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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: nwhunter on November 22, 2010, 09:03:21 PM

Title: Blues Foothill Tag Success
Post by: nwhunter on November 22, 2010, 09:03:21 PM:    So the story starts with my eleven year old boy drawing the tag with 3 points. The tag/hunt was a carrot dangled in front of his nose all school year to keep him on task and behave, I will give him a 7 out of 10. He loves to hunt and has looked forward to his first away from home hunt all summer/fall. The dates had a slight conflict with dad... I had a Colorado deer tag and we would only get to hunt the last 3 days of his season. I assured him that would be plenty and it was....barely. I gave him the choice of motel and watching football at night or walltent and roughing it so of course like a true hunter he picked the walltent, ugh I have had my fill of walltent and cots for the season but it was his choice and we had a blast.
   We leave home after work and arrive in Dayton area at 1am and sleep in the truck, I am reminded that I am too old for that and gimp around for several hours with a sore hip. We check out some spots that fellow huntwa guys shared and see some bucks but mostly on private. Set up camp that afternoon and get an evening hunt in. A descent buck jumps up at 60 yards and stares for 5 seconds while my boy thoroughly enjoys a wild apple and doesn't see it til he flags and is gone. I remind him of this the entire hunt! We get up the next am to 8 inches of snow and howling winds. Hunt til noon trudging through knee deep drifts and see only a few deer they are hunkered down. That afternoon we head to lower ground and meet up with Dave(mtcook) and have a couple chances at bucks but don't get er done but had fun with Dave, he and Cole are packer/horse buddies.
   So down to the last day of the hunt and Cole is getting a little nervous and I will admit I was too. We decide to hunt by camp in the am and if no success come back and break camp and hunt lower and drive home. So the am hunt I spot a legal buck at 340 yards and he says too far so we sneak in to 250 only to see him go over the ridge. Frustration level with these elusive whitetails is at an all time high with the youngster so we head to camp and eat then are loaded up in an hour and a half and headed to our last afternoon spot. On the way I mention being a good sport and how not every hunt ends the way we hope but we try to the very end then keep our chin up and go home.
   To make a long story short we spot a buck and some does and go after them up and over a few ridges. He makes an impressive 150 yard shot just as the buck is getting away and after a few more less than impressive shots I have a very happy son! I got a pic of him as he came up on his buck not knowing how big he was and his expression was priceless! We drug him out and loaded him up and were home by 1am again.Fun times and lots of memories . nwhunter
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Post by: 400out on November 22, 2010, 09:09:37 PM: Very good story NW and high five to your son! That is awesome 8)
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Post by: NumaJohn on November 22, 2010, 09:10:21 PM: Great work, Cole (and Dad)!

Beautiful deer to cap off a great time afield. Well done.
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Post by: ser300wsm on November 22, 2010, 09:10:30 PM: That is a great story, congrats to him & you on a hunt you both wont soon forget.. Nice buck... :rockin:
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Post by: ThePascoKid on November 22, 2010, 09:13:23 PM: Congrats to your son, that's a nice Blues wt, I love that permit it's a
lot of fun
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Post by: mtncook on November 22, 2010, 09:15:01 PM: Nice job guys,,, I enjoyed the afternoon with you both.

mtncook
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Post by: Machias on November 22, 2010, 09:20:05 PM: Awesome, congrats!!
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Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on November 22, 2010, 09:26:04 PM: Very nice, congrats to your boy and to you... Hope my boy Cody draws something like that next year... He will be 12. This year was his first year hunting and he had one chance at a spike but he wasn't ready... Maybe next year.
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Post by: agchawk on November 22, 2010, 09:27:12 PM: VERY COOL! I love seeing the youngesters out in the woods!
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on November 23, 2010, 05:19:14 AM: Congrats! I love the pics!
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 23, 2010, 05:51:13 AM: Congrats on a fine animal!!
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Post by: Ridgeratt on November 23, 2010, 06:02:33 AM: Congrats to the youngman on his harvest. A nice deer to start the journey with.

