I can personally attest to the fog and rain that descended upon the Winthrop area over opening weekend of deer season, but despite the inclement weather, the local biologist reports that “twice” as many deer were hauled past the game check station as in 2008, three dozen.
“I think the wet weather and the later start to the season this year helped hunters a bit,” biologist Scott Fitkin told the Methow Valley News. “The deer that were taken were really healthy, fat, big-bodied bucks.”
The article interviews several hunters, including Cullen Smith of North Bend. He and friends took three bucks on the opener.
Other hunters report not seeing any bucks.
It was definitely difficult to see any deer through the opener’s clouds, fog then rain, but by Sunday, conditions had cleared up. By the time he left late on Monday morning, my own pops had seen 35 deer. He’ll likely be heading back for the second and last weekend of season, along with several others from our deer camp.
October 18, 2010 at 9:07 pm |
[...] down from the 36 counted over opening weekend last October, though at a different location so it’s hard to say how comparable the numbers [...]