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Big Game Hunting => Muzzleloader Hunting => Topic started by: kramman on October 05, 2009, 03:01:07 PM
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Just curious how everyones season has gone so far.Mine went something like this missed biggest buck ive ever seen during hunting season in wa..Still had a great time spent with my 2 young boys and the old man[he also missed a 4pt]. I sure hope others know how to shoot.So lets hear some stories
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Where did you wind up hunting this year??
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I hunted the 204 and 101 everywhere from Chesaw to mt. Ann and Havillah to Curlew and Republic.I could have tagged out on a 2pt. wt 10 mins into opening day but i choose to pass now i wish i had taken him so i could have meat for my WY trip here in a couple of weeks
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Managed to tag this buck last day of the season. Saw a lot of does and a few smaller bucks. Story to follow
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nice buck lets here the story
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Great Buck well worth the effort. Tell the story.
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Well, I'm just back for the day to sort out some transportation problems. Heading out again later tonight or tomorrow ~0300. Saw a few cows, nothing shootable. After a really long, hard day of hunting yesterday I got back to my rig after dark to find this:
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Got a shoulder under it and managed to bend the end enough to get the weight off the hood and backed out from under it. Hunting alone has a down side.
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How's my season going so far??? I'll get back to you on that. >:(
DJR
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That sucks man! Good luck with the rest of the hunt.
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My inlaws live on the North end of Spokane. We made a family trip over there for the week and I made day hunts out to public land sections in 124. Deer are absolutely everywhere on low elevation private land, but pretty scarce up in the hills. I'd see 1-2 deer per day in the woods and 20-30 while driving there and back. Lots of historical sign like trails and old rubs that would suggest lots of deer, but very few seen or jumped. Looked like maybe winterkill might have been part of it as they had a ton of snow last year, combined with nice weather, full moon, dry noisy woods until Friday, it was tough hunting but a good hunt anyway. Passed on two shot opportunities on small does, saw 2 nice bucks but no shots. Should have shot a couple coyotes. Got frustrated trying to access state land that's landlocked by posted private land.
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Jumped 3 deer with no shot opportunity. Saw a coyote for about 5-10 seconds, just enough time to put the big eyes on him. had a doe come in on the edge of a clear cut about 120 yards out. No shot.
help EpQ21 with his first bear.
Waiting for late season now.
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Family scored three deer within a few days of each other. Total deer seen was around 40 for three days. Couple of bucks, but mostly does and fawns. Helped that we had any deer tags. Blacktail are difficult to hunt of the southwest part of the state, tends to be thick. Deer or no deer still a great time.
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Made it to 200 yards of two 3 point muledeer, wind was blowing so I did not want to risk it with the muzzy.
Saw over 70 does, spikes and two pointers mostly just before dark, moon was out and very windy all five days. Nice camping trip with my buddies :)
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Heres a link to mine.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,35277.0.html
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Put a lot of miles on the old body over the two weekends seeking the elusive buck. It was the hail mary stalk at 6:00 on Sunday night down a canyon that I figured wouldn't produce a buck but I thought I should walk before I gave up and headed home. I walked right past 15 does (I looked back about 500 yards at the path I was walking and they were standing right where I had been) and figured that was all I was in for till dark. I headed to a little honey hole where there is a spring at an old homestead. Its the only water for about 2 or so miles of pasture/wheat ground. On the skyline I noticed a huge bodied deer working his way toward the water hole. I swung my chubby body into high gear and got to the water hole before he popped out of the draw that fed into the canyon. I couldn't wait much longer as the sun was dropping fast. I snuck down to the creek bottom and used the rocky bottom to take me to the bottom of the draw and the dang thing was gone! The last I saw he was headed almost at a trot down the draw before he went ouf ot sight. Must have smelled me, but I decided to head up the draw to see where he went. Just about at the top the 3x4 mulie jumped up about 145 yards away. He looked straight at me for about 2 minutes. I steadied a rest and he finally turned to the side and gave me a great full on side view. A little smoke later and my dad, son and I are dragging the buck back to the pickup. I hit him a little farther back then I wanted but it got the job done. I hit him about 1.5 miles from the truck. He headed straight down hill and ran down the canyon while I reloaded and chased it butt down. I found him laying in a heap about 300 yards from the pickup. Nice little drag down hill, but he was heavy wtih a lot of fat. I am headed out to mow the yard, then bone out the meat, but will add a pic tonight when I get a chance.
