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young bucks
« on: October 27, 2009, 10:54:39 AM »
so i ended up passin up a 3x4 and 2x3 on opening weekend.... little did i know that out of the 16 bucks we saw those were the ONLY 2 legal bucks we'd see. talk about frustrating! iv never seen 16 bucks in a week of hunting in washington. it was really encouraging but at the same time pull your hair out frustrating watching spikes and 2 points all week! i was wonderin what everyone else saw? how was the buck/doe ratio? lots of little bucks? i was in the swakane/chiwawa and spent a day in the entiat and didn't hear near as much shootin as usual...

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Re: young bucks
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2009, 11:05:56 AM »
Season is too early to see much other than local bucks, the migrators are just now starting to move. We were seeing 30-50 deer a day, lots of small bucks. We started seeing bigger bucks moving in Saturday evening, the permit holders are going to have a great hunt.
The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first!

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Re: young bucks
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2009, 11:11:29 AM »
totally agree about the local deer, thats all your goin to find in those areas during the general season. we usualy see at least a minimum of 5 or so legal bucks,  2 and 3 year old 3 or 4 points and have run accross a few 4 and 5 year olds in years past. not this year... all yearlings or small 2 year olds. it was very unusual.

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Re: young bucks
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2009, 11:12:46 AM »
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We started seeing bigger bucks moving in Saturday evening, the permit holders are going to have a great hunt.

 :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:  :bfg:

I love to hear that!  My dad and I will be heading over to the Gardner unit for his late hunt after my wrestling tournament on the 7th.  I can't wait!

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Re: young bucks
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2009, 09:30:45 AM »
Well I saw 13 Two points in one day over on the snake river. I saw a total of 28 two points throughout the whole week. We did manage to tag out on Six bucks and Four does, so it was a pretty productive year. I found some new property to hunt and I saw close to 200 deer on the property on the last two days of the season. I think next year will be great over there depending on the winter.

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Re: young bucks
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2009, 11:08:00 AM »
just wait till next year. alot of those young bucks will be legal next year.

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Re: young bucks
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2009, 12:52:29 PM »
I've seen alot of two points too, problem is they're so small i don't even think they'll be my type of shooters next year!
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Re: young bucks
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2009, 01:24:57 PM »
saw about 20 bucks this year. LOTS of 2 points! Saw a 2 point and spike sparring.

Probably 4 legal bucks...

Deer numbers look good from what I've seen It was a very nice suprise.

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Re: young bucks
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2009, 06:11:53 PM »
I saw a lot fewer deer and bucks than I normally do. I think I am going to have to say it was a down year. Not a lot hangin around either. Although the ones I saw were mature.

 


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