Post by: Rainier10 on June 10, 2021, 12:45:45 PM
She is in college, has a boyfriend and I am just not sure how many more hunts we will be able to do together. Really looking forward to this hunt.
Looking forward to a great hunt. No matter what she is shooting first until she tags out. I will eat my tag if it means she gets more opportunities. It's all about the kids.
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Post by: jstone on June 10, 2021, 12:55:24 PM
Enjoy your family time
Post by: jstone on June 10, 2021, 12:56:11 PM
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Post by: Rainier10 on June 10, 2021, 02:59:23 PM
How many points15 points. I think I had 18 and she had 12.
Thanks everyone!
Hopefully I get to update this thread with a great photo at the end.
I will definitely tell you how it goes. Hunting there last year should really help our odds. I saw a ton of ground and passed a ton of deer with the rifle. She won't be so picky and shouldn't be with a bow at 19.
Post by: MountainTracker on June 10, 2021, 03:06:24 PM
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Post by: ShaneTyTrey on June 10, 2021, 04:10:56 PM
I hope she shoots an incredible buck, best of luck!
Post by: hunt6226 on June 10, 2021, 04:22:41 PM
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Post by: OutHouse on June 10, 2021, 04:49:58 PM
After having the hunter education incentive tag last year in the entiat I decided to put in as a team with my 19 year old daughter for late season entiat archery and we drew.
She is in college, has a boyfriend and I am just not sure how many more hunts we will be able to do together. Really looking forward to this hunt.
Looking forward to a great hunt. No matter what she is shooting first until she tags out. I will eat my tag if it means she gets more opportunities. It's all about the kids.
What a good dad. I'd be like psst, there's cool lizard on the ground that's camouflaged--as I draw bow and take the deer. I seem to remember several pictures of you with your daughter taking some nice bucks. You'll have some great pictures to share for this one I'm sure. Best of luck!
Post by: Rainier10 on June 10, 2021, 05:05:21 PM
You know if I did I would see the biggest deer of my life right after she shoots hers. :chuckle:
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Post by: bigmacc on June 10, 2021, 07:00:00 PM
Congratulations :tup: Memories to last a lifetime, hope she tags a real dandy :tup:
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on June 13, 2021, 01:09:23 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on June 13, 2021, 01:44:52 PM
Awesome! Congratz on the draws! I know regardless of outcome you will have great memories. But I wish the best of luck and am rooting for bloody arrows and short bloodtrails for you both!@blackveltbowhunter Thanks man. Season opens a few days before swakane. We will be camping in our same spot at swakane and driving to Entiat each day. We will hunt one or two days of the 7 day swakane season possibly. Will you be around this year?
Post by: blackveltbowhunter on June 13, 2021, 02:42:15 PM
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Post by: Rainier10 on June 14, 2021, 10:37:22 AM
Depending on how long you are up there during the hunt, you are welcome to buzz down into town for a shower and laundry if you need. I am in WenatcheeThanks man. I think we have a place lined up but may take you up on that if we get in a bind.
Congrats on the draw and best of luck to you both. I drew the archery tag last year and had a blast. Amazing hunt, make the most of it. Looking forward to the stories and pics.PM sent
Post by: Rainier10 on June 14, 2021, 11:01:42 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on November 16, 2021, 09:48:43 AM
The youngest daughter threw us a bit of a curve ball, her volleyball team made the 4A state volleyball championships. They play on Friday and if they win they play again Saturday the day I was going to setup camp. Hunt starts on Sunday. Setup is now fluid as we wait to see how they do in the tournament.
I think we are going to have some long days of watching volleyball and then be setting up camp in the dark.
We will make it work. Nobody said it would be easy, they said it would be worth it.
Hope to keep you all posted as we go along. Weather looks like it will be getting cold just in time but I don't think there is any snow left with the temps we have had the past week.
I am sure it will all work out.
Post by: Timberstalker on November 16, 2021, 09:50:08 AM
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Post by: Rainier10 on November 16, 2021, 11:34:14 AM
Good luck to you and both your daughters! I’ll be over there the 24-28th glassing and then helping a friend in Manson. I’ll be staying at my folks place in town. If you need anything or need a hand shoot me a message!Thanks man. I still have your number from last year.
Post by: Ridgerunner on November 16, 2021, 11:40:30 AM
Post by: Wunderlich33 on November 16, 2021, 11:56:04 AM
Following along you will have an amazing hunt! nothing better than time in the field with a daughter and family!
Shoot straight!
