Question about a spot(s) to go

[Paxer]

Hey everyone,  My first time here on the forums and my first time heading out hunting in WA, I come from a military family and have had training from various instructors from hand gun safety to drop you off in the deep woods with a knife and some para cord survival training. (36 years young) So now this is my First time in the GMU 460 area and I have my deer tag needs to be filled, I have been busy with the family but this weekend they are letting me out to play. So I am in need of a little guidance if anyone would care to share a little info it would be greatly appreciated.  Anyone know were one would land himself a nice Deer, I'm not expecting to drop a trophy but to just get some great meat and fill some freezer space. (archery tag)

Thank you for time, and I look forward to a reply

[Skyvalhunter]

Go up I 90 and hunt off the Tinkham road. You also might want to purchase a Hancock permit for your future hunting.

[Paxer]

Thank you, I purchased my non motorized  permit a few days ago. I will let u all know if I get lucky

[janttihunter]

Hey Paxer I may be headed out that way for my tomorrow. Trying to decide between 460 and 550 coweeman...Did you purchase the pass  online?

[Paxer]

Yea I got it online from the website they have. 505 mossy had some incredible numbers, but that drive is another hour and I have no idea where to go out their

[janttihunter]

I think 460 will have snow. Might be easier to find the deer. I dont really know any spots there but might just pick a spot and spend the day hiking the snowline.

Are you hunting tomorrow or SAt?

[Paxer]

depending on how tomorrow goes i might head out again sat. I have to take that day off work but if the sizes are worth it, i just might lol.

[bendotti]

I'll be out in the 460 on saturday just gonna hit the snow and go with it.

[janttihunter]

Whats a good acsess point?

[Paxer]

 sittin sitting here right no on the western side of 460 where no motorized vehicles are allowed hiked in about 2 miles. Seems a few small deer tracks but no visuals it's lightly raining an and beautiful just wish some thing would show.

[Paxer]

I apologize for the grammar my speech to text sometimes has a mind of it own.  having no luck on the western side of 460 I packed up and drove down to tinker ham road this place is awesome only problem is lack of deer. Looks like I'm going to work tomorrow cause this is a bust

[janttihunter]

I was on tinkham this morning. Was beautiful and allot of snow. I hiked high and low and didn't even see a track......trying to decide if I should hunt last couple hours at Taylor mountain on my way home...

[Paxer]

well report is dismal to say the least,

I hiked on the west side of the road here

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=47.791521,-121.879838&ll=47.791441,-121.881026&spn=0.006047,0.009645&num=1&t=h&z=17


from 7am to 10 am and only saw 1 pile of old poop, a few SMALL tracks that were old and nothing else, not even raccoons, or rabbits or any other animals, its sad really U can hike in the woods here and not see any wildlife.

I sat here on the side of the Tree line with BAIT here on map  https://maps.google.com/maps?q=47.787217,-121.883324&num=1&t=h&z=17
 for about 1 hour with cut up apples and some scent stuff,  about 40 yards away from me, side wind - so even with wind , it was blowing south today. I had full camo with scent killer sprayed on me all over including boots, bow, bino's  but nothing showed , I waked down south to here before giving up and going to another spot....

to here

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=47.781097,-121.878561&ll=47.78636,-121.881959&spn=0.012096,0.01929&num=1&t=h&z=16



some pics from today






Then I drove to Tinker ham road - and their was so much snow up their , but I went and pulled off the side of the road at some of the pull out areas and hiked in a few mins with the bino's to look deep into see if any traces were around, I was doing this from 1pm to 4 pm and during that time, not a single trace of wild life, just birds, and those were sparce to say the least.

some pics of tinkerham area






so it looks like I might just head over to one of the islands, at least that way they can't run off to far LOL
Being new up here is hard to find and scout hunting areas on a limited time.

[ICEMAN]

Paxer, interesting to read your posts on this hunt.

Being so new to the area, you are surely at the disadvantage. Keep trying, keep hitting new areas and find an area the deer have feed in, find a few areas like this that you can bounce back and forth between. Don't want to over do it at any given time...

Good luck.

[Paxer]

Thank Iceman - I am still deerless in seattle.

Being new up here its hard to make hunting friends, but its ok though I will put in some time on scouting next season and try again.

something i made while i was bored  today....