Idaho 10A Whitetail

[3nails]

 Pretty odd year in 10A for me. There were more hunters than I can remember since the 90s. Seemed like there were camps at every pull off and the weird part was that the vast majority had Idaho plates. Almost no out of staters. Snow was terribly crunchy so I decided to shoot the first buck I rattled in and head home.

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[highside74]

That's different. 

[boneaddict]

Congrats 3 nails.  I was curious what you were going to come home with.   What did you think of numbers of deer?   

[Naches Sportsman]

Awesome buck 3nails!

I saw more Washington and Oregon folks out the last 10 days than I saw locals. Pierce area.

[3nails]

Congrats 3 nails.  I was curious what you were going to come home with.   What did you think of numbers of deer?

One thing I forgot to mention was the amount of logging that has occurred over the last 2 years since I've been there. I was in disbelief. Not much sign in the cuts since they were so new. Any timber that you could find was loaded with sign. The numbers still appear low to me but I'd expect them to rebound nicely after good regrowth happens.

[3nails]

Awesome buck 3nails!

I saw more Washington and Oregon folks out the last 10 days than I saw locals. Pierce area.

I didn't see a single wolf track around there this year. That was good.

[deerhunter_98520]

Pretty odd year in 10A for me. There were more hunters than I can remember since the 90s. Seemed like there were camps at every pull off and the weird part was that the vast majority had Idaho plates. Almost no out of staters. Snow was terribly crunchy so I decided to shoot the first buck I rattled in and head home.

I agree with the hunter numbers. I was in a new unit but not very far from where I usually hunt and we wouldn't hardly see anyone this time of the year just a handful of locals. Not this year we seen Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California and a couple plates I couldn't make out but there was alot of people out

[jae]

Nice Buck! Congratulations!

[krolelov]

Great buck! Congratulations!

[Machias]

Congrats!!

[snake]

All of the transplants have idaho plates now.  The only way to tell a true idaho native is if they have Montana plates.  They sold their houses and moved to Montana but still like to hunt their old stomping grounds.
I dont see many out of state plates in the panhandle anymore.  Last two years I could probably count them on one or two hands. ive been able to escape the pressure by continually searching for new area's and of course people still don't stray far from a road.

[Woodpecker]

Congrats to your success, I also harvested a buck, while hunting in Idaho this year. Had old crunchy snow, for the first week or so. Was later rewarded with some nice new snow at the end. Always a memorable adventure.

[3nails]

Congrats to your success, I also harvested a buck, while hunting in Idaho this year. Had old crunchy snow, for the first week or so. Was later rewarded with some nice new snow at the end. Always a memorable adventure.

That crunch was awful. Got a pic of your buck?