Back straps sound a lot better than the tag stew I ate the past couple of years.
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Managed to tag this buck last day of the season. Saw a lot of does and a few smaller bucks. Story to follow
THAT is a really nice looking buck, what beautiful markings and nice and wide!! Congrats!!
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Well I literally just got back from 9 days of crawling on my belly chasing muleys followed by three days of helping my buddies chase elk. I am tired! I saw some monster muleys and missed a shot over the back at 183 yards on a bruiser. I had to pass up a shot at 50 yards on two legal bucks that passed right in front of me as they were ten yards onto an adjacent property that I did not have permission to hunt. The rest of the story is too painful to tell right now but I'll write up a big post later that will include my run in with a cougar!
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hey ribka, great buck and glad u got it done
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ouch sorry about the truck. go figure. :dunno:
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South Rainier
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Nice buck MasonCty ...congrats :tup:
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Opening Day buck. Shot it right in the head at 28 yards. The story is under Muzzeloader 2009 in the deer forum.
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My 2009 Muzzy Any Bull
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This is my first roosevelt. I have an inline, but this gun was given to me by my grandfather when he got too old to hunt, so I decided to use it instead. Traditional blackpowder is more fun anyway.
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saw 9 deer 7 bucks 4 shooters, had a 18"-20' 4 point 30 yrds. from my 4 wheeler, by the time i capped up he was wavin' see ya. so still eatin' chicken!!
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cow from stella unit. lots of spikes in ryderwood. still a good time :)
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My 2009 Muzzy Bull, looks like the twin to the one on the previuos post go figure.
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Being home on R&R, I only had two days to hunt.
First day I saw a beautiful five point bull elk and a nice smaller four point. But, with it being early muzzle, I had to be satisfied with looking but not touching. :chuckle:
Then the second day I saw four small bucks (1 spike and 3 forkies) within twenty yards, but I was hunting a 3-point unit! :bash:
Oh well. It was nice being out with Dad anyway.
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My buddies 1st Buck ever, and he used my smoke pole. :IBCOOL:
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My Dad also hooked up with a good buck. Nice little 3x3. He shot it in the neck at about 50 yards, it never took a step-Boom! Whop! Splat!
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My 2009 Muzzy Any Bull
how long were the fronts on that bull. they look really long!
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Firecrotch,
The eyeguard on the right when looking at the picture measured 18 inches.
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nice work everyone :)
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Just my second muzzleload season has me 2 for 2. A friend and I scored on a 4x3 and a 2pt. with trash (3pts. Lol...) :)
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Well, this was my first year hunting with a ml. Opening day, didn't see much until just before dark. Then came around a bend in a road and walking towards us is a monster 6x6. As soon as it saw us he turned and ran dead away from me. Aimed for the back of his neck at about 75 yards and flat out missed. Watched it run away up and out of sight before I could do anything. :bash:
Not the best way to start out the year. Would have been a great first elk, but at the same time it would be damn hard to beat next time. At least thats what I told myself all week to help me sleep at night. Saw a few elk the next day, but just flashes of brown in the timber and nothing but bear and deer the rest of the week. Still got the late season, but low expectations.
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Congrats to everyone. Remember anytime you mange to harvest a legal deer in this state, particularly with a primitive weapon, it is a very good thing. Take a look at the harvest stats
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My season doesn't start until the day after Thanksgiving, hope it goes well.
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2nd year hunting and all I was hoping for was a crack at a forked horn and found him on October 1st. My first deer and did it with a ML. Thanks to Fulldraw for putting me on him.
