Watershed

[Austrian Hunter]

where is this "watershed" at ?? it sounds...interesting

Walla Walla.... I think    A hell hole from what I have heard.  But it has some big bulls in there!  The access is very restricted due to being the Watershed. 

[gaddy]

hell hole discribes it ok.

[jackelope]

where is this "watershed" at ?? it sounds...interesting

Mill Creek Watershed in the Blues. It's like a hole in the earth with elk and a rumored deer or 2. You can't enter it for scouting till the season opens. Very tight restrictions because it is a watershed. I think you can have 1 other person in there with you and thats it unless you're packing out an animal....something along those lines.

[kentrek]

so can you use a spotting scope an scout from the edge ?? no scouting makes things complicated

[Woodchuck]

Bingo, FYI it is pretty heavily timbered in alot of areas. 

[kentrek]

lol  oh boy..i found it..big hole in the ground thats pretty hard to miss  il def have to check this place out in the future..

[Woodchuck]

It has been rumored that if you have the guts to risk bigtime fines that the fishing in there is pretty awesome. 

[724wd]

and remember it's patrolled constantly, so weigh that against any fish you might catch!   

[jackelope]

lol  oh boy..i found it..big hole in the ground thats pretty hard to miss  il def have to check this place out in the future..

Just bring your glass because you'll have to watch from the sidelines.

[kentrek]

so on the game regs it says it has alot of private land  or are they just saying that since its a watershed area

idk bout doing that nearly 2k foot drop for some fish lol

[JLS]

Bingo, FYI it is pretty heavily timbered in alot of areas. 

Luckily though, it's not very steep. 

[270Flat]

Would make for an 'epic' backpacking trip. Dropping down to catch some dinner!!  if it were only legal...

[firefighter4607]

so on the game regs it says it has alot of private land  or are they just saying that since its a watershed area

idk bout doing that nearly 2k foot drop for some fish lol

It is surrounded by private land, you have 3 options while scouting there option 1 is stay right on the trail that circles around the shed, 2 watch from private land and hope if the ranger does come by he will not ask the landowner if he wants to press trespassing charges. The thrid option is find a landowner that will let you camp out there and you can spot. The rangers patrol the shed daily. And yes there is more than 1 ranger, when I killed my bull a few years ago a ranger found me within an hour of shooting it. I was highly surprised that he found my dad and I.
As for deer there I have been there for a couple different times for different tags and have seen 4 deer 2 does and 2 medium bucks nothing that I got excited about.

[kentrek]

i think im over it 

[trophyhunt]

You can access the entire watershed if you are drawn, like Jackalope said, you and one other person until an animal is on the ground then you can have a total of 4 to get it out. No private land, just watershed. I only saw 1 big bull in 4 or 5 days, and like someone else said, there is a lot of treed areas. The country is absolutely amazing, but it's very tough, not only the terrain but finding bulls and finding them close enough to shoot. I would much rather pack a deer out of the bottom, anytime, way easier than that elk we packed out 5 miles in from the bottom. Again, I don't think I would put points on that deer hunt, the only reason I would, would be to look at elk and try to find antlers.