Post by: fishnfur on June 24, 2016, 12:08:28 AM
After watching huntnnw learn the habits of that monster WT last year and then kill him within the first couple days of the season, having a hit list seems to be an excellent way to stay focused on harvesting a predetermined deer while also giving a hunter excellent reason to pass on lesser bucks.
Post 'em if you got 'em.
Here's my first for 2016 - hot out of the camera today 4X4 BT w/ eye guards. He's weak in back, but I don't think I'll let him walk another year or two if I see him. I think I may have one more -time will tell.
Post by: PolarBear on June 24, 2016, 02:53:24 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on June 24, 2016, 01:06:30 PM
Post by: fishnfur on June 24, 2016, 02:47:43 PM
Post by: jackelope on June 24, 2016, 08:04:19 PM
Working the kids' list. My wife is thinking she should get a crack at one of them but it is a kid only list. If the kids don't get them they get a pass til next year.
Hard core...
Post by: bearpaw on June 24, 2016, 08:26:05 PM
Working the kids' list. My wife is thinking she should get a crack at one of them but it is a kid only list. If the kids don't get them they get a pass til next year.
Confucius say wise hunter let wife shoot any buck!
Post by: throttlejocky20 on June 27, 2016, 07:49:28 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on June 27, 2016, 08:09:21 AM
Last year she was complaining about the kids getting to shoot but not her so I green lighted her to shoot one milling around at 30 yards. She watched the deer until it got dark and never shot. I think she likes it better when I put the restriction on her than when she has to take a pass herself. It's a struggle, bird in the hand versus two in the brush kind of thing.Working the kids' list. My wife is thinking she should get a crack at one of them but it is a kid only list. If the kids don't get them they get a pass til next year.
Confucius say wise hunter let wife shoot any buck!
You never know what you are going to see in the late season.
You can't a shoot a 140-150" deer if your skinning a 120" deer is what I tell her.
Post by: jessie88 on June 27, 2016, 08:39:02 AM
Post by: fishnfur on June 27, 2016, 10:42:16 PM
If he happened to walk in front of your target, could it be considered an accidental death, similar to a road kill incident? :dunno: :chuckle:
Post by: fishnfur on June 28, 2016, 09:20:27 PM
Post by: lokidog on June 28, 2016, 10:43:53 PM
Post by: Miles on June 29, 2016, 06:31:14 AM
Post by: jackmaster on June 29, 2016, 06:41:06 AM
:yeah:unless you want to sleep on the couch and cuddle with a pillow.. :chuckle:Working the kids' list. My wife is thinking she should get a crack at one of them but it is a kid only list. If the kids don't get them they get a pass til next year.
Confucius say wise hunter let wife shoot any buck!
Post by: tonymiller7 on June 29, 2016, 12:28:49 PM
Post by: fishnfur on June 29, 2016, 12:36:57 PM
Does anyone else just shake their heads in wonderment at the size of the racks on those CA blackies?
Post by: Wolfdog2314 on June 29, 2016, 02:58:26 PM
(Dates wrong. This was last week or so)
Post by: Buckewe on June 29, 2016, 03:12:43 PM
Post by: Wolfdog2314 on June 29, 2016, 03:59:12 PM
Post by: Miles on June 29, 2016, 04:15:47 PM
Post by: skeeter 20i on June 29, 2016, 08:09:25 PM
Post by: fishnfur on June 29, 2016, 09:52:54 PM
Best guy to come thru so far. Hoping a couple show up from last year tho.
(Dates wrong. This was last week or so)
What a toad! He looks like he'll go 250 lbs. easy. Looks old too. I'll bet the young bucks run like hell when they see this guy coming.
Post by: Miles on July 16, 2016, 07:19:22 PM
Post by: Miles on July 16, 2016, 07:22:23 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on July 16, 2016, 07:42:10 PM
Post by: pd on July 16, 2016, 08:25:20 PM
Christ Miles! Those are dandies!!
Miles, that last one looks like a Selkirk caribou.
Post by: pd on July 16, 2016, 08:36:20 PM
Most years I see a lot of 3x3 bucks, seldom do we see 4x4 or greater around here. This year is shaping up to be a normal year.
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Just for fun, this poor boy was caught with his pants down. What would his Mother say?
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Post by: fishnfur on July 16, 2016, 08:49:45 PM
I think we discussed this last fall/winter..... Where do these bucks go in the fall??
Post by: pd on July 16, 2016, 09:40:52 PM
I am by no means an expert on blacktail behavior. But I have observed them enough to draw these conclusions. The mid-sized bucks (not the baby boys, who are still with their mothers, and not the bruzers, who never come out) tend to hang together in the summertime period, up 'til late September. Then the bucks just vanish, they really do. Around here the does (with and w/o fawns) become visible in the fields in late October and early November, waiting for the rut. The bucks seem to know where the does are, and they cruise looking for them.
I have been fooled many times before by summertime bucks, and their predictable behavior. You can feed bucks all you want during the summer and early autumn, but it won't help you come Halloween, because the bucks will disappear for their own reasons.
Thus, I hang cameras more for the entertainment value, and also to know the health of the buck groups. Come Halloween, I will go to those known rub lines. Where there are does, there will be bucks.
For those who have time, now is the chance to find rub lines. They will hold both bucks and does come mid-autumn.
Post by: fishnfur on July 16, 2016, 10:10:25 PM
Sage advice for those wandering aimlessly.
Post by: andr3wxmma on July 16, 2016, 11:18:00 PM
Post by: Wolfdog2314 on July 17, 2016, 12:16:08 AM
I told him I know a guy with a multi season tag that will try and get em' ;D
Post by: Tjv28 on July 17, 2016, 08:29:35 AM
Post by: pd on July 17, 2016, 09:41:56 AM
I should invest in trail cams.
