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Title: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 10:27:46 AM
There was recently a post about the guys who hunt long days, spend hours busting brush and sitting on game trails in the freezing cold while others tag out first thing opening morning. The lucky guys that get their deer 100yds from the truck.  I have spent the last six years  hunting  Eastern Washington hard. I fill my Idaho tag each year but I'm cursed in my home state. Well this year I broke the curse with my biggest and by far easiest kill.

I'm fortunate to have my dream home surrounded by our own private land to hunt. We have some great animals but I've been unable to close the deal the last two years. Opening weekend I passed on a few 2x3 mulies which was starting to upset my wife (we need meat). I decided not to hunt Wednesday night. The high winds had stopped most animal movement. I had woke Wednesday morning to find a big bull moose bedded along our pond below the house. When I returned from work he was still there. I decided to glass him some more and admire his beautiful rack. As I was checking him out I noticed about an inch of antler points sticking out of the tall grass 20 yards in front of him. I knew instantly it was a shooter and ran to my safe to grab the 25.06. I was still in my suit and dress shoes when I ran out the door. I snuck across the property with a small bush between the buck and me. I inched between two basalt outcroppings and belly crawled up onto one to get a look at my prey. His head and neck was all I could see in the deep grass. My 200 yard groups are plenty tight for a neck shot but the wind made me nervous. If I missed it was unlikely I would get a follow up. I wait for what felt like hours. My wife and sister watched as this deer crazed idiot crawled around in a suit. Then it happened in a second. The moose got up to feed and startled the buck. He stood up facing me and I hesitated. Do I wait for him to turn and give me a broadside shot. What if he spooks and runs, or turns his back to me and walks into the trees. I rested the crosshairs on his throat and squeezed one off. He dropped in his tracks, it was all over. I could tell in the scope he was a mature buck... At least a 4x5. What I found when I finally changed and made my was down to the pond was amazing.

I wasn't sure if I was going to post on here. Does anyone really want to read about the spoiled guy that shot a deer in front of his house? Hopefully I'll have a more exciting story come elk season!
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Post by: grundy53 on October 19, 2012, 10:31:28 AM
Nice buck!
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Post by: SkookumHntr on October 19, 2012, 10:31:54 AM
We need more pics of this guy!!
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Post by: C-Money on October 19, 2012, 10:32:03 AM
Wow! That this is nice! Congrats to you! Great story!  :tup:
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on October 19, 2012, 10:32:28 AM
Wow thats a monster!  Congrats!
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Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 10:32:58 AM
Sorry, he's a 5x8
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Post by: ellensburgpo on October 19, 2012, 10:33:29 AM
Toad, congrats. Curse officially ended.
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Post by: doyourtime89 on October 19, 2012, 10:33:42 AM
Yeah you go ahead and tell that story because everyone that doesn't have a home with land around it where animals roam wish they did.  I would LOVE to be able to live out somewhere with some acres but work has me living close to Seattle.  My parents retired a few years ago and they said they were headed out to a place like yours so I was looking forward to at least having a place like that in the family but they are still in West Seattle.  With my son and now my wife wanting to start hunting I would love to have a place to take them where its safe and a good chance at seeing animals.  Great story and one hell of a buck!!!   I love how you whacked it in your suit too.   :tup:
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 10:35:55 AM
Sorry, can't figure out how to post more than one at a time from my iPhone.
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Post by: bullcanyon on October 19, 2012, 10:39:17 AM
Holy smokes!!! Congrats!!!!
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 10:39:54 AM
This guy is the reason I haven't filled my tag in two years. I have hundreds of pictures but can't seem to close the deal during our short season. I'm bow hunting next year so hopefully he'll end up on the wall too.
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Post by: Bucks2Ducks on October 19, 2012, 10:40:14 AM
Great Buck! Your grandkids will be telling that story some day.
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: CedarPants on October 19, 2012, 10:41:15 AM
Damn fine buck!!!

