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Offline wsubeagle

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My First Deer season, trouble in whitman county
« on: October 22, 2013, 07:30:47 PM »
Hello,

This season was my first time deer hunting. The only deer I have been able to locate were doe. I was even within shooting distance of about 12 doe one day, but no bucks were in sight. I'm not sure what I was doing wrong. I hunted in both GMU 139 and 142. Does anyone hunt deer around here and have any pointers for locating bucks?

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Re: My First Deer season, trouble in whitman county
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2013, 07:37:27 PM »
The only advice I can offer is what I was told as a youth by my Grand father;


Son you don't think those does get on a bus to go find a buck? They're around just have patience.

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Re: My First Deer season, trouble in whitman county
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2013, 07:38:24 PM »
My first season too! Staring at the same clearcut for a 4 or 5 hours,, and EVERYTHING starts to grow horns,,, don't it?

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Re: My First Deer season, trouble in whitman county
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2013, 07:40:48 PM »
Yes, by the last few days of the season, I had to look at each doe a few times, because I could swear those ears were really antlers. But no, they were ears.

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Re: My First Deer season, trouble in whitman county
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2013, 08:03:49 PM »
Sometimes, the first one is the hardest.  Be patient and keep hunting. 

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Re: My First Deer season, trouble in whitman county
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2013, 08:12:17 PM »
Your in a good spot, seeing doe means bucks wont be far behind. You must be doing it right cause your seeing deer. Stay with it a buck will came along
my grandpa always said "if it aint broke dont fix it"

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Re: My First Deer season, trouble in whitman county
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2013, 08:17:03 PM »
If the bucks weren't there there wouldn't be any deer at all.

 


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