Post by: Seabass on November 16, 2021, 11:56:49 AM
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Post by: Rainier10 on November 16, 2021, 12:02:28 PM
Championships are hard to come by...I hope they win it and you work through the night :tup:For sure. The youngest certainly tossed a monkey wrench into this one. No matter what they are one of the top 16 teams in the state. 5’-6” tall starting outside hitter on a 4A team is impressive. She plays bigger than she is.
It will all work out. It may wear us thin but the memories will last a lifetime.
Post by: trophyhunt on November 16, 2021, 12:52:04 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on November 16, 2021, 03:57:26 PM
Dang, she is quite the huntress, very cool!!She gets it from her mother. We all just follow my wife's lead.
Post by: jstone on November 21, 2021, 05:53:51 PM
Good luck on the hunt. Where are you camping
Post by: bigmacc on November 21, 2021, 06:59:39 PM
Enjoy those Volleyball days. My daughter played and I do miss it.
Good luck on the hunt. Where are you camping
Absolutely, enjoy Rainier, my daughter played and eventualy got a full ride to the U of Hawaii and the U.W, she ended up in Hawaii and got island fever, yep its real, she couldn't handle being on an "island", she could drive an hour every way and that was it, she couldn't go any farther, it messed with her big time. She ended up coming back and playing for U.W, studied international law, was going to work for the FBI, years of education(all payed for by volleyball :chuckle:) and she ended up a 5th grade teacher in Kentucky :chuckle:, she got out of it because of all the dang politics now in school, she is now a home schooler in Idaho, things end up as you least expect them :tup:. In high school she was one of the best outside hitters in the country, she pursued it as far as it would take her. Good luck to your daughter, pursue life :tup:
Post by: Jpmiller on November 21, 2021, 07:26:50 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on November 22, 2021, 05:31:07 PM
Youngest daughter played number one seed at state, lost 3 sets to 1. Next match was against the number 8 seed and they lost 3 sets to none. That freed up my Saturday to set up camp.
Sunday we saws tons of deer, lots of bucks and few really nice bucks. We saw "Elliots" grandfather. Huge buck with a huge left antler. Right was broken off 6" up. He was a masher and we tried to get my oldest daughter a shot but it didn't work out.
Today we only had a half a day to hunt so we could get back for youngest daughters awards banquet.
Again we saw tons of deer and chased a couple of nice bucks. Archery is a tough go but we are having a blast. I am not even carrying my bow. It is all about her. I could have had one but I'll worry about that after/if she tags out. She passed a really nice three point. We are seeing much nicer deer so she is willing to pass the easy shots on lesser deer. We have a ton of time left and it should only get better.
Post by: elkrack on November 22, 2021, 06:58:06 PM
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Post by: pianoman9701 on November 23, 2021, 02:43:32 PM
If your daughter still needs to shoot a buck, PM me. Good line on a 4x4
If I pretend to be a kid (I do act like one), will you set me up, neighbor? There's bourbon and cigars in it for you! :chuckle:
Post by: Rainier10 on November 24, 2021, 11:34:12 AM
Warrior.
Post by: full choke on November 24, 2021, 11:40:22 AM
Great buck!
Post by: jstone on November 24, 2021, 11:40:34 AM
Congratulations
Post by: Rainier10 on November 24, 2021, 11:42:20 AM
If your daughter still needs to shoot a buck, PM me. Good line on a 4x4thanks man appreciate the offer
Post by: Rainier10 on November 24, 2021, 11:44:14 AM
She is just like her mother, filling tags and the freezer.
Post by: HntnFsh on November 24, 2021, 12:14:07 PM
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Post by: Rainier10 on November 24, 2021, 05:23:02 PM
Came over to entiat for the last 90 minutes of the day. 50 does two nice bucks but nothing to hang my tag on. Maybe tomorrow will be the day.
The time in the field with the family is awesome.
Lots to be thankful for.
Happy thanksgiving tomorrow to everyone.
This tall narrow 3x3 was hanging around tonight. My daughter passed him day one. Cool deer.
Post by: MLBowhunting on November 24, 2021, 06:09:14 PM
Post by: BAR C3 on November 24, 2021, 06:29:36 PM
Thanks guys. Spent most of the day in swakane trying to find a buck for my wife. Brutal day especially after spending three on entiat. Only found one legal buck 20 does and cougar tracks everywhere. Pretty bleak.Good luck in Swakane. Last year we saw two legal bucks in a week. One was shot by another hunter and we got the other. Lots of 2 points! The rifle hunters get the legal ones first and until the snow pushes them out of the mountains, pretty bleak there!
Came over to entiat for the last 90 minutes of the day. 50 does two nice bucks but nothing to hang my tag on. Maybe tomorrow will be the day.
