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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #300 on: October 22, 2018, 11:56:41 AM »
This thread is still sticky’d.
Somehow it got unstickied and I fixed it.

I am trying to win Moderator of the Week.  ;)
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #301 on: October 22, 2018, 12:20:24 PM »
I bet you get a huge cash bonus if you win, huh?
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #302 on: October 22, 2018, 01:41:30 PM »
This thread is still sticky’d.
Somehow it got unstickied and I fixed it.

I am trying to win Moderator of the Week.  ;)

Scotch tape?? 
You've got my vote. 
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #303 on: October 22, 2018, 08:22:56 PM »
The fence post assassin with a well earned Muley. 57 and still going strong. Think we almost died getting this one out

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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #304 on: October 22, 2018, 08:28:28 PM »
Good one man!  I'm feeling your pain.  Hit 60 this year.  Arthritic hands and draggin' bucks don't go well together.
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #305 on: October 22, 2018, 08:31:54 PM »
Some decent bucks this year folks. Deer numbers haven’t been great in the areas I hunt this year unfortunately. Had a rough long weekend. Backpacked into some remote country in about extreme north central Washington. Hiked in late Friday afternoon and camped Saturday and Sunday night. Just got home about 10 mins ago. Seen 30+ legal muleys in the last few days and even a couple whitetail in the the nasty canyons. Jumped a group of bachelor bucks mid day yesterday with a decent buck pushing 25+” 4 point with weak fronts. Rushed the shot as it’s been several years since I have been in the situation to have deer closer than 100 yards and not watched them for awhile before actually pulling the trigger. The shot seemed good but after hours of combing through the brush and only locating a few pencil sized spots of dark liver sized blood; I made my way back to camp. After a long night of little to no sleep I started fresh from the point of impact. Followed a very weak blood trail to where he’d made his way through a barbed wire fence and into Canada nearly a mile from where I shot. Cut my trip short and likely calling it a season.

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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #306 on: October 22, 2018, 08:45:37 PM »
Nice BT griz :tup:
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #307 on: October 23, 2018, 12:29:39 AM »
The fence post assassin with a well earned Muley. 57 and still going strong. Think we almost died getting this one out

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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #308 on: October 23, 2018, 05:36:16 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #309 on: October 23, 2018, 08:49:47 AM »
I got my first deer yesterday morning, but no pics cause my phone died right when we walked up on it.
I've been hunting the last 3 seasons with my dad, both of us totally new to any kind of big game hunting. My dad had some experience with doves and quails back in Texas, but that's it.
So me, at 41, and my dad, at 69, have been trying to put it together on our own for a few years now.
This year, I had done a lot of scouting, including trail cams for the first time, on some IEP land north of Spokane. Had a fairly active trail picked out, and a spot up the hill we could sit. We both had second deer tags, so we were tryin' to fill those in the early rifle season, and focus on the bucks in the late season.
So yesterday, we get to the spot just about as shooting light starts. I'd been hoping for wind, but no luck there. With all my scouting, I figured deer would use the low road coming from the right (about 65 yds) or the high road coming left (about 150 yds). We sat for a little over an hour, and then, since I'm still recovering from a cold, I let out a huge cough and figured "sure that spooked everything for 300 yards".
About 5 seconds later, two deer pop their heads up about 10 yards to our left and heading straight for us. We froze, and I can tell the closest one is a yearling fawn. The second one I can't see body, only head. They stare for probably half a minute before deciding not to come right towards us, and they trot down the hill. They disappear behind some trees, but are set to emerge right on the low road. They're both antlerless, and I figured the second one would be the mature mom doe. So I flick off my safety and get ready. First deer pops out from the trees, heads up the hill a few yards, and stops with its backside facing directly at me. No shot, but not the one I wanted anyway. The second walks out behind, slightly quartering away, and then stops. I pulled the trigger, and boom! It fell straight over.
It was not the best shot. It did pass through the stomach before hitting vitals and exiting the other side. It was also not the mom doe, it was another yearling, a buck. We tagged it and went the short distance back to the truck to get Rinella's book for instructions on gutting, etc, then got to work.
The skinning, gutting, and quartering was quite the learning process. Most of the internal cavity was coated in stomach contents, so some meat was not salvageable. But we did make it back with all 4 quarters in good shape. Not a lot of meat, but thankful for it at any rate.
In the end, it was an important step in the learning process for me and my dad, and hopefully I can get my kids involved sooner, so they can grow up knowing what I've been having to learn much later in life.
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #310 on: October 23, 2018, 09:14:44 AM »
 :tup:  Patience and a bad cold pays off.
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #311 on: October 23, 2018, 10:02:41 AM »
I got my first deer yesterday morning, but no pics cause my phone died right when we walked up on it.
I've been hunting the last 3 seasons with my dad, both of us totally new to any kind of big game hunting. My dad had some experience with doves and quails back in Texas, but that's it.
So me, at 41, and my dad, at 69, have been trying to put it together on our own for a few years now.
This year, I had done a lot of scouting, including trail cams for the first time, on some IEP land north of Spokane. Had a fairly active trail picked out, and a spot up the hill we could sit. We both had second deer tags, so we were tryin' to fill those in the early rifle season, and focus on the bucks in the late season.
So yesterday, we get to the spot just about as shooting light starts. I'd been hoping for wind, but no luck there. With all my scouting, I figured deer would use the low road coming from the right (about 65 yds) or the high road coming left (about 150 yds). We sat for a little over an hour, and then, since I'm still recovering from a cold, I let out a huge cough and figured "sure that spooked everything for 300 yards".
About 5 seconds later, two deer pop their heads up about 10 yards to our left and heading straight for us. We froze, and I can tell the closest one is a yearling fawn. The second one I can't see body, only head. They stare for probably half a minute before deciding not to come right towards us, and they trot down the hill. They disappear behind some trees, but are set to emerge right on the low road. They're both antlerless, and I figured the second one would be the mature mom doe. So I flick off my safety and get ready. First deer pops out from the trees, heads up the hill a few yards, and stops with its backside facing directly at me. No shot, but not the one I wanted anyway. The second walks out behind, slightly quartering away, and then stops. I pulled the trigger, and boom! It fell straight over.
It was not the best shot. It did pass through the stomach before hitting vitals and exiting the other side. It was also not the mom doe, it was another yearling, a buck. We tagged it and went the short distance back to the truck to get Rinella's book for instructions on gutting, etc, then got to work.
The skinning, gutting, and quartering was quite the learning process. Most of the internal cavity was coated in stomach contents, so some meat was not salvageable. But we did make it back with all 4 quarters in good shape. Not a lot of meat, but thankful for it at any rate.
In the end, it was an important step in the learning process for me and my dad, and hopefully I can get my kids involved sooner, so they can grow up knowing what I've been having to learn much later in life.

