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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Rainier10 on September 03, 2020, 11:03:30 AM
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Well here you go. Opening day deer thread is starting to get some traction so we better just this one started for the opening day and after deer.
Good luck everyone and I hope this thread gets loaded with tons of success photos.
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Heading East as we speak!! Hoping to contribute to the thread come Tuesday :tup:
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4x4 velvet mulie. 62 yard uphill shot.Went 80 yards piled up in a dry creek bed in less than 2 minutes. My biggest so far :IBCOOL: 178 lbs at the butcher prob every bit of 230 on the hoof. Kinda of a bad shot think my arrow hit some brush and deflected a bit went high left but still cut a major artery massive blood trail can't say enough about the shuttle t's.
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Awesome buck! Congrats :tup:
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Nice work, great buck!
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:tup: :tup:
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:tup:
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Great deer so far!
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:yeah:
Great Buck. Congratulations...
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DAM NICE DEER MAN!!!
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Awesome buck :tup:
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I'm only a bird hunter but still look forward to these threads :tup:
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Congrats on a successful hunt. Great buck! Thanks for sharing
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I like the salute in the pic.
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Great buck :tup:
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I like the salute in the pic.
Crap didn't even notice. :bash: :bash: That's because i couldn't get my hand around the bases lol :chuckle: Thx everyone :tup: It was a good day !!! :tup: :tup:
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Two days of hunting and have only seen one deer, usually seeing at least a handful everyday. Hope it's just the heat, good luck to everyone with a tag and congrats to the few who've already moved theirs.
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On my way to help my son pack out a blacktail. First time bow hunting. I'll post a pic. Kind of sad he's gone solo but super proud he's out doing it on his own
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nice buck
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Soms first bow buck super proud
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Friday night. Quartering toward type shot at about 25 yards with an incomplete pass through!. Not the guy I was after but that one disappeared from camera altogether.
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Another one down!! Nice buck sir....!!!!
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Sweet animals. Any animal harvested in washington is a trophy. Especially in this heat
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Nice, keep them coming :tup:
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:yeah:
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Meat buck but I’m not picky with a bow and couldn’t pass up a blacktail in velvet. Short season was bittersweet but the sneak I had to put on this guy through the noisiest of clearcuts with the wind shifting multiple times and two spikes bedded around him made the challenge exciting. Quartered you’re me on first shot so exit wound pictured above was far back. Able to get a second arrow in him and end it for good. 55 yards.
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Another one down!! Nice buck sir....!!!!
Thank you and congratulations to everyone so far!
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Friday night. Quartering toward type shot at about 25 yards with an incomplete pass through!. Not the guy I was after but that one disappeared from camera altogether.
Nice one, that heat was brutal and not much was moving at my place. Congrats
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Opening day buck! Shot him quartering towards me at about 10 yards and ran no more than 50 yards. Couldn't be happier to fill my tag!
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Nice job everyone so far 👍
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Friday night. Quartering toward type shot at about 25 yards with an incomplete pass through!. Not the guy I was after but that one disappeared from camera altogether.
Nice one, that heat was brutal and not much was moving at my place. Congrats
Thanks! And oh yea there was so little movement on my cams and just in general. If you have more time up there my bro did see the two five by fives up a but higher when he was looking for grouse.
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Good to see a few bucks hitting the dirt! Nice work fellas.
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Muley I got in Idaho a couple weeks ago. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200908/5d1e7b77819da1c7892ffeb2adfe28e5.jpg)
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Atta boy Grundy!
Gotta love the fuzz!
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This is looking great so far! Thanks for sharing everyone!
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One of my target bucks hits the ground, super stoked and yet very remorseful, I look forward to a long season, but usually wait until the end of Archery to purchase my multi season tag. But this year they sold out day one. So now the Ducks better beware. Have a great and prosperous season.
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Great deer so far everyone! So glad it's FINALLY season!
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posted on the opening day thread. I believe this is his shed, got quite a bit of footage of him this summer too.
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Nice buck! :tup:
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Heck of a blacktail mallardmasher !!! Good job
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That’s cool finding his shed
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Anya shot her first deer in 2018 at my dad's house in Walla Walla. She had opportunities last year there but no bucks and she didn't want to shoot a doe that might have a fawn. Up here in Spokane she missed a couple of shots so no deer her second year hunting. This year she was ready! 30 minutes in the blind and this fella fell to her arrow (it's good to hunt at grandpa's!)
Finally got to use the knife I made her!
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Anya shot her first deer in 2018 at my dad's house in Walla Walla. She had opportunities last year there but no bucks and she didn't want to shoot a doe that might have a fawn. Up here in Spokane she missed a couple of shots so no deer her second year hunting. This year she was ready! 30 minutes in the blind and this fella fell to her arrow (it's good to hunt at grandpa's!)
Finally got to use the knife I made her!
VERY cool! Congrats to all!
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Anya shot her first deer in 2018 at my dad's house in Walla Walla. She had opportunities last year there but no bucks and she didn't want to shoot a doe that might have a fawn. Up here in Spokane she missed a couple of shots so no deer her second year hunting. This year she was ready! 30 minutes in the blind and this fella fell to her arrow (it's good to hunt at grandpa's!)
Finally got to use the knife I made her!
It's ALWAYS good to hunt at Grandpa's... ;) Doesn't everybody know that...? 8)
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724wd, excellent, thanks
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Hell of a blacktail mallardmasher
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:tup: :tup: :tup:
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Kids with game animals are awesome, congrats
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More great contributions. Thanks for sharing!
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Congrats and way to get it done Anya, Congrats Dad!
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Second deer archery tag filled, time to chase that buck now
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:tup: Nicely done!
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Very awesome, great work everyone! Thanks for sharing.
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I was lucky enough to have my son in the blind with me on this hunt. Nice little tender buck. Great shot, quick kill, and easy pack out. The boy was super excited. Now its time to find an elk. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200914/31dae0e8bf6a431a8cf7044770daf3d3.jpg)
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Congrats on your success. The boy is lucky to have a dad like you take him into the blind for a hunt. Well done!
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Thank you! I that definitely been a transition from tree stand hunting solo. Congratulations to all the other hunters. Some great deer posted.
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Nicely done! Time in the blind with your kids is time well spent!
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Right on very cool. Way to get him hooked on it for life.
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First archery deer for me on the 12th!
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Great buck hunt jr!
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Nice buck! Well done.
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Nicely Done JR.!!!!!
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Great first archery buck Hunt Jr!
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My buddy got it done today with his little boy in the blind. His biggest buck to date and just the type of buck he dreamed of having for his first wall mount. Little bit of junk on both sides. I think our boys are hooked!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200914/ebe3c9914399e9ce7fa57a63f2a280ee.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200914/d9031b96f5323bf54e197b1a374d3bb2.jpg)
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Fantastic
Nothing better than hunting+family time
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Some nice bucks hitting the ground. I haven’t even been out yet....
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:tup: :tup: Congrats to all the hunters !!!
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:tup: Nicely done! Keep up the good work everyone! With each picture I get more and more excited for when I will be able to go huntin!!!
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Nice to see some deer dropping. Congrats to everyone :tup:
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There are bigger deer running around my hunting area (see the 5x6 and 5x5 in the Target Buck thread), but I couldn't pass up a 15 yard chip shot on this nice 4x4. 100 grain RAD broadhead on an Autumn Orange FMJ fired from a 2015 Martin Lithium LTD with a MBG Accent Whitetail sight and QAD rest made for a 35 yard recovery after slicing through both lungs. I got it on video but it's pretty dark (FIRST thing in the morning on Sunday the 13th).
And my deer loading platform worked GREAT! No more struggling to load a deer solo!
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Nice job on all the recent additions. Keep them coming!
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My buddy got it done today with his little boy in the blind. His biggest buck to date and just the type of buck he dreamed of having for his first wall mount. Little bit of junk on both sides. I think our boys are hooked!(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200914/ebe3c9914399e9ce7fa57a63f2a280ee.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200914/d9031b96f5323bf54e197b1a374d3bb2.jpg)
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Nice shirt. :chuckle:
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I was waiting for someone to catch that.
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My first archery animal yesterday. 25 yard shot, he ran about 15 yards and piled up.
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Nice buck!
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Nicely done!
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This is my first Archery Deer in WA. A little Blacktail Doe from Orcas Island. Got Backstraps and about 25 lbs of ground off of her.
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Good eats. Enjoy!
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There are bigger deer running around my hunting area (see the 5x6 and 5x5 in the Target Buck thread), but I couldn't pass up a 15 yard chip shot on this nice 4x4. 100 grain RAD broadhead on an Autumn Orange FMJ fired from a 2015 Martin Lithium LTD with a MBG Accent Whitetail sight and QAD rest made for a 35 yard recovery after slicing through both lungs. I got it on video but it's pretty dark (FIRST thing in the morning on Sunday the 13th).
And my deer loading platform worked GREAT! No more struggling to load a deer solo!
Nice deer congrats :tup: That's how i used to do my solo loads now i strap the deer to a spine board and use a warn 2000 portable winch chained to the front load hooks on my truck so much easier pulls them rite in.
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High buck success!
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backstory:
I had set aside Fri-Tues for the high hunt. Free of family and work obligations, my only choice was where to go. I had narrowed it down to 2 places. Both I had been to several times. My first choice was a spot that usually has *some* game, and I'd shot a bear there before. I'd always seen deer there, just no legal deer. The second was a spot I knew had deer, but the last time I went there was flagging going down the creek bottom until close to the access trail, a clear sign that other hunters knew about it. Would they be there at the opener, and no deer would be left. The weather was better at the second spot, but even though I knew I'd be fighting the fog and rain I went for spot #1. Figured I'd have a good chance at a bear, and a buck would be an outside chance but a possibility.
Drove my kids to YMCA Fri morning, and headed up to the trailhead. Made fairly quick work of the 9 miles in. At the 6 mile marker I could have tried a stalk on a bear I saw about a mile away but was running low on water, I hadn't set up camp, it was a few hours until dark, and there was a storm coming in. So decided to 'save it for the next day' and make it until camp (9 miles in). I half expected some guys with stock to be up there, but they weren't... but there was another fella in the camp spot I wanted to take. But he was an awesome sport and we shared the area. Then the fog rolled in, like 100 yd visibility. We each headed in different directions to stake a spot for a dusk hunt, but it was terrible. Visibility alternating between 40 yards and 120 yards, maybe. Nothing doing.
Day 2 we each started the morning in similar areas. Me up on a ridge, him on a bench. Visibility was terrible again, and worse higher up where I was. My fateful partner saw a few does feeding up and bedding in a meadow. I saw nothing but wet blueberry bushes, fog, and bear *censored*. After that morning, I headed to camp and grabbed a cup of coffee, bailed out my light weight 1 man tent, and headed east towards some promising blueberry meadows...they looked promising for bear anyway which I figured at this point was my most likely option. But, nothing. 10 miles logged that day. Headed back to camp, I felt dejected as the fog bailed in even more. All day, it was 100-400 yard visibility...mostly on the 100 side. And it seemed to be getting worse. And I kept thinking about the bear I'd whimped out on the day before. Would that be my only opportunity this trip. Maybe I'd just skip the dusk hunt, and drink the mini gatorade bottle I'd refilled with tequila? But, despite the loud sound I was making through wet blueberry bushes brushing against my rain pants, I habitually slowed down as I came into one of the last small meadows before camp.