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I will be hunting GMU 242 (Alta) from 11/25-11/30 with my any deer tag and my .54 cal Lyman. I should score a decent buck...Hopefully :chuckle:
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Family scored three deer within a few days of each other. Total deer seen was around 40 for three days. Couple of bucks, but mostly does and fawns. Helped that we had any deer tags. Blacktail are difficult to hunt of the southwest part of the state, tends to be thick. Deer or no deer still a great time.
Glad to hear there are those of us who just see the opportunity to get out and hunt together as a great time, wether we fill our tags or not.
Gadwall.
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2nd year hunting and all I was hoping for was a crack at a forked horn and found him on October 1st. My first deer and did it with a ML. Thanks to Fulldraw for putting me on him.
Hey JS
Nice first buck. That looks like a CVA Elkhorn Pro you shoot. How do you like it so far? pretty well huh? HA HA!! Carpsniperg2 and I have the Elkhorn Pro and really like them.
Gadwall
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I was lucky enough to be there when js99 got his 1st buck! Good job and great shot.
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Gadwall, I love the fit and feel of the elkhorn. Shoots great and is a breeze to clean. Gotta ask if you had any issues with factory sight alignment. My rear sight was drilled wrong, but I was able to dial it in. Just put a Williams peep on it and that definitely fixed it, and is way better on the eyes.
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Gadwall, I love the fit and feel of the elkhorn. Shoots great and is a breeze to clean. Gotta ask if you had any issues with factory sight alignment. My rear sight was drilled wrong, but I was able to dial it in. Just put a Williams peep on it and that definitely fixed it, and is way better on the eyes.
JS:
See the thread titled "CVA round barrel and Williams Peep sight" and you'll know what I've been up against.
Gadwall.
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you got that site yet gadwall i can't wait to see it help ya slay an elk during that late hunt :IBCOOL:
got my new one put on the black diamond and all dialed in to 125yards time for some meat and horns come on 20th :IBCOOL:
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Not a monster but it filled the freeze
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Question, why are there so many pictures with muzzleloaders laying in the rack? I'm a modern guy and have never wanted to go muzzle loading, i like shooting 300+ if i need too. I've killed alot of deer and never have i ever put my 7mm in the rack of a deer. I've never even taken a picture with my gun next to a deer i've killed. Maybe its a muzzle thing?
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Not a monster but it filled the freeze
Good job Critter! How about a story? What unit, how far a shot etc.
gadwall
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...We had been on the Elk for a couple of days, no good shots but some fun watching. 4 or 5 cows, a couple of branch antler (4x4) and (2x3) and a few unknown, we stalked into our area and took about a five minute break and just as we started to move, the place came unglued. We had stalked into the middle of the herd. The one good look I got was the spike running down the hill,so I gave a blow with old reliable (hyper-lip single) and he stopped about 30 yards away behind some scrub, another hit on the call and he stepped into a shooting lane. I am completly sold on the hyper-lip, three years in a row it's brought the bulls back.
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finally scored me a B-tail not big but meat on the table.I now have the wa. tri-fecta even though the BT was just a spike.I got him wed. morning about 10 am he and 2 does were in a clearing enjoying the sun.1 shot 1oo yds hit him a little far back through the liver he ran about 75 yds then bedded down I gave him 20 mins. and by the time i got there he had expired.My buddy also got a deer his 1st a fat doe it took him 4 yrs and you would have thought he got a monster.Only 10 more months till we get to do it again can hardly wait.
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here is a phone pic of my 09 thanksgiving weekend white tail buck
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we need more details on that WT, looks like a good one. Lets hear teh story.
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Finally figured out the post pics thing. This was early season, Ritzville area. 75yards with a patched .54 round ball. Entered left side in front of shoulder and out right side a lil behind the shoulder. Lyman GPR percussion. Saw this one and about three others the same size. Good early season. I also drew a special Dec hunt for anterless that starts this week.
