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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2023, 10:34:10 AM »
If he was in my garden he'd get the shaft.  Other than that, a couple well earned snaps with the camera.

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2023, 11:02:57 AM »
I’d be tagged out first day. He’s big enough for me to be stuffed too.
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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #17 on: September 01, 2023, 11:18:25 AM »
Pass regardless of state , young buck and no way I’m shooting that in September

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #18 on: September 01, 2023, 12:48:39 PM »
The heat this morning along with the full moon put them to bed before light. Thinking the next few days will be pretty quiet here. Tons of young bucks this year! TONS… With that said even scouting over the summer very few animals that would break the 130” mark around.
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #19 on: September 01, 2023, 12:54:15 PM »
Thats still good news though!   I'm not sure NE WA will even have that

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #20 on: September 01, 2023, 01:34:07 PM »
Places in NE wa doing very well. Have a friend who has over 100 deer on his place and 3 bucks over 150”

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #21 on: September 01, 2023, 01:49:13 PM »
Good to hear!

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #22 on: September 01, 2023, 03:01:34 PM »
Pass for me.
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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #23 on: September 01, 2023, 04:13:22 PM »
We had wolves move in this summer and all my bucks and moose are in deep hiding.  See wolves on cameras at least a couple times per week....makes me sick.  Had my eyes on a buck and haven't seen him since the wolves moved in.....hope is still alive. 

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #24 on: September 01, 2023, 06:56:55 PM »
Places in NE wa doing very well. Have a friend who has over 100 deer on his place and 3 bucks over 150”

Some places might be, local populations to me are still *way* under what they were a handful of years ago.

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #25 on: September 01, 2023, 06:59:29 PM »
TeacherMan, I’ll get that in the mail Monday. 👍🏼 Good luck out there.

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #26 on: September 01, 2023, 08:22:32 PM »
Places in NE wa doing very well. Have a friend who has over 100 deer on his place and 3 bucks over 150”

Some places might be, local populations to me are still *way* under what they were a handful of years ago.
I agree with Tommy.
It's definitely hit or miss.
With a lot of miss ,when it comes to public ground.

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #27 on: September 01, 2023, 09:49:36 PM »
TeacherMan, I’ll get that in the mail Monday. 👍🏼 Good luck out there.

I need to do the same 🙌🏼
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #28 on: September 01, 2023, 10:55:11 PM »
If I had a legal deer in an early season, that’s all it needs to be for me to target it. I like seeing big bucks, however, I like eating even more.


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Re: How big does it have to be in the early season?
« Reply #29 on: September 01, 2023, 11:08:25 PM »
How many of these people saying shoot live on the west side vs. east side 😂🤷🏻‍♂️
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

 


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