Author Topic: scouting desert unit (Read 7469 times)

buckhorn2 · « **on:** July 15, 2012, 10:16:41 AM »

The grandson went into the desert unit off I 90 and took the Dotson road and then the roads off of that to get an idea of the unit. He did;nt get there early and it was hot but he mostly wanted to see some of the unit. Next time we will go to the mar don and go in from that was to try and familiarize us with the area. Have read the reports on the hunt and will keep scouting if anyone has hunted it before or has any ideas holler.

kyle78 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2012, 10:30:55 AM »

I've never hunted deer in that unit but I know that when I hunt pheasants there I always come across deer.

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2012, 11:44:11 AM »

Don;t know if pheasant is open then but that would be fun.

Quackwhacker · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2012, 09:29:42 PM »

Del, I was shooting carp last week and saw a respectable buck and a few does. I will pm you with specifics.

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2012, 02:25:21 PM »

Thanks Tim any help would be great have;nt heard much from anyone yet maybe closer to season someone will write.

LiveandLearn · « **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2012, 02:33:26 PM »

What tag (weapon, season) did you draw?

Carl · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2012, 03:04:22 PM »

I've been there twice and entered the same way as your grandson. I saw several deer both times.

I was after coyote - with no luck.

I hear it's a great place for large deer!

Carl

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 16, 2012, 04:08:17 PM »

He drew the rifle deer I think from oct.26 to nov.4 we will go over a few more times when it cools down to try and get familiar with the area. Can you camp in there or would it be better to stay at mar-don.

JLS · « **Reply #8 on:** July 16, 2012, 04:41:51 PM »

Go in off of Road C SW, end of the road to the left. You can camp there, bring bug spray.

Glockster · « **Reply #9 on:** July 16, 2012, 04:57:01 PM »

Lots of great camping opportunity as most of the land is public. It's a neat place to camp if you go in the northside off the Job Corp dike. There's an actual forest up there now...good trees to hang a buck from.

Best of luck

bradslam · « **Reply #10 on:** July 16, 2012, 05:20:43 PM »

Once it gets daylight, those deer will be hanging out in the Russian Olive trees. Sometimes you only have a few minutes first thing in the morning to see them leaving the alfalfa fields.

buckhorn2 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 16, 2012, 05:42:49 PM »

Bring Bug spray and a snakebite kit maybe I should have looked more before we leaped. It will be fun I got a good map and using the computer so will be fun planning our hunt. I thank you guys for the help I live on the coast at westport and can give fishing reports if anyone is heading this way.

wannahunt · « **Reply #12 on:** July 16, 2012, 07:41:40 PM »

You might want to try coming in from the north end off the frontage road also. We saw bucks in there a couple years ago when we had a doe tag. And anything off of the Dodson road holds deer also. The rut should be going for your hunt so any place you find does now will probably have some bucks around later. Those russion olives can be hard to thou but good luck to you.

LiveandLearn · « **Reply #13 on:** July 16, 2012, 08:03:09 PM »

I wouldn't worry about the snakes that time of year. Bug protection for sure though. Keep in mind that Duck season will be in full swing during your hunt when you scout.

6x6in6 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 16, 2012, 08:03:30 PM »

Quote from: JLS on July 16, 2012, 04:41:51 PM

Go in off of Road C SW, end of the road to the left. You can camp there, bring bug spray.

I 2nd this as a good place to camp and scout from.

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