Holy crap! There was a wide body buck just there staring at me broad side, 80 yards away! Just guessing because I lost my range finder earlier that day, but he looked huge. I had a judgment call to make. Just looking at me, there was no way to tell how many points he had on either side. But, judging from his large body, and how wide his antlers were, I knew he was a mature buck. For the first time in my life, I shot without ascertaining his point count (I've passed up many a buck for this very reason). It was a poor shot, really. I did go down to a kneeling position, but rushed it for sure. The shot went off, and as he wheeled and seemed to stumble I was confident I'd hit him, but not how well. I waited for a few minutes, but cognizant that I had a few hours until sundown I slowly headed up to try to track him. I saw a few recent tracks in the direction he went, and found a leaf with a flea-sized speck of blood. Okay, he's hit, I thought. Then another 10 feet and another flea-sized speck of blood. At this rate, I could be in for a long trail. And it had started to rain.
At that point, I searched for the next likely path. And noticed a ghost-white buck to my my left, seemingly hiding under a fallen tree to my left. He gave out one last dying breath and was done. Yes!!
I'll spare some details on the rest of the story, but those who've done this know it was when the real work began. My newfound hunter friend helped process the deer, which was a big help. Comraderie in the field! I'm no stranger to schadenfreude on high buck, but that's awesome when you can get each other's back. The next day after I boned out the meat (and he helped me with the sawing off the skull cap with my tiny saw), we parted ways. I took a whole pack (camp + meat) about a mile and a half until the first big incline, then ferried meat the rest of the way over that day and the next. I stupidly tried a stock on the bears (now two) in the field I'd seen earlier. I smelled like deer blood and jungle rotted feet, the air wasn't moving, and I crashed through brush and berry bushes and had to do the "veggie belay" often with poor results to get there. Needless to say the bears were gone when I got there, but at least I know a better route next time. Glad I didn't have another long round trip of carrying meat the next day. Having enough trouble walking today as it is!
Thanks for listening. Well, reading really. Over and out.
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The high hunt can be quite the adventure. Even challenging with this years smoke. Key is to not listen to arrogant think they know it all hunters who try to deter you from hunting their so called "area" :tup:
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Awesome buck
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Beautiful buck! Nice work, well done.
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Couple of really nice high hunt bucks :tup:
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Nicely done! Congratulations!
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Those are some great High Hunt Bucks, Congrats!
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That one is a toad!
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The high hunt can be quite the adventure. Even challenging with this years smoke.
Nice buck! Really like the color on the antlers.
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The high hunt can be quite the adventure. Even challenging with this years smoke.
Nice work man, congrats! Looks like you won the battle of the Napequa :chuckle:
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The high hunt can be quite the adventure. Even challenging with this years smoke.
Nice work man, congrats! Looks like you won the battle of the Napequa :chuckle:
i can’t see your buck pic for some reason
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Couple of really nice high hunt bucks :tup:
:yeah: Great job you two!
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The high hunt can be quite the adventure. Even challenging with this years smoke.
Nice work man, congrats! Looks like you won the battle of the Napequa :chuckle:
i can’t see your buck pic for some reason
I edited his post and put a screen shot of the pic so you can see it.
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Thanks! Just looked and it was there.
Great bucks guys! Thanks for sharing!
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The high hunt can be quite the adventure. Even challenging with this years smoke.
Nice work man, congrats! Looks like you won the battle of the Napequa :chuckle:
i can’t see your buck pic for some reason
I edited his post and put a screen shot of the pic so you can see it.
Thanks a lot - I was having trouble uploading the .jpg so switched to .pdf. I'll try something else next time
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The high hunt can be quite the adventure. Even challenging with this years smoke. Key is to not listen to arrogant think they know it all hunters who try to deter you from hunting their so called "area" :tup:
Great buck. I still am not sure if you were actually up where you said you were or if you were trolling, but whether you were actually in there or not, you can bet on the internet rangers being in there next year. So you either blew your own spot, or someone else's. Either way, probably not a good decision. But congrats on the successful hunt.
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Well onewhohikes that’s a stud buck congrats!
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I got my first deer this year. I am a second year archery hunter. Put in a lot of time last year but ended my season with lost a blacktail after what I thought was a perfect shot. After playing that over and over in my head all year I told myself I wouldn't take anything but a perfect shot at 30 yards or less.
I woke up before first light and started hiking with my hunting partner. We saw 2 white tail doe about a mile from camp about 100 yards out but we spooked them off. My partner wanted to chase them but i knew they were long gone so we split up. I continued around an area I have seen deer in and came across another hunter that pointed out 2 does and 2 small non-shooter bucks. I told him thanks and that I didn't want to mess up his hunt so I would be on my way. He laughed and said he wasn't after a doe and insisted I go after the bigger doe of the group. We chatted for a few minutes as we watched the deer make their way through a field of sage brush. We made a plan to pinch them out of the brush so I could get a shot. We ended up bumping the deer onto the next hill side. Him being a vet hunter said never chase a deer, wait and wait and slowly follow or if you have a good idea where they are going try to cut them off. So I waited a half hour and started hiking to an area I thought them may have headed. Sure enough they were only a few hundred yards away and I was able to get within 100 yards no problem. Closing the remaining distance took me nearly 2 hours of slowly creeping closer and closer, the deer had me made but I figured if I moved slow they wouldn't see me at a threat. I got within 40 yards but had a ravine and too much brush in my way. I backed out and got onto their side of the ravine just as they headed over the ravine again. This time they were a little more in the open and i got right to 30 yards when the small bucks decided they didn't want anything to do with me. I thought it was over, but then the bigger doe took a step up hill, perfectly quartering away and 30 yards on the dot. I drew my bow, held it there for what seemed like for ever, going through my mental checklist, making sure there would be no regrets letting the arrow fly no matter the result. Boom I hit the release and hear a thud and the deer is instantly crashing down the ravine. Tries to get up and makes 10 ft before it's back down. At this point my heart is pounding and I am in disbelief that I have a deer down just 40 or so yards away. Still worried it might get up and run I quietly wait 15 - 20 minutes, finally go check and she is dead.
What an experience it was. I am so happy to have the vet hunter point out the deer and give me the advice he did. i think talking him put me in the exact calm calculated mind set I needed. Got through the field dressing fairly quickly, i did accidentally pop the stomach and have a nasty puff of stomach gas go right into my face. No spillage or spoiling of the meat though. Got the deer back to camp, got her skinned and sitting in a game bag. Started getting worried about the 80 degree day so decided to quarter it and get it on top of some ice in my coolers. Went from shot taken to fully put away in the coolers in less then 3 hours.
I have 35 pounds of steaks and stuff to grind along with 10 ish pounds of trimming I cooked to mix in with the dog food.
I am grateful to have had this opportunity and have my first deer under my belt. Now to next year and hopefully a buck.
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Congrats on #1 PNW
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Palouse whitetail buck, young 4x4. I sat for the opening evening of muzzleloader season in a draw with ponderosa pines and hawthorns. A doe and fawn wander through, and I just enjoy the experience. Twenty minutes later, this young buck comes through and grazes in a wet meadow area in the bottom of the draw. I watch him for five or six minutes, looking at him through the binoculars to ensure he is legal. He turns and heads up the draw, gradually trending broadside. When he comes to about fifty yards, I stop him with a mouth grunt, and let the bullet fly. He runs fifty yards and falls into a brushy draw. He has a very large body for his age class- I am sore from packing him out! Grateful for the meat for winter.
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:tup: Congrats! And some good eats!!
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Opening morning mule deer.
100 yard shot. Deer is still in velvet. Is that odd?
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Opening morning my 15 year old daughter passed three legal bucks hoping for a bigger one. We put the stalk on a big 3x3 but just couldn’t get close enough for a shot. It was 11am and I asked if she wanted to go back for lunch or take another look at the deer we had passed. She decided to go take one more look. We found the biggest of the three still in the same basic spot. Earlier he was at 79 yards broadside and then bed down at 84. I was shocked she passed him and now he was 140 yards away.
We decided to sneak around above him. We got to 60 yards but only could see his horns. He spooked and ran downhill with three does in the lead. They stopped at 100 yards but were all bunched up, no ethical shot. They started to slowly move to the right. The first doe stepped into the opening at 126 yards. We setup for the shot and the buck had read the script. He followed the does on the same path and paused in the opening. She settled her knight bighorn loaded with Leigh 230 grain .45 caliber bullets suggested by @Sabotloader , thanks man, squeezed the triggered and flipped the buck over. Dumped him right there. All of the points are are over an inch so we are calling it a 3x4.
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Opening morning my 15 year old daughter passed three legal bucks hoping for a bigger one. We put the stalk on a big 3x3 but just couldn’t get close enough for a shot. It was 11am and I asked if she wanted to go back for lunch or take another look at the deer we had passed. She decided to go take one more look. We found the biggest of the three still in the same basic spot. Earlier he was at 79 yards broadside and then bed down at 84. I was shocked she passed him and now he was 140 yards away.
We decided to sneak around above him. We got to 60 yards but only could see his horns. He spooked and ran downhill with three does in the lead. They stopped at 100 yards but were all bunched up, no ethical shot. They started to slowly move to the right. The first doe stepped into the opening at 126 yards. We setup for the shot and the buck had read the script. He followed the does on the same path and paused in the opening. She settled her knight bighorn loaded with Leigh 230 grain .45 caliber bullets suggested by @Sabotloader , thanks man, squeezed the triggered and flipped the buck over. Dumped him right there. All of the points are are over an inch so we are calling it a 3x4.
Absolutely a great pic! I am glad that bullet worked so well for her! They really are good bullets!
mike
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Opening morning my 15 year old daughter passed three legal bucks hoping for a bigger one. We put the stalk on a big 3x3 but just couldn’t get close enough for a shot. It was 11am and I asked if she wanted to go back for lunch or take another look at the deer we had passed. She decided to go take one more look. We found the biggest of the three still in the same basic spot. Earlier he was at 79 yards broadside and then bed down at 84. I was shocked she passed him and now he was 140 yards away.
We decided to sneak around above him. We got to 60 yards but only could see his horns. He spooked and ran downhill with three does in the lead. They stopped at 100 yards but were all bunched up, no ethical shot. They started to slowly move to the right. The first doe stepped into the opening at 126 yards. We setup for the shot and the buck had read the script. He followed the does on the same path and paused in the opening. She settled her knight bighorn loaded with Leigh 230 grain .45 caliber bullets suggested by @Sabotloader , thanks man, squeezed the triggered and flipped the buck over. Dumped him right there. All of the points are are over an inch so we are calling it a 3x4.
Awesome! Congrats to daughter and father!
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Nice deer! Keep em coming
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Nice job
Took a buddy out for muzzy yesterday
Thought with the weather it was going to be busy. Not in our area. Slow saw 6 does.
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Congrats!
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Congrats to everyone so far. Great looking deer.