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Nice buck! Cant wait till next year...No more Archery come on Muzzy!! Nice job
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Should have had two but :dunno: I am still chasing em. got on two different bands today no shooter in the first batch and couldnt drive the others out of the doghair. Heading back after them in the am. Good luck to all. Mark
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My first animal with the muzzleloader
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my cousin and hunted 382 and saw a huge mule deer. passed on lots of smaller 3x3 and some small young 4x4s.but my deer on opening late season was decent. my cousin shot a little bit smaller 4x4 the next day 300 yds away.
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1st Elk w/ Muzzy
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My story really isn't that exciting. We headed for Pullman Friday after Thanksgiving. Got there about 1:00pm. Spent the rest of the day getting land use permission, we ended up getting permission for the entire weekend from about 4 farms whose land connects. Made camp down on the snake. Woke up and spotted a nice 3X4 muley with some does too bad gmu 142 is closed. Drove around hunted some new areas we havent hit before with no luck. We did however watch some dude shoot at a buck from over 500 yards WTF. We headed to our "area" my buddy dropped me off and headed to the other end of our spread, the plan- meet in the middle at last light. I get about a 1/4 mile from where I was dropped off, crest a rise and BAM, here is this big buck grazing in a no hunting area, i headed to some uncut wheat and sit down, I watch him for about 10 min, then out of the blue here is 3pt and a doe. The big dude chases off the 3pt and starts following the doe around with his nose up her a$$. He gives up on her and heads up in to a stand of trees about 700 yard way. The "little" buck shows back up and starts grazing, the doe hop's the fence on to the property im on, I think to myself well at least I have a chance on a doe. I keep watching this 3pt, he is slowly working his way towards me. My buddy radios me, he just dropped a doe not more the 200 yards from the truck, in the middle of my converstion with him, BIG dude comes back out of the trees chasing another doe. They both hop the fence on to the same property im on, then go behind a little rise. I belly crawl to the top of the rise. there is both does and this guy. My heart is pounding as he walks away from the does towards me. He gets about a 120 yards from me broadside and I squeeze the trigger. double lung hit he runs about a 100 yards and drops. I hit him with a 385 grain polymere sabot. I tried to measrure him and i came up with about 128 i have no idea if that is even close. so thats my story and Im sticking to it.
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Wheres the pics Shank :dunno: Mark
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sorry, the pic is about the forth or fifth post down on page 4
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Duh :bash: I just put the 2 together. I am not the sharpest tool in the shed. Nice buck. Mark
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Here's my west side late "any elk" unit bull taken on Decmeber 12th. I used my .62 Thompson Center Hawken, home cast round ball and 90 gr of Goex 2f. The shot was about 50 yards through both lungs and he went about 14 yards. Those Roosevelts are pretty heavy at any size, especially when you have to pack it out yourself...painfull, but in a good way if you know what I mean!
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Nice job on a great spike bull Dave. You rarely hear of anyone shooting a .62. That's cool. What do you use for casting lead and what brand, style, weight bullet mold are you using?
Gadwall.
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The barrel started out life as a Green Mountain .62 smoothbore. I sent it to Ed Rayl in Virginia and he rifled it 1:72 for round balls. I use an old Lee production pot and Lee .600 mold that throws a 325 gr ball.
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My first muzzleloader bull, I think that my girlfriend already posted most of this somewhere on here :)(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net%2Fhs002.snc3%2F10936_839700501408_10716562_47156876_8334205_n.jpg&hash=71da0e520fbe31a950e4237fca6edc3fb30c1a14)
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Welcome to the site EyeGuard....Nice Bull, I think I remember seeing Hirsheygirl post it on here. Your girlfriend shot a cow too didn't she? Along with some big ole bucks. Congrats to you both.
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The last two deer seasons I have shot a buck and been quite pleased with them. The next day hirsheygirl has shot a buck and both times they were larger than mine. :'( But I got her in the end when I told her it was a cow only hunt ;) Thanks for the welcome.
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The last two deer seasons I have shot a buck and been quite pleased with them. The next day hirsheygirl has shot a buck and both times they were larger than mine. :'( But I got her in the end when I told her it was a cow only hunt ;)
Oh how funny you are, sweetheart. :chuckle:
