Opening Day Deer

[jstone]

Today is opening day. Where are all of the pictures and stories of the opener?

[OutHouse]

I figured someone put one on the ground and would start the 2020 deer thread. Kinda surprised.

[J.Brower]

Sat in a cut for 14 hours with nothing to show. Got in for the morning, didn’t want to hike out and back in for the evening so I sat in the timber edge (shade) then back to my vantage point as the sun started falling. Saw some good bucks on Saturday in it so had high hopes...


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[xX Let ER Rip Xx]

Worked...... 

Oh well I’ll be out there Saturday Sunday and Monday....!  I hope somebody let the air out of a buck!

[jstone]

Work is stupid this time of year. Good luck to all

[throwingsticks]

Bumped a few but didn't get a good shot, hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Also it turns out "my spot" is super busy. Talked with three other hunters YIKES

[NorseNW]

Work for me too - stupid job!  Trying to motivate myself to get out this weekend but man 90 degree hunts are not my thing.

[npaull]

Too damn hot!

[HAGEMANIAC]

Trying to fill my 127 second deer first, I was in the stand and had a few does come by at 30 but had youngins with em. No shot was taken. There was a ton of buck sign in the area, but last time I checked my cam apparently i forgot to turn it back on 

[Fatherof5]

My oldest and I went out last night after work. Had a doe come in and my son missed. ( His first year bow hunting.)

[OutHouse]

My oldest and I went out last night after work. Had a doe come in and my son missed. ( His first year bow hunting.)

That's a great experience though. I remember my first misses well and they definitely taught me a lot about the what to do in the final moments. I still have a hard time controlling my heart rate/breathing sometimes.

[Rutnbuxnbulls]

My oldest and I went out last night after work. Had a doe come in and my son missed. ( His first year bow hunting.)

That's a great experience though. I remember my first misses well and they definitely taught me a lot about the what to do in the final moments. I still have a hard time controlling my heart rate/breathing sometimes.

It seems to be a common issue, when I'm stand hunting and can see a buck from a ways away I have time to get the adrenaline flowing and the heart rate spikes.  I've had to calm down with breathing techniques and typically can get a controlled shot after a few breaths.

Working for the next few days then heading out this weekend, Monday looks best for temperatures and north wind forecasted.  Poke a biggun gents!

[Barbaroja]

I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.

[elkrack]

I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.

Great attitude to have! Learn from the mistakes and you’ll always be improving 
Good luck this season

[Jpmiller]

I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.

Great attitude to have! Learn from the mistakes and you’ll always be improving 
Good luck this season

Just remember that sometimes the lesson is that the deer won today. You do everything right, or at least don't do anything wrong, and still come away defeated. Good luck finding him again.

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Work is extremely dumb this time of year, seems every year I start having trouble paying attention to details at work cause all I can think about is deer and elk hunting! Gonna give it a shot this weekend and see how it goes, but those temps are going to make it rough! But I will say a bad day in the woods is WAY BETTER THEN A GOOD DAY AT WORK!! 

[NorseNW]

I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.

Half the struggle is finding them for sure.  Definitely stick with it.  I'm not sure how much property you have that you are hunting but the ones that frequent my lil 3 acres are pretty consistent.  They've been run off by my dog, bumped be me doing yard work - even had one bedded within 15 yards while I did some archery practice! Season wasn't open yet.  They always return.  I would have a chance at a really nice 3x4 this year.  Just not comfortable that I can get him to drop before he hits one of the property lines - darn neighbors!

[buckfvr]

I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.

If you know hes there, why settle for one of his "dumber" (younger) others when you can hunt him the entire season ?  If possible, learn prevailing wind/currents etc. and pick stands accordingly.

[mburrows]

Here’s mine. Buddy got his in the AM I got this guy yesterday evening. My buddy let me use an iron will broadhead, pretty impressive. Quartering to, hit the first rib, exit the abdomen and went through the rear quarter muscle then lodged into a tree

[Barbaroja]

I got winded by the biggest buck I’ve Ever personally seen, :bash:6-8 points and wider than his ears. Saw him coming up the hill right at me but didn’t know he was walking in a depression, so I couldn’t see him as he approached. I thought he was still toward the bottom of the hill about 50+ yards away when all of a sudden I hear a crash 10 yards away as he catches my wind and takes off..... very disheartening, this is my 2nd year bow hunting and 3rd year hunting over all. Now that’s it’s been a few hours I’m trying to just trying to recap the events and see what I could have done differently and learn from that instead of being upset about it.It does make me feel good to know I’ve got a monster moving around my property, doubt I’ll see him again but hopefully I meet up with some of his dumber family memebers tonight.