Should have snapped a photo of you in your suit with the buck.  Would have become an instant Hunt-WA classic  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: wannabhntr on October 19, 2012, 10:45:38 AM
Beautiful deer. Some times it just works out. You should have taken at least one picture in the suit though. Congrats on a deer of a life time.
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 10:46:43 AM
My wife said the same thing about the suit picture. I do have pictures of the two coyotes I've shot in my birthday suit but I think those pictures belong on a different kind of site  ;)
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Post by: Huntboy on October 19, 2012, 10:49:30 AM
Nice buck.
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Post by: Dustin07 on October 19, 2012, 10:50:40 AM
amazing deer  :tup:
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Post by: mrmoskillz on October 19, 2012, 10:53:56 AM
Good thing you held out!  What a hogg congrats!
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on October 19, 2012, 10:55:06 AM
That's a shooter for sure!!! 
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Post by: crschralping on October 19, 2012, 10:57:19 AM
That is a dandy congrats  :tup:
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Post by: elkoholic1 on October 19, 2012, 10:59:59 AM
awesome buck and congrats on a nice whitey!!   :tup:
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: Curly on October 19, 2012, 11:01:49 AM
 8)

What did the moose think about the activity? 
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Post by: FSTaxidermy on October 19, 2012, 11:01:56 AM
Awesome buck! I will have to try the "suit" camo sometime  :chuckle:
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 11:05:49 AM
The bull could care less. Wife said he didn't even flinch when I shot. I was yelling and waving my arms as we walked up to the deer and he didn't turn to walk away until we were 30 yds away.
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Post by: Ripper on October 19, 2012, 11:11:28 AM
Yeah, you can keep the pic's of the coyote! :yike:  Nice buck, and yes, I love the story. I once shot a doe with a muzzle loader off of my inlaws patio in Indiana. I enjoy the easy hunts as much as the more difficult ones. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Jonathan_S on October 19, 2012, 11:16:49 AM
Sorry, can't figure out how to post more than one at a time from my iPhone.

This looks like North of Deep Creek, Four Mound Rd maybe?  Nice property either way.
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 11:22:35 AM
South east of deep creek, we love it here. When I bought it the I was asking the guy about the wildlife. He said "not to many deer out here". It's funny how non hunters don't notice the animals as much
Title: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: Ridgerunner on October 19, 2012, 11:24:05 AM
Awesome whitetail, the muley is incredible too!
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 19, 2012, 11:26:46 AM
South east of deep creek, we love it here. When I bought it the I was asking the guy about the wildlife. He said "not to many deer out here". It's funny how non hunters don't notice the animals as much

That's very true.  I worked for a farmer in Lincoln County from 2004-2006 and he gave me permission to hunt but said, "not much deer around here".  I saw seven legal bucks in the first day, not to mention dozens of does and fawns.

Beatiful ground, once again.  I have looked at parcels out that way several times.
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Post by: oldleclercrd on October 19, 2012, 11:38:11 AM
Great buck!
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Post by: pianoman9701 on October 19, 2012, 11:43:43 AM
That's a great buck. and you're correct, we all hate you for it! JK. Thanks for the story, too.
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Post by: steen on October 19, 2012, 11:47:29 AM
Sorry, can't figure out how to post more than one at a time from my iPhone.
I was kinda expecting to see u in a dirty suit.  Awesome buck and everyone deserves an easy one in the mix.
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: Skillet on October 19, 2012, 12:03:30 PM
Three pages and the internet police haven't busted him yet for not first putting on Hunter Orange over his suit???   :chuckle:

Jokes!  Sweet whitey.  Good luck on that muley as well.
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 19, 2012, 12:06:12 PM
Three pages and the internet police haven't busted him yet for not first putting on Hunter Orange over his suit???   :chuckle:

Jokes!  Sweet whitey.  Good luck on that muley as well.

