Ritzville A Tag

[newbs55]

Just wondering if anyone out there drew this tag?

[Bobm]

I shot this Ritzville buck in 05.

I had to get permission to hunt on private land. Most of it is.

While scouting in August I drove around with an ice chest full of watermelons giving them to farmers I talked to.  Nice folks.  

I hunted the east side of the unit but now wish I had scouted the western side.  I'm hearing big bucks there.

[ducks55]

It looks like you did pretty good on the eastside, atleast I would be happy with that deer.

[Ridgerunner]

any other pics?

[Bobm]

Ok,  since you ask and it's about Washington.

Here is my set up for the shot.  It rained hard earlier and the air was wet for a wicked bullet trail right to the deer.
Rem 700 338 Win shooting 180 Accubonds.
Distance 300 yards.

[Bobm]

Here's another pic I pulled up.

Blurry but shows the buck in the back ground down after he was shot.
He's that brown blob on the opposite hillside.

[bobcat]

That buck must not have had much there to rub the velvet off his antlers. 

[Bobm]

Yeah,  that's what I thought after he was down and that was a late in November hunt.

[bowhunterforever]

Nice looking buck bobm!

[wastickslinger]

Thats crazy, my Ritzville B tag in '05 had same issue. Velvet irritated his antler. Only this one really screwed up the one side trying to get it off.

[jackelope]

a lot of the mule deer we shoot in that wheat country still have pretty good amount of velvet on them.
 

[Ridgerunner]

Not the biggest bucks in the state but decent.  That velvet not rubbing off is really wierd. 

[jackelope]

i always thought they didn't have anything to rub it off on except wheat and thats why it  hung around later than normal...

[wastickslinger]

Not the biggest bucks in the state but decent.  That velvet not rubbing off is really wierd. 

your right but I had to shoot something on the last day. 

[mossback91]

Not the biggest bucks in the state but decent.  That velvet not rubbing off is really wierd. 

your right but I had to shoot something on the last day. 

I think hes just talking about the unit? I dont think hes picking on your buck?    I might be wrong.........