New bow hunter hunting GMU 101

[Skillet]

Just a question, what draws you to 101?  If you are from Spokane, there are multiple places for hunting just north of town.  Just curious as to what draws you to 101 for a first time bowhunter.

I was thinking the same thing.  you'll be driving by a lot of quality whitetail country and some good mule deer country to get to 101.

[buckfvr]

Just a question, what draws you to 101?  If you are from Spokane, there are multiple places for hunting just north of town.  Just curious as to what draws you to 101 for a first time bowhunter.

The dates for 101 whitetail are optimum........................late season.

[Elkstuffer]

Everyone learns at a different pace. I bought my bow and shot multiple times every week for two years straight before I felt confident enough to go afield and attempt to kill an animal. We owe it to the game that we are pursuing to make a clean and quick kill. Shooting indoors is great practice if you are just  going to be shooting in a league or at  indoor tournaments. But good practice for hunting situations you need to get outside and in the timber or sage and do some stump shooting. Indoors and outdoors are a big difference when judging ranges as are hunting timber or wide open sage areas. Hopefully you already have a good range finder. Use it. It will be your best friend while hunting. Archery shooting and hunting are a blast but at the same time it will be easy to get discouraged. You may get lucky and kill a giant whitetail your first time out or it could take you years to get your first kill under your belt. I hope you get lucky . Good luck this year.

[sboada]

All your feedback is greatly appreciated.  As for what draws me to 101, word of mouth really.  Have been talking to just about eveeryone that I have met who hunts around the Spokane/Colville area, and they seem to think that the Sherman Pass area would be a good place to start as there are some decent fire breaks and access. I am coming from Nine Mile, so it is a bt of a trek, but defintely doable.  I am defintely open to suggestions to other areas closer to home that may hold good numbers of deer and perhaps fewer hunters.  I don't have a stand yet, so will probably be spot and stalk.  Would prefer whitetail, not trophy hunting more focused on meat really, but won't turn down a muley if they are out there as well. Also I don't mind hiking in a bit.

Thanks again for all the help.

[DBHAWTHORNE]

ll your feedback is greatly appreciated.  As for what draws me to 101, word of mouth really.  Have been talking to just about eveeryone that I have met who hunts around the Spokane/Colville area, and they seem to think that the Sherman Pass area would be a good place to start as there are some decent fire breaks and access. I am coming from Nine Mile, so it is a bt of a trek, but defintely doable.  I am defintely open to suggestions to other areas closer to home that may hold good numbers of deer and perhaps fewer hunters.  I don't have a stand yet, so will probably be spot and stalk.  Would prefer whitetail, not trophy hunting more focused on meat really, but won't turn down a muley if they are out there as well. Also I don't mind hiking in a bit.

Thanks again for all the help.

If your goal is meat hunting only I bet your odds will be better close to home. Spot and Stalk for whitetails with a bow is doable but it's definitely tough in this country. In the prairie's of the midwest its much more feasible....That being said I do know plenty of people that have done it here in WA.

[Elkstuffer]

Remember also that 101 is closed to mule deer during the late season (I've seen some monsters ) but is open for any whitetail. Early season it is 3 pt min for mule deer for the 1st half of the season and 3 pt min and antlerless the 2nd half of the early season. Whitetail is any buck for early season. Good luck!

[huntnnw]

Just a question, what draws you to 101?  If you are from Spokane, there are multiple places for hunting just north of town.  Just curious as to what draws you to 101 for a first time bowhunter.

I could give u reasons why I do it 

[UptheCreek]

Me too, just wondering why for a first timer!  Not easy country for spot and stalk! 

[huntnnw]

spot and stalk in 101?? good luck..I have been in that country for 10 years and yet to ever walk up on a buck...glassing one up would be next to impossible..if spot and stalk is your game I would be hunting parts of 127 and 130