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Offline Mr Mykiss

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #435 on: November 21, 2019, 09:40:37 PM »
My WA late buck!  This old warrior was on the downhill and I was very excited and thankful to get him.
Are you allowed to use archery gear on a rifle tag??
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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #436 on: November 21, 2019, 09:42:32 PM »
Found some dumb ones around the house. Kids went 5 for 5

Like the rifle... my son shot his first buck with the same rifle a couple years ago.   :tup:  BSR  :tup:

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #437 on: November 21, 2019, 10:13:36 PM »
My WA late buck!  This old warrior was on the downhill and I was very excited and thankful to get him.
Are you allowed to use archery gear on a rifle tag??
Yes. Its stated plain as day in the regs.

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #438 on: November 21, 2019, 11:02:04 PM »
Nice buck Lewy!  Crappy photo.  Dang!   :chuckle:
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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #439 on: November 22, 2019, 06:11:40 AM »
NE Washington November 9th, 2019 Got it done. What a way to end 2019:)

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #440 on: November 22, 2019, 10:31:07 AM »
Montana Whitetail.

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #441 on: November 22, 2019, 11:01:00 AM »
NE Washington November 9th, 2019 Got it done. What a way to end 2019:)

Stud buck

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #442 on: November 22, 2019, 01:42:36 PM »
NE Washington November 9th, 2019 Got it done. What a way to end 2019:)


Great n.e. buck !!!! :tup:

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #443 on: November 22, 2019, 03:39:25 PM »
Had a few days to sneak out of the shop for a hunt to Montana. Cold as hell the first couple of days with a windchill of -30, but it didn't slow the bucks down. Passed on a few and then me and a friend spotted this buck from over 1500 yards away checking some passing-through does. Able to get much closer for a look at his headgear and was delighted to see how good he really was. Got the whole hunt on video and the coolest thing was seeing the bullets trajectory through the vapor trail on its way to the boiler room. Congrats to everyone else on their success!!! Love seeing all the pics! -Joel
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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #444 on: November 22, 2019, 04:20:20 PM »
Cool Joel!!

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #445 on: November 22, 2019, 06:03:38 PM »
Man, the blacktails and the whitetails on here this year are awesome!
$5 is a lot of money if you ain't got it

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #446 on: November 22, 2019, 07:00:24 PM »
Not to mention that Muley from Hell.  Nice buck Blackriver!
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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #447 on: November 22, 2019, 07:20:03 PM »
After high buck and general season, I was finally able to connect on a great buck during the late season in the San Juan Islands. Filled my second deer tag up there as well. Extremely blessed to be able to go on this great hunt and to fill my freezer. Had a great time hunting with Bob33 and the rest of the crew!
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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #448 on: November 22, 2019, 10:21:22 PM »
Awesome island blacktail!!! What’s the story ?

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Re: 2019 Deer Post em here
« Reply #449 on: November 22, 2019, 10:54:14 PM »
Awesome island blacktail!!! What’s the story ?
Thanks! I hunted the same section of thick salal and steep mossy cliffs three days in a row and had two unfilled deer tags in my pocket. At one point on the first day, I had four deer within 30 yards at one time, all unconcerned with my presence. Two of the four were spikes, but I decided to try to hold off for a branched-antlered buck (it turns out that the larger of the two spikes was probably at least a 3.5 year-old buck, so I was kicking myself later that night for not taking the shot). Saw 6 total that day.

The second day was similar to the first in terms of deer activity, but towards the end of the day, I saw this buck through the fog and 75 yards below me on a lower cliff bench. I could only see the buck's head and the top of his back, and when I crept forward for a better shot, he took off on a run. I tried following but had to climb down several cliff benches and downed timber before I could get to where I saw him last. I followed a deer trail along the steep hillside, but nothing ever materialized.

On day 3, I was working along the same cliff faces when I saw bits of deer hair through some cedar boughs on a lower bench. Unfortunately the deer saw me first and took off. I decided to try and follow after them (I think there were two), and ended up in the same situation - trying to climb down cliff benches and over deadfalls to catch up. Eventually, I found myself on the same deer trail that I was on the previous day, and figured that if I kept following the deer, I would catch them as the trail wrapped around to the other side of a big gully. Staring down at the ground analyzing tracks, I heard a rustle in the bushes and looked up to see this buck munching on salal along the trail ahead of me. I ducked behind a Douglas fir, checked my scope and safety, and popped my head back around. The deer looked up at me and I took the shot before he could decide to leave the country. I really didn't want to try and carry him up the cliffs and through the woods to the nearest road, so instead I drug him down the big gully to the edge of a lake, to retrieve a bit later in the day. I hiked back up, loaded up my gear, and started hiking back up the cliff. 100 yards and three minutes later, I looked over and saw a "doe" staring at me 75 yds away. Another shot with the 11-87 and I had my second deer down. It turns out that the "doe" was actually a 1.5 year-old buck, but his antlers hadn't erupted yet (delayed growth with these malnourished island deer). Boned-out and packed the antlerless deer back to camp, got a boat, and rowed out with a buddy to retrieve the larger buck (hence the boat picture). Just finished processing both and ended up with a total of 45 lbs. of meat in the freezer. Almost equivalent to a single mainland deer!

 


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