Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: PolarBear on October 27, 2013, 12:58:19 PM
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Alright those of us who haven't gotten their modern firearm blacktails yet, today is the perfect day to do it! The rut is on, it is raining on anf off and we are expecting possible 30 mph winds this evening. It don't get a lot better than that! I'm headed out the door with my daughter for our last hunt of regular season. Hopefully she can connect with that bruiser we saw last weekend. Good luck to all of you!
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Saw 6 does this morning no signs of rut!
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Friday I saw a spike hanging out with a doe. First thing I thought......the RUT!.... I would have harvested, but the situation wasn't right. Don't think my Dad's neighbor wanted me shooting it in his front yard. :drool:
I need to go look in the basement for that old piece of antler I have. Rattling antlers. :chuckle:
BUTT.......I AM grabbing my rifle and the gas card AS WE SPEAK........see ya out there! :yike:
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Its been way to nice out here in the satsop unit all day. BUT I have heard more shot today than all last week combined. So that mist mean something good was going on today.
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ive been out the last 8 days and today has been the worst by far...ive been seeing between 10-30 deer a day and i seen 4 today
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ive been out the last 8 days and today has been the worst by far...ive been seeing between 10-30 deer a day and i seen 4 today
Must be nice. this is the worst season I have ever had. I would give up hunting if my seasons were like this every year.
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Walked 4 miles in the fog, yep great day for the blackies! :chuckle:
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11 does and one small spike in Vail. Did come across a gut pile and a couple of dudes gutting out a big bodied buck. Didnt get into the woods til 11 or so.
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Well, it was a great day for blackies around here. My 80 year old neighbor shot a 4 point that was watching 2 other bucks (both 3 points) in full on battle in the pasture across the street at 11:00 this morning. I had to haul cattle and missed the morning hunt. Hit the woods a little after 1:00 with the daughter. We rattled up 3 different bucks that were all swollen up. One 3x4 that she never could get a clear shot at that came in hot with a doe, an okay 2 point (that she has passed on several times now) and a goofy looking 3 point. She didn't want to shoot anything other than the biggest one. :dunno: Not sure why the rut isn't as strong in the neighboring counties but it full blown here.
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Good day here :tup:, Went out this morning with hunting partner to spot/call. Ended up seeing 2 good bucks that didn't play out, and a fork horn he passed. Only got out for a couple hours then family duty for me since I have an archery tag and its just play time! :chuckle:
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Its been a weird year for the rut....one spot I hunted I seen bucks everyday there chasing does....as many as 5 bucks one morning in the cut then 1/4 mile down the road to my other spot that usually see bucks had hardly any rut action....one night I had 16 does feeding in this spot with not a buck in sight
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Worst 2 days in the woods yet? Didn't see a thing, lots of road hunters out this weekend.
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I have never seen a year like this one. I never saw a single deer this weekend!!! Wow, just wow! Been out six days for the year and have seen three deer, haha. Yay for me!
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My wife just called me from down the driveway and there is a BIG 3 point pushing a doe around my pasture and through my cows. :chuckle:
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I have spent the last 4 days hiking saw 2 does and 3 small bucks, lots of fresh rubs though.
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Heard a buck grunt twice yesterday morning, but could not get a look at him in the thick stuff. Found some fresh rubs as well. No rain over here, but things are kicking off.
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8 days hunting haven't even seen a deer. Something needs to happen soon.
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Wow they are fired up - It's on! Called one in hot right at legal light tonight. he was fired up. Darkness got the best of me. In leaving my spot i didn't want to educate him so i crept out slow and still couldn't shake him - he followed me wheezing and stomping for about 75 more yards without calling!
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The bucks have been going hard all season where I hunt. Every buck I've seen has been hot with a doe. Problem for me is finding the does, I've been in the wrong place at the wrong times.
Ive seen 6+ bucks 3pt or better this season. All have been while driving, crossing roads in front of me in thick reprod. Not a single buck out of 15+ have been in a clearcut or anywhere clear enough to think about a shot.
