Post by: vandeman17 on April 30, 2020, 04:06:33 PM
Post by: Buckhunter24 on April 30, 2020, 05:29:00 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on April 30, 2020, 07:26:56 PM
I have not hunted the tag, but have spent time in the unit in the woods around Thanksgiving week. Definitely a good chance to get a mature buck with those dates. How many points do you have? It looks like avg points to draw last year was 13, if I had that many points I would probably look at other hunts myself. That said I don't think it would be a waste of points because its primetime for whitetail and you'd have virtually no one else hunting there
I have 15 points
Post by: Ridgerunner on April 30, 2020, 07:53:30 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on April 30, 2020, 07:55:24 PM
Primetime for whitetails, wish I lived closer, if you had good intel I think it could be worth the points.
I know the unit well and have killed a lot of deer in there in the last 25 years. Those 5 days with nobody in the woods, rut kicking into gear and a rifle in hand could be fun
Post by: MtnMuley on April 30, 2020, 11:17:40 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on May 01, 2020, 05:52:30 AM
Post by: hunter399 on May 01, 2020, 05:54:35 AM
It would have been a lot better hunt had WDFW not dropped the minimum point restriction a couple years back. :twocents:Agreed
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Post by: hunter399 on May 01, 2020, 05:59:56 AM
Ya but every deer in the woods has been extremely spooked for many days.Primetime for whitetails, wish I lived closer, if you had good intel I think it could be worth the points.
I know the unit well and have killed a lot of deer in there in the last 25 years. Those 5 days with nobody in the woods, rut kicking into gear and a rifle in hand could be fun
It's your quality permit ,If you draw it.
And yes I've seen some big ones right after season closes .But rut or not they don't stand around long ,be quick on the gun and get yourself a nice one.
Post by: vandeman17 on May 01, 2020, 06:15:39 AM
Quality or buck permit?
Quality.
Post by: bearpaw on May 01, 2020, 08:49:16 AM
It would have been a lot better hunt had WDFW not dropped the minimum point restriction a couple years back. :twocents:
:yeah: and if there was better predator management
But this tag is still probably one of the best chances to take a nice mature whitetail in WA. :twocents:
Post by: vandeman17 on May 01, 2020, 08:58:44 AM
Post by: dlabelle0609 on May 01, 2020, 09:05:05 AM
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Post by: dlabelle0609 on May 01, 2020, 09:10:35 AM
I did kill this buck last season on opening morning of late rifle. Would gladly kill one similar with a permit in handNice buck. That deer would be shot with any tag!
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Post by: bearpaw on May 01, 2020, 09:28:27 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on May 01, 2020, 09:35:26 AM
That's a nice buck, congrats, but there is potential for much nicer bucks too, there's just not as many deer as there used to be. But, that's also a problem in much of the state. :dunno:
I was actually surprised how many deer we had on our camera in a one week soak in this spot. Two cameras about 300 yards apart had 10 different bucks and numerous does/yearlings. With that said, I agree in potential for bigger bucks and there aren't as many deer overall as in the past.
Post by: buckfvr on May 01, 2020, 09:49:34 AM
I did kill this buck last season on opening morning of late rifle. Would gladly kill one similar with a permit in hand
Don't need the permit to kill bucks like that, heck, those can be had in October. Hard concept for most to grasp, but you cant kill a big mature if you keep killing bucks like that. Provided your goal is a big mature, otherwise, great meat buck for sure, even better had you waited til the end of the season.
Post by: dmoua on May 03, 2020, 03:13:51 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on May 03, 2020, 07:53:59 PM
Post by: OutHouse on May 06, 2020, 11:46:25 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on May 06, 2020, 11:49:57 AM
Vandeman how old do you think that buck is that you posted in this thread? Great buck by the way
My guess would be 3.5-4.5 based on body size/build and teeth condition
Post by: OutHouse on May 06, 2020, 03:31:56 PM
Vandeman how old do you think that buck is that you posted in this thread? Great buck by the way
My guess would be 3.5-4.5 based on body size/build and teeth condition
Interesting. Hard for me to judge whitetail age. I read an article chronicling the growth of a buck over its lifetime and was surprised to see its peak antlers were at age 6 or so. I figured it would be around 4 but am no expert. I say go for it you'll probably nail a monster and then we can see it on here hopefully!