Don't. Very frustrating. You will get 1,000s of photographs on your hard drive and no meat at season's end.
Like Wolf just said, come autumn: Poof, and they are gone.
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on July 17, 2016, 09:50:50 AM
Post by: ian_padron on July 17, 2016, 07:29:21 PM
Here's numero uno on my list. Lives far, far away in the mountains...hopefully he sticks around a little longer
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Post by: cle elum bowhunter on July 17, 2016, 09:03:43 PM
Post by: Tjv28 on July 17, 2016, 10:14:55 PM
Post by: notellumcreek on July 18, 2016, 06:03:21 AM
This would be my #1 but unfortunately, with my Colockum Bull tag in hand for September, I won't be hunting deer in Oregon. This picture was taken last week. Crappy cell phone but the beastly quality is evident.:drool: pm me some coordinates and I will take care of him for you :tup:
Post by: fishnfur on July 23, 2016, 12:16:11 AM
Notice, no eye guards on any bucks in this spot. >:(
Post by: HunterofWA on July 23, 2016, 08:57:02 AM
Post by: greenhead_killer on July 23, 2016, 10:20:36 AM
Post by: HunterofWA on July 23, 2016, 10:27:17 AM
Post by: Bushcraft on July 23, 2016, 10:47:04 AM
Post by: Timberstalker on July 23, 2016, 01:00:23 PM
Post by: Bushcraft on July 23, 2016, 01:46:25 PM
Post by: fishnfur on July 23, 2016, 11:23:44 PM
Post by: bowhunterforever on July 24, 2016, 01:20:36 AM
greenhead_killer - super cool deer, huge rack, very symmetrical and brow tines to die for! Hope you find him in your sights before someone else spots him.:yeah: Looks like a last years pic? Any pics of him this year yet?
Post by: greenhead_killer on July 24, 2016, 03:36:39 PM
Post by: greenhead_killer on July 24, 2016, 03:37:53 PM
Post by: predatorG on July 24, 2016, 07:32:18 PM
F&F, as we talked last year....
I am by no means an expert on blacktail behavior. But I have observed them enough to draw these conclusions. The mid-sized bucks (not the baby boys, who are still with their mothers, and not the bruzers, who never come out) tend to hang together in the summertime period, up 'til late September.
I have been fooled many times before by summertime bucks, and their predictable behavior. You can feed bucks all you want during the summer and early autumn, but it won't help you come Halloween, because the bucks will disappear for their own reasons.
Sounds like about the right time for early archery :rolleyes: one of the things I love about the archery season is the length and the variable times you get to hunt. Not like it's paid off in recent years but it's a good theory :bash:
Post by: predatorG on July 25, 2016, 04:19:47 PM
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Post by: Elmer Fletch on July 29, 2016, 12:59:00 PM
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Post by: fishnfur on July 29, 2016, 02:38:52 PM
Post by: JimmyHoffa on July 29, 2016, 03:13:19 PM
yeah, soon as the velvet is off...they switch it up, then in October they switch it up again.I should invest in trail cams.
Don't. Very frustrating. You will get 1,000s of photographs on your hard drive and no meat at season's end.
Like Wolf just said, come autumn: Poof, and they are gone.
Post by: Miles on July 29, 2016, 03:45:08 PM
Post by: fishnfur on July 29, 2016, 06:43:09 PM
Post by: packmule on July 30, 2016, 07:32:42 AM
Post by: Elmer Fletch on August 25, 2016, 11:08:13 AM
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Post by: Timberstalker on August 25, 2016, 11:14:16 AM
Post by: Elmer Fletch on August 25, 2016, 11:26:00 AM
Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me, but that buck appears to be in velvet. Regardless, I hope you get a chance at him, he's a dandy.I will upload a better picture once I get home. This buck is already turning nocturnal. Seen him only twice right before it turned dark. If I don't get him, my brother will in November during late rifle.
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Post by: fishnfur on August 25, 2016, 11:50:53 AM
Post by: GrampasGuns on August 25, 2016, 08:46:16 PM
First time Ive gone into hunting the teanaway with a specific deer in mind, havent got pics for a little while though
The bucks are hiding. Its hot and dry ;)
Post by: PA BEN on August 27, 2016, 09:30:13 AM
Post by: gotcha on August 27, 2016, 05:55:43 PM
Post by: longrange7mm on August 27, 2016, 06:48:08 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on August 29, 2016, 01:28:39 PM
a couple on the hitlist:yike:
Post by: fishnfur on August 29, 2016, 07:19:16 PM
Post by: pd on August 29, 2016, 08:43:34 PM
Post by: Grizman on August 30, 2016, 08:04:25 PM
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Post by: fishnfur on August 31, 2016, 09:11:25 AM
Post by: Grizman on August 31, 2016, 05:32:48 PM
Post by: cbond3318 on August 31, 2016, 05:55:21 PM
a couple on the hitlist
Still got the lock on phenominal critters I see.... Can't wait to see what you put down this year! Good luck! :tup:
Post by: fishnfur on August 31, 2016, 09:27:39 PM
Fishnfur, Modern Rifle. My last picture of him was early am on the 31st. Still full velvet. Just a small dry area on the backside of one antler. Two other bucks I am watching are just beginning to have shreds of velvet hanging down.
I'm hoping we get a chance to see a picture of him taking a dirt nap later this season. Good luck!
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on September 03, 2016, 11:15:44 PM
Post by: bowhunterforever on September 03, 2016, 11:28:32 PM
I don't have a pic of the buck but got his sheds today and jumped him out of his bed 60 ish yards from where I picked the sheds up.
[/quote Is he bigger this year? he's a awesome buck either way
Post by: benhuntin on September 04, 2016, 09:47:12 AM
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