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I have hunted eight full days this season, and a few evenings after work. I've seen three deer in all that time. One spike, which I killed. That was last Tuesday evening. Then yesterday we found a nice 2 point right at sunrise, and my uncle filled his tag. Last night I was with my 15 year old cousin, who is new to hunting, and we were watching a clearcut for the last hour. I was about 100 yards from him, and told him if I saw a buck come out I would text him. Well, a good buck came out at 6:20, 300 yards away. He stood still for about 5 minutes then came directly towards me through the clearcut, and ended up 150 yards away last I saw him. It was just too dark to have my cousin come over and try to get a shot. I figured he'd still be there in the morning, but we didn't see him. My brother just saw a doe with a fawn this morning, in the same clearcut.
So for me, I saw three bucks this season, and not one doe. Weird. Kind of disappointed with the lack of deer. Gave some thought to hunting for mulies or whitetails instead of blacktails next year. In some areas, blacktail deer seem to be about as scarce as spotted owls.
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Good day this buck was out 20th deer of the day I wouldn't say they are rutting much where I was since all the other 19 deer were does and fawns together with no bucks we could ever find then this guy was all by himself and his glands weren't open and he had no swelling in his neck and lots of fat on his back
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..... this guy was all by himself and his glands weren't open and he had no swelling in his neck and lots of fat on his back
And what about the deer? :chuckle: Just kidding, nice buck. I was out 8 days and that's probably it 'til late buck. All in the 1000 to 2000 feet elevation range. Opening day was misty/rainy and I saw a doe and a spike. Then brilliant, warm sunny weather for two weeks and a full moon last weekend. Lots of animals moving in the woods after dark. This Saturday I saw two does (probably mom and daughter). And that's it. Plenty of buck sign including fresh tracks where I saw a monster on first day of late buck last year.
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Yes it was ...say hello to MISSSES :dunno: :chuckle:
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Rut is on around my neck of the woods, Buddy got a 3x3 friday evening. Saturday morning I took his son out with me and he shot a 2x3. both were swollen up and stinky. I will be posting pics later tonight.
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Yes it is, I saw a nice 3pt big neck and a piebald spike ripping up a tree yesterday
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Great job on the bucks guys (and gals)!
It is wierd, after all the hardcore rut activity around here last weekend, now I have 2 does and 3 fawns basically living in my yard eating acorns. The other night the lead doe was being pushed around y pasture by a 3 point. She had been away from her fawns for at least a week and now she is back with them. I wonder if she got bred and is back with the others? On the way home from work at about 10:30 last night I saw a doe being pushed hard by a buck on the Tumwater Blvd on ramp. He pushed her right up on the road, I almost got both of them.
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The rut is happening in Olympia. I've seen 4 or 5 bucks in the last few days just driving around town. I damn near hit one last night on my way home from work.
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Got mine yesterday..........he ALMOST jumped in the truck...........serious.
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seeing does chase away fawns today...no bucks yet.
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well GOOD LUCK to the rest of ya. Today is the last day.
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Its raining here today, wish I could be out there to see how it changes their habits. I know for a fact most rut activity has been happening at night for some time now, but just last night a friend of mines mom shot a boomer 4 point right on a does tail a good half hour or 45 minutes before dark. I can't really imagine any does already having been bred this early but I suppose its possible. I plan on packing my camera into my spot tonight and seeing what I should have really held out for...
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Its raining here today, wish I could be out there to see how it changes their habits. I know for a fact most rut activity has been happening at night for some time now, but just last night a friend of mines mom shot a boomer 4 point right on a does tail a good half hour or 45 minutes before dark. I can't really imagine any does already having been bred this early but I suppose its possible. I plan on packing my camera into my spot tonight and seeing what I should have really held out for...
Rain means death when it comes to blacktail :dunno: :chuckle:
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I neeeeed out of work early today!! It is a must. ANNDDD its halloween.
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Man, the deer are every where this mornig!
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KILLING ME!!!
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Worst hunting year I ever Had is this year....last day today and I'm feeling crushed. I haven't even seen a deer let along a buck--so pathetic, I hope I can connect this evening. I'm ready to shoot a cow or a horse on my way home by the farmers place just to get this fever to go away.
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I have had many worse years for seeing deer than this year. The weather wasn't ideal but it was consistent and I was able to get out on the weekdays. In years past when the sun waited for the weekend after all week of good hunting weather I saw less deer, this year since it was consistently bad hunting weather the deer where I hunt ended up going about their normal routines and were out and about in good numbers.
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Today seems to be a great day for blacktails....seeing plenty of bucks out and about, they don't seem to care about people either. :bash:
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Yeah, the first week of November is always a good time to see blacktails. The best time actually, other than July/August.
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