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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2008, 09:05:06 PM »
Don't try it, you won't like it!   ;) 
I prefer late archery for deer and elk after everyone is out of the woods and the dink bucks and bulls are thinned out leaving me with the big boys.   :IBCOOL:

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2008, 09:07:08 PM »
well said  :tup:
Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2008, 06:10:19 AM »
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It's only two days earlier than last year. Doesn't that mean we get a longer blacktail season? Sounds good to me.

Every few years we get that extra couple days  :IBCOOL:




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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2008, 11:07:43 PM »
I think it's great they moved the season back just a little bit...  Everybody on here was complaining (myself included) about the lack of mature bucks in the Chelan CO units (there were some there, but not typical of most years), saying we need to cut back tags and what not.  This earlier season I hope means atleast some of the more mature bucks are going to not get whacked...

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #19 on: April 27, 2008, 12:41:34 PM »
I think it's great they moved the season back just a little bit

They really didn't move the season. It opens the same Saturday as it always has. That Saturday just happens to fall a couple days earlier than it did last year.

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2008, 01:34:28 PM »
First Saturday after October 10.  As early as the 11th, as late as the 17th.
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2008, 04:37:12 PM »
MichaelJ has it figured out.

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2008, 04:44:55 PM »
Doesn't matter when they have the season anyway. If a guy knows where they live you will get one. I agree that it is a good thing to move it up. The big bucks will be higher and staying out of the rut during general season. Maybe it is just me but i think that they rutted really early last season. Seemed like the bucks were grouping back up second week in november. So yes it is good. Best thing that can happen besides making everyone draw for a buck tag during general season.

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #23 on: April 27, 2008, 04:46:40 PM »
 :yeah:

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #24 on: April 28, 2008, 05:30:11 AM »
Doesn't matter when they have the season anyway. If a guy knows where they live you will get one. I agree that it is a good thing to move it up. The big bucks will be higher and staying out of the rut during general season. Maybe it is just me but i think that they rutted really early last season. Seemed like the bucks were grouping back up second week in november. So yes it is good. Best thing that can happen besides making everyone draw for a buck tag during general season.
  Can't agree with you more!  Can't please everyone, but hopefully this helps restore the herds.

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #25 on: April 28, 2008, 08:35:17 PM »
But guys, the season wasn't moved up. It just happens to fall a couple days earlier this year. You honestly think a two-day earlier season will make that much difference in the number of deer killed? I don't.

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #26 on: April 28, 2008, 08:47:04 PM »
only in drastic years when its on the late end, the rut starts early and they have heavy early snows. 

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #27 on: April 28, 2008, 08:51:23 PM »
OK, yeah I see what you're saying and I agree with that. Like in '04 the general season guys slaughtered the big bucks in the Entiat. But of course that was when they had the extra 5 days. The season's only 9 days now. So even with a later season that probably won't happen again.

It just sounded like people were saying that the DFW had moved the season up, just for the reason of reducing harvest.

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Re: Washington 2008 Modern Firearm Gereral Deer Season
« Reply #28 on: April 28, 2008, 09:00:21 PM »
Nope, just like Easter seemed early this year I suppose.   I hope that never happens again.  We are still paying for it. (the extra long part coupled with ideal hunting conditions.)

 


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