\nGiven the choice, I’d fill all my blacktail tags on the last day of the season. This maximizes learning opportunity throughout one of the most active times of the year for the mysterious blacktail buck. I tagged this buck around 4:00 PM on 11-21-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nI witnessed some incredible action including snort-wheezing for the first time and sparring bucks just 3 yards in front me – on the ground! Both forkies but a great learning experience to see how my calling turned a quiet morning into two bucks sparring at point blank range within about 10 minutes. I love creating action from thin air. For me, this is what makes bowhunting so special – getting into the minds of the animals I hunt.<\/div>\n <\/div>\n Ironically, I had a run in with a really nice 100″-class 3×3 nosing the ground on a fast trot coming straight to me on a trail as I was dragging out my buck. He was intent on following my scent trail from 6:00 in that morning, which by 3PM was covered in snow. He busted me dragging that buck and turned inside out trying to put air between us. Instinct took over and I grunted loudly with my voice and locked him up at 20 yards. Two more soft bleats and he took a few steps to take a better look while moving slightly away toward a brushline. I pretended to draw my bow to see if I\u2019d have had a shot and sure enough, it was a 25 yards broadside slam dunk. He just stood there looking at me and he didn\u2019t move again until I picked up my buck’s antlers and started dragging him again. He just couldn\u2019t resist taking another look and it would have cost him had I not already tagged out. He was much bigger than my buck and I just had to laugh. Maybe next year\u2026<\/div>\n In the coming days I’ll be back to explore the details of my deer calling sequences, and the careful use of scents to tip the odds in your favor.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Stay tuned!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n*<\/strong> I was bowhunting with a rifle tag, during the rifle seasons, which is legal in Washington state provided you follow the rifle season dates and appropriate regulations. I took my required orange off for the photo because I don’t like my bowhunting success photos filled with o
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