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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Joe Rothrock on November 08, 2018, 05:09:27 PM

Title: My wife's second successful Desert Tag
Post by: Joe Rothrock on November 08, 2018, 05:09:27 PM: My wife got a nice one in 2008 and again this year. She hunted all 9 days of the early rifle season. On the morning of day 9 she had given up and was going out to shoot one of the many nice 3 points she had been passing on. As luck would have it, out of no where a couple nice ones showed up. One of them presented a good shot at 304 yards, so she let fly. I guess she felt her husband needed the exercise. Whats really cool, is my buddy had the same tag. I helped him pack out a 31 incher the day before. I don't have his permission to post a pic, but here are a few of my wife's. Good luck to those that are still out there.
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Post by: brew on November 08, 2018, 05:11:05 PM: great buck...thanks for sharing
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 08, 2018, 05:12:59 PM: Dandy buck :tup:
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Post by: Old Man Yager on November 08, 2018, 05:15:07 PM: Very nice buck, congrats to your wife
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Post by: cbond3318 on November 08, 2018, 05:27:57 PM: Sweet Buck!
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Post by: Antlershed on November 08, 2018, 05:29:59 PM: Awesome buck!
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Post by: Brushbuster on November 08, 2018, 05:31:36 PM: Congrats to the successful hunters! :tup: What a trooper she really earned that one. :tup:
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Post by: full choke on November 08, 2018, 05:33:08 PM: That'll Do! :tup:

Thanks for sharing. Congratulations!
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Post by: link on November 08, 2018, 05:37:38 PM: That's a very nice buck.
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Post by: The scout on November 08, 2018, 05:40:21 PM: That’s a dandy buck. Congrats to your wife.
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Post by: Joe Rothrock on November 08, 2018, 05:55:02 PM: Thanks a bunch to everyone for all the kind comments. There are plenty of folks that may have passed this one up as well, but late in the morning on the last day there wasn't much hesitation. We are kinda on the fence between trophy hunters and meet hunters. If the freezer has meat in it we look for nice ones. If the freezer is running low then even the little ones better look out. For the most part we try to make the quality or once in a lifetime tags count. Thanks again and good luck to all! Joe
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Post by: elkrack on November 08, 2018, 06:05:32 PM: Wow great buck👍🏻
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Post by: Hoythunter on November 08, 2018, 06:06:30 PM: What a stud, congrats
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Post by: redi on November 08, 2018, 06:16:49 PM: Great job congrats
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Post by: lewy on November 08, 2018, 06:27:26 PM: :tup:
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Post by: steeleywhopper on November 08, 2018, 06:29:28 PM: Thats a good one
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 08, 2018, 06:30:00 PM: Dandy buck!!!
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Post by: jstone on November 08, 2018, 06:34:02 PM: That’s a dandy. Gzzzz if that’s a last resort buck.!!

Great job
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Post by: snake on November 08, 2018, 06:35:17 PM: Nice Buck! She drew the desert tag twice???
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Post by: Watimberghost on November 08, 2018, 06:37:44 PM: That is a great buck!!
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Post by: boneaddict on November 08, 2018, 06:47:41 PM: Awesome. :tup:
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Post by: Dan-o on November 08, 2018, 07:00:00 PM: GREAT buck.

Congrats to your wife for sticking to it!
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Post by: flinger on November 08, 2018, 07:00:11 PM: Very nice
Hopefully I can do something as nice drew the late archery, hopefully there will be some nice ones left😊
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Post by: westside Elkhunter on November 08, 2018, 07:09:46 PM: That's awesome Joe. Thanks for sharing.

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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 08, 2018, 07:12:29 PM: That's awesome she did quite well
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Post by: Wingin it on November 08, 2018, 08:38:29 PM: Nice. :tup:
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Post by: Ridgerunner on November 08, 2018, 09:14:41 PM: Awesome buck

