Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: rougheye on November 19, 2008, 06:27:12 PM
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Well , trip started out near Anaconda for elk . To keep things short ill just say we saw elk every day , lots of wolf tracks and the weather was hot . After 4 days we decided to go for deer in eastern MT and maybe hit it on the way back if they got some weather . We did see some nice moose including this Bullwinkle .
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We got to our area that after noon and had just enough time to get an evening drive in . We saw some nice bucks that evening including one tall 3 point with about ten does . The next morning we drove up into the national forest to find an area to camp . As soon as we entered the National forest we stopped seeing deer and started seeing more hunters . We got to a nice camp spot and i noticed something hopping out in a field . I let the air out of him :chuckle:
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damnt the suspense is killin me
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That evening we went for a hike and found out MT is just like WA . If you get 1/2 mile off the road there are deer everywhere . That night we some nice bucks in the 18 - 22 inch range but decided to pass . The next day we went for a drive to look for some BLM land . After 1 1/2 hours of driving and seeing nothing but big bucks and orange fence posts we were dying to get somewhere where we could hunt , thats when we ran into another rig coming down the road . I recognized it right away from this sight and the WA plates confirmed it . It was huntinphool , M-ray and WD70 . We talked for a minute then went our seperate ways . After reading the moose posts i felt like i was meeting hunting celebrities :chuckle: . Anyway huntinphool was nice enough to tell us there was some public land up the road so we headed for it . We saw some nice bucks on it but nothin we wanted just yet . Next day we hunted hard and talked to alot of ranchers , we finally got permission to hunt one small ranch . That evening we saw some nice bucks including one nice 5 point with heavy dark horns , if i had to guess he wou
ld go about 25 " or more , problem was he was missing 1 side right above his eyeguard .
Next day my partner got frustrated and said , If that buck in the state land is there ill shoot him today so away we went . When we got there we saw the deer but they were on the private land bu working there way to us . He waited till he thought it was legal and shot . 265 yards and a double lunger . first deer down .
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Thats not a bad buck! Glad to see that your buddy got a good one!
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For the next 2 days i passed on many bucks , I never saw the one , at least on public land . That night we decided to get a room in town and try a good hike in area in the morning . When we woke up we realized we were screwed , it rained all night and if you have ever been to eastern MT , you know you cant go on very many dirt roads when it is wet , the mud is gumbo . So i decided i was going to kill a buck that morning and i had seen a tall 4 point the last 2 days . I got him and we left , still no weather for elk so we went home . They arnt the biggest deer but we met a lot of people and learned alot of area , HAD A BALL .
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Nice bucks!
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Right on bro that a good buck aswell. That place is pretty fun lots of animals to look at. Yea the mud is so sticky you cant get it off your boots. :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Yea i think i grew 6 " just walking to my buck that morning :chuckle:
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man did everybody get a montana tag this year?
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Everyone but me.
Nice buck. He sure is tall.
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Man, you are a dork. You wear your UA cap just like I do. Nice tall buck, dig it brother.
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Man, you are a dork. You wear your UA cap just like I do. Nice tall buck, dig it brother.
Actually i was a little tossed in that pic :brew:
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Really, I just thought chicks dug it. ;)
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Awsome bucks, its about time you got them on here. By the way, that spot is top secret ;)
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Notice i didnt use any names :chuckle:
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Notice i didnt use any names :chuckle:
Well if you can keep that spot secret I have a couple others over there that are even better, should you draw again. ;)
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Nice work! How fun is it to be on bucks all day?
can't wait to draw again next year. Looks like everyone did well over there.
Was it cold at all?
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Nice job Rougheye!!! and tell your buddie congrats too! Hey Rob look in the some 900 pics there I think you have a live pic of his buddies buck, I believe we shot it the day before just down the ridge.
Anyway it was nice to meet you Rougheye and again congrats!
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I looked but dont have one of him.
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congrats on the nice bucks
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Yeah congads to you rougheye.. seems I say that alot to you lately. It was fun cutting him up and having some drinks. Lucky I did not loose a finger :chuckle: After this weekend its my turn
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Nice job! looks like you had a great time!