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Great job, everyone! Rainier10, that sounds like a great hunt with your daughter. I wish I had been hunting at age 15! Congratulations to her on a great job with the old smoke pole.
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Awesome buck Miss Rainier! Congrats to you guys!!
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Well I have gone back and forth on posting this but figured what the hell im not to concerned about being judged. I finally got it done with my bow on one of the nicer deer I had been seeing. Unfortunately that day we had terrible thunder storms. As the group of bucks worked down the hill towards me the thunder started. Then sprinkles of rain, which we hadn’t had for months. Soon it was a torrential downpour and although the thunder had the four bucks on edge they were still feeding and heading my way. As always the biggest in the group was last in line. I had a tall narrow crab claw four point at 10 yards but could see the bigger buck was going to come by on almost the same trail. After being at full draw twice and not being able to get the angle I needed the big buck finally turned broadside at 26 yards. As I struggled to get my aim in the pouring rain I let my arrow fly. He flinched at the shot and I hit him higher and further forward than I wanted, but watched the arrow disappear into his shoulder. I only waited a few minutes for the other bucks to clear the area as they were trying to figure out what happened. I found a few spots of blood, no arrow and within minutes the blood I had was gone. Soon there was standing water and even the tracks were washed away it was raining so hard. I grid searched all day. Could not come up with anything. He went right into a creek bottom that was thick with hawthorns and all kinds of brush That was over your head. I crawled around on every bear trail in there and could not find him. I went home dejected and almost in disbelief that I had watched the arrow get great penetration but couldn’t find him. Going back to look even though knew the meat was a loss at this point I saw a huge bear, too far to shoot without a rifle. I dropped down the hill and covered ground to get closer. As I peeked over the hill again he was going into the brush, right where I had been looking for my buck. He had a beat down trail going in and after more looking found where he cashed my deer he ate. I had been less than 20 yards from it when I was looking but it was just so thick you couldn’t see it unless you tripped over it. So no meat to show but I am tagged out on deer for the year. Definitely a bitter sweet ending, must have only got one lung since he went 300+ yards through thick terrain. But at least he’s not still out there suffering and the bear got a good meal.
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Well I have gone back and forth on posting this but figured what the hell im not to concerned about being judged. I finally got it done with my bow on one of the nicer deer I had been seeing. Unfortunately that day we had terrible thunder storms. As the group of bucks worked down the hill towards me the thunder started. Then sprinkles of rain, which we hadn’t had for months. Soon it was a torrential downpour and although the thunder had the four bucks on edge they were still feeding and heading my way. As always the biggest in the group was last in line. I had a tall narrow crab claw four point at 10 yards but could see the bigger buck was going to come by on almost the same trail. After being at full draw twice and not being able to get the angle I needed the big buck finally turned broadside at 26 yards. As I struggled to get my aim in the pouring rain I let my arrow fly. He flinched at the shot and I hit him higher and further forward than I wanted, but watched the arrow disappear into his shoulder. I only waited a few minutes for the other bucks to clear the area as they were trying to figure out what happened. I found a few spots of blood, no arrow and within minutes the blood I had was gone. Soon there was standing water and even the tracks were washed away it was raining so hard. I grid searched all day. Could not come up with anything. He went right into a creek bottom that was thick with hawthorns and all kinds of brush That was over your head. I crawled around on every bear trail in there and could not find him. I went home dejected and almost in disbelief that I had watched the arrow get great penetration but couldn’t find him. Going back to look even though knew the meat was a loss at this point I saw a huge bear, too far to shoot without a rifle. I dropped down the hill and covered ground to get closer. As I peeked over the hill again he was going into the brush, right where I had been looking for my buck. He had a beat down trail going in and after more looking found where he cashed my deer he ate. I had been less than 20 yards from it when I was looking but it was just so thick you couldn’t see it unless you tripped over it. So no meat to show but I am tagged out on deer for the year. Definitely a bitter sweet ending, must have only got one lung since he went 300+ yards through thick terrain. But at least he’s not still out there suffering and the bear got a good meal.
Bummer man! looks like it was a nice buck. Way to stay positive and and keep at it until you found it!
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Glad you went back after him. Sounds like that bear didn't waste any time getting on him. Never fun to lose animal for sure.
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Glad you were able to find him.
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Not the type of success you hoped for but hey, you tagged your deer and fed next years target bear in the process. Thanks for sharing
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Good story, sad ending. Thanks for sharing your bad luck with us. The hunts don't always turn out perfect, despite our best efforts.
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Well I have gone back and forth on posting this but figured what the hell im not to concerned about being judged. I finally got it done with my bow on one of the nicer deer I had been seeing. Unfortunately that day we had terrible thunder storms. As the group of bucks worked down the hill towards me the thunder started. Then sprinkles of rain, which we hadn’t had for months. Soon it was a torrential downpour and although the thunder had the four bucks on edge they were still feeding and heading my way. As always the biggest in the group was last in line. I had a tall narrow crab claw four point at 10 yards but could see the bigger buck was going to come by on almost the same trail. After being at full draw twice and not being able to get the angle I needed the big buck finally turned broadside at 26 yards. As I struggled to get my aim in the pouring rain I let my arrow fly. He flinched at the shot and I hit him higher and further forward than I wanted, but watched the arrow disappear into his shoulder. I only waited a few minutes for the other bucks to clear the area as they were trying to figure out what happened. I found a few spots of blood, no arrow and within minutes the blood I had was gone. Soon there was standing water and even the tracks were washed away it was raining so hard. I grid searched all day. Could not come up with anything. He went right into a creek bottom that was thick with hawthorns and all kinds of brush That was over your head. I crawled around on every bear trail in there and could not find him. I went home dejected and almost in disbelief that I had watched the arrow get great penetration but couldn’t find him. Going back to look even though knew the meat was a loss at this point I saw a huge bear, too far to shoot without a rifle. I dropped down the hill and covered ground to get closer. As I peeked over the hill again he was going into the brush, right where I had been looking for my buck. He had a beat down trail going in and after more looking found where he cashed my deer he ate. I had been less than 20 yards from it when I was looking but it was just so thick you couldn’t see it unless you tripped over it. So no meat to show but I am tagged out on deer for the year. Definitely a bitter sweet ending, must have only got one lung since he went 300+ yards through thick terrain. But at least he’s not still out there suffering and the bear got a good meal.
Way to stick with. Now go back and shoot the bear that way when you eat the bear it somewhat be eating your deer also 😂
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That's great :drool: :tup:
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I like that idea. I may still have a chance at eating him.
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Had a good 2 days with the daughter and her guy on a muzzy hunt. First muzzy buck for her, and second deer ever for him. After hunting the entire archery season and seeing very few bucks myself........turns out I am a better "guide" than hunter. :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Awesome way to get it done Nock! Thanks for sharing!
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Second Day of muzzy
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Nice job all! Congratulations on your successes.
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Got this guy on third day of muzzy season. I was fishing when my buddy saw him across the river. I took the canoe over and met him face to face at 20 yards! He walked into some timber and up the hill. Ranged him at 56 yards and dropped him! My buddy and I threw him in the canoe and got him back to camp.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201002/538a73da6face61a58c5810f51e57ca6.jpg)
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Well done. Sounds like a fun hunt.
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now, thats what I call a "cast and blast"
Got this guy on third day of muzzy season. I was fishing when my buddy saw him across the river. I took the canoe over and met him face to face at 20 yards! He walked into some timber and up the hill. Ranged him at 56 yards and dropped him! My buddy and I threw him in the canoe and got him back to camp.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201002/538a73da6face61a58c5810f51e57ca6.jpg)
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Indeed!!
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That's a nice buck
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Muzzy buck down
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Nice buck!
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Muzzy buck down
Dandy MD mister, congrats!
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Thank you. Opening day blessing
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100 yards 54 cal. 2:00 pm. My dad was just trying to give me some tuna belly he smoked as I was finishing my granola bar, was just about to reach into the bag and he says “big buck right here in front of us!” I could not see it due to me kneeling, also we where behind the only sage brush up on a high spot. Just by the look on his face I thought I better get ready! I threw my vortex down in the sand🤪 and peaked around the sage getting ready to call his bluff only to see this buck and a 2 pt less than 60 yards running in front of me. I got on him and told my dad to stop him. After a couple whistles he stopped and I touched one off......and SsMACK!! Buck dropped out of sight and my dad asked if I had hit him since he was looking at the 2 pt and trying to make it grow an extra pt! I don’t think he thought I would shoot that far since I told him a wanted nothing more than a 50 yard shot. My first kill with my muzzle loader and couldn’t be more happy. Good luck to all you guys!!
Ps bucks came in straight down wind, thank you hecs and asat!
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Cool photo too on the first posted. The plastic bag ruins it a bit, but the lighting is spot on. Congrats on a great deer.
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Anya shot her first deer in 2018 at my dad's house in Walla Walla. She had opportunities last year there but no bucks and she didn't want to shoot a doe that might have a fawn. Up here in Spokane she missed a couple of shots so no deer her second year hunting. This year she was ready! 30 minutes in the blind and this fella fell to her arrow (it's good to hunt at grandpa's!)
Finally got to use the knife I made her!
Love this when the chicks get the bucks!
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Love it when women call females chicks! Good call!
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More excellent additions great job everyone. My brother and I salvaged a mule doe last Wednesday night off hwy 20. Maybe I'll post it here or start a new thread since it was not technically hunted or harvested.
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Nice work muzzloader team
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Me likes! Good buck! Congratulations.
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:tup: Nicely done!
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Wyoming high mountain hunt. Region H. This was a great adventure. Can't wait to do it again.
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Wow! Great buck MooseZ25.
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Masher! :tup:
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Great buck
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Man what a dandy! Congratulations!
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Wyoming high mountain hunt. Region H. This was a great adventure. Can't wait to do it again.
Oh c'mon! This is in Colville isn't it! ...Isn't it! :chuckle: LOL What a monster! Great job man!
Gonna need to know the length in those forks...
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Lots of great deer posted :tup:
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What a toad! I never cease to be amazed at the antler size that Mulies can grow. Wonderful buck! Congrats!
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Well I started out the year with 3 tags... 2 down 1 to go 😁. I drew second deer antler less here in Washington and the Sumpter unit in eastern Oregon. Started off by trying to fill my doe tag after my military weekend and headed out to my area I had been scouting Monday morning. After many ridges, draws, and 7 hours of hiking/hunting I decided to head back to the truck and move to the next spot since I hadn’t seen a deer yet. While walking back the rattle snakes decided to come out. I sat there throwing rocks at the second one for a little bit and then kept moving. 10ft later there’s a huge snake in the bush to my right so I jump back to the left and as soon as I do that 20 yards in front of me I hear deer start to run. A doe and a small 2 point move up the hill out of this little draw and stop broadside at 50 yards. One shot with the new bullets and she dropped like a rock.
Eastern Oregon hunt.