The time in the field with the family is awesome.
Lots to be thankful for.
Happy thanksgiving tomorrow to everyone.
This tall narrow 3x3 was hanging around tonight. My daughter passed him day one. Cool deer.
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Post by: Rainier10 on November 26, 2021, 11:05:42 AM
Today is slow, lots of deer but no shooter bucks. Fog is wreaking havoc on us.
Post by: jhawk13 on November 26, 2021, 11:31:28 AM
My uncle and brother talked to you day 1 I believe. I would definitely stick it out in that same area….
Post by: Rainier10 on November 26, 2021, 01:12:16 PM
I hope you shoot a big one!!! Definitely very few and far between but they are definitely out there. I shot an “ok” buck a couple days ago. I was only looking for something with mass.Congrats man. Were they both on a quad? We had just found a shed antler out in a draw that we saw from the road.
My uncle and brother talked to you day 1 I believe. I would definitely stick it out in that same area….
Post by: jhawk13 on November 26, 2021, 01:52:48 PM
I hope you shoot a big one!!! Definitely very few and far between but they are definitely out there. I shot an “ok” buck a couple days ago. I was only looking for something with mass.Congrats man. Were they both on a quad? We had just found a shed antler out in a draw that we saw from the road.
My uncle and brother talked to you day 1 I believe. I would definitely stick it out in that same area….
Yeah, that was them. Couple of studs on that lower road. Worth a look from the opposite side :)
Post by: Rainier10 on November 27, 2021, 01:51:31 PM
Short days are great for seeing deer all day. An hour doesn’t go past that we don’t see something
Post by: MountainTracker on November 27, 2021, 02:16:19 PM
Lots of deer again today and more bigger bucks. Put the stalk on two. Didn’t work out. Fog and rain are tough but still getting after it.Sounds like you guys are having a great hunt. How’s the snow level looking, if you can see it? I have Chiwawa starting weds.
Short days are great for seeing deer all day. An hour doesn’t go past that we don’t see something
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Post by: tbrady on November 27, 2021, 05:51:12 PM
Lots of deer again today and more bigger bucks. Put the stalk on two. Didn’t work out. Fog and rain are tough but still getting after it.Was in Entiat today playing with the kids and we came across a few legal bucks, one of them was an absolute masher. Had to be close to 30" wide, kids thought it was an elk when we saw it. Rack was probably 4" past the tips of the ears I would guess. I'll PM you the location.
Short days are great for seeing deer all day. An hour doesn’t go past that we don’t see something
Post by: highside74 on November 27, 2021, 06:20:58 PM
Post by: Rainier10 on November 28, 2021, 03:38:02 PM
After my last post the skies just started dumping rain.
My family was leaving on Sunday and this hunt was all about getting my daughter a buck and enjoying all the deer we saw.
3pm hits and we see a buck and ten does ahead of us. Some of the does in the road and the buck 20-30 yards off the road. We look at him for 15 minutes. Do I shoot so my wife is actually with me when I fill one of these tags? Do I shoot so I can go home with my family and get back to work that is piling up? Do I wait and hope for something bigger? What if I don’t see anything bigger? Hunting has been tough, very little snow. What if I do find something bigger and it works out? Will I enjoy it? Who will I celebrate with? If I shoot this deer I’m still in line to hit for the cycle and fill all my tags.
I’m shooting.
I get out of the truck and walk behind it as my wife slow rolls up to the deer. The does stay in the road. I step out and to the side of the road. The buck is at thirty yards and walks to 34 where he stops broadside. I draw and settle my 30 yard pin high on his body and the 40 low, level my sight and send one straight through the boiler. He bolts and 7 of the does follow. Three stay behind and I have to move them to retrieve my arrow. Bloody from the thunderhead to the nock.
I start in the direction he ran and find a spot of blood but with the pouring down rain it is fading fast. I’m following his bigger tracks but there are 7 sets of doe tracks on top of them. I come over the top of the hill 15-20 yards from the shot and see the does crossing the draw 100 yards below. No buck in sight but the draw is full of snow.
My wife comes over the hill to my left. I point to the does and tell her to scan the draw as I enter. I get to the snow and can’t find blood anywhere. I start to panic.
“I hit him good right?” She doesn’t know she had ranged him and was bringing up her binocs when I shot. She has no idea where it hit. At 34 yards the arrow was through him before my eyes could adjust. Wheee did it hit? Why isn’t he dead right here? Why did I take a shot in the pouring rain?
My heart is starting to sink when my wife says she found blood up high I start heading her way as fast as I can. She is moving uphill and stops. Dead in between us is the buck dead on the ground. He was literally 30 yards from me when I came over the hill but my eye caught the does and I didn’t look down to see him.