He forgot to say - his suit is orange. He works for Waste Connections.
Title: Re: Now I'm "That guy"... East side bruiser whitetail
Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 12:08:35 PM
Don't worry, all my suits are hunter orange. Who doesn't love the insurance agent with the orange suit and tie
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Post by: quadrafire on October 19, 2012, 12:12:43 PM
This guy is the reason I haven't filled my tag in two years. I have hundreds of pictures but can't seem to close the deal during our short season. I'm bow hunting next year so hopefully he'll end up on the wall too.
Get the Multi tag next year and have a go through all the seasons.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on October 19, 2012, 12:16:02 PM
Sweeet ..congrats on a fine whitetail ...I love stories like this ..out of the ordinary  :dunno: :chuckle: That was was worth crawling around in the grass over ...suit and all  :tup: :yeah:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 19, 2012, 12:19:14 PM
Great buck!!! :tup:
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Post by: MuleySniper on October 19, 2012, 12:24:49 PM
Cool buck! Great story too :chuckle:
MS
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Post by: h2ofowlr on October 19, 2012, 12:34:00 PM
Great buck.  I think you should have taken pictures in your suite.   :chuckle:
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Post by: Kc_Kracker on October 19, 2012, 12:56:22 PM
wow good job, what a brute, i wish we could see a video of you in the suit stalking it  :chuckle:
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Post by: 724wd on October 19, 2012, 01:02:06 PM
great whitetail, but DAMN!!!!  that mulie is MASSIVE!  big ol' sway back pig there!  :yike:  i wish you the best of luck catching up with him!   :tup:
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Post by: lokidog on October 19, 2012, 01:37:14 PM
Nice deer!  Backyard deer taste as good as across-the-staters....   8)
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Post by: Biggerhammer on October 19, 2012, 02:10:56 PM
Great job! How did the tips of those dress shoes handle that crawl? ;)
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Post by: RadSav on October 19, 2012, 02:27:41 PM
I would have insisted on having my picture taken with the deer while in a suit and tie. :chuckle:  Post it with a caption saying, "Bill Jordan, kiss my arse!"

Fun story.  Congratulations on a dang fine buck.
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Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 03:59:31 PM
The shoes are a little scuffed up but will polish out ok. Thanks for all the support and well wishes. Can't wait to score it out tomorrow. Any guesses?
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Post by: wt on October 19, 2012, 04:20:40 PM
Yes' I do want to hear about that!!! What you described is an integral part of my dream home!  Nice job...  on the whole thing :tung:  What a toad!,average body or big to match? :
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Post by: countryboy on October 19, 2012, 04:33:33 PM
Huge body! Way bigger than anything I've shot in the past.
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Post by: norsepeak on October 19, 2012, 04:42:16 PM
great buck and very entertaining story...good job. :tup:
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Post by: countryboy on December 01, 2012, 11:43:56 AM
I finally got around to scoring this guy. I'm not usually very good at guessing whitetail scores. Anyone want to guess how he measured out? Gross score of course, nets are for fishing   :tup:
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Post by: buckhorn2 on December 01, 2012, 11:49:12 AM
What a buck my guess 168
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Post by: Ripper on December 01, 2012, 12:23:50 PM
Not at all an experienced scorer, but I'll say 157+   :dunno:
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Post by: Kowsrule30 on December 01, 2012, 12:40:55 PM
165...
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Post by: buckmaster_wa on December 01, 2012, 12:41:16 PM
163"
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Post by: countryboy on December 01, 2012, 12:52:14 PM
No winners yet. I'll add two more pics to help.
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Post by: countryboy on December 01, 2012, 01:00:07 PM
Last one.
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Post by: countryboy on December 01, 2012, 03:43:54 PM
Looks like I beat this dead horse enough. It grossed 149 7/8. It wasn't very wide considering how heavy he was. I was guessing mid 150's but I honestly don't care. It's still a trophy to me!
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Post by: pd on December 02, 2012, 08:34:16 PM
Hey, Countryboy

You are right, that is quite a trophy.  I loved the story (with your wife watching, crawling through the driveway, moose just watching the world go by...).

My wife and I went to school at Eastern years and years ago.  We used to entertain ourselves by spotting dear at night time at the NWR (Turnbull???).  We saw scads of deer throughout the year. 

But we never, ever saw a moose.  This has been a couple of decades now--moose have come over from Montana/Idaho!  This is really great news.

