Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 12, 2014, 06:23:41 PM
I see that there is a regular season in the unit pretty much at the same time.
What do you think the best time to have my boy up there?
And any ideas on the best area to get my boy on a masher buck. He is really excited.
Post by: benhuntin on June 12, 2014, 06:32:33 PM
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 12, 2014, 06:47:26 PM
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Post by: benhuntin on June 12, 2014, 07:32:43 PM
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 12, 2014, 07:36:35 PM
Is there a mulie tag for huckleberry?
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There is this year. I guess I answered his question assuming that he was hunting whitetails...
Post by: benhuntin on June 12, 2014, 07:40:31 PM
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 12, 2014, 07:41:24 PM
Looks like i wasn't paying attention to the permits. We could have just hunted this during late buck. And i used his quality points on an any buck tag.
He is excited so that is all i care about. Gotta hunt hard and find him a masher.
5 hour drives to shoot a whitetail will be an awesome time with my boy.
Post by: benhuntin on June 12, 2014, 07:51:19 PM
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on June 12, 2014, 07:52:44 PM
When I was a kid in the 80s once the general late season dipped into the "crazy time" for the last two days (weather, moon, rut, etc..). It was nuts. My dad killed a 154" buck that was ramming (not rubbing or scraping, actually ramming, like a bighorn sheep) his head against a pine tree the diameter of my forearm. I saw a buck that was so swelled up that his eyes were almost swollen shut.
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 12, 2014, 08:37:39 PM
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Post by: Bango skank on June 12, 2014, 09:41:22 PM
Looks like a nice long season. He even gets to hunt for several days between the end of the early general season and the beginning of the late general season. And best of all, he doesn't have to count points. In the general season you have to take the time to be sure a buck has 4 points on a side.
It is a quality tag that gives him a 45 day modern whitetail season. Not to mention it is a 350 mile or so drive for him. Shooting a year old buck would be a giant waste of that tag.
Post by: Jburke on June 13, 2014, 01:12:53 AM
I disagree that it would be a waste of a tag. It's all a matter of perspective. If a kid decides to shoot a young buck on a quality tag then more power to them. Whatever keeps them coming back for more. :twocents:Looks like a nice long season. He even gets to hunt for several days between the end of the early general season and the beginning of the late general season. And best of all, he doesn't have to count points. In the general season you have to take the time to be sure a buck has 4 points on a side.
It is a quality tag that gives him a 45 day modern whitetail season. Not to mention it is a 350 mile or so drive for him. Shooting a year old buck would be a giant waste of that tag.
Post by: Bango skank on June 13, 2014, 02:49:42 AM
I disagree that it would be a waste of a tag. It's all a matter of perspective. If a kid decides to shoot a young buck on a quality tag then more power to them. Whatever keeps them coming back for more. :twocents:Looks like a nice long season. He even gets to hunt for several days between the end of the early general season and the beginning of the late general season. And best of all, he doesn't have to count points. In the general season you have to take the time to be sure a buck has 4 points on a side.
It is a quality tag that gives him a 45 day modern whitetail season. Not to mention it is a 350 mile or so drive for him. Shooting a year old buck would be a giant waste of that tag.
There are plenty of youth antler less tags, etc out there. If the kid is going 6 hours away with a quality tag in his pocket to a good unit I think holding out for a good buck will pay off. A 3.5 year or older buck will get him more pumped than a dink he could get near home on a general tag. I'm not just being a dick. If the kid in question isn't having good luck his dad can message me and I would be happy to help.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 13, 2014, 05:20:13 AM
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 13, 2014, 06:01:37 AM
If he shoots a fork that's his choice. I believe in educating to the point of good decision making.
He wants to shoot a big buck. So that is what we will shoot for.
Post by: Skyvalhunter on June 13, 2014, 06:19:02 AM
Post by: bobcat on June 13, 2014, 07:13:56 AM
Often a deer is moving and you can't count points but you still know it's a big buck. But you can't shoot if you can't verify that it has 4 points on a side. Or it could be standing in the brush looking at you, and you see massive antlers but just cannot tell for sure that it has the number of points needed to make it legal.
With the any buck tag he can shoot any buck that looks good to him . That's a big advantage, especially for an inexperienced hunter. And if the buck he shoots turns out to be a 3 point, so what? Even if it's a two point, if he's happy then what does it matter?
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on June 13, 2014, 07:22:14 AM
As long as he is happy I will be good with it
Post by: Jburke on June 13, 2014, 08:10:52 AM
Exactly Bobcat.That's all that matters. :tup:
As long as he is happy I will be good with it
Post by: lewy on June 13, 2014, 08:30:08 AM
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