Because of all the craziness of Covid I didn’t get to head down and scout like I would have liked to. So BaseMap and Onxmaps scouting happened a ton. I headed down this last Saturday morning to an area I thought might be pretty good. I planned on hiking high into the backcountry for the first 4-5 days and then heading down to lower elevations for the last part of the week. Goal was to try and shoot something nice at the beginning and then focus on just getting anything legal at the end to bring meat home. The first day I hiked up and went over to a big basin to get water only scaring a few deer and finding lots of tracks and mountain goats. The full moon was so bright I figured that most the deer moved only at night, first light, or last light. Sunday morning I left my camp and headed down to a draw I hadn’t been yet hoping to find deer that hadn’t been spooked from the day before. While sneaking down I got to a glassing point and within 10 minutes I spot a BIG buck feeding out of another draw towards the bottom of the basin below me. At 500 yards he looked huge in the first light and I had a little buck fever going. I began to move down to him as he disappeared moving left to right. I made a plan to move to the right into the basin and hope that he would pop out of the thicker area into the open moving to bedding. So I sat down an waited but chose a poor position with no shooting rest available. After a little while a buck pops out around 340 yards walking quickly. I make a bunch of buck fever decisions and never get a shot off as he walks into some more thick brush in the bottom of the basin and disappears again. This buck looked a little different and like he had a 3” kicker. So now I’m pretty sure at this point that my mind is playing tricks on me. After sitting there for hours waiting for him to come back out I decide to head back up to camp and get out of the sun and heat. I head back down to the same area around 3 and began to watch the same area until last light. With around 15 minutes of light left and still no deer I decide to pack up and head over to watch the other draw for a couple minutes before I head back to camp. As I do this walking on a log about 5 feet from where I was sitting I break a stick as I loose my balance a little bit. I look back down into the basin an see something dark that wasn’t there all day long at 330 yards. I put the binoculars up and see a great buck standing broadside looking right at me!!!! Of course he would pop out when I just left the spot that I had a solid shooting rest. So I drop my binoculars, sit on my butt and take aim off my knee... boom...whackkk...he runs around 15 yards and starts just to stand there staggering. I move to my left and take my pack off so I could use it as a shooting rest and fire another round off. Boom..whackkkk. He stands there swaying for another couple seconds and then tumbles down the hill. Lots of excited calls later and one of the hardest pack outs I’ve had he’s butchered and on the wall since I’ve had a whole week of vacation to work on him. Exciting hunt and fingers crossed for late muzzy now.
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Wyoming high mountain hunt. Region H. This was a great adventure. Can't wait to do it again.
Thats a great buck there. Im going to hunt deer in idaho in less than a month. Both white and mule will be fair game. Never seriously hunted mule deer before, so as much as i love whitetail im hoping i can shake up a muley buck like that, something that would turn my crank enough to notch my tag on a mule deer and check that off my bucket list. Probably not going to happen, but who knows.
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Great story and buck. Way to get in there and get it done. Congrats.
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Awesome. Stellar shooting at that range. Congratulations.
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I don’t post on here much anymore but figured it’s been awhile and even longer since I pulled the trigger opening day. Thanks to a good friend for convincing me to go only having one day to chase mule deer this year. (They are and always will be my favorite) There’s a piece of reality that sets in after being fortunate enough to take an old mountain buck that is irreplaceable. I was lucky enough to have the right wind and the upper half over my hunting partner. After letting a couple decent white tail bucks walk this morning and regretting it most of the day as I hadn’t seen another deer.. I crested a small ridge and came face to face with this guy under 20 yards. Glad I built another long range gun to shoot archery range... poor guy didn’t even get a kick in. Long pack, long drive home, season is history.
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Cool buck! :tup:
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Whacked this nice black tail opening morning!
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Anyone hunting up high at snow level
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Here is my 9 year old daughters first deer! 160 yds dropped in her tracks with a 6mm creedmoor shoooting 105gr bergers. An emotional morning for me! (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201018/222c4e35b86123b2f48427e9c934a2ce.jpg)
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That's an awesome picture of the 2 of you buglebuster, congrats.
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Bout time you have some competition. Great job
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Great job coaching her !!!!
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Super cool buglebuster. Congrats man!!
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That's too cool
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Wanted to get my buck quick this year as I have a bull tag to prep for, couldn't make it happen on the opener, but found this guy this morning at about 1000 yards, pulled a stalk on him, and after sitting there trying to find him as he was bedded in the grass for 5 or 10 minutes, (they sure are hard to spot when they don't wanna be seen haha) he finally got nervous enough to stand up and start running. Stopped at 300 yards broadside and I let him have a taste of the 257 weatherby. He took off on a dead sprint up the hill, shot again at 350 on the run at a steep quartering away, he turned around and head back towards me down the hill, at this point my buddy was yelling at me to stop turning him into swiss cheese over the radio, said he was pretty well done, he ran back almost to where he was bedded and keeled over, first shot was as perfect as it gets, put a clean hole through the heart and clipped liver, second shot was far back coming up through the paunch and up into the vitals. Still amazing how far they can run sometimes without a heart. Bout two miles back through CRP. Made for a long drag.
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Nice deer everyone. Thanks for the pics.
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Nice buck and nice rifle :tup:
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Nice buck and nice rifle :tup:
Haha, thanks! Thanks for selling it to me! In love with her already!
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Good job everyone. Keep up the pics lol
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That's one big deer Moose1134! Congrats!
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That's one big deer Moose1134! Congrats!
:chuckle: Yeah, I think he needs a bigger picture!
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Not everything has been terrible in 2020.
Shot this Washington buck on morning number 2 of the hunt.
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Congrats ! That’s a tank :tup:
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Black tail
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Thirteen year old daughters deer.
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Nice BT Jerry - Congrats!
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2020 Palouse whity
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Looking good y'all!! :tup:
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Thirteen year old daughters deer.
Congrats!!
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Nice bucks everyone. Great to see the kids getting it done. Congrats to all.
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We had a successful opening morning. My brother shot the bigger buck while I shot the smaller. It was the first time I took my son so the size did not matter all that much. We (buddy) ended up getting another buck on sunday too.
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Looks like a shooter to me! Good job! On my wife's Facebook she's been showing me all the girls are shooting deer and the boys aren't! C'mon guys!
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Opening morning.
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Opening morning was not what we expected. With hunters everywhere, I was surprised to find this buck bedded between multiple different groups of hunters. After sneaking in from a 1000 yards out getting to 400 and missing, he came running torwards me. I finally got him at 250 broadside and he rolled all the way to the bottom. I one tripped him out solo as my buddy drove the truck to the bottom to pick me up.
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Opening day 830 am 200 yard shot, 6.5/300 weatherby 140 grain accubond. Ouch
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I had a second deer tag this year and a multi-season tag. Filled the doe tag in September and found a nice fat blacktail yesterday
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Opening morning.
Griiz you’ve been on a roll the last few years great buck
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Opening morning.
Another awesome buck. Way to go!
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Opening morning
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Congrats everyone!
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257 weatherby 110 accubond.
495 yds
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257 weatherby 110 accubond.
495 yds
Cool looking buck! Congratulations :tup:
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Little Pathfinder Opening Day, 355 yards. One shot, DRT.
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PathfinderJR, second day of the season.
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Some nice deer showing up out there!!
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Opening morning was not what we expected. With hunters everywhere, I was surprised to find this buck bedded between multiple different groups of hunters. After sneaking in from a 1000 yards out getting to 400 and missing, he came running torwards me. I finally got him at 250 broadside and he rolled all the way to the bottom. I one tripped him out solo as my buddy drove the truck to the bottom to pick me up.
holy smokes you actually hit something :chuckle:
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Youngest’s first deer. Yes two point with a youth any deer permit. Oldest boys whitetail
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Youngest’s first deer. Yes two point with a youth any deer permit. Oldest boys whitetail
awesome job
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My son's whitetail from Sprague Lake area...
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Youngest’s first deer. Yes two point with a youth any deer permit. Oldest boys whitetail
No better feeling in the world than watching your kids make a shot on a buck. 8) Nice job dad :tup:
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Youngest’s first deer. Yes two point with a youth any deer permit. Oldest boys whitetail
No better feeling in the world than watching your kids make a shot on a buck. 8) Nice job dad :tup:
isn't that the truth. Your boys are getting big and some hunting machines! Man time flies
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Great to see young’uns out in the field!!
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Son's whitetail from opening day. 250 yards with a 7mm.
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nice big bodied whitetail :tup:
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Great Job!! :tup:
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Not much of a story to tell. 3 miles bicycling and a quarter mile of walking and there he was. Below me and going straight away. Hit him high in the neck off the shooting sticks, about a 100 yards and the season is over.
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Opening day 4x5 with eye guards!! 409 yards right to the pump station
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solid buck
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Opening day my dad my son and i all got deer using my grandfathers rifles. Very special to have 3 generations witness each other’s kills while the fourth generation contributed the rifles.
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Dads buck never rubbed the velvet off. Very few trees in Franklin county apparently
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with grandpas rifles in the pic
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nice bucks
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Took this buck opening morning!! Broke my 5 year tag soup streak!!
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Not much of a story to tell. 3 miles bicycling and a quarter mile of walking and there he was. Below me and going straight away. Hit him high in the neck off the shooting sticks, about a 100 yards and the season is over.
Great looking blacktail Bruce. Do you have a cart for your bike?
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Not much of a story to tell. 3 miles bicycling and a quarter mile of walking and there he was. Below me and going straight away. Hit him high in the neck off the shooting sticks, about a 100 yards and the season is over.
Great looking blacktail Bruce. Do you have a cart for your bike?
Yep, I have a cabelas game cart. One drawback to it is the darn wing nuts on the bolts that go on when you unfold it for use. They are always backing off no matter how tight you get them. Lost one today. I think I am going to drill them for molly hogans.
Dr, hinted about me taking a hear stress test. I think I just did today. 3 miles in and 3 out to get the cart, 3 back in and 3 out with the deer so 12 miles plus three hills to go up on the way out. Home by 12:30.
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That will get you warmed up for elk season.
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Well bruce those bad knees don't slow you down much do they! Dandy buck!
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Not much of a story to tell. 3 miles bicycling and a quarter mile of walking and there he was. Below me and going straight away. Hit him high in the neck off the shooting sticks, about a 100 yards and the season is over.
Great looking blacktail Bruce. Do you have a cart for your bike?
Yep, I have a cabelas game cart. One drawback to it is the darn wing nuts on the bolts that go on when you unfold it for use. They are always backing off no matter how tight you get them. Lost one today. I think I am going to drill them for molly hogans.
Dr, hinted about me taking a hear stress test. I think I just did today. 3 miles in and 3 out to get the cart, 3 back in and 3 out with the deer so 12 miles plus three hills to go up on the way out. Home by 12:30.
I think I am no my 4th or 5th set of wing nuts for mine. When we hauled Little Pathfinder's bear out of the woods this August one came off in the dark somewhere along the trail. We replaced it with black electrical tape... :P
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Nice looking bucks!
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My second oldest son's first buck!
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My second oldest son's first buck!
Great first buck and with a slug to boot! Congrats to the young hunter :tup:
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Connected on my first western big game animal after moving to WA from the Midwest two years ago. Couldn't be happier (but I think I'm now a little spoiled).
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Great job man! Welcome to the neighborhood!
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Connected on my first western big game animal after moving to WA from the Midwest two years ago. Couldn't be happier (but I think I'm now a little spoiled).
