, most of my hard (fun) hunts are ones that got away, and most of my successful hunts are "and it was standing there"...
You get them when you can, and enjoy hunting.
Its not all about the result, but its great to punch a tag.
Great buck!
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Re: Entiat Road Buck
« Reply #37 on: November 20, 2018, 03:20:22 PM »
Nice Buck!
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