2009 Season

[Crunchy]

Come on finish already!

[Dr. Death]

So, with Elk season overwith it was time to start looking at deer....I also have a mulit season tag, so I could really do some hunting....I usually don't do much early season deer hunting, but would do some during rifle and definately this late season. Went out a few times during rifle (Wet side) but never did see anything that I wanted to shoot at. So we head to E Wa for late season mulie hunting....My son got a 2x3 on the 2nd day (posted 1st Archery Buck) but ended up getting the H1N1 and I ended up doing a 12 hr road trip back home to get him to the Drs. and then back up hunting....That's where I'll begin and pick up from.........

[Dr. Death]

Here's my 2009 elk. Great eats...

[washelkhntr]

Nice cow and great write up! Thanks for sharing.

[Dr. Death]

So back to deer hunting...I take my son home and head back up hunting, to say the least I was tired...We get out and start hunting. I end up seeing a nice 4x4 with does, but he manages to give me the slip that morning. Wecheck out a few other areas and see some does, but the bigger legal bucks seem to be few and far between. As we are headed out, I ook up on the hill side and see a big buck running down towards us chasing a doe. We bail out and head up the hill after she turns and heads back the way they came. I decide to make a big loop and try to gain elevation and get above them. I finally see them after about 45 minutes, but it's starting to get dark. I decide to make my move. I get to with in 80 yards, but decided to try for 70. If I can get there I'll shoot. Well a doe finally has enough and take off and he follows her. They are going right along the base of a very steep hill side and I decide to follow for another 10-15 minutes or till I just can't see. I go about 100 yards and look up in the rocks above me and there he is staring down at me... Crap....I try to get out me range finder, but he starts to move, so I nock a arrow, pull back, settle my 50 on his shoulder and touch it off. I get to watch my arrow sail over his back and grenade into the rocks behind him.... I go look anyway, but nothing, so I head back to the truck in the dark and 1 arrow lighter...

[Dr. Death]

Thanksgiving Day and the next were spent doing long LONG walks...O-dark thirty to O-dark thirty...Lot's of deer, a few shooter bucks, but no big ones...We decided to give it one last ditch effort on Saturday morning then head home, since the rut seemed to be over or close to it. We ended up doing alittle road hunting in new areas, we saw some deer, nothing too exciting, me partner finally had enough and wanted to take a shot at something, so we found some WT does, and put the hunt on them. I ended up driving them to him and he missed twice.....   At least I got a good laugh out of that. With that my Mule deer hunt was over and it was time to focus on BT near home....

[Dr. Death]

So back to hunting the wonderful wet side! My mind is made up to stick with shooting a decent buck till the final 2-3 days, then if I find a old doe with no youngsters I might take it. I go out the evening prior to the cold streak and see a few does but no bucks. I end up going out twice over the cold streak hunting or more like spooking animals I should say, nothing seems to be moving except for when I spook them...I guess I'd wait for the weather to change....

[Dr. Death]

12/18- went out this am to one of my better spots, and hunted it hard and saw.....nadda!...nothing..ended up working on some of my trails since I was there and had my clippers in my pack..try angain later today.

[Dr. Death]

What a boring day, no deer & lots of brush...Well no deer till I get home and the doe and her twins are in my field...but they are safe... .....Her boyfriedns not if he decides to show himself during shooting hours, he came out at 5:15....

[Dr. Death]

12/22 off work for the rest of the year!!!

Gonna hit it hard tomorrow and Thursday with my 11 year old. Momma deer and her twins are out in the field right now, so maybe her boyfriend will be here soon! MOre tomorrow...good luck to the rest of you who still have tags!

[Dr. Death]

So, here's a question.....Do deer with the hair loss syndrome ever get better? I have one near my house which has it pretty bad. Is she a good candidate to take out? Any thoughts or ideas?

[Dr. Death]

Tomorrow, 12/28, it's about time to just fill the tag with whatever I can find, maybe I will tonight!...good luck to the rest of you with tags to fill....

[Dr. Death]

Passed on a 1 horned  2pt and some does tonight....tomorrow if it's brown it's down...The time is here....

[Dr. Death]

So, woke up this morning hoping for rain but didn't get any, still had the frost and crunchy walking conditions. So, even though I wasn't real motivated, I went anyway to one of my old favorite spots that I hadn't hunted this year. Can get much just sitting at home. I parked the truck and finished my coffee, grabbed my gear and started my walk in the dark. After getting to the arae, I just creeped along, nice and slow, slower that usual. I only walked for about, 30 minutes when I saw a deer looking at me over some ferns...I noticed it was a small buck and decided that it was now time. I ranged him at 64 yards, 3 x's just to make sure I had a good reading, and eased the bow back. I settled my 60 yard pin, high on his shoulder, held it tight there and squeezed the released.

[whacker1]

Wow you love to build some excitement in your stories....