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Now that the rifle deer hunt is over I'm curious as to others success on the Dutton this year. I wasn't able to go down on the opener but spent last Tuesday to last Saturday evening down on the south end of the unit. I had an enjoyable time seeing lots of deer everyday and covering lots of country. Although I didn't connect I did see quite a few little bucks and plenty of does with fawns. It had been a few years since I had hunted that unit and one tends to forget just how big and rough some of that country can be.
One exciting thing that did happen that had me on edge for a bit was I had a run in wit a Mtn Lion. I had been sitting by a tree on the edge of a meadow high up in some cliffs that plateaued. I don't know if he was sneaking in on me or just didn't know I was there. All I know is he was coming straight at me at about 20 feet! It all happened pretty fast and I'll just say details get a little "fuzzy" but he took off like his a** was on fire in the opposite direction. After doing a quick check of my drawers I figured I had seen enough of that area and headed out to find some new scenery.
Anyway, I'm curious how others faired in that unit. You see so much on other units but not much as far as the Dutton.
Hope all had a good year and thanks for chiming in and sharing.
HD
Here are some scenery pics
Now that the rifle deer hunt is over I'm curious as to others success on the Dutton this year. I wasn't able to go down on the opener but spent last Tuesday to last Saturday evening down on the south end of the unit. I had an enjoyable time seeing lots of deer everyday and covering lots of country. Although I didn't connect I did see quite a few little bucks and plenty of does with fawns. It had been a few years since I had hunted that unit and one tends to forget just how big and rough some of that country can be.
One exciting thing that did happen that had me on edge for a bit was I had a run in wit a Mtn Lion. I had been sitting by a tree on the edge of a meadow high up in some cliffs that plateaued. I don't know if he was sneaking in on me or just didn't know I was there. All I know is he was coming straight at me at about 20 feet! It all happened pretty fast and I'll just say details get a little "fuzzy" but he took off like his a** was on fire in the opposite direction. After doing a quick check of my drawers I figured I had seen enough of that area and headed out to find some new scenery.
Anyway, I'm curious how others faired in that unit. You see so much on other units but not much as far as the Dutton.
Hope all had a good year and thanks for chiming in and sharing.
HD
Here are some scenery pics