Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: fisheral87 on November 18, 2018, 08:31:54 AM
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I had never stepped foot in the unit until this season. With competing priorities I could only hunt weekends. I tried to maximize my time in the field by sleeping in my truck and being as mobile as possible. Scouted one weekend and hunted five days. Met ThrottleJockey and some other good guys on dirt roads. Drove most of the roads in the unit. Saw 100+ deer including a couple nice 3x3’s and a solid 3x4 which I passed because I had set a goal for myself to take a mature animal or a spike on the last day. The numbers of 1-2 year old bucks seemed very strong.
The hunt was perhaps not one you might dream of, but it was on for the books. A struggle with success in the end.
This buck died the afternoon of the fifth day, fifty yards from the road where he was standing, tending a doe, when I turned the corner.
Glad my road buck came on a solo hunt.
Al
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Stud buck, congrats.
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Nice buck Al, everyone deserves a good road buck in their career!
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Good job al! :tup:
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Get em where you get em! Great buck.
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Nice Buck! I'm assuming this was a late season tag you got drawn for?
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Correct, late permit
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Congrats Al. Heck of a road buck. Them are always the best ones
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Great Buck! Congrats!
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Very nice buck
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Nothing wrong with a road buck, Take the easy along with the hard...
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Congrats. Nice job
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Dandy buck 👍
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That's a pig!! Good job!!
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Well done, Al. That’s a great buck.
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Unless you are 5'2" and 115# that buck is a beast!! Best you got him by the road for sure. Hope to see a few more pics of him some day. Well done sir!! Well done!
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6’4” 220, couple more pics
Thanks all.
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Nice buck!!
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Right on nice Buck! :tup:
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Nice buck, I've had a few close to the road bucks, got to take them where you find them!
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Great buck :tup:
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congrats buddy glad you were able to connect
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That's a great buck no matter where it was. Solo next to the road makes it that much sweeter. Way to get it done on the last day.
Beautiful buck for sure.
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Beauty!
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Congrats man! Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper? I was in the lifted white Chevy and the one that told you that you were crazy to be sleeping in the back when it was so cold :chuckle:. Congrats on a beautiful buck!
Clint
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Congrats man! Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper? I was in the lifted white Chevy and the one that told you that you were crazy to be sleeping in the back when it was so cold :chuckle:. Congrats on a beautiful buck!
Clint
did you guys tag out as well
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Congratz bud... Cant pass up road bucks
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Congrats man! Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper? I was in the lifted white Chevy and the one that told you that you were crazy to be sleeping in the back when it was so cold :chuckle:. Congrats on a beautiful buck!
Clint
did you guys tag out as well
We did; the day after we ran into you guys we went back and killed a buck we had spotted earlier that day. Beautiful boxy 4x4 with eyeguards. Super fun hunt. It was my first time in the unit and we had a lot of fun glassing and sizing up rutting bucks. Love to do it again sometime.
Clint
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Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper?
Yep, that’s me.
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Outstanding Buck! Numbers are way down and the Rut is not good this year at all Glad you were able to connect with a decent Buck!
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:tup:
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That's a great mule deer, congratulations on a dandy buck.
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Nice buck that's awesome I love seeing Entiat bucks... :tup:
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Great buck buddy! Glad you got it done.
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Congrats man! Did you have the little black truck with the soft topper? I was in the lifted white Chevy and the one that told you that you were crazy to be sleeping in the back when it was so cold :chuckle:. Congrats on a beautiful buck!
Clint
did you guys tag out as well
We did; the day after we ran into you guys we went back and killed a buck we had spotted earlier that day. Beautiful boxy 4x4 with eyeguards. Super fun hunt. It was my first time in the unit and we had a lot of fun glassing and sizing up rutting bucks. Love to do it again sometime.
Clint
Im thinking of heading back over once the archery hunt is over and hunting with my camera
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Congratulations on the nice buck! I love reading all the stories. I’m getting amped up for my entiat archery hunt to start.
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As I am the first to say, most of my hard (fun) hunts are ones that got away, and most of my successful hunts are "and it was standing there"...
You get them when you can, and enjoy hunting.
Its not all about the result, but its great to punch a tag.
Great buck!
Congrats on a successful hunt, and I am sure you have a few other stories to tell.
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Nice Buck!