Good on both of you for showing him cutting his tag. :rockin:

Where do I find one of those color changing hats? Once again well done
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Post by: Woodchuck on November 23, 2010, 06:23:34 AM: Congrats to you both, well done
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Post by: shortnround on November 23, 2010, 07:49:42 AM: I love this story. Good job dad! I put in for that hunt with 9 points and couldn't draw. Fun hunt for sure. Nice buck and congratulations to the hunter!
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Post by: scout88 on November 23, 2010, 07:55:19 AM: thats what its all about right there, congrats to you both!
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Post by: high country on November 23, 2010, 07:59:37 AM: awesome!
I can't wait......my kids are 3 and 6mo
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Post by: MtnMuley on November 23, 2010, 08:00:37 AM: Very nice! Congrats!
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Post by: PA BEN on November 23, 2010, 08:37:13 AM: Nice W/T BUCK!! Nothing better they the kids getting nice bucks. ;)
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Post by: bucklucky on November 23, 2010, 08:48:54 AM: Right on Scott, glad you guys had a great time and your boy killed a nice buck! Congrats!
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Post by: SemperFidelis97 on November 23, 2010, 09:38:24 AM: Congradulations to your son you shared times Im sure both of you will never forget my 9 year old son shot his first whitetail buck in the early hunt over that way it was our best hunting trip ever.
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Post by: Elkpiss on November 23, 2010, 10:37:02 AM: :tup: to your boy..
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Post by: Hyde on November 23, 2010, 11:12:52 AM: That's awesome! :tup:
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Post by: nwhunter on November 23, 2010, 02:14:37 PM: Thanks guys ya it was an awesome time. The funny thing about his camo hat in the pic, of course someone had to notice, was I went over to make sure his deer was dead and he stayed where he could get a shot if it got up which it did and he finished it off. WHen I headed over he said dad you don't have your orange on so he made me wear his hat so he could be sure to see me. I said good call on being safe so thats the story on the hat. I will let him read all your replies tonight, he will be smiling. nwhunter
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Post by: C-Money on November 23, 2010, 07:20:29 PM: Very nice! What a great sounding hunt! Glad you folks were able to have that time together and harvest a really big one! Congrats!
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on November 23, 2010, 07:52:08 PM: great job Scott. So one thing I did not rread was how did your colorado hunt go?
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Post by: nwhunter on November 23, 2010, 08:04:54 PM: Thanks Ross and by the way great bull and effort on your elk hunt. If yo look back a page or two I posted our 2010 colorado deer hunt. nwhunter
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Post by: blacktailer on November 24, 2010, 09:21:07 AM: That's what it's all about. good quality time spent with your sone. Congrats to the both of you.
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Post by: Alchase on November 24, 2010, 09:29:18 AM: Quote from: Ridgeratt on November 23, 2010, 06:02:33 AM
Good on both of you for showing him cutting his tag. :rockin:

What a cool picture! That is one of the best hunting pics I have ever seen, his first tag notching! It does not get any better then that!
Great job
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Post by: GoldTip on November 24, 2010, 09:30:26 AM: Great looking buck, congrats to the boy and you, thats what this hunting gig is all about.
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on November 24, 2010, 12:07:36 PM: Great job! Congrats to your son!
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Post by: denali on November 24, 2010, 12:10:53 PM: Gotta love it ! :rockin: nice story and pics.
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Post by: steen on November 24, 2010, 04:37:19 PM: Very nice buck and story! Glad you stuck it out and did the hunt. You will only get these memories for a few years. Looks like you might have a taxidermy bill also.
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 24, 2010, 04:50:06 PM: COngratulations Cole! Way to make it happen!
Wow. Wall Tent, weekend with Dad, late season tag, snow, and a great last minute buck. What is better than that? :tup: