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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: fishnfur on August 10, 2016, 04:55:11 PM

Title: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: fishnfur on August 10, 2016, 04:55:11 PM: Columbian Whitetail Deer at the Julia Butler Hansen Refuge near Cathlamet a couple of days ago. He's got pretty decent brown tines for a forkie. The big boys will come out and play for the camera in about three months.

(yes, I'm bored, watching the Olympics and waiting for hunting season).
Title: Re: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: fishnfur on August 10, 2016, 06:21:11 PM: That deadhead appears to be a CWT for sure.
Title: Re: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: HntnFsh on August 10, 2016, 08:30:33 PM: I remember back in the mid 80s when you could drive the loop and see 50 or 60 bucks and 150 or more total deer. Plus a couple herds of elk with some dandy bulls. Always liked going through there on the way to and from Ilwaco!
Title: Re: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: Antlershed on August 10, 2016, 10:05:06 PM: Here's a super forky I took a picture of on the refuge back in August 2007. Kinda sucks you can't drive the loop anymore, but lately I've been seeing quite a few bigger bucks on the island.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv336%2F4tacxoma4%2Fwhitetail2.jpg&hash=01d7461eaf4f3d4c387d664dcaad8f16d9de4e52)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv336%2F4tacxoma4%2Fwhitetail.jpg&hash=64e52750f0c356a48433df966dcc694bea99b77c)
Title: Re: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: shadowless_nite on August 11, 2016, 01:27:36 AM: Not the best picture but I posted this earlier this year. This was this winter and unfortunately for me my camera battery died before I could snap more. This is it zoomed in. It's a 4x4 with about 4-5in eyeguards and a dropper on the LH side. Best buck I have ever seen in there and definitely wasnt expecting to see one of that caliber in there.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi74.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fi279%2Fshadowless_nite%2FDSC_6199_zpsyq4eqzlr_edit_1439651689023_zpsuzrzyd5h.jpg&hash=3529feb62a18a59186186af8a728a5e2b3aca436) (http://s74.photobucket.com/user/shadowless_nite/media/DSC_6199_zpsyq4eqzlr_edit_1439651689023_zpsuzrzyd5h.jpg.html)
Title: Re: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: fishnfur on August 11, 2016, 06:43:15 AM: Yeah, I saw that guy too. He's a stud alright.

Running these guys down in a rig and claiming the road kill is illegal too. Geeze, just can't win. :chuckle:
Title: Re: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: Scottystyle on August 12, 2016, 12:47:45 AM: My family lived in Cathlamet until I was 8, I remember going down there to see the CWT and I remember so gigantic Rosie's too. Thanks for sharing the pics :hello:
Title: Re: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: fishnfur on August 18, 2016, 07:04:37 AM: A few more from yesterday - This guy was hanging out with a spike. Inbreeding in that small population of deer may have clouded his genetic pool a bit (?). It may just be the forked brow tine makes the set-up hard to decipher.
Title: Re: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: csaaphill on August 20, 2016, 03:13:08 AM: :peep:
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Post by: MLBowhunting on August 20, 2016, 06:30:39 AM: Very cool. Thanks for sharing your photos. :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on August 20, 2016, 09:48:06 PM: :tup:
Title: Re: He who cannot be hunted
Post by: csaaphill on August 20, 2016, 10:23:26 PM: Cool pics are all Columbia whitetails racks all high like that?
Oregon you can hunt those I believe.