Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: duckmen1 on September 05, 2013, 09:33:37 AM
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Went out for the opener of elk with a multi deer tag in the pocket. Told my self i was going to hold out for a buck with the bow with the amount of time given. Went to a spot over 4 miles in on foot watching an old cut that i have seen deer and elk before. Sat until 8:30 or so when i notice this guy feeding on the tree line in the bottom of a cut and he soon bedded down. The stock was on and down the cut I went. Had to sneak through a bunch of thick brush without being detected. Made it onto a stump 30 yards away and could see his antler tips. The weather definitely helped making the stock. Stood on the stump 2 hours waiting for him to get up from his bed. When he did he never new what hit him. 30 yard shot and about a 75 yard recovery. I got my first buck with a bow. Hanging weight was right at 81 pounds with just quarters, rib meat and neck scraps, backstrap and tenderloin. Not bad for a small com-packed antler. Guessing it would have been around 100 with ribcage. With the long hull out we quartered it up and hulled it out over 4 miles. Was tired but proud by the end of it.
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Great job!!! Any animal taken with a bow is a trophy :tup:
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i told myself the same thing with multi season deer. imma hold out for a nice 3 or bigger until late season though. im heading over to the east side tomorrow see what i can do. :tung: looks like you had a blast though congrats adam! :tup: :tup:
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good deal
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Congrats
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very cool...glad it worked out so well for you
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Nice job. Sounds like you had a great hunt. Spot and stalk is my favorite way to hunt. Any Blacktail with a bow is fantastic. He's good size too. :tup:
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Awesome. Congrats to you.
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Way to go Adam!!
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Nice, last year I passed on a couple similar size bucks during early archery with a MS tag in my pocket. Due to work and truck issues I was really limited on hunting the rest of the season, really regretted passing on those bucks while I dined on my MS tag all winter. :bash:
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Quote: "The stock was on and down the cut I went. Had to sneak through a bunch of thick brush without being detected. Made it onto a stump 30 yards away and could see his antler tips. The weather definitely helped making the stock. Stood on the stump 2 hours waiting for him to get up from his bed."
Great stealth work and patience really paid off. Nice work!!! Congrats
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NICE! Grats.
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Good shooting! Congrats!
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:tup: Great buck.
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:tup:
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That is what bow hunting is all about, it's a great kill! Nice job and great patience.
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congrats!
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Good man. Good meat in the god blessed freezer. Good shooting and God bless.
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Thank you all for everything. Love to hear everyones stories and to be able to share a few of my own. After that event i took a day nreak and headed out for the evening and tried to get back on elk. I will have another story in the morning about that. It is good too.
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Between hide, head, meat, and gear i had a pack weighing in at eighty pounds. By the third mile with another hard mile to go i was pooped
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My brother had his fair share of packing too. We were beat up by the end of it. :chuckle:
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congrats! :tup:
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Nice work great buck!!! You look way too dry. What gmu?
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nice buck
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Great buck! Good job :tup:
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Decided to do a tanned hide and a plaque for the antlers. So bought a cheap plaque kit and threw them in.
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Lovely taking pics with the I pad always screws with what way they turn. Sorry for the hurting necks. :chuckle:
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Looks good, congrats!
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Congrats, with your stealth many more too come. :tup:
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Looks good
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who tanned the hide for you? I'm looking to get that done with mine.
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Peters taxidermy in graham. They do an awesome job on all the work I bring them. I have a deer and elk hide getting tanned right now.
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Here is the rack on the wall with the one I got two years ago. Pretty cool setup for me.
