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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    Good Info. A labyrinth is spot on. Dozens of trails in the same direction, and none of which are more used and obvious than the others. I'll try the camera rotation though. . . Or maybe I just need to put out 20 cameras 🤔
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    I'm mostly asking in general because I'm new to the coast, but I do know where a few bucks live in mostly wooded areas so wasnt sure where to put Cams. There is a dozen trails through the woods so hard to focus on where to put cameras out. I considered laying a few salt blocks, but wasnt sure...
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    What's the best way to find the bucks in the summer in areas you can't dump a pile of apples. Obviously cameras help, but any specific areas/habitat you focus on to go watch? still clear cuts? Bottoms? Blackberries?
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    BLM Closes Motorized access West of Moab

    Good. Close all off road vehicle access to anything thats not a maintained road. If you want to rip around, destroy habitat and get drunk, do that on private property that doesnt affect the rest of our use of public land.
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    Any chance for this elk?

    I've had similar happen where my arrow clipped a branch on 2 whitetails. Fortunately I found both before meat went bad, but the feeling of knowing you wounded something is the absolute worst. Glad you got some closure though. That shot doesnt even look terrible unless he was quartering too...
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    2023 OFFICIAL ELK MEAT POLE THREAD

    Thats brutal man, but good on your for notching the tag anyway. Get back out there next year and make it happen.
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    Will a spooked buck return? And when?

    Good post OP. Been wondering the same. I bumped some bucks 3 weeks ago and couldnt find them again until the last day of season. Got ohh so close the last day too and the does got me. I'm sure they just shifted to different food or route, but I couldnt find them in open sagebrush country for 3...
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    First backcountry buck

    Very nice buck, congrats. Tagged my first backcountry critter this fall as well. It's addicting
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    Solo Mule Deer hunting in WA

    Seems like you hear about similar decline everywhere in WA and some other neighboring states. Sad. Why can't they figure this stuff out.
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    Solo Mule Deer hunting in WA

    I archery hunted the sagebrush units just east of there 260/248/254 and even there the numbers were dismal from what I remember just a few years ago. Fires took out a lot of cover and food last fall. I think it took a toll on the deer. And made stalking even harder.
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    Thanks for sharing, I don't think I've watched that video yet. I do plan to buy the book and read it as well.
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    Haha, yeah I didnt mean for that to sound snarky or better than the rifle guys. I rifle hunt as well. It's just typically a much larger population of people out in the woods for rifle. I've never hunted BT, about to move to the coast range so that will change, but growing up in then midwest the...
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    Oregon Coast Range Blacktail Tips and Tricks?

    Anything drastically different to the approach for blacktail on the units with a late bow season and after they've been harassed for a month by rifle season?
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    Washington Archery Elk hunters …

    18 yards. Yes I called him in. I stopped him 1 step too short behind a big tree and thought it was all over/that he would spook. Luckily he took a few more steps.
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    Washington Archery Elk hunters …

    Yes public land.
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