NE WA for Dummies

[mdbuck5x5]

I'm going to have to do some homework.  I've only taken one whitetail and it was purely out of opportunity while hunting mule deer.  Looks like a lot of the area up in the NE corner is pretty thick and wouldn't lend itself as well to the spot/stalk hunting I've done in the SE corner.

Huh? Thick like here?  You need to take a drive and see some country!  My problem is my bow doesnt shoot 150yards!

Actually he's right.  As much as some on the west side would like everyone to believe that there are 150 yards between trees over here with deer just wandering around in the wide open during daylight, up north is some of the thickest stuff you can get into - if you want to get into it 

 

[brackens]

Yeah, put yourself on the North side of a mountain and it is triple thick, in the true NE corner!

I'm going to have to do some homework.  I've only taken one whitetail and it was purely out of opportunity while hunting mule deer.  Looks like a lot of the area up in the NE corner is pretty thick and wouldn't lend itself as well to the spot/stalk hunting I've done in the SE corner.

Huh? Thick like here?  You need to take a drive and see some country!  My problem is my bow doesnt shoot 150yards!

Actually he's right.  As much as some on the west side would like everyone to believe that there are 150 yards between trees over here with deer just wandering around in the wide open during daylight, up north is some of the thickest stuff you can get into - if you want to get into it 

 

[Colville]

If you end up way up north, as said, the woods are jungle thick.  That being said, you're better off doing some scouting between now and end of March.  Unless you are going to just hunt clear cuts and roads you'll end up in the thick.  There are good spots to be found and hunted that won't look it once the leaves are all back on the trees.

Go while the leaves are gone and you can see what the late season will hold for you.  In the summer you'll walk right past potentially great spots that you just couldn't see.

[Mudman]

There are deer wandering around just not in hunting season!!!  Ive hunted 101 204 but only seen thick stuff on north sides of mnts.  I dont think anything is thicker than some of this wetside jungle?  Cant speak for far corner yet but I will get up there soon.  Honestly I have never seen anything over there that compares to the worst of west side.

[dmartin]

Being from the NE corner, I've only shot a couple deer on private land. harvested almost each buck on public land. either USFS or state land. alot of public land borders private land that holds hay fields and what not where bucks move to once its time to eat. you should be able to see alot of hair on any public land around there. public land around spokane gets hit hard but public land south and north of spokane is good  only an opinion

[huntnnw]

plenty of deer on the natl forest...most of the giants shot in 204 are all natl forest