several years ago, a buddy and I were doing a "cast and blast trip" on the reach. We would do several drifts in the boat for steelhead then put in off shore and chase pheasants and quail. As we were leaving the hunting area and getting back into the boat, we noticed across the river on the Hanford side, there was a boat on the rocks and two guys standing over an animal. I drove the boat over to check it out, and asked if I could come over and see their buck. This thing was with out a doubt the biggest buck I have ever seen. Body mass was huge and he was a 6x5. He had shot the deer with a slug gun, below the high water mark. They said the drive up river in the early am, float down at first light and wait until they see a buck, land the boat downriver and then make a stock. I'm not sure of the regs on the Hanford side, but I have heard that you can shoot below the high water mark. Any how, have thought about trying that, though never have. I have seen some tremendous bucks like this however, while fishing, usually across from the White Bluffs.