A huge congrats JB! Way to jump in with a BIG splash :tup:. Welcome to Hunt WA.
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Connected on my first western big game animal after moving to WA from the Midwest two years ago. Couldn't be happier (but I think I'm now a little spoiled).
You got something red on your pants man. Great job.
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My 2020 muley, and my buddy's 2020 whitetail.
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Great looking bucks! :tup:
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Did any of you see the whopper BT taken this morning ( I believe up North towards Mt Vernon area) on the Facebook Page: WA Blacktail Hunters? :o
Looks like a damn Muley! Hog!!!
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Did any of you see the whopper BT taken this morning ( I believe up North towards Mt Vernon area) on the Facebook Page: WA Blacktail Hunters? :o
Looks like a damn Muley! Hog!!!
The 3 point the lady shot? that shes long arming?
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Nice buck, Hilltop!
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Did any of you see the whopper BT taken this morning ( I believe up North towards Mt Vernon area) on the Facebook Page: WA Blacktail Hunters? :o
Looks like a damn Muley! Hog!!!
The 3 point the lady shot? that shes long arming?
She may be long arming, But that thing is still huge. Look at the size of her hand compared to the tines. I think that is a quality BT...
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Pics? :dunno:
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Yes, pics. And nice deer everyone!
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This?
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nice buck man!! Close too home?
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nice buck man!! Close too home?
Yes, close. Thanks. The fire this year really changed the game. Have you been in the area?
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Swan, that's the one!
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This?
:yike: Wow! Love those long tines!
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Great job Bruce and every
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This?
:yike: Wow! Love those long tines!
Holy smokes
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Swanderek - what unit is that buck from?? That buck is so interesting - well outside the norm for anything North of Southern OR or CA BTs, though they appear out of nowhere sometimes. It's night and day different from the standard lower hills/coastal BT. Maybe just got a set of good genes from one or both parents. Very cool buck, wherever it took it's last breath.
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No idea.
Just on Facebook
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Skagit River area? :dunno: Looks like the guy runs an excavating business out of Clearlake. Beautiful animal!
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Friends of the friends of the hunter and know where it was shot. Lowland BT, that is all I will say. Photo I have she isn't long arming. Its a stud, 3 or 4 in inches beyond the ears.
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My arms would get tired holding it up. Great Buck
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Yeah that's "Muley Wide" Blacktail! How do you one up that next season lol?
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Probably have a tough time doing so
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I'd say go back next year!
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10 years since my last deer and this one almost didn't happen. We were all packed up and ready to head down the mountain when this stud decided to cross the road above camp. Fifteen minutes of chaos and searching, I was finally able to put this buck down for a dirt nap. Couldn't have done it without my buddies and thankful for all their help.
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10 years since my last deer and this one almost didn't happen. We were all packed up and ready to head down the mountain when this stud decided to cross the road above camp. Fifteen minutes of chaos and searching, I was finally able to put this buck down for a dirt nap. Couldn't have done it without my buddies and thankful for all their help.
Great buck!
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My first deer.
700 yard stalk
Shot at 160 yards
7000 feet of elevation and over 3 miles pack out.
Could not have done it without the help of my friend Chris who spotted it and insisted that there were bucks in the area. Also thanks to Harry who was also spotting and helped with the pack out.
My son Kyle was also part of the original spotting of the buck but was not able to be there 5 days later when I shot him.
I am thankful for all of the guys in my hunting camp who invited me 5 years ago and have been outstanding encouragement and excellent friends. They were as excited as I was!
There is a long list of people who have contributed to my hunting experience over the past several years which came together this week. I am thankful for all of them and value their help.
This includes this forum which was a big part of my initial education as I started hunting later in life.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201024/1d4705fcb60ffbf64037b756b5e56aae.jpg)
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Dandy buck, Alpine!
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Awesome.
You guys have some great friends and truly see the value in them. You all are lucky to have eachother. Thats pretty cool :tup:.
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Great bucks!
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Typically hunt the late archery season but schedule constraints forced me to bring out the rifle this year. Had a blast but already missing the prospect of sitting in my blind in the middle of the rut. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201024/31475292cb246fa7b6860670c27d5f7f.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201024/ea83f61892b2e4ed97830429f9c28bfa.jpg)
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10 year old daughters first Deer!
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My first deer.
700 yard stalk
Shot at 160 yards
7000 feet of elevation and over 3 miles pack out.
Could not have done it without the help of my friend Chris who spotted it and insisted that there were bucks in the area. Also thanks to Harry who was also spotting and helped with the pack out.
My son Kyle was also part of the original spotting of the buck but was not able to be there 5 days later when I shot him.
I am thankful for all of the guys in my hunting camp who invited me 5 years ago and have been outstanding encouragement and excellent friends. They were as excited as I was!
There is a long list of people who have contributed to my hunting experience over the past several years which came together this week. I am thankful for all of them and value their help.
This includes this forum which was a big part of my initial education as I started hunting later in life.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201024/1d4705fcb60ffbf64037b756b5e56aae.jpg)
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Awesome first deer bet you spoiled now? :chuckle:
awesome and grats :tup:
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And grats to all :tup:
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:yeah:
Very awesome 👍
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BuckHunter23
Sweet
All came together bud
Great buck
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Buddies first deer
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Love checking in and find 6 new deer posted up. Come monsters and a couple 1st deer..
Congrats to all :tup:
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My daughter harvested her first deer with her 6.5 grendel.
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Awesome to see the kids with their first animals. :tup:
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Was lucky enough to find this buck this morning.
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Looks like a Tree Hugger to me :dunno: Nice black-tail all in all.
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:chuckle:
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Congrats to all who filled thier tags! Some great deer!
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After two years trying to get a mule deer in WA and one year coming close but not connecting over in Idaho, I finally got it done in my second year hunting ID:
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I was thrilled with how it happened. I think I spotted this deer and a similar buck the night before the opener, stuck around that spot for a couple days, and relocated him for a classic spot & stalk the morning after a nasty high-elevation wind/sleet storm. It was six miles from the road, half of that off-trail. There were no other hunters around for miles and hundreds of elk (see the hilltop in the background of the pic), with some of the bulls bugling up a storm. Awesome experience in the mountains.
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After two years trying to get a mule deer in WA and one year coming close but not connecting over in Idaho, I finally got it done in my second year hunting ID:
(https://i.imgur.com/LG3F1xwh.jpg)
I was thrilled with how it happened. I think I spotted this deer and a similar buck the night before the opener, stuck around that spot for a couple days, and relocated him for a classic spot & stalk the morning after a nasty high-elevation wind/sleet storm. It was six miles from the road, half of that off-trail. There were no other hunters around for miles and hundreds of elk (see the hilltop in the background of the pic), with some of the bulls bugling up a storm. Awesome experience in the mountains.
Nice buck grats.
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Nice! Great pic. Congrats!
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Thanks to @treeclimber2852 for mentioning where he had seen a masher, didn’t see it but there was one in there so I pulled a double on Friday and the daughter knocked one down Saturday. Stories to come...
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Thanks to @treeclimber2852 for mentioning where he had seen a masher, didn’t see it but there was one in there so I pulled a double on Friday and the daughter knocked one down Saturday. Stories to come...
nice work!
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After two years trying to get a mule deer in WA and one year coming close but not connecting over in Idaho, I finally got it done in my second year hunting ID:
(https://i.imgur.com/LG3F1xwh.jpg)
I was thrilled with how it happened. I think I spotted this deer and a similar buck the night before the opener, stuck around that spot for a couple days, and relocated him for a classic spot & stalk the morning after a nasty high-elevation wind/sleet storm. It was six miles from the road, half of that off-trail. There were no other hunters around for miles and hundreds of elk (see the hilltop in the background of the pic), with some of the bulls bugling up a storm. Awesome experience in the mountains.
Great photo.
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My 2020 buck shot at 435 yards after losing a fight to a similar buck.
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Idaho
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Great looking white tail!
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My first game animal! NE wa whitetail, about 30 yards.
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Wife’s first deer shot Friday afternoon, he had a big body and was following a doe
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Great Deer Everyone! They are falling! Harbor, that looks like the BT I am hoping to find in this hole next month!
Duramax, that is a great BT, very tall too!
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Sons 1st buck - Could not be happier. 10/23/20 1 shot kill 300 +/- yards.
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Island BT. My little cowboy holding him up...Congrats to all, seems like theres a lot of first timers dropping animals this year!
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That is a cool looking Blacktail.
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Palouse buck. Thick neck, ready for the rut.
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Antlers look like a Columbian whitetail!
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My blacktail I shot for my dad (disabled hunter) in the green river water shed.
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opening morning about 30 minutes in by far the easiest hunt
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My blacktail I shot for my dad (disabled hunter) in the green river water shed.
Nice buck
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Flipped it :tup:
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My blacktail I shot for my dad (disabled hunter) in the green river water shed.
stud blackie! Glad to see your dad having a great year!
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stud buck! :tup:
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Flipped it :tup:
Thank you!
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My first game animal! NE wa whitetail, about 30 yards.
first ever and if so or in a long time grats.
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SUperb Blackie. What a blast it must be to hunt that unit.
Lots of great bucks - killer wide horns on many Mule Deer. Congrats to all.
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Took this unique buck Sunday after the opener. Pleased to fill my tag but always bittersweet when your deer season is over(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201027/95c7718d8e329bcf1eec05e797bb1a22.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201027/46a1d9a062db5ec4bc234f56bff5226e.jpg)
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Blessed beyond belief this season
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That is a cool buck! :tup:
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Opening day buck
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Nice bucks
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That is a beast of a whitetail. Good work.
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WOW
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That is a beast of a whitetail. Good work.
:yeah: :yeah: :yeah: :yike:
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Holy whitetail!!! :yike:
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Great bucks Y'all!
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My wife and her “Devil Buck”. So proud of her, killed this on Friday while I was at work, and had it hanging and skinned before I got home!
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Nice bucks
awesome deer
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That's cool looking, great job!
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Rookie move....not sure how to rotate them!
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Rookie move....not sure how to rotate them!
fixed it for you. :tup:
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2020 Battle Ground Unit Blacktail. 20 Gauge Slug.
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Holy hell Tree Farmer; now that's a BlackTail!! Congrats!
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Holy hell Tree Farmer; now that's a BlackTail!! Congrats!
:yike: Masher Blacktail!
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And from his story earlier that's not the one he was after. :yike:
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Thanks Rainier, appreciate the assist!
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2020 Battle Ground Unit Blacktail. 20 Gauge Slug.
Business in the front party in the back! Awesome blacky!
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2020 Battle Ground Unit Blacktail. 20 Gauge Slug.
great buck. please get that scored, gross score should be awesome
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2020 Battle Ground Unit Blacktail. 20 Gauge Slug.
great buck. please get that scored, gross score should be awesome
It was Green Scored a few days ago. The gross Green Score was 138 5/8.
Every once in a while a blind squirrel finds a nut.
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2020 Battle Ground Unit Blacktail. 20 Gauge Slug.
Business in the front party in the back! Awesome blacky!
