WA Late Bucks - Post Here

ridgerunner · Nov 11, 2006

With all this snow I know some of those tags had to have been filled this weekend. Let's see em, post those pics here.

WACATHUNTER · Nov 12, 2006

Ridge I thought I would move this to the top because there has to be a few dandies after this weekend. Good luck to all and I wish I had a tag in hand.
WACAT

ironhead · Nov 12, 2006

Supposed to get up to 3 ft in the hills tomorrow. The migration will happen in a hurry. The late archery shouldn't be bad either.

Jackjr · Nov 12, 2006

Good luck everyone. I have a late alkali tag that starts next weekend. Cant wait. Has the rut kicked in yet over there. what should a guy look for over there. Been scouting three times. seen a couple of 24 inchers and that is as good as I have seen. That seems good to me since I hunt blacktails but should a guy hold out or take the first on of that size or close to it thanks jack

MrClyde · Nov 12, 2006

Jackjr,

Look for something that makes you happy. If you have time and patience, Theres bucks in that unit that exceed 24 inches. Good luck and hope to see pics real soon.

Jackjr · Nov 12, 2006

I have the time I took the whole time off. Having the patience is the hard part. I was over there this weekend and the small bucks were chasing the doe pretty good. The two bigger bucks I saw were all alone. either the rut is on the down slide or the big ones are waiting until it is time and not wasting there time.

WAstickslinger · Nov 16, 2006

I just thought I would bring this post back to the top to see if anyone had a smoker WA buck from the weekend(post it even if it isn't.I have been hearing many roomers but not seeing many pictures.

Four more days until my late hunt starts!!! I have already started loosing sleep. I am going to take a peek around this weekend from a far distance in a few areas. I would love to see the bucks with their heads in the gutter. They were just starting to get fired up again last week with this cooler weather here in Central Washington.

Good luck to those still holding late tags.

finnman · Nov 16, 2006

Just returned from the Entiat late hunt. Score, hunters 4-deer 0. I finished off the hunt by finding a buck this morning that I lost in the fog the day before. He is a heavy 4x5(including eye guards, widest spread is 25 inches. Found him in crum canyon with 5 lady friends, He was sniffing rump and lip curling, I think from being here this long and seeing the way all the big bucks are acting, that the rut is now in full tilt!!!!! My wife took a real nice 5x5(including eye guards), on Tues. off Mud creek, the buck was with 4 does and a 2x3, they were bedded down on a finger ridge at mid-morning 320 yds. off the road, he was laying there without a care in the world, we had time to pull out the Leupold spotting scope an check him out for more than 5 minutes before my wife decided he was a shooter, we got off the road an set up the shooting sticks for an awkward uphill shot. After another 5 minutes of positioning her setup the buck finally got nervous and stood up, only to do a 180 and just stand there broadside looking at us, the rut is an amazing thing! PJ finally gets comfortable and does what she is known for, she drills him through both lungs from 310 yds.(range finder) with her little 7MM-08 shooting 140gr. nosler bt. The show was just awesome to watch as my dad and friend James were also there to see the hunt unfold. Earlier that morning James and my dad drove up Wilkinson canyon, about half way up on the left they spot a small 4 pt. and some does on the ridge, James climbs up after them and misses a free had shot at the 4pt, just as he chambers another round he hears some heavy breathing behind him, he turns just as a doe comes over the steep ridge right at him, behind her is a nice 4x4 24 inch spread 30 ft. away!! Needless to say the small 4pt. lived to see another day. All in all 5 days of hunting my wife and I saw almost 30 bucks, and got the 2 biggest ones we saw. I am working on pictues, so be patient with my cavemanlike computer knowledge. Lets hear some other stories!!!!!

wabuckmaster · Nov 16, 2006

My cousin ended up shooting A real nice buck. Ill try and get some pics posted. He was A 25.5 inch 5x5. Nice heavy rack .

ridgerunner · Nov 16, 2006

Yea lets see some pics, sounds like those who waited were rewarded!

wazzu99 · Nov 16, 2006

Very nice buck. Just curious, how much snow is there around Mud Creek?

Wazzu99

finnman · Nov 16, 2006

Wazzu99, We left mud creek today at 11:30, up high there is as much as 10 inches or more and down low at the end of pavement only 1/2 inch, good rain wednesday afternoon/night put a big hit on the snow and turned many roads to ice, you might need chains if you want to go very high.

Bearhunter · Nov 17, 2006

finnman, sounds like you guys and your wife had an awesome hunt, congratulations on the bucks cant wait to get over there myself. My email is [email protected] if you would like me to post the pics for you. cant wait to see em. Thanks for the story James

finnman · Nov 17, 2006

Bearhunter, yes it was an incredible hunt, the first time I have had the chance to hunt muledeer in the rut, the best washington hunt I have experianced. My wife is the computer nerd in the family and she says that saturday she will either get the pictures up or e-mail them to you. Thank for your help. Jason

finnman · Nov 19, 2006

Sorry about the wait, I hope they all turned out, enjoy!

WACATHUNTER · Nov 19, 2006

Congrats to you and your wife. Great WA bucks and sounds like a hunt to remember. Thanks for posting.
WACAT

Triple_Shock · Nov 19, 2006

nice bucks fin! i was up in the entiat today pokin around and, well, lets just say a couple a BIG boys made it through the late rifle season, now if only they can dodge arrows for a few weeks! saw 9 bucks in a just a few hours, i really need to draw one of those late tags sometime in my life.... speaking of, maybe you could shoot me over some luck. sounds like you, your wife, cousin AND father all got drawn????? thats incredible!

WAmuleyHunter · Nov 19, 2006

Nice bucks!! Glad you guys had a great hunt. Been out looking a little bit with my dad for his tag. Sure hope we get some more snow to get those big boys down.

Garrett

golfguy0912 · Nov 19, 2006

garret-keep us posted on how the hunt is going, and be sure to take and post a lot of pics

missinMT · Nov 19, 2006

Great bucks, Finn and wife. Major congratulations. You took full advantage of your tags.

polarbear · Nov 20, 2006

Nice bucks!! Congrats!
Eric

Shane · Nov 20, 2006

Hey Finnman,
Are you guys posted at the Ardenvoir store? You and your wifes pictures are on there 2006 board I think. There was a lot of nice deer on there wall but no real whoppers yet. Has anyone seen the buck by a guy named Kokansky? that he took in 2005 out of the Entiat? The picture says it nets 204. Really nice pretty buck. Probably the best since Jim Cook took that 32 1/2 out of there several years ago. At least that we know about and I have seen pictures of. I am sure someone has killed better but they are keeping it to themselves. We do need some more fresh snow and lots of it.
Shane

finnman · Nov 21, 2006

Yes Shane, we stopped in for a SOOPER DOOPER COOPER BURGER and got our bucks photoed at the general store in Ardenvoir. I would agree that at the time no real monsters had been photoed, I think some of the tag holders just don't stop for a pic at the store. The Kokansky buck is incredible!! I just wish there was a pic of it head on so you could see its width. Finnman.