How big does it have to be in the early season?

[TeacherMan]

Idaho archery season opened yesterday for me, since the opener we have watched eight different bucks, both muleys and whitetails, two bears and a moose. NO ELK, poof, amazing how they disappear. Still close to 3.5 months left of seasons so I’m in ZERO rush.

Would you have passed this guy in his bed at 37 yards with your bow?

[ducks4days]

I cant eat antlers. If its legal and I feel good about it, its down. Even better if its big bodied.

[LDennis24]

Yes because it's Idaho, probably not if it was Washington.

[TeacherMan]

I cant eat antlers. If its legal and I feel good about it, its down. Even better if its big bodied.

Definitely get that and if I didn’t live in a spot like I do I may feel the same. I have the opportunity to hunt 60 plus days a season if I want to and that bigger buck was only 15 min from the house.

[buckfvr]

Not even a second glance, pass.

[blackveltbowhunter]

Pass here. Lotsa time to hunt and bucks look cooler in late season.

[MeepDog]

If I see a guy like that on the Washington opener tomorrow, he's getting an arrow flung at him.

[nwwanderer]

Looks old and chewy, good call

[ducks4days]

I cant eat antlers. If its legal and I feel good about it, its down. Even better if its big bodied.

Definitely get that and if I didn’t live in a spot like I do I may feel the same. I have the opportunity to hunt 60 plus days a season if I want to and that bigger buck was only 15 min from the house.

Thats fair. I trade a lot of my big game hunting for 107 days of waterfowl. Late archery blacktail usually pulls me away for a bit, but overall I'm more than happy to just punch tags and get back to the ducks.

[hunter399]

I would of tagged it in a heartbeat.
I've always been a meat hunter.
Maybe moving to Idaho would change my ways.
Well wish me luck,going to look for a cougar in your old stomping grounds here in the NE Washington.

[meatwhack]

2.5 year old buck. Hard pass.

[emac]

Idaho pass Washington shoot

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[Gettin Birdie]

Funny how having 2 months to hunt versus 1 week etc. really changes your opinion on things.  I would have shot that buck in a heartbeat in WA, not so in ID or MT, in fact I waited so long last year that I didn't tag out, , which is fine, freezer was full already.  Also, a meat hunter first & foremost, but big horns are cool too. 

[Stein]

I would shoot it the first day of the season, the last day and any day in between.  There are always either more tags to fill, fish to catch or something else I can do if I finish early.

[greenhead_killer]

Easy pass