:chuckle:
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2020 Battle Ground Unit Blacktail. 20 Gauge Slug.
great buck. please get that scored, gross score should be awesome
It was Green Scored a few days ago. The gross Green Score was 138 5/8.
Every once in a while a blind squirrel finds a nut.
More like the whole tree, not just one nut! Great blackie.
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2020 Battle Ground Unit Blacktail. 20 Gauge Slug.
great buck. please get that scored, gross score should be awesome
It was Green Scored a few days ago. The gross Green Score was 138 5/8.
Every once in a while a blind squirrel finds a nut.
Great Blacktail! Congrats!
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Here’s mine.
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Great picture
Eastern Washington?
Lots of snow
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Thank you! Yes E Wa. Snow made it just in time to move some deer down.
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My wife and her “Devil Buck”. So proud of her, killed this on Friday while I was at work, and had it hanging and skinned before I got home!
Man, that's cool. Euro that thing out and hang it on the porch for Halloween. You'll get to keep all the candy for yourself 'cause no one will knock on your door... :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Last day buck NE Washington. Only legal buck I saw in over 50 miles of hiking.
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Last day buck NE Washington. Only legal buck I saw in over 50 miles of hiking.
Beautiful buck Moose, congrats!
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Yup that's a dandy, thanks for sharing!
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My wife and her “Devil Buck”. So proud of her, killed this on Friday while I was at work, and had it hanging and skinned before I got home!
Man, that's cool. Euro that thing out and hang it on the porch for Halloween. You'll get to keep all the candy for yourself 'cause no one will knock on your door... :chuckle: :chuckle:
Thanks Pathfinder, the euro mount will be done in a few days, will post it.
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Was chasing a masher and this little 3x2 showed himself. Couldn't pass him up.
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I'm still in disbelief. Public land blacktail. Will post a full story at some point. Was so rutted up that ke kept chasing a doe after he was wounded by my bad first shot.
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I'm still in disbelief. Public land blacktail. Will post a full story at some point. Was so rutted up that ke kept chasing a doe after he was wounded by my bad first shot.
Holy cow. You better get that guy to the taxidermist!
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I'm still in disbelief. Public land blacktail. Will post a full story at some point. Was so rutted up that ke kept chasing a doe after he was wounded by my bad first shot.
Holy cow. You better get that guy to the taxidermist!
Haha, I got it yesterday afternoon, dropped off at the taxi today at noon :tup:
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I'm still in disbelief. Public land blacktail. Will post a full story at some point. Was so rutted up that ke kept chasing a doe after he was wounded by my bad first shot.
Holy cow. You better get that guy to the taxidermist!
Haha, I got it yesterday afternoon, dropped off at the taxi today at noon :tup:
:tup: :tup: :tup:
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Wow, great BT Pete! That's a dream BT right there, super heavy! :tup:
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Wow, great BT Pete! That's a dream BT right there, super heavy! :tup:
Thanks. Oh yea, I am on clowd 9. And has some crazy flat blade like eye guards and some gnarly character the whole way along them.
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I'm still in disbelief. Public land blacktail. Will post a full story at some point. Was so rutted up that ke kept chasing a doe after he was wounded by my bad first shot.
holy smokes! Smoker buck!
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Nice buck.
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Damn nice deer hitting the ground :yike: Congrat's to all the hunters and huntresses not only the bucks but does as well. Best thread on huntwa :tup: :tup: The smiling faces says it all. 8)
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Got any other angles of that buck Pete!? What a beauty!
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I'm still in disbelief. Public land blacktail. Will post a full story at some point. Was so rutted up that ke kept chasing a doe after he was wounded by my bad first shot.
Stud blacky right there good job
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My 2020 Idaho buck.
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Great buck there. Ill be heading to idaho in a week or so, getting excited.
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My 2020 Idaho buck.
Great buck! Love your YouTube videos. Looking forward to more
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My 2020 Idaho buck.
Great buck! Love your YouTube videos. Looking forward to more
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Ditto, keep up the good the work! Congrats!
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me and my dad were able to get a double the day after the rife opener 2 bucks came over the ridge and right down to us at 150 yards 1 shot first than my dad took the 2nd buck this will be a season we will never forget.
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Great bucks!
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Wow Remdawg! Great deer. You will always remember 2020.
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Wow is right! Great deer and an experience of a lifetime to be able to double up with your dad like that! Congrats!
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Wow, the body on that thing is like a tank. Nice work :tup:
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Wife's 2020 Eastern Washington Whitetail
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Opening day.
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My lil buck.
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:tup:
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Thurston County buck, nose down and moving fast, 15 yards from our ground blind.
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Last day buck my wife shot today. Finally broke the dry spell.
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Thurston County buck, nose down and moving fast, 15 yards from our ground blind.
That's a dandy and for whatever reason I think personally that is a great looking deer.
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Last day buck my wife shot today. Finally broke the dry spell.
:tup: Congrats!
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Last day buck my wife shot today. Finally broke the dry spell.
My buddy and I passed you guys coming off the hill... just past where you loaded the deer. Nice work!
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Last day buck my wife shot today. Finally broke the dry spell.
My buddy and I passed you guys coming off the hill... just past where you loaded the deer. Nice work!
Thank you, I usually never load them whole but this one literally rolled right into the truck bed.
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Thurston County buck, nose down and moving fast, 15 yards from our ground blind.
Cool buck. Looks like a brawler.
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Thurston County buck, nose down and moving fast, 15 yards from our ground blind.
Cool buck. Looks like a brawler.
I should have taken a close up of his face, he was all tore up from fighting, cuts all over his face and head.
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High country blacktail
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Second buck of the year. Such a grind, took us 3 days to even find a buck in a unit we’d never stepped foot in. End up seeing some great bucks but getting shot opportunities in oak brush was our biggest challenge. We both ended up taking nice deer. Shot mine with 5 minutes left on the last day, solo packed mine out 3 miles in one trip which was quite fun. Pack ended up weighing 104lbs with my binos/tripod which I forgot on the mountain the night before and my gun.
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Congratulations you two earned it.!!!
Fantastic job
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9:30 this morning. Came out of a wooded draw into the bottom of a cut 15 minutes after I did my first rattle.
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Really proud of my youngest son. He has hunted hard this season, countless miles on mountain bikes behind gates, lots of be boot miles and he finally got it done this morning at about 8:20. His first still hunting buck, shot him free hand at about 20 yards
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Got it done Friday Morning. Orange off just for picture.....
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Dandy for sure
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Cool bucks all! Congratulations on your success.
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That's a beautiful buck, congrats
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Nice BT.
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2020 Blacktail
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Great deer and sweet setup
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Great BT Jake :tup:
When did you get that dude? your like Mr. Reliable for a great BT buck, been on the lookout for this post. Congrats!
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JakeLand gets bonus points for the best pack-out procedure in addition to a great buck.
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Hey everybody, welcome to the new site! Blacktails of Washington... Lol, I don't recall so many nice blackies over the years
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Is there another species of deer worth discussion? :chuckle:
Blacktail lives matter
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2020 Colorado mule deer
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Great BT Jake :tup:
When did you get that dude? your like Mr. Reliable for a great BT buck, been on the lookout for this post. Congrats!
in a monsoon rainy day !!! It was a tough year considering it only really rained twice the whole season. It was a carry sunblock season instead of rain gear
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Hey everybody, welcome to the new site! Blacktails of Washington... Lol, I don't recall so many nice blackies over the years
Your not kidding. On top of these bucks I have pictures of 2 mashers. One from Kitsap and one from Lewis. The Lewis buck is bigger than any buck on here this year. It's a jaw dropper.
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Well post the pics bud
Let’s see em
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Well post the pics bud
Let’s see em
Not my pictures to post. The Lewis buck is second hand and I don't know the shooter.
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JakeLand gets bonus points for the best pack-out procedure in addition to a great buck.
I left my trailer at home because I was tired of hauling it back and forth empty. Btw, @jakeland gave me info on the trailer he used, as well as some optics defogging tricks, that have helped me immensely, but here was my creative way to do the 4 miles without the trailer :chuckle:
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Good for you
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Brokentrail, good for you, i've packed a few deer out on my bike just like that, best feeling in the world is when you see your truck lol.
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My younger brothers forkie. Blacktail 2020. Pictures are from after we got home. #MERICA
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Great BT Jake :tup:
When did you get that dude? your like Mr. Reliable for a great BT buck, been on the lookout for this post. Congrats!
in a monsoon rainy day !!! It was a tough year considering it only really rained twice the whole season. It was a carry sunblock season instead of rain gear
That's why I asked, that buck looks wet :chuckle:
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October 27th blacktail
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October 27th blacktail
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nice job all.
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Nice buck Wolfdog!!
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My 2020 blacktail. I had a live pic of him while I was deciding so I’ll go with that😂. Not quite what I was originally after, but a tough hunt a good story.
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Cmon now let’s here it !!
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My 2020 blacktail. I had a live pic of him while I was deciding so I’ll go with that😂. Not quite what I was originally after, but a tough hunt a good story.
cool grats
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Great job to all. Good to see some big bucks going down.
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nice deer :)
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2020. slick 4
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That's a real pretty buck right there!
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Awesome buck. But I must be confused I always thought when they said slick four it meant it was just a straight four point with no eye guards. Yours looks like it’s got some pretty heavy duty eye guards to me. Can’t wait to get to Montana on Friday and start chasing some rutting mulies
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Well, I've never heard that. I just meant he's a clean 4 with no junk. :dunno:
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Yeah I think you’re probably right I guess I probably just always assumed and never asked. Awesome deer! Congrats
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Cmon now let’s here it !!
I'll get something up soon.
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Cmon now let’s here it !!
I'll get something up soon.
This should be good, look forward to you and jakelands posts every year :tup:
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Well, I've never heard that. I just meant he's a clean 4 with no junk. :dunno:
Call it anything you want GREAT BUCK!
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Got this blacktail with a quality late season tag for modern. My biggest deer to date.
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Great buck! Well worth a wet side quality permit.
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My favorite blacktail posted this year - thanks for sharing :tup:
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Really cool BT! Love those bases!
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Congrats that is a beautiful Buck. Has great character. I would be proud to take an animal like that
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Really cool BT! Love those bases!
:yeah: He is freakin awswome.
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Very nice! Welcome to the forum!
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Gorgeous Blacktail! congrats!
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Very cool looking deer!
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Saweeet Blacktail! Nice job!
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real nice buck.
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Nice buck Tyler!! :drool:
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:yeah: Very mature / old buck. Looks like he might have been regressing too. Very cool! Congrats!
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Stud buck!!
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Great Buck Tyler! Those bases are full of character.
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JakeLand gets bonus points for the best pack-out procedure in addition to a great buck.
I left my trailer at home because I was tired of hauling it back and forth empty. Btw, @jakeland gave me info on the trailer he used, as well as some optics defogging tricks, that have helped me immensely, but here was my creative way to do the 4 miles without the trailer :chuckle:
Isn’t that how it happens? Leave the trailer or deer cart or whatever, and you get a buck! Good job!
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Got this blacktail with a quality late season tag for modern. My biggest deer to date.
awesome Blacktail no need for any color as in gloss of anyother kind of stain or anything he's already got all the color he needs grats.