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Post by: ASHQUACK on November 08, 2018, 09:48:23 PM: Congrats to her! It was great meeting her again and I so want to post pics of the other buck but he hasn't given me permission either. Both of them worked their butts off for those deer and each and every inch was well earned. All though I would have killed that 2 point over and over.
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Post by: WAcoyotehunter on November 09, 2018, 12:20:15 AM: That's an awesome deer! Good work!
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Post by: shootem on November 09, 2018, 01:24:44 AM: Heck ya! Well done.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on November 09, 2018, 02:30:07 AM: Awesome buck :tup:
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Post by: ELKBURGER on November 09, 2018, 05:31:15 AM: Quote from: Joe Rothrock on November 08, 2018, 05:55:02 PM
Thanks a bunch to everyone for all the kind comments. There are plenty of folks that may have passed this one up as well, but late in the morning on the last day there wasn't much hesitation. We are kinda on the fence between trophy hunters and meet hunters. If the freezer has meat in it we look for nice ones. If the freezer is running low then even the little ones better look out. For the most part we try to make the quality or once in a lifetime tags count. Thanks again and good luck to all! Joe
Congrats to your wife on a beautiful buck! Looks like you got the rack with the meat :tup:
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Post by: hunterofelk on November 09, 2018, 06:40:06 AM: Wow, beautiful buck.
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Post by: nwwanderer on November 09, 2018, 06:48:50 AM: Excellent, trim all of that fat, solidifies at about 105 not a good mouth feel, thanks
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Post by: danderson on November 09, 2018, 06:55:38 AM: Thanks for sharing your photos Joe, well deserved, you guys are awsome
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Post by: bornhunter on November 09, 2018, 08:28:39 AM: How many points did she have to burn? What a dandy!
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Post by: C-Money on November 09, 2018, 08:57:32 AM: What a perfect buck! Congrats to your wife!! Outstanding.
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Post by: Mtnwalker on November 09, 2018, 09:25:23 AM: These days I would absolutely shoot that buck on that tag, great deer. Congrats
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Post by: PlateauNDN on November 09, 2018, 09:28:26 AM: :tup:
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Post by: DOUBLELUNG on November 09, 2018, 10:11:15 AM: Congrats to you both! Persistence creates opportunity!
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Post by: WAcoueshunter on November 09, 2018, 10:12:46 AM: Fantastic, great buck! Getting to hunt the whole season and take a great buck on the last day is about as good as it gets! :tup:
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Post by: DeerSkin on November 09, 2018, 10:40:56 AM: Great buck! Let’s see a picture of the buck she shot in 2008 :chuckle:
Quote from: Joe Rothrock on November 08, 2018, 05:09:27 PM
My wife got a nice one in 2008 and again this year. She hunted all 9 days of the early rifle season. On the morning of day 9 she had given up and was going out to shoot one of the many nice 3 points she had been passing on. As luck would have it, out of no where a couple nice ones showed up. One of them presented a good shot at 304 yards, so she let fly. I guess she felt her husband needed the exercise. Whats really cool, is my buddy had the same tag. I helped him pack out a 31 incher the day before. I don't have his permission to post a pic, but here are a few of my wife's. Good luck to those that are still out there.
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Post by: jackmaster on November 09, 2018, 10:57:09 AM: Congrats to you and your wife , she whacked a stud that’s for sure !!! Damn :tup:
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Post by: huntnphool on November 09, 2018, 12:35:33 PM: Masher, thanks for sharing, less application pressure in the Methow next year for sure. :chuckle:
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Post by: teanawayslayer on November 09, 2018, 07:30:21 PM: Quote from: huntnphool on November 09, 2018, 12:35:33 PM
Masher, thanks for sharing, less application pressure in the Methow next year for sure. :chuckle:
not so sure about that. The Indians killed all the big bucks out there a few years back. One got lucky and got past them. :chuckle:. Great buck! :tup:
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Post by: bugle1in on November 09, 2018, 10:33:26 PM: Nice work! I got your message and will call you this weekend.
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Post by: snit on November 09, 2018, 11:41:10 PM: Way awesome!!! TWICE!?!?!?!?!? j/k
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Post by: Joe Rothrock on November 12, 2018, 10:52:19 PM: Thanks so much for all the great comments from so many great people on this site. It sounds like all of you are just as jacked up as I am when it comes to women and kids out hunting.
Deer Skin on this site asked for some pics of her 2008 desert buck. They say the camera adds 10 years, but this time it subtracted. Go figure!
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Post by: nitroelk on November 13, 2018, 04:33:51 AM: nice buck, good job
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 13, 2018, 05:09:30 AM: That's a beautiful buck also!!! :tup:
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Post by: dc on November 13, 2018, 06:42:14 AM: Congrats. Great deer (both) You sure make a lot of us envious. I also have had the Desert twice. First time was my first yr bow hunting. Back when it was good and the season was last couple weeks of Nov. Of course being my first yr with a bow, I was a bumbling idiot out there. Not a clue and kept bumping NICE deer. Did end up 35 yds from a small forkie on my last day and made a good shot. The 2nd time I had the tag the season had changed to what it is now. I ate that tag, mostly due to the 10 inches of frozen snow that stayed the whole time I was hunting and it was near impossible to get within 100 yds without them staring at me. I know longer bow hunt due to bad shoulders, so I don't have a dog in the bow game. But I sure think the bow guys take it in the shorts with the season they get in the Desert now. Why would they put the bow guys in last after everyone else gets a crack and then make it for the most part after the true rut.
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Post by: CaNINE on November 13, 2018, 08:14:06 AM: Congratulations on a great deer. Probably the best one I’ve seen taken in state so far this year. I’d love to have those two deer hanging side by side on my wall! :tup:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on November 13, 2018, 09:40:55 AM: Incredible deer! Congratulations to you both. :tup:
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Post by: Birdguy on November 13, 2018, 10:20:36 AM: Those are two great bucks for sure!! Thanks for sharing both with us. Congrats to your Mrs. as well :tup:
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Post by: DeerSkin on November 13, 2018, 10:57:16 AM: 2 dandy bucks! Thanks for posting them for all to see. :chuckle: