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What's going on in Klickitat County?
« on: October 24, 2022, 05:34:17 PM »
Last year we had 3 bucks that lost their antlers before and during the first couple of days of the modern deer season. This year my brother shoots a deer in full velvet and it has no Testicles . Then my wife see's on Facebook , an article where 13 bucks were reported with the same condition? Taken  between  Klickitat  and Bickleton. Can we blame it on Global Warming or the Windmills?

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2022, 05:40:10 PM »
Saw a buck second day of season full velvet still , other things to consider the late summer , what are they putting on the crops , lots of things but I’ll say hunted that way for 30 years and always see a buck or 2 with some velvet

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2022, 09:47:30 PM »
One of my technicians killed a buck in the okanogan opening day in full velvet with no nuts.

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2022, 12:12:36 AM »
Did it have a barbie pouch?


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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2022, 07:19:29 AM »
Blue state buck....
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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2022, 07:21:55 AM »
Must have been tucking. :chuckle:

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #6 on: October 25, 2022, 07:49:17 AM »
Clot shot spray?? :yike:
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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2022, 08:05:10 AM »
I also know of 2 bucks that were killed in full velvet and no nuts in that area. I was told it was EHD.

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2022, 08:50:29 AM »
Did it have a barbie pouch?


Yes, but very very small, no nuts

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2022, 08:57:39 AM »
I think we have some AOC Democrat-deer!!!  They probably grazed to long under the rainbow 🌈  you should of asked for their pro-noun before you shot them!!!😉
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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2022, 07:40:15 AM »
I know there were a LOT more deer in Klickitat County before the windmills came in. An influx of lions did not help.
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2022, 09:26:41 AM »
I know there were a LOT more deer in Klickitat County before the windmills came in. An influx of lions did not help.
I've worked on some of those wind farms. That's the thing, the deer are on the same properties as the turbines. Very little hunting takes place on the wind farms so they make for a safe haven. My coworker even saw a lion blow a stalk on a herd of does right nearby a tower. Some landowners have people hunting, but saw very few over the years.

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2022, 09:37:28 AM »
The area I am familiar with had an influx of lions after or about the time the windmills came in. I'm sure two events are unrelated, just bad timing to hit all at once. I would venture to say the lions are having more effect on the deer than the windmills. In the 2000s, the deer population was off the charts, not so much now. There is still deer, but not like it was. I'd love opinions from Carpsniper or Firefighter4607. I'm just going off of my own infrequent observations, those guys would have an educated opinion.
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2022, 11:23:11 AM »
Getting back to the original topic, just last year in late December I saw a velvet muley buck in the Paterson unit of the NWR. That is the same general vicinity. Maybe there is something going on. Chemicals in the water turning the frogs g@y.  :dunno:

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Re: What's going on in Klickitat County?
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2022, 03:14:55 PM »
Blue state buck....
Yep, the woke has now infiltrated our deer herds.🤣

 


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