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2020 blacktail 10-25 unfortunately this is the best I can do for pics this year . Buck was on 4 does
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My son got it done on his Benge Youth Doe tag. He tagged out earlier on a second deer tag in the same area. Got her walking back to the truck after a couple miles of climbing hills. I had just joked with him that if he was going to shoot one, now would be the time to do it. I have to admit, I have way more fun watching the boy hunt and be successful than I do hunting and having success on my own...and that's saying something.
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Big bore that's a heck of a BT. Nice work!
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Congrats to your son Treeclimber. Let's hope this is the start of a fruitful hunting career.
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That's how you do it Treeclimber! That or take a nap under a tree and a buck will surely show itself!
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Opening day near Twisp, friends deer. 4x4 Muley
After 5 days hunting over there and seeing some bull moose we came home and I got the 2x3 blacktail on the 25th.
Then my friend went to Montana with his BIL and they got the next 2 on the second and third days they were there.
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Great looking bucks!
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Nice job to your group
Great year
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2020 general tag
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Great buck and either you have tiny hands or his neck and head are enormous
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Great deer everyone!
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That’s a dandy
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Some great deer here!
Congratulations to all. :tup:
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Alot of great bucks taken this year. Congrats to all. Opening day buck helping my disabled father in law as I was his companion shooter. Happy to help him with some meat in his freezer.
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Big bore that's a heck of a BT. Nice work!
Thanks not my biggest but definitely a solid shooter buck any day of the week . Should be a good late season
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grats all.
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2020 WA buck. Congrats to all on the success. Seems to be a great year for big bucks.
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Great bucks to all. Really some dandys hitting the dirt. Congrats to all.
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Wow, what happened to the whitetails this year? :dunno:
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The whitetails will start to hit the dirt within the next week. Beautiful buck Duckhunter.
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Sweet buck Duckhunter :tup:
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Sweet buck Duckhunter :tup:
:yeah:
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Sweet baby Jesus! Duckhunter is that a general season buck?
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Sweet baby Jesus! Duckjunter is that a general season buck?
Yes sir, general season buck. Thanks guys, he's an old troll. :tup:
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Nice buck there duckhunter! :tup:
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2020 WA buck. Congrats to all on the success. Seems to be a great year for big bucks.
you had to tie him up huh? :chuckle:
:yike: one hella nice buck grats.
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:yeah: :tup:
Geeze I love seeing big bucks hit the dirt. Super nice one Duckhunter!
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Nice work all! Here’s my contribution thus far. Put on a lot of miles for this buck....
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That’s a tank !!
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Dang...great buck Lewy
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Great Buck Lewy. Any more pics of him maybe a frontal?
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Stud buck lewy! :tup:
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Way to go!
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Wow nice buck
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Great Buck Lewy. Any more pics of him maybe a frontal?
Sure.....
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Great buck!
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Beautiful Lewy that is one tall rack also!! Congrats
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Congratulations, all! Some awesome deer!
I took my Idaho whitetail last Saturday afternoon (around 4:00 PM) with some light rattling and grunting back in the forest, just adjacent to some small open patches of green grass. He came in to 6 yards, and gradually walked off to 15 yards while I pondered whether to close my season. His venison, my favorite trophy, is outstanding. :)
(Sorry for the duplicate post with the whitetail rut thread).
Best of luck to all of those still hunting!
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My favorite Mulie this year, Lewy!
Congrats.
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Holy Height, Lewy. Nice Mule Deer!
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First Buck
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Looks like a very happy boy throttle jockey congratulation
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Congratulations to the young deer hunter! Always makes my day to see this kind of post!
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First ever buck! (Sorry for the repeat post, I'm just stoked. Deer meat for dinner tonight!)
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Great blacktail buck, dangertheis! Congratulations!
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Nice buck! Love the antler color!
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Muzzy buck. Tough year for me chasing mule deer. That damned 16/17 winter kill...
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Muzzy buck. Tough year for me chasing mule deer. That damned 16/17 winter kill...
cool looking buck! Where’s the rest of him?
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Nice bucks all :tup:
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Oh yeah sure JJ, looks tiny as usual... :chuckle:
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Nice buck @dangertheis!
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GMU247
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Great buck!
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Sweet buck! Cool character! :tup:
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GMU247
Was waiting to see if you would post on here. Congrats again
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After a few days hiking around, finally ran into this buck a few weeks ago. Couldn’t be any happier with the outcome.
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Nice buck, heavy antlers!
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:yeah: Great job!
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Nice bucks!
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Any Swakane Quality Bucks?
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First Buck
Great job. Congrats to the little man. Gotta luv it when the kids starting getting success.
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Congrats all! Great bucks!
Any Swakane Quality Bucks?
Where are the Desert bucks?
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I have a friend who tagged one of the Swakane bucks. Don't have permission to post a pic. Nice buck for sure.
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First Buck
Congrats to the young man, that is awesome!!!
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GMU247
Nice buck! Glad it all worked out for ya!
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really nice buck :tup:
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My wife did it again. Public land, monster washington whitetail
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Wow, that's a great buck. Congrats to the lady.
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NE whitetail...3 day, all day sit downs through snow storm, rain, cold...watching multiple does with no bucks following.....and then on Saturday, this guy comes out at 12:10 pm by himself....
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:tup: Nice. Way to sit it out. It's tough for many to do, especially in bad weather. Next time, put the sun 45 degrees to your face for the pic. You'll frame it. :tup:
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:tup: Nice. Way to sit it out. It's tough for many to do, especially in bad weather. Next time, put the sun 45 degrees to your face for the pic. You'll frame it. :tup:
Had a tough time taking selfies off of a backpack lol. Here is a better pic:
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Way to get it done Elmer!! :tup:
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I like that picture :tup:
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Another deer sledding pic-Alta Mulie
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Try the sled pic again
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The whitetail's are a fallin'!
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Hunter Ed incentive tag.
Story here
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,248713.0.html
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My 2020 blacktail, 25 yard shot while still hunting the timber. Super stoked!
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Nice blacktail !! Still hunting is too fun
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My 2020 blacktail, 25 yard shot while still hunting the timber. Super stoked!
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Went 3 for 3 on bucks this year in Montana, Colorado and WA. Here is my Montana buck.
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My 2020 blacktail, 25 yard shot while still hunting the timber. Super stoked!
Fog and ferns in the timber! Doesn't get any better! :tup: Well done!
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great deer guys :tup:
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Cool pic with everything going on in the background.
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Cool pic with everything going on in the background.
Thanks! We watched your video a couple times before we dropped into our area this morning. Got us real pumped up for when our boys are old enough to get out!
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That's a great photo Buck Rub Jr
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Ditto :yeah:
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Blacktail. This guys antlers where high and tight.
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Sunny time blacktails. What is this world coming to?
Nice buck.
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Blacktail. This guys antlers where high and tight.
Nice work man! To do it in sunny weather is an accomplishment.
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Damn nice deer everyone! Congrats!!!
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Great buck.
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Daughters big two point
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Huge 2x2
Alta tag?
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Huge 2x2
Alta tag?
no Yakima area, Muley/black tail cross. This one has more Mule deer in it then most we shoot around here.
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Opening late season
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is that considered a 20 point buck? :chuckle:
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Last morning of late buck.
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Opening late season
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Kapowsin?? On your Mt. Bike??
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11/19
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Those are some good blacktails
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Not in kapowisn
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I see ya got a backup license plate in there! Good idea! :chuckle:
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rookie24 nice buck
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rookie24 nice buck
Thanks bud
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I love that alderish orange color on those horns. I shot a BT one time that had it but when the horns dried the color faded. Thanks for posting
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Montana tag filled
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Awesome
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November 14th - 252 yards
26 years/ 26 Deer tags filled 100%
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You guys both look like you hit the dispensary on your way out :chuckle:
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You guys both look like you hit the dispensary on your way out :chuckle:
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Pearrygin
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Great God Almighty! :yike:
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Dang nice buck
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Great job, Congratulations on the 3 bucks.
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You guys both look like you hit the dispensary on your way out :chuckle:
:chuckle: “The dispensary”—It’s a cultural term now in America!
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Nice bucks everyone! 26 for 26 is something to be proud of, tgomez.
If I had that record, assuming I’d even hunted that long, I’d retire as champion! :chuckle:
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Nice bucks everyone! 26 for 26 is something to be proud of, tgomez.
If I had that record, assuming I’d even hunted that long, I’d retire as champion! :chuckle:
I've been very blessed over the years along with a killer work ethic. Thanks for the compliment.
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Hopefully I make 26 straight. Congrats. I’m 21/21 in Wa. 4/4 in Montana. And 3/4 in ID.
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Montana :tup:
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My 2020 mule deer, 3x2 .
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My 2020 mule deer, 3x2 .
cool buck grats.
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Caught this little fella trespassing on my property in MO last week chasing a few of the ladies around.
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Son’s muzzy buck.
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Daughter's ut 121. Draw tag
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Someone wins cool gun kill award!
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Someone wins cool gun kill award!
I agree!
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My 2020 mule deer, 3x2 .
cool buck grats.
Thanks!
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Someone wins cool gun kill award!
Yeah wth is that thing? .300blk sbr? But i dont even see a mag... Whats going on there?
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Mag is behind her right hand. Some kind of bull pup.... I’m intrigued as well.
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Someone wins cool gun kill award!
Yeah wth is that thing? .300blk sbr? But i dont even see a mag... Whats going on there?
I think it’s a 2020 Boondoggle :chuckle:
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Mag is behind her right hand. Some kind of bull pup.... I’m intrigued as well.
We need answers, what the hell is that thing shes shooting? And how awesome are they and where do i buy one?
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The gun is a Kel Tec RFB bullpup, 308 cal, it's mine but Daughter has claimed it :chuckle:
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The gun is a Kel Tec RFB bullpup, 308 cal, it's mine bit Daughter has claimed it :chuckle:
Congrats to the young hunter!
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Mag is behind her right hand. Some kind of bull pup.... I’m intrigued as well.
We need answers, what the hell is that thing shes shooting? And how awesome are they and where do i buy one?
I got it off of gunbroker when they fisrt hit the market, it is the 72nd one produced, I might of over paid for it :rolleyes:
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Some great bucks popping up!
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2020 WA late archery buck down! Good luck out there tag holders lots of good deer still on their feet.
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Two quality tag bucks
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Nice! Look like brothers with that same unique, low g3. Congrats to the hunters.
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Heres my sons late season archery buck
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Great archery buck!
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Very nice archery buck looks like Swakane
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Dandy bucks!
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Montana buck.
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Way to go D! Great buck!
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Great bucks!
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Montana 3 pt
Washington 3 pt
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:tup: all
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Have you put a tape to that hog yet D-rock? Great bucks everyone! :tup:
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Great bucks...Spin05, that's a stud archery buck. Congrats to all.
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2020 late archery whitetail
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Nice archery White tail
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Very nice animal
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I'd like to extend a sincere "Thank you" to everyone sharing photos and stories of the game they harvested. These are my favorite part of Hunt-WA, and take me back to when I was a much more able hunter!
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2020 late archery whitetail
there are no whitetails of that caliber up there :chuckle:
great deer!
