Hunting Washington Forum

Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: h2ofowlr on October 27, 2014, 06:11:16 PM

Title: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 27, 2014, 06:11:16 PM: My friend said he saw a little spike buck with an orange vest around it's neck today while hunting. Someone must be feeding it and didn't want it to get harvested. I had to chuckle at that one.

Anyone else ever witnessed something like this?
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: ICEMAN on October 27, 2014, 06:14:17 PM: Hope he makes it!
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: Jonathan_S on October 27, 2014, 06:18:18 PM: How the BEEP did they get the orange vest on him?
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: Toptwo on October 27, 2014, 06:22:05 PM: Many years ago while living in Reno Nevada, a friend and myself went up a couple months before deer season to Elko to talk to two different land owners and get permission to hunt and cross their private land. After a couple bottles of whiskey changed hands we got the permission's provided that when we came back to hunt we stopped at the two houses and let them know we were there, and how long we would be staying, and to find out what gates to keep closed, and what ones to keep open. Stopped at the first house and everything went as planned. Stopped at the second house and that's when the surprise came. While talking to the owner in her living room along comes this 5x5 mule deer walking down her hall, and climbing up on the sofa and laying down just like it was the family dog. This thing had to be at least a 26" spread. She told us that it had been their pet ever since they found it out in the field many years ago, and that during deer season they brought it into the house to keep it safe.
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: HunterStrait on October 27, 2014, 06:47:42 PM: This tread reminds me of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srry8NisMU8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srry8NisMU8)
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: Hilltop123 on October 27, 2014, 06:52:51 PM: A few years ago, in the Almira area. A family painted with florescent paint a bulls-eye on a mulie doe. All in hopes of saving her from someone with a doe tag. Always hope she made it...... Yes I know, a bulls eye, would not be my first choice. But I was not the painting coordinator.
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: TONTO on October 27, 2014, 06:53:45 PM: I used to see a buck standing on the Coweeman right below Elk Meadows, it would have orange survey tape in it's antlers each deer season. Seems it was a comunity pet amung the cabins there, and they didn't want it shot. I would think the orange tape would be more likely to get it shot if it ever crossed the river.
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: h2ofowlr on October 27, 2014, 06:55:19 PM: Might be a few running around.
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: benhuntin on October 27, 2014, 07:10:20 PM: My son saw a buck this weekend with horns cut off and orange spray paint all over him. This is in a little development with a ton of friendly deer. Pretty sure this would be illegal.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on October 27, 2014, 07:41:10 PM: Hey that's a great idea...I'll put up a tree stand and wait for a buck to walk under it and throw an orange vest on him so he will be easier to find come fall :chuckle:
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: Eli346 on October 28, 2014, 05:23:10 PM: Years ago there was a bull in Adna they called '*censored*'. He would hang out with the black angus cow herd and even follow them into the barn. Every season there were guards posted at each end of the road to make sure nobody shot him but at about 3 1/2 years old (5x5) somebody came over the back side of the hill and dropped him. He was flagged with orange tape also.
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: Irish_hunter93 on October 28, 2014, 06:54:59 PM: My aunt down in adel Oregon did the same thing to a mule deer buck, it would even hang around on the porch all year, disappear around modern season and then come back by the end. Made it 4 years! Someone dropped him just off the property.
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: runamuk on October 28, 2014, 08:51:00 PM: Quote from: Toptwo on October 27, 2014, 06:22:05 PM
Many years ago while living in Reno Nevada, a friend and myself went up a couple months before deer season to Elko to talk to two different land owners and get permission to hunt and cross their private land. After a couple bottles of whiskey changed hands we got the permission's provided that when we came back to hunt we stopped at the two houses and let them know we were there, and how long we would be staying, and to find out what gates to keep closed, and what ones to keep open. Stopped at the first house and everything went as planned. Stopped at the second house and that's when the surprise came. While talking to the owner in her living room along comes this 5x5 mule deer walking down her hall, and climbing up on the sofa and laying down just like it was the family dog. This thing had to be at least a 26" spread. She told us that it had been their pet ever since they found it out in the field many years ago, and that during deer season they brought it into the house to keep it safe.

That is awesome....illegal or not it is freaking awesome and hilarious and I wanna do that when I am about 80-90 have a darn trophy buck sleep on my sofa. Become the crazy deer lady :chuckle:
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: Kenaiwild on October 30, 2014, 09:08:19 PM: Mule deer at our cabin on the snake checking out opening day buck.
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: TheSkyBuster on October 30, 2014, 09:30:13 PM: that's not right! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: JODakota on October 30, 2014, 09:33:13 PM: Quote from: Irishbackwoods on October 28, 2014, 06:54:59 PM
My aunt down in adel Oregon did the same thing to a mule deer buck, it would even hang around on the porch all year, disappear around modern season and then come back by the end. Made it 4 years! Someone dropped him just off the property.

Who is your aunt? My whole family is from adel, my cousin jymme owns the store.
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: jnevs23 on October 30, 2014, 10:32:21 PM: I saw a doe out of Chewelah that was someone's pet deer. Saw it run across the road a hundred or so yards in front of the jeep. As we drove by we looked out in the field expecting to see the deer....nothing. Look at the house and the doe is chillin on the porch with a guy standing right next to it.
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: shadowless_nite on October 30, 2014, 11:00:50 PM: Quote from: Kenaiwild on October 30, 2014, 09:08:19 PM
Mule deer at our cabin on the snake checking out opening day buck.

Looks like that buck that had the video of it with the powdered donut on his fork!
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: PlateauNDN on October 31, 2014, 12:15:59 AM: Quote from: deerhunter_98520 on October 27, 2014, 07:41:10 PM
Hey that's a great idea...I'll put up a tree stand and wait for a buck to walk under it and throw an orange vest on him so he will be easier to find come fall :chuckle:

That's a great idea. Honestly, the colorful additions to them toe would attract more attention and make them easier to spot. :dunno:
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: tgomez on October 31, 2014, 07:44:48 PM: Wierdddddddddddd!!!!!! :dunno: I guess the deer figure if they buy orange their safe? :chuckle: :)
Title: Re: Buck w/ orange vest??
Post by: Axle on October 31, 2014, 08:05:46 PM: Quote
Hope he makes it!

To the freezer?..... :dunno: :dunno: :dunno: