trouthunter

Ill Buck-

That is a healthy looking doe. Where I'm at we only get one general deer tag, so a buck is usually on the order until the last day of the hunt. I personally would like to see more of my fellow hunters take does rather than the small, immature bucks that get targeted heavily, but killing a doe just isn't "manly" enough or something. These same fellas are then heard complaining that there are no mature bucks to hunt anymore. Imagine that. For that same reason I usually will pass on immature bucks, then end up eating tag soup at the end of the season.

Anyways, I've taken October off, as this is the main rifle season in Idaho/Oregon. It's actually an "any weapon" hunt, but I'm waiting until November when the rut is on. I also have my "old standby" option in December at my cousins place in Northern Idaho. He usually has very well placed stands where I can at least fill a tag. Want to meet him?? Check out his journal entry called "Back In The Saddle" from the feild journals on this site. He bagged a nice buck last week, with a great story to boot.