Post by: SI Eagle on June 10, 2021, 04:00:46 PM
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Post by: spin05 on June 11, 2021, 12:50:36 AM
The mule deer herd has been hammered in there but nonetheless it should be a great tag congrats :tup: the whitetail herd is doing fantastic though so you could put your sights on a whitey
I agree. Last year was the first late hunt i never saw a legal buck the whole season
Post by: SI Eagle on June 11, 2021, 08:11:18 AM
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Post by: elkrack on June 13, 2021, 08:28:50 PM
No pictures or stories from past hunts?
Well I wish I had pictures of the buck that my brother and his buddy passed on the first morning of their hunt! 27+ wide 4 point with big eye guards. The bucks downfall was weak fronts or backs I can’t remember but he was a stud. They passed because it was 10 minutes into a 2 week hunt🤦🏻♂️ the buck was literally 2 miles from camp and just let us gawk at him for 10 minutes. They ended up passing on multiple bucks that day and then the rut slowed down and the weather warmed up. it wasn’t nearly as productive for the rest of the hunt. My brother ended up with a decent 4 point and his buddy shot a 3 point. I don’t have pics
Post by: SI Eagle on June 13, 2021, 09:09:41 PM
No pictures or stories from past hunts?
Well I wish I had pictures of the buck that my brother and his buddy passed on the first morning of their hunt! 27+ wide 4 point with big eye guards. The bucks downfall was weak fronts or backs I can’t remember but he was a stud. They passed because it was 10 minutes into a 2 week hunt🤦🏻♂️ the buck was literally 2 miles from camp and just let us gawk at him for 10 minutes. They ended up passing on multiple bucks that day and then the rut slowed down and the weather warmed up. it wasn’t nearly as productive for the rest of the hunt. My brother ended up with a decent 4 point and his buddy shot a 3 point. I don’t have pics
You don't happen to remember about what the dates were do you? I can take the entire season off if I want but don't believe much usually starts happening until around November 8 or so.
Post by: elkrack on June 13, 2021, 09:21:41 PM
Post by: Southpole on June 14, 2021, 07:44:53 AM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on June 14, 2021, 10:14:25 AM
Definitely camp in the valley if you can. I had the buck tag last year and if I had to do it again I would have posted up inside the guts of the unit.
Did you get one, pics?
Post by: Southpole on June 14, 2021, 12:39:15 PM
Didn’t close the deal on anything. I dedicated the last 8 days of the season for the permit. Stayed in a rental house outside of conconully. Got up early every day, drove the side by side from conconully into the unit every morning. The weather was cold, snowy and nasty like I was wanting. Spent a lot of time in a few of the most reputable spots in the unit for whitetail. Nada. Seen a lot of does, no bucks on public land and they were extremely spooky, even for whitetail. The last day on the last half hour, almost getting hard to see and saw a little basket 3 I could have shot but wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. No regrets on any of my decisions except camping somewhere near Conner lake or forde lake. Had some acquaintances from Darrington that spent 2 full weeks camped by forde lake, hunted their butts off to only fill 2 of their 3 buck tags. They got a couple of little basket 3s, but they did see a lot more animals because of the camping I believe, said they seen some monster mulies periodically through out their stay.Definitely camp in the valley if you can. I had the buck tag last year and if I had to do it again I would have posted up inside the guts of the unit.
Did you get one, pics?
Post by: elkrack on June 14, 2021, 01:06:26 PM
Post by: SI Eagle on June 14, 2021, 03:36:57 PM
Didn’t close the deal on anything. I dedicated the last 8 days of the season for the permit. Stayed in a rental house outside of conconully. Got up early every day, drove the side by side from conconully into the unit every morning. The weather was colDefinitely camp in the valley if you can. I had the buck tag last year and if I had to do it again I would have posted up inside the guts of the unit.
Did you get one, pics?
snowy and nasty like I was wanting. Spent a lot of time in a few of the most reputable spots in the unit for whitetail. Nada. Seen a lot of does, no bucks on public land and they were extremely spooky, even for whitetail. The last day on the last half hour, almost getting hard to see and saw a little basket 3 I could have shot but wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. No regrets on any of my decisions except camping somewhere near Conner lake or forde lake. Had some acquaintances from Darrington that spent 2 full weeks camped by forde lake, hunted their butts off to only fill 2 of their 3 buck tags. They got a couple of little basket 3s, but they did see a lot more animals because of the camping I believe, said they seen some monster mulies periodically through out their stay.
Thanks for the info Southpole, but just to clarify this is for the mule deer. I understand you can shoot whitetails but I have the late muley tag.
Post by: Southpole on June 14, 2021, 03:51:04 PM
Yeah, I knew that you got the quality deer permit I was just answering Boss 300 about my hunt. It’s all good territory though, guys were seeing mature mule deer down in the valley too. Some friends that stayed with me all week, just to fart around while I hunted, seen a really nice mule deer buck rutted up with an entourage of small whitetail bucks a little above Blue lake.Didn’t close the deal on anything. I dedicated the last 8 days of the season for the permit. Stayed in a rental house outside of conconully. Got up early every day, drove the side by side from conconully into the unit every morning. The weather was colDefinitely camp in the valley if you can. I had the buck tag last year and if I had to do it again I would have posted up inside the guts of the unit.
Did you get one, pics?
snowy and nasty like I was wanting. Spent a lot of time in a few of the most reputable spots in the unit for whitetail. Nada. Seen a lot of does, no bucks on public land and they were extremely spooky, even for whitetail. The last day on the last half hour, almost getting hard to see and saw a little basket 3 I could have shot but wasn’t exactly what I had in mind. No regrets on any of my decisions except camping somewhere near Conner lake or forde lake. Had some acquaintances from Darrington that spent 2 full weeks camped by forde lake, hunted their butts off to only fill 2 of their 3 buck tags. They got a couple of little basket 3s, but they did see a lot more animals because of the camping I believe, said they seen some monster mulies periodically through out their stay.
Thanks for the info Southpole, but just to clarify this is for the mule deer. I understand you can shoot whitetails but I have the late muley tag.
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