55 Youth Deer LTRB

[Hunt4more]

Let the Roasting Begin.

Heading to 55 with my son this week for his youth deer hunt. We will hunt it til the end and yes, he is hoping for a halloween buck instead of a bag of candy. Hunter is 11 years old and did shoot his first buck last year, a 183" Non-Typical - and no, we are not looking to top that! We are shooting the first respectable four point we see (what makes him excited)

How's the conditions been and are hunters seeing bucks chasing or cruising for girls? I think we are going to stay in a motel, any recommendations?

Thank you,

 

[Hunt4more]

and, we plan to hunt the west side of the unit (for hotel recommendations)

 

[Calbuck]

Just arrived in the unit as well. Hope to find a few

 

[Jgill19]

I have a friend who's boy drew this tag as well. Just for grins here's a buck I seen in that country a few years ago. Cheers to some shaky buck fever!!

 

[Calbuck]

We’ve been seeing some signs of the rut starting soon.

 

[Hunt4more]

We’ve been seeing some signs of the rut starting soon.

That's good news, heading your way tomorrow with one excited 11 year old.

 

[Hunt4more]

We’ve been seeing some signs of the rut starting soon.

Watching the weather looks like a cold snap is on the menu, lets go!

 

[Hunt4more]

Just arrived in the unit as well. Hope to find a few

Calbuck how are you doing out there?

 

[Calbuck]

Calbuck how are you doing out there?

Finally found a really good buck..couldn’t get it done with him but we know where he is. Definitely getting rutty..cold snap helped. How about you?

 

[Calbuck]

Calbuck how are you doing out there?

Oh yeah..had a top notch Ribeye down at Wicks in Declo..?

 

[Calbuck]

My dad punched his tag tonight..wasn’t the big one we chased for a couple days, but it’s a dandy considering everything else we’d seen. This deer has a body like a horse! 22 1/2” wide.

 

[Jgill19]

I'm not throwing stones here, but he don't exactly look under 18.... lol

 

[Calbuck]

Nope he’s 77 and was tickled to high heaven to be able to take one more Idaho buck!

I'm not throwing stones here, but he don't exactly look under 18.... lol

 

[Sparks Shooter]

Nope he’s 77 and was tickled to high heaven to be able to take one more Idaho buck!

Mega congrats to your dad! Savor the blessing of getting to share these hunts. What I'd give for one day on the mountain with my dad.------SS

 

[Calbuck]

Mega congrats to your dad! Savor the blessing of getting to share these hunts. What I'd give for one day on the mountain with my dad.------SS

It was emotional. Dad has been hunting here on and off for 35 years. His friend (and ours through the years) lived here, and his family still does, and it’s a new thing for me the last few. My dad feels like he may not see it again as he had before, and I have no doubt as I have heard the stories of bucks past. It’s not the same as it used to be in a bad way. But we glassed, we spotted and we went after the way we had to to get one down..I’m sorry to see the resource as low as it is, but thankful we can still enjoy it. I hope for better conditions and better management to come. Wouldn’t trade a thing in the world over the time I spent with my dad out there!

 

[Jgill19]

Friends boy tagged out yesterday. Had a nice 28' 3 point slip out on them the day before they shot his buck. Sounds like a lot of buck are starting to show up, it had been a long week for a 10 yr old, and it was "time to pull the trigger" lol

Same kid had a youth elk tag as well and shot himself a nice little 6 point this year. He's had a heck of a year!!

 

[tonsoffun]

I have a friend who's boy drew this tag as well. Just for grins here's a buck I seen in that country a few years ago. Cheers to some shaky buck fever!!
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Curious...what year did you take this picture? I think I may have killed that buck or at least his identical twin.

 

[Jgill19]

I'd love to see some more pictures if you have them. I'm guessing this woulda been 8ish or so years ago??

 

[tonsoffun]

I'd love to see some more pictures if you have them. I'm guessing this woulda been 8ish or so years ago??

 

[tonsoffun]

Shot him in 2017

 

[tonsoffun]

I'd love to see some more pictures if you have them. I'm guessing this woulda been 8ish or so years ago??

Where at in the unit did you take that pic? Curious how far it was from where I killed mine.

 

[Jgill19]

I don't think its the same deer, they sure look like they share some genetics though.

 

[tonsoffun]

I don't think its the same deer, they sure look like they share some genetics though.

I dunno…I think it is. Here is another pic. Mind sharing where you took the photo?

 

[dgfavor]

 

[treedagain]

Same deer is my guess

 

[Jgill19]

Much better pic, looks to be the same critter to me!

 

[Jgill19]

That's cool!! I saw him in September I believe, buddy had a antelope tag. Ill shoot you a pm!!