08 Washington success
AGCHAWK
10/19/08 12:16pm
Well, this deer season has turned into a rather productive one for me!
After filling my Idaho Mule deer tag I took a couple days off and then turned to filling my Washington general season tag.
While taking a break between hunts I made a few phone calls to some friends of mine lookin' for a spot in which I would have a decent shot at filling my WA tag. Since I had the Idaho Mule deer tag, the seasons coincided, and I wasn't sure how long I would be chasing Muleys I didn't bother making any concrete plans in my home state of Washington. Well, as luck would have it I filled the Muley tag in two days which gave me the rest of the week to hunt here in WA.
Shortly after making a few phone calls a buddy of mine called back and gave me some "inside information" on an area around my old stopping grounds in the Blue Mountains. He knew there were some decent Whitetail in the area and asked if I was interested in taking a Whitey. Since I had a Mule deer already hanging I was more than willing to take a Whitetail to help stock the freezer. We quickly made plans and headed out the next morning.
We hunted hard all day long yet only bumped one small spike and three does the entire morning. We decided to stop, eat some chow, and make plans for the evening. He had a couple draws that he thought would produce a decent shooter buck so we finished up, grabbed our gear, and headed to the next hunting spot.
As the evening rolled along we quietly walked the edges of the second draw with little results. Just as I started thinking "It looks like I won't be filling this tag today" my buddy whispered "Jeremy, shooter buck!" I turned to where he was pointing and spotted a decent 4 point bedded below a deadfall staring directly at us. I quickly threw my rifle to my shoulder, centered on his vitals, and squeezed the trigger. He never left his bed!
He's nothing special. Just a decent 4X4 with a nice 19 inch outside spread on him which is what caught my eye initially anyway. Unfortunately, I didn't pack my camera with me on this hunt so we took some pics in the back of the truck when we got back to my place.
Again, what a year! Two good bucks...one a Muley and one a Whitetail....and both within driving distance of my house. Man, I love this place!
After filling my Idaho Mule deer tag I took a couple days off and then turned to filling my Washington general season tag.
While taking a break between hunts I made a few phone calls to some friends of mine lookin' for a spot in which I would have a decent shot at filling my WA tag. Since I had the Idaho Mule deer tag, the seasons coincided, and I wasn't sure how long I would be chasing Muleys I didn't bother making any concrete plans in my home state of Washington. Well, as luck would have it I filled the Muley tag in two days which gave me the rest of the week to hunt here in WA.
Shortly after making a few phone calls a buddy of mine called back and gave me some "inside information" on an area around my old stopping grounds in the Blue Mountains. He knew there were some decent Whitetail in the area and asked if I was interested in taking a Whitey. Since I had a Mule deer already hanging I was more than willing to take a Whitetail to help stock the freezer. We quickly made plans and headed out the next morning.
We hunted hard all day long yet only bumped one small spike and three does the entire morning. We decided to stop, eat some chow, and make plans for the evening. He had a couple draws that he thought would produce a decent shooter buck so we finished up, grabbed our gear, and headed to the next hunting spot.
As the evening rolled along we quietly walked the edges of the second draw with little results. Just as I started thinking "It looks like I won't be filling this tag today" my buddy whispered "Jeremy, shooter buck!" I turned to where he was pointing and spotted a decent 4 point bedded below a deadfall staring directly at us. I quickly threw my rifle to my shoulder, centered on his vitals, and squeezed the trigger. He never left his bed!
He's nothing special. Just a decent 4X4 with a nice 19 inch outside spread on him which is what caught my eye initially anyway. Unfortunately, I didn't pack my camera with me on this hunt so we took some pics in the back of the truck when we got back to my place.
Again, what a year! Two good bucks...one a Muley and one a Whitetail....and both within driving distance of my house. Man, I love this place!
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Roy, I'm surprised you've never taken one of these before! You've taken just about eveything else walking on four legs...and a few on two legs...LOL.
Roy, I am surprised also that you have never hunted whitetail. I thought you had done it all.
How'd the Wyoming hunt go for ya, Brian?
Made it home in time for the "new addition", ay?! Sounds like you made PERFECT plans!