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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #15 on: June 29, 2025, 08:00:08 AM »
Congrats on the tag, the unit is still a top prospect for a quality buck!
didnt someone shoot a 200+ buck in there a couple years back?

Thank you!! I am super excited. I love being in the woods during the late season.
I believe a guy got a big one, during the regular season a couple years back. The one that was pictured on a jeep?

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #16 on: June 29, 2025, 08:36:21 AM »
Congrats on the tag, the unit is still a top prospect for a quality buck!
didnt someone shoot a 200+ buck in there a couple years back?

Thank you!! I am super excited. I love being in the woods during the late season.
I believe a guy got a big one, during the regular season a couple years back. The one that was pictured on a jeep?
I think that buck came out of the general area but not Chewuch
Happiness is being in the woods!!!

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #17 on: June 29, 2025, 08:39:45 AM »
Congrats on the tag, the unit is still a top prospect for a quality buck!
didnt someone shoot a 200+ buck in there a couple years back?

Thank you!! I am super excited. I love being in the woods during the late season.
I believe a guy got a big one, during the regular season a couple years back. The one that was pictured on a jeep?
I think that buck came out of the general area but not Chewuch
Pearrygin I believe!
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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #18 on: June 30, 2025, 07:29:02 AM »
Congrats on the tag, the unit is still a top prospect for a quality buck!
didnt someone shoot a 200+ buck in there a couple years back?

Thank you!! I am super excited. I love being in the woods during the late season.
I believe a guy got a big one, during the regular season a couple years back. The one that was pictured on a jeep?
I think that buck came out of the general area but not Chewuch
Pearrygin I believe!

So not the big buck you were speaking of. Yes, you're right. This one was on the opposite side of the road that separates the 2 GMU's.

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #19 on: June 30, 2025, 07:53:38 AM »
This one was the biggest we saw when my buddy had it

He hunted hard and passed plenty of good bucks trying to find him again on public land

Thanks for sharing the picture.What year was it? What area did you guys stick to?
It will be a fun hunt!

We were there 2021
He wanted a big specific buck posted earlier

Saw the most bucks on Rendevous
Met about 4 or 5 tag holders showed them bucks we weren’t interested in.
Never fired a round and ate the tag

I had it myself I think 2013 or 2014, I shot a decent 4x4 on day 11 and a bear same day, really fun time to be up there

Use your optics, know your legal public boundaries especially Rendevous area
Find the does.
« Last Edit: June 30, 2025, 11:13:53 AM by MADMAX »
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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #20 on: June 30, 2025, 10:55:35 AM »
Here's my opinion on these late tags.  Throw score out the window, go in and plan on hunting hard, enjoy hunting muleys in the rut with minimal competition and when you find a buck you like kill it so you have a tangible reminder of the great time that you had on this tag that probably took decades to draw. 

Reality is most guys don't shoot high scoring deer on these WA Quality hunts, there are better states to do that in for sure.  These hunts can still be amazing and memorable even if you don't shoot the biggest one on the mountain.  I know the one I had over 20 years ago was, even though the buck only scored in the 140's. 

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #21 on: June 30, 2025, 12:33:15 PM »
Exactly.

That being said these Skagit folks kill some big deer over there.

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #22 on: June 30, 2025, 10:06:33 PM »
Thank you for sharing, MADMAX. It looks like you have had some great success there.
I was hoping to avoid the Rendezvous area, well mainly the Gunn Road. I know a lot are taken there. There are some great areas around there, but yes property boundaries are huge there.
That's a beautiful bear, too.
I'm excited!
I was really hoping someone else held this tag too! Not yet, on here so far.

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #23 on: June 30, 2025, 10:16:24 PM »
Here's my opinion on these late tags.  Throw score out the window, go in and plan on hunting hard, enjoy hunting muleys in the rut with minimal competition and when you find a buck you like kill it so you have a tangible reminder of the great time that you had on this tag that probably took decades to draw. 

Reality is most guys don't shoot high scoring deer on these WA Quality hunts, there are better states to do that in for sure.  These hunts can still be amazing and memorable even if you don't shoot the biggest one on the mountain.  I know the one I had over 20 years ago was, even though the buck only scored in the 140's.

Very well said!
I will not pass on one that I feel is right or worked my rear off to get to. If I have.a plan or feeling about a certain area, hike in and it all comes together, for me that is a huge accomplishment. I love a great story  to go with every animal.
We will be over during the general season, so my boyfriend can hunt . Reading your post helps take a bit of pressure off myself, when I can put it in that perspective. I appreciate that.
It will be a fun season for sure. Thank you again!

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #24 on: June 30, 2025, 10:17:55 PM »
Exactly.

That being said these Skagit folks kill some big deer over there.

Yes!! yes, they have.

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #25 on: June 30, 2025, 10:24:54 PM »
Congrats on the tag, the unit is still a top prospect for a quality buck!
didnt someone shoot a 200+ buck in there a couple years back?

Thank you!! I am super excited. I love being in the woods during the late season.
I believe a guy got a big one, during the regular season a couple years back. The one that was pictured on a jeep?
I think that buck came out of the general area but not Chewuch

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #26 on: June 30, 2025, 10:27:22 PM »
Congrats on the tag, the unit is still a top prospect for a quality buck!
didnt someone shoot a 200+ buck in there a couple years back?

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The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first!

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Re: 2025 Quality Chewuch Tag
« Reply #27 on: Yesterday at 08:48:35 AM »
Rendevous last year, Gunn road. They are there
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