Good for you two!  I grew up wanting to hunt in a nonhunting family, took Hunter Safety at 19 and began the slow long journey toward becoming a competent hunter.  Would love to hear more about you and your dad's journey in future posts.
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #312 on: October 23, 2018, 04:09:18 PM »
I got my first deer yesterday morning, but no pics cause my phone died right when we walked up on it.
I've been hunting the last 3 seasons with my dad, both of us totally new to any kind of big game hunting. My dad had some experience with doves and quails back in Texas, but that's it.
So me, at 41, and my dad, at 69, have been trying to put it together on our own for a few years now.
This year, I had done a lot of scouting, including trail cams for the first time, on some IEP land north of Spokane. Had a fairly active trail picked out, and a spot up the hill we could sit. We both had second deer tags, so we were tryin' to fill those in the early rifle season, and focus on the bucks in the late season.
So yesterday, we get to the spot just about as shooting light starts. I'd been hoping for wind, but no luck there. With all my scouting, I figured deer would use the low road coming from the right (about 65 yds) or the high road coming left (about 150 yds). We sat for a little over an hour, and then, since I'm still recovering from a cold, I let out a huge cough and figured "sure that spooked everything for 300 yards".
About 5 seconds later, two deer pop their heads up about 10 yards to our left and heading straight for us. We froze, and I can tell the closest one is a yearling fawn. The second one I can't see body, only head. They stare for probably half a minute before deciding not to come right towards us, and they trot down the hill. They disappear behind some trees, but are set to emerge right on the low road. They're both antlerless, and I figured the second one would be the mature mom doe. So I flick off my safety and get ready. First deer pops out from the trees, heads up the hill a few yards, and stops with its backside facing directly at me. No shot, but not the one I wanted anyway. The second walks out behind, slightly quartering away, and then stops. I pulled the trigger, and boom! It fell straight over.
It was not the best shot. It did pass through the stomach before hitting vitals and exiting the other side. It was also not the mom doe, it was another yearling, a buck. We tagged it and went the short distance back to the truck to get Rinella's book for instructions on gutting, etc, then got to work.
The skinning, gutting, and quartering was quite the learning process. Most of the internal cavity was coated in stomach contents, so some meat was not salvageable. But we did make it back with all 4 quarters in good shape. Not a lot of meat, but thankful for it at any rate.
In the end, it was an important step in the learning process for me and my dad, and hopefully I can get my kids involved sooner, so they can grow up knowing what I've been having to learn much later in life.

Good for you two!  I grew up wanting to hunt in a nonhunting family, took Hunter Safety at 19 and began the slow long journey toward becoming a competent hunter.  Would love to hear more about you and your dad's journey in future posts.

Thanks for this! Maybe after this season I'll write up a bit about the process.
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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #313 on: October 23, 2018, 04:22:27 PM »
Nice job! I have been hiking a lot of miles this early deer hunt on the IEP land, and this is my first year in this area. So far, I am glad there is a late hunt, from what I have heard, and people I have talked to, the late season is the way to go up there. Since early hunt just ended, I'll take it as successful scouting trip.


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Re: 2018 Deer, post them here
« Reply #314 on: October 23, 2018, 07:54:52 PM »
11 am blacktail, found him bedded in a patch of alder saplings.
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