Mission rifle tag help.

[norsepeak]

My fiance drew the mission rifle tag this year, and we have never stepped foot in the unit.  Anybody willing to volunteer a little info on the unit?  I do have some access to some private ground above cashmere and I plan to go scouting next week, but other than that I'm lost.  Thanks.

[MichaelJ]

Your best bet is to find the land, and take scouting trip to get to know the roads.... that's a migration hunt so you won't be seeing nearly the deer that you will when you hunt in November... its a great hunt!!!  Good luck!

Michael

[norsepeak]

thanks, I plan on scouting a couple of times before it starts...are quads legal on the gravel roads up there?  They aren't around were I live, but it's up to the individual ranger districts and don't know about up there.

[MichaelJ]

I don't believe they are legal, but you'd have to double check that.  I know they aren't legal in the Entiat units, but am not sure about the Mission units...  Sendin you a PM here shortly...

Michael

[Ridgerunner]

no quads aren't legal, its like anywhere else on national forest.

[grizzlygibbs]

No ORV (motorcycle,quad,utv) is legal to drive on forest service roads.  It needs to be ORV endorsed to be legal on Green Dot (state roads).  I will pm you some info.

[loveipabeer]

Where is the private ground above Cashmere that you have access and what is the acreage? That could be your best/easiest bet.

[norsepeak]

I'm not entirely sure where the private land is, I'm going up there to look at it next week.  The land owner says there is a few hundred acres that I can hunt, and it's all orchard land up against forest.

[CP]

Private orchard land next to NF near Cashmere, that should be a slamdunk.  The only problem should be which deer to shoot.

[norsepeak]

It sounds simple, but you know how that goes....hopefully the weather will cooperate and bring the big guys down.