Thank you for sharing.  I am sure that this will be a wonderful Christmas for you all.
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Post by: huntnnw on December 02, 2012, 10:17:20 PM
This guy is the reason I haven't filled my tag in two years. I have hundreds of pictures but can't seem to close the deal during our short season. I'm bow hunting next year so hopefully he'll end up on the wall too.

i think I have pics of this buck from last year
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Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on December 02, 2012, 10:28:12 PM
Three pages and the internet police haven't busted him yet for not first putting on Hunter Orange over his suit???   :chuckle:

Jokes!  Sweet whitey.  Good luck on that muley as well.

He forgot to say - his suit is orange. He works for Waste Connections.

Or maybe he's one of those "trash collectors" along the highway.

Congrats on your great luck Countryboy!
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Post by: Hornseeker on December 03, 2012, 06:53:09 AM
LMAO! Poetic Justice there... you bust your butt for years then pop him in the front yard!!

Great Buck! Congrats. That mulie is a keeper for sure!!!
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Post by: countryboy on December 03, 2012, 08:13:33 AM
Huntnnw,
I'd love to compare pictures. Where were they taken?

Pd,
We have tons of moose out here. I guess I better start putting in for a tag
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Post by: hambone on December 03, 2012, 08:45:02 PM
Great bucks theres some stud bucks out your way love the mass on  :tup: buck
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Post by: DeerThug on December 03, 2012, 09:11:38 PM
So suit and dress shoes is one thing

Wait till you are woke up at 2 am by your wife telling you to kill the coytoe yelping out back and there is a foot of snow on the ground and  you are you have to make a prone shot wearing nothing with her kneling over you with the spot light....  then she gets after you when I missed...  they just dont get it..

any buck is a good buck   nice job...
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Post by: countryboy on December 03, 2012, 09:22:35 PM
Deerthug, we have a seriously out of control coyote problem out here. I always seem to spot them when in ironing my clothes in front of our second story window in the morning. I have shot 2 laying naked on our cold concrete, one wearing my robe and my wife shot one nine months pregnant in a sports bra and panties at 40yds with my Walther P99 .40. It would almost feel strange to shoot one wearing clothes  :dunno:
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Post by: splitshot on December 03, 2012, 10:40:14 PM
i graduated from cheney hi in 1960.  probably hunted where you live.  mike w
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Post by: hunting4sanity on December 03, 2012, 11:22:23 PM
Great buck, congrats!  I would like to have seen the hero shot with the suit though. :chuckle:
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Post by: Curly on December 04, 2012, 10:40:55 AM
my wife shot one nine months pregnant in a sports bra and panties at 40yds with my Walther P99 .40. It would almost feel strange to shoot one wearing clothes  :dunno:

Without pics, it didn't happen................
 ;)   :chuckle:
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Post by: bearpaw on December 04, 2012, 10:49:29 AM
that's a great buck, congrats...  :tup: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: DeerThug on December 04, 2012, 04:48:07 PM
And no one mentioned ground shrinkage

What is this site coming to???
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Post by: countryboy on December 04, 2012, 05:20:25 PM
Hey, atleast I didn't long-arm it :chuckle:
Splitshot, I keep hearing that our property was always the popular high school party party spot. There are at least a half dozen fire rings with old beer bottles in them around the house. We own the pond south east of town, I've heard it called Indian lake. Apparently the Indians would camp there when they were going to and from spokane. I guess there were rock wall corrals before the prior owner leveled them all.
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Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on December 29, 2012, 12:14:20 PM
Not sure how I missed this one before. Very nice! Congrats.
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Post by: deaner on December 30, 2012, 03:25:07 PM
ummm     unless the year is set incorrectly on that game cam i wouldnt count on getting that muley :dunno:
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Post by: countryboy on December 30, 2012, 04:01:52 PM
Thanks Dbhawthorn!

Deaner, the date was not set correctly. That picture was 2011.
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Post by: deaner on December 30, 2012, 04:04:17 PM
ya i figured as much.
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Post by: huntnnw on December 31, 2012, 09:36:25 PM
Pic of buck
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi200.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa139%2Fshanewa300%2FPART_1324061662274-1-1.jpg&hash=6bc9735da9547321b663566d0410072ec3d4b1b3)
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