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If anyone cares to hear what Boneaddict has to say.......
I finally went shedding yesterday in one of my favorite areas. I've been waiting for it to open up and also to give the deer a break. I saw 152 deer in a basin I usually count 400-600. I have been to this area for about 20 years running. year before last I found 26 sheds, last year 16, this year 3.
HERES THE BAD PART
152 live deer,
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. Thats right, a HUGE winterkill. About 20 of those were cogar kills, but there were dead bodies everywhere. That was just in the normal path I take looking for sheds. think of all those I did not see. We are talking almost %50 mortality in just the area I was in. The deer that I did see ranged from being in excellent shape to bare bones, counting ribs. I would bet we will loose a few more before its said and done. Not to mention the *censored* that was still working the area. I saw 7 confirmed bucks, one of which would have been a trophy for sure. He was a huge mountain buck. DWARFED all the others.
I honestly don't know if I want to be drawn this year. The hunting in the Methow is going to be PITIFUL. The NE corner didn't fair well either. I hope the Entiat faired much better. It sounds like it might have.
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Re: Methow Deer Forecast
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Thats not good
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Thanks for the report. No surprise, really. I won't plan on hunting mule deer this year, that's for sure.
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I went shed hunting up the road from your house bone and I did not even see a deer track. WE saw to dawgs though and about 300 elk. But it is pretty bad when you see more dogs that deer.
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Basically Bobcat, I'd plan to camp and if you get a deer, be damn happy with yourself. I obviusly won't skip the season, but will go into with a different attitude. I sure don't want to waste my points this year though.
Here is one that made it. He should be a legal buck this year.
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Wha'd you do, get a shot of his pecker?
Well, this year I think I will spend most of my time chasing blacktails and elk. I don't wanna go on a camping trip during hunting season.
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what a shame. that is such a great area to hunt. But i guess that is the way it happens. Nothing we can do about it. I dont hunt that area but I'm sorry ahead of time for the guys who hunt there every year. But if you hunt hard I'm am sure you wont have a problem. I have a hard time shooting "legal" bucks ( I wont do it anymore). Hopefully it wont start raining and snowing on them now. I heard this type of weather in the spring is what is hardest on them.
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nah Bobcat I'm not as perverted as longtat or Coasthunter.....
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The overall deer numbers are very concerning.............
I wonder if they cut back all of the extra opportunity in the Vally this year............I cant see a need for 300 antlerless permits + September archery doe tags and 100+ November tags...........
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Thankyou for the update bone! More informative than WDFW! Hopefully the tag numbers are reflective of the situation at hand. I will be saving my points as well!
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Very sad! thanks for the update.
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Going to be a sad state of affairs in the valley for sure!!! Might be a good year for points only.
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I have never hunted the Methow but that sucks. Hopefully WDFW cuts tags way back.
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That blows!!! It's going to make selecting permit areas tough. The Desert sucks, big kill in Methow, leaves Entiat or points only as options.
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