The elation and emotions come in waves. I have hunted hard and filled another tag.
My buddy texts “how are you guys doing?” I reply with a photo of the deer. He replies with I’m at your truck. He hikes up over the rise and we drag the deer 80 yards to road.
What an amazing hunt. I’m so blessed to be able to share so much of it with my family and friends that came along.
Thanks for all of the well wishes and help along the way from so many Huntwa members.
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And rocking the croc’s! Atta boy!Camouflage crocs. ;)
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Post by: Rainier10 on November 29, 2021, 07:34:29 AM
Congrats! Now how are you filling the cougar tag to complete your cycle?I should be spending my weekends in swakane canyon. There were cougar tracks all over up there in the snow. There was a freshly skinned cat at the gate just off the highway. So somebody got one but there were fresh tracks daily so there are more still out there.
I will focus my attention at my property above Ellensburg. There are at least two cats roaming the area that I catch at night on game cameras.
Post by: phildobaggins on November 29, 2021, 08:16:43 AM
Post by: mburrows on November 29, 2021, 08:38:24 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on November 29, 2021, 08:55:49 AM
Congratulations on the hunt! Looks like a great time. Met a guy named Matt the other night at Pub n Grub in Entiat, he said his buddy had an Entiat archery tag. Do you know Matt? ;) Congrats again!It may have been Matt/mburrows that replied right after you. He was helpful last year when I had the incentive tag and again this year when I had the archery tag.
Congrats to you and your daughter Rick!Thanks for all the help Matt.
Post by: phildobaggins on November 29, 2021, 09:09:46 AM
Congratulations on the hunt! Looks like a great time. Met a guy named Matt the other night at Pub n Grub in Entiat, he said his buddy had an Entiat archery tag. Do you know Matt? ;) Congrats again!It may have been Matt/mburrows that replied right after you. He was helpful last year when I had the incentive tag and again this year when I had the archery tag.Congrats to you and your daughter Rick!Thanks for all the help Matt.
Funny, the Matt I was chatting with said he was from the west side. We were both hunting in Swakane and he was just over for the weekend so don't think it's mburrows unless he says otherwise ;)
Post by: Gonehuntin01 on November 30, 2021, 07:52:47 AM
Post by: Rainier10 on November 30, 2021, 03:04:27 PM
Last year I was able to hunt rifle and then archery season. Snows were heavy early and the rifle season was epic. Over 170 deer a day and lots of bucks. I ended up tagging out before the archery season started and went to swakane for the archery season. My tag last year was an incentive tag, second tag, so I could shoot two deer.
This year there was very little snow and I think that greatly impacted the number of deer we saw. We saw less does and way less mature bucks. It may have been that the rifle guys had taken a bunch of the good ones but I think with the reduced number of does I saw it was more of a weather thing.
It so tough with these tags. You wait so long to draw and then you are at the mercy of mother nature, weather and fires.
I will say that most of the does I saw had at least one fawn and many still had twins. That is good for the future. I would also say the lack of weather pushing the big boys down bodes well for next year as so many of them will still be available next year for the general season in the traditional grounds and during the permit seasons on their wintering grounds in the entiat.
My take away after doing the rifle hunt last year the archery hunt this year is you have way better odds with a rifle of filling a tag and less pressure, only 15 tag holders rifle versus 30 archery. If archery is what you love like I do the archery season is a kick you just need to be prepared to eat the tag if you are going for a 160"plus deer or be happy with a deer under 160".
For me both hunts met all of my expectations and I have the very best memories from each of them.
Post by: Rainier10 on November 30, 2021, 03:10:04 PM
Both last year and this year there were significantly less deer in Swakane than in Entiat. That I credit to Swakane having a general season and Entiat not having one for the last 20 years. There are also far less roads in Swakane in my opinion so to cover the same amount of ground and see deer each day you have to do it on foot. The road system in entiat allows you to cover and see a ton more ground than you can in Swakane.
I think that the numbers in swakane would go up if other units in the area were open to a general late archery season. Spread the hunters out a bit.
The swakane season was shortened again this year and I am not sure if that made it more crowded with hunters or if there were less hunters because they just decided a 7 day season with Thanksgiving in the middle of it just wasn't worth it.
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Post by: Stein on December 03, 2021, 02:15:04 PM
That is totally awesome!!!!! Right on!!!
:yeah: Super cool!
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Post by: MountainTracker on December 03, 2021, 06:56:48 PM
And we had a great family thanksgiving dinner in the woods in a wall tent.That is pretty cool for sure
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