If you know hes there, why settle for one of his "dumber" (younger) others when you can hunt him the entire season ?  If possible, learn prevailing wind/currents etc. and pick stands accordingly.

Because then I can eat steaks and spend time hunting other stuff. September goose opens Saturday, early elk coming up, small game, still looking for a bear, shall I go on? Lol
Just more interested in getting some meat in the freezer antlers are just a bonus but don’t really mean anything to me other than the direct coronation between the size of the rack and how much meat is attached to it. More the merrier. Good luck everyone! Thanks for the encouraging words.

[jstone]

Great Job.!!
Keep the pictures coming

[Jpmiller]

Somebody shot a deer in mazama, my old man found it bloated out behind his place this afternoon. 3 pt buck. For some strange reason his camera had all the pictures deleted from it. All on private property. Bummer.

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COME ON!!! That’s not ok at all...!!!

[OutHouse]

Somebody shot a deer in mazama, my old man found it bloated out behind his place this afternoon. 3 pt buck. For some strange reason his camera had all the pictures deleted from it. All on private property. Bummer.

Oh no. I'll have to check my cams when I get up there. Hope they weren't raided as well. And that sucks in general and why didn't they try to retrieve at least? Probably thought they'd be caught I suppose. Five bucks says they're still up there looking for another deer to shoot. Was it certainly an arrow kill? Whitetail?

[Sutherland]

Hate hearing things of that sort. #no meat left behind.

[Jpmiller]

Whitetail, said it definitely looked like it had been stuck with an arrow. It was only like thirty yards from the trail camera, I can't see how it would be two separate incidents? His land abuts the national forest so while access is limited it very well could have been shot legally and I'm pretty positive my dad has never turned anyone asking for access away if they're any sort of respectable, definitely wouldn't turn someone trying to recover a deer away. Just a bummer all around.

[MHWASH]

Sons opening evening buck.

[Rainier10]

Congrats to your son MH.  I would love to get a buck in velvet someday.

[huntingaddiction]

Sons opening evening buck.

Hell yes!  Congrats to that young killer!

[mburrows]

Congrats that’s awesome!

[BIGDOG253]

Here is mine from the opener. Feels great to fill a tag on a buck after a 10 year drought. I couldn't be happier! I shot him at about 7 yards quartering towards me, complete pass through, he ran no more than 50 yards. Thanks mburrows for all the help.

[Taco280AI]

Nice job 

[Karl Blanchard]

Great job to all you successful hunters so far!

[huntingaddiction]

Great job to all you successful hunters so far!

Hopefully I get to post one this weekend, I'll probably miss though and it will run to Drock so he can shoot it

[Rainier10]

https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,252657.msg3419271/topicseen.html#new

2020 deer thread started with a sticky so it stays on the top of the deer board.

[OutHouse]

Great deer everyone!

[mburrows]

Here is mine from the opener. Feels great to fill a tag on a buck after a 10 year drought. I couldn't be happier! I shot him at about 7 yards quartering towards me, complete pass through, he ran no more than 50 yards. Thanks mburrows for all the help.

Love those half mile pack outs! Pain is coming in November lol

[pianoman9701]

Here’s mine. Buddy got his in the AM I got this guy yesterday evening. My buddy let me use an iron will broadhead, pretty impressive. Quartering to, hit the first rib, exit the abdomen and went through the rear quarter muscle then lodged into a tree

That's a nice-looking buck by any standard.

[pianoman9701]

Sons opening evening buck.

Great buck, young man!

[pianoman9701]

Here is mine from the opener. Feels great to fill a tag on a buck after a 10 year drought. I couldn't be happier! I shot him at about 7 yards quartering towards me, complete pass through, he ran no more than 50 yards. Thanks mburrows for all the help.

Nice buck!

[Henrydog]

I am not a archery guy but this make me want to learn.

All of these so far a great looking deer.  Nice work boys!

[xX Let ER Rip Xx]

Nice bucks everybody!!!! Congrats .....!!!

[Pathfinder101]

Sons opening evening buck.

That's awesome! 

[HntnFsh]

Sons opening evening buck.

That's awesome! Tell him it's ok to crack a smile when you get a nice buck. I would be grinning ear to ear!

[jstone]

SLOWWWW

[Taco280AI]

 
Came to this thread hoping to see new pics

[NOCK NOCK]

SLOWWWW

Just got back from 8 days in Muley country  There needs to be ALOT more "W"s added to your slowww.   

[xX Let ER Rip Xx]

Was going to head to Mulie country, but decided to stay local. That’s too bad to hear reports like that, 247&246 are some of my favorite places to hunt.

[BLDtraLR]

Pics on the 2020 deer sticky  Wasn't opening day  LOL