whats your deer hunting goals this year

[bobcat]

I'd like to clarify my previous post. I said I'd take any legal 3 point but that doesn't mean I'm hunting for meat. I've got lots of elk meat still in the freezer from last year, and hopefully with the Toutle elk hunt I'm helping my brother on, I will possibly have another half an elk in the freezer. So the reason I won't be holding out for a deer with big antlers is not because I "need" the meat. It's just that I want to be successful. YES, I want to KILL something. For the experience. Not for the antlers. OK, just didn't like the sound of "meat in the freezer" even though that is how I voted. Because 50 pounds of deer meat isn't going to last my family very long anyway. Now if we were talking elk, it'd be a different story.

[georgia redneck]

If all works out I am hoping for a mule deer never shot one. I have taken white tails, black tails and a few bench legs but no true mulie. Come on October

[hambone]

the very wide lots of mass whitetail i couldnt get ashot at last year he is old and very smart doesnt stay in the open very long . its him or his running mate that is very good also.

[JackOfAllTrades]

I've always said that I'm a meat hunter. That said, I'm due for a good Muley.  I have the week for Mule Deer available to be in the woods every day. Some of those days, my two sons will be in the woods with me. Hopefully one of them will have opportunity for the shot that I would pass up.  I also have opportunity for late White tail late season on the east side. I don't plan on dropping the first legal buck I see. My standards will decrease as my opportunity does but I'm going to hunt pretty hard this year, so hopefully I'll be rewarded for my efforts.

-Steve

[ICEMAN]

Meat.

Hopefully to be able to put my two new hunters in front of game they can pursue.

[Huntbear]

I voted meat in the freezer.  I need the meat, so any blacktail bigger than a small forky will drop like he was pole axed.  If I could afford to be picky, I would say 120 4x4 or bigger.  I know where they hang out, so will be in their home if they stand up in front of me. 

[boneaddict]

...barbecue backstraps tonight.

[mazama]

Record book deer,i have passed on 2 nice 4pts in last 2yrs.

[runamuk]

If I buy a tag it will be my first deer hunt so the first legal deer I can find......

[haugenna]

my first goal is to get my brother his first high mountain mule deer.  My second goal is to shoot a 160" or bust.

[CP]

Young, big bodied bucks are the best eating.  I’ll be looking for a forkie if legal or a 3 pt if not.  I’ll shoot a big antlered, pot bellied, swayed back, tough, nasty, smelly buck if one comes by, but I’m not going to go out of my way to find one.

[MtnMuley]

In his prime, with mass.

[twisp_river_slayer]

to find the first deer that runs into my arrow

[zackmioli]

meat in the freezer. im completely out. i got drawn for a B tag this year so ill be dumpin a doe opening weekend and hunting for a buck the rest of the time.

[KimberRich]

Got drawn for a montana buck tag and have private land to hunt and got drawn for a Doe tag in Washington so not worried about getting meat in the freezer.
 I'm looking for me personal best Whitetail this year.  Was looking for a mulie last year and was fortunate enough to get a nice one so aiming for a big Whitey.  My best to date is probably around 135" so I'm planning on holding out for a 140" buck or larger..  But when the first nice 4x4 runs out I'll probably dump him.