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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: squeeze2drop on April 04, 2011, 04:26:44 PM

Title: You NEVER know!!!
Post by: squeeze2drop on April 04, 2011, 04:26:44 PM: Alright, so i thought it might be cool to hear some stories of some bucks that were takin in spots that u usually never see bucks or very many deer at all, ill go first, about 3 yrs ago, my bro and i have a spot that HE LOVES to hunt, its a quick little draw on the edge of a wheat field, and we have hunted this canyon that it feeds into for 20 yrs and i kid u not, in those 20 yrs we have hunted this spot, we have seen maybe 5 bucks(NO 3pts or bigger) all 2pts or spikes, its always full of does, but for some reason he LOVES huntin that spot, so i always kinda tease him when we hunt it, i always say "oh boy i cant wait to see the 20 does were about to jump" or some smart remark, well im always right.....until 3 years ago, he went in the middle of the week with a buddy of his, and i couldnt make it cuz of work, well long story short, he calls me tellin me he shot a nice 3 pt, and im like "where?" and hes laughing and says "in MY spot" lol i couldnt help but laugh, so NOW hes always remindin me its his spot when we scout, or hunt hahaha
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Post by: rtspring on April 05, 2011, 02:51:13 PM: Last season spike.

This guy was playing hide and seek with me for three days. I had seen him twice but lost him in the fog once and the next time he was with about 30 cows. Try finding a spike mixed in with 30 cows in deep dark forest. it was a pain in the butt. On the third day I had him pegged on where he was hanging out in the morning. Well he seen me before I seen him and he took off running through heavy trees, He was at a dead run when I shot. But as I let the rifle down I was in disbelief that he was not down, and he came to a complete stop. I yelled WTF?, reloaded and as I did he was off on a dead run again..... BOOM one more time and dwon he went.... Didnt find out till we were skinning him that my first shot pierced his ear...
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Post by: grundy53 on April 05, 2011, 03:00:19 PM: Well I was really suprised to find this guy on Veterans day. Not because of where he was but because we had already killed 5 bulls in this patch of timber that week... cell phone pic.
Title: Re: You NEVER know!!!
Post by: kglacken on April 07, 2011, 09:16:39 AM: Quote from: grundy53 on April 05, 2011, 03:00:19 PM
Well I was really suprised to find this guy on Veterans day. Not because of where he was but because we had already killed 5 bulls in this patch of timber that week... cell phone pic.
Wow 5 bulls in one patch of timber on the wetside? That is a pretty darn good season in camp in my opinion!
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Post by: grundy53 on April 07, 2011, 09:20:07 AM: 6 if you count mine. Yes a very good year in camp. We also added 4 more from other places.
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Post by: kglacken on April 07, 2011, 09:22:57 AM: Wow thats a great year! what unit if you dont mind me asking?
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Post by: agchawk on April 07, 2011, 09:32:07 AM: Two years ago I was driving outside of Colfax with three of my kids when my youngest son yelled "Dad, look at that huge dog!" I glanced over into a wheat field and there was one of the biggest black bears I had ever seen. I slammed on the brakes, threw my truck into reverse, and stopped to watch as this boar meandered through the green wheat without a care in the world!

I sure wish I had my camera with me that day but never thought to grab it since it was just a meaningless drive between Clarkston and Colfax. The idea of seeing a big bear on that stretch of highway never crossed my mind! I'll say this, a large jet-black boar wandering through the bright green wheat was a sight to behold. One of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Title: Re: You NEVER know!!!
Post by: grundy53 on April 07, 2011, 10:02:35 AM: Quote from: kglacken on April 07, 2011, 09:22:57 AM
Wow thats a great year! what unit if you dont mind me asking?

Southwest west Washington.....
Title: Re: You NEVER know!!!
Post by: kglacken on April 07, 2011, 11:03:10 AM: hahah i hunt the same area..... we got one this year only hunted the weekends though
Title: Re: You NEVER know!!!
Post by: 7mmfan on April 07, 2011, 11:21:20 AM: This was my first elk. I shot it in 2005 in the bethel unit. I had hunted hard in some deep dark timber seeing elk every day but not the spike I needed. One day I walked up on the hill right behind camp while my brother and dad were finishing lunch and ran into this guy not 200 yards above camp. I think he was there because nobody was spending any time up there. Needless to say it was an easy haul out! Basically rolled him to camp.