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UT 2020 and MT 2020
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Awesome bucks
Looks like a great season
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2020 late archery whitetail
Any signs of that whitey being a cross with a muley?! Those G2s look like muley
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There’s Muleys in the area but it didn’t really look like it was a cross by the body to much
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I'd like to extend a sincere "Thank you" to everyone sharing photos and stories of the game they harvested. These are my favorite part of Hunt-WA, and take me back to when I was a much more able hunter!
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I don't comment on all of them, but I like seein' em. Thanks everyone!
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Archery 288 check your p.m.
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There’s Muleys in the area but it didn’t really look like it was a cross by the body to much
Congrats it’s a stud whitey :tup:
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This years buck. Watched him disappear over a hill at first light. After hunting the rest of the morning and not seeing a whole lot I decided to grab lunch from camp, then go look for him. Found him bedded in the wide open that afternoon.
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Have you put a tape to that hog yet D-rock? Great bucks everyone! :tup:
no I haven't any guesses.
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UT 2020 and MT 2020
Nice bucks :tup: :tup:. That ut buck is nothing short of :yike: AUBURN boys getting it done !!! :hello: :chuckle:
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2020 late archery whitetail
Any signs of that whitey being a cross with a muley?! Those G2s look like muley
Forked G2s are super common in mature whitetails up in the mountains :tup:
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Late archery cascade blacktail. Thanksgiving morning and my first archery harvest. This is my second year archery hunting. I was still hunting in the timber and this guy stepped into an opening between the trees at 40 yards and gave me a good broadside shot. I hit a bit further back than I would have liked, but still hit the back tips of both lungs and he piled up after about 80 yards.
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Congrats on a dandy blacktail and first archery harvest. I rotated the photo for ya.
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Dang!
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Congrats on a dandy blacktail and first archery harvest. I rotated the photo for ya.
Thanks. I tried re attaching the photo probably right at the same time you were trying to flip it so it’s upside down again. Not sure why it’s doing that. Thanks for fixing it.
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That's a beautiful buck Laural!! Congrats to you and the hard work you put in. Not as easy as that 2 point you got with your rifle though huh?
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That’s a stud blacktail !!
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That’s a sweet archery black tail
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That's a beautiful buck Laural!! Congrats to you and the hard work you put in. Not as easy as that 2 point you got with your rifle though huh?
Ha! No not as easy at all. The big fork was close to the road. With this buck I was about a mile or so deep when I shot him. Lots of work but very worth it.
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Well that's a very nice good old buck. I know you had help getting it out. If you ever get in a jam let Mike or me know and we can help out. Well Mike can carry your bow. :chuckle:
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Thats an awesome blacktail
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Stud blacktail!
Nice work. :tup:
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Awesome buck congrats
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Nice blacktail! Congrats :tup:
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Well that's a very nice good old buck. I know you had help getting it out. If you ever get in a jam let Mike or me know and we can help out. Well Mike can carry your bow. :chuckle:
Haha! Will do, thanks. :chuckle:
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Great buck! Congrats!
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Late WA buck permit.
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That’s a great deer
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:yeah: :yeah:
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Awesome buck Coug
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Mass for days
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hecka nice whitetail grats
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First wild game harvest after starting to hunt 2 years ago. I would have never thought my first deer would have been a Western WA blacktail, especially after two trips to the Methow. Euro mount, field dressed and processed all the meat, and still working on tanning the hide. This guy was absolutely loaded with ticks! I am very appreciative of this deer and he tastes so good!! Great opportunity to share good food with family and friends especially with everything going on in the world.
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Congrats on your first deer. :tup:
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Congrats Oncorhynchus! Very cool you are taking care with the entire animal. I enjoy that part just as much as the hunt. Unfortunately I've only pulled it off once in the last five years! Well done sir.
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Late WA buck permit.
Nice whitetail, glad you were able to fill your buck permit on something pretty nice. I know a lot of other people that weren’t so successful including myself.
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Hoping I'll get to hunt more in 2021. :(
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Great bucks everyone. Here is my 2020 general buck
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Dang! That’s a stud :tup
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Is that from Wyoming?
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Here’s my late archery 2020 buck. Finally sealed the deal with this guy. I’ve been after him for awhile now.
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:yike: Cool, was it an injury that messed up his one side you think?
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:yike: Cool, was it an injury that messed up his one side you think?
I'm not sure, I didn't notice any obvious injury's on him. It's possible that he could have damaged it somehow during the early growing stages while in the velvet this year also.
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Beautiful WT. Would have been a bruiser if the other side hadn't been damaged (not that its not a bruiser as is...) congrats!
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Great bucks everyone. Here is my 2020 general buck
Nice buck! Almost like I've seen it once or twice
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:yike: Cool, was it an injury that messed up his one side you think?
I'm not sure, I didn't notice any obvious injury's on him. It's possible that he could have damaged it somehow during the early growing stages while in the velvet this year also.
Are you planning on doing a mount on him? Would like to see a European mount it would be unique
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Here’s my late archery 2020 buck. Finally sealed the deal with this guy. I’ve been after him for awhile now.
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Stud buck man! I cant decide if its a bummer or awesome that he grew a screwed up antler. :chuckle: A euro would he sweet and then put his cape on the sheds and have the best of both worlds!
Awesome when it comes together on a buck you have been after for a while.
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:yeah: I always say whitetail don't do much for me... But dang a buck like that gets me fired up! Sweet buck for sure!
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Anything wrong with his opposite hind leg? Strange question but have seen it twice now
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Not the hind leg per se, but I have read where if the opposite one if his reproductive organs was somehow dysfunctional that could lead to a messed up antler. That is a beautiful buck.
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@Elkslayer, great deer. I think I may know what you mean by being after him for a "while". Mind if I ask what day you killed him?
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Great buck elk slayer :tup:
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Here’s my late archery 2020 buck. Finally sealed the deal with this guy. I’ve been after him for awhile now.
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Stud buck man! I cant decide if its a bummer or awesome that he grew a screwed up antler. :chuckle: A euro would he sweet and then put his cape on the sheds and have the best of both worlds!
Awesome when it comes together on a buck you have been after for a while.
I was thinking same thing is it a bummer that its screwed up on one side or even cooler that way?? :chuckle: Fantastic buck regardless but I kinda prefer the freaks so I think I like him better screwed up! Plus you have the sheds would be a great mount together
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Is that from Wyoming?
yes early storms made a greart migration hunt
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Great bucks everyone. Here is my 2020 general buck
Nice buck! Almost like I've seen it once or twice
I didnt see yours in this thread or did I miss it?
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Great deer to everyone and BULLBLASTER that's really cool you followed that buck for so long. Almost bitter sweet!
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dang elkslayer! what a great deer! even better having the history with him.
curious, you score those sheds?
great deer to everyone else as well. still some fantastic animals roaming around out there.
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Great deer to everyone and BULLBLASTER that's really cool you followed that buck for so long. Almost bitter sweet!
that wasnt me it was elkslayer. I wish i could have followed that buck then kilt it!
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Anything wrong with his opposite hind leg? Strange question but have seen it twice now
I wasn’t able to find any noticeable damage to this buck anywhere. I also had the opportunity to watch him up close a couple weeks ago. I had him under my stand tending to a doe for a good 30 minutes without ever offering me a good shot opportunity. He appeared to be perfectly fine then.
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@Elkslayer, great deer. I think I may know what you mean by being after him for a "while". Mind if I ask what day you killed him?
I got him On the 14th.
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dang elkslayer! what a great deer! even better having the history with him.
curious, you score those sheds?
great deer to everyone else as well. still some fantastic animals roaming around out there.
The sheds score 78 2/8 and 75 4/8, this years good side scored 78 5/8, he had a little more mass and longer main beam and time length this year.
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Damn, well done elkslayer
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Anything wrong with his opposite hind leg? Strange question but have seen it twice now
That’s where I was going with my question, I know if a buck gets injured somewhere on their body it’ll effect their anger growth.
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@Elkslayer, great deer. I think I may know what you mean by being after him for a "while". Mind if I ask what day you killed him?
I got him On the 14th.
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Those last few days :drool: thanks!
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Muzzloader blacktail
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Now that’s a Bt! Congrats!!
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My 2020 deer
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That’s a stud Blacktail Turner ! But your Frodo Baggin hands make it look big :chuckle: :chuckle:
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Great buck!! What sort of nastiness is in the foreground of pic #1? Fungus, special rock, intestinal tumor, or some sort of special buck lure?
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Great buck!! What sort of nastiness is in the foreground of pic #1? Fungus, special rock, intestinal tumor, or some sort of special buck lure?
I never noticed that. Its a piece of burnt bark, but making it a thumbnail made it look like 😳
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Great bucks, Turner89 and Wetwoodshunter!
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5th blacky with a bow! This particular hunt was the fastest I’ve ever gotten a deer. I had it shot, gutted, and loaded in the truck in 15 minutes!
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Nevada Archery Buck.
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5th blacky with a bow! This particular hunt was the fastest I’ve ever gotten a deer. I had it shot, gutted, and loaded in the truck in 15 minutes!
Excellent, way to go mister! Great archery buck for sure.
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Nevada Archery Buck.
Beautiful MD Ironhead. Heck of a bow trophy!
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Love that deer ironhead!!! Wow!
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Nevada Archery Buck.
Great buck Steve! :tup: :tup:
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Wow, nice job ironhead :tup: great buck!
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Man some great bucks hit the ground this year!!!
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Nice streak you got going there levi. :tup:
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Congrats Steve, Dandy!
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Beautiful buck!
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Grats to all.
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Dec 30th
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That's a great end to the season.
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Late post. My 2020 Late Buck Whitetail GMU 121. 80 yards from a ladder stand. Not what I was looking for as far as rack size but freezers needed filled.(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210107/5cf47f9fca0a55260d83818339caa15a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210107/36cbe7546348d1c98ee1e902a61416af.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210107/9ecf7c7cbe6eb3eaa0ac7e8a9ca484a5.jpg)
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Nice job bigbds61! That face looks so long on the close up picture of that buck. Makes him look old sort of
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Second mule deer this year
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Idaho buck
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Second mule deer this year
Both are nice, but that is just a classic, beautiful mature mule deer buck. Congrats!
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Beautiful buck right on!
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Nice job bigbds61! That face looks so long on the close up picture of that buck. Makes him look old sort of
I am pretty sure he was fairly young based on body size. Only 90lbs hanging. Only took him because of his poor genetics with the narrow rack. Wanted him out of the gene pool.
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Second mule deer this year
Both are nice, but that is just a classic, beautiful mature mule deer buck. Congrats!
Thanks man he’s really heavy and if you look close can see the extra on the right side. I was stoked
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Well, good Freezers are full, nice job all.
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4x4 velvet mulie. 62 yard uphill shot.Went 80 yards piled up in a dry creek bed in less than 2 minutes. My biggest so far :IBCOOL: 178 lbs at the butcher prob every bit of 230 on the hoof. Kinda of a bad shot think my arrow hit some brush and deflected a bit went high left but still cut a major artery massive blood trail can't say enough about the shuttle t's.
Great :tup: