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Bucks safe on one side of road, targets on the other side

After many hours of hunting, Elizabeth Odell, 13, got her four-point buck in Unit 117 last weekend, maintaining her goal of bagging at least one turkey and one deer since she was 9. (Courtesy photo)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
After many hours of hunting, Elizabeth Odell, 13, got her four-point buck in Unit 117 last weekend, maintaining her goal of bagging at least one turkey and one deer since she was 9. (Courtesy photo)
After many hours of hunting, Elizabeth Odell, 13, got her four-point buck in Unit 117 last weekend, maintaining her goal of bagging at least one turkey and one deer since she was 9. (Courtesy photo)

DEER HUNTING — Why did the buck cross the road?

In Northeastern Washington, it might be for a little safety afforded by the new four-point minimum buck rule.

After many hours of hunting, Elizabeth Odell — a few days shy of her 14th birthday —  got her four-point buck in Unit 117 last weekend (top photo), maintaining her goal of bagging at least one turkey and one deer since she was 9 (photo at left). Odell is from Spokane hunts with her father, Jim, and grandpa, Dick.

This buck, shot in Stevens County, would have been legal in any northeast unit that’s open for the late whitetail buck hunt through Nov. 19.

However, bucks with fewer than four points on at least one antler are not legal for hunting this year in Units 117 and 121.

J ust east of Highway 20 in Pend Oreille County, any whitetail buck is legal.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog