Ellensburg area deer numbers...

[eburgtrapper]

I have been hunting here for many years and have always seen a good number of deer(5-20) a morning. but this year, in the whole weekend, i have only seen 4 all weekend(3 saturday night, 1 sunday morning) I have hunted hard, in many different areas. I was just wondering if anyone around here noticed that too, or how your hunts were?!?!

[wackmaster]

sat saw 0 in the blewett and sun 1 doe up white pass and one little bull bugling

[bowhuntin]

I have been hunting here for many years and have always seen a good number of deer(5-20) a morning. but this year, in the whole weekend, i have only seen 4 all weekend(3 saturday night, 1 sunday morning) I have hunted hard, in many different areas. I was just wondering if anyone around here noticed that too, or how your hunts were?!?!

It is the louse... deer numbers have taken a huge hit around eburg and yakima. I believe the biologists said over fifty percent of the deer herd has died in the past few years.

[270Shooter]

I went out this morning and saw 3 legal bucks but they wouldn't walk the 100 extra yards on to state land . One of the bucks was an old 4 point that had lost his whole right antler. To bad because he would have been a real stud.

[eburgtrapper]

WOW bow, i haven't even heard about that. I haven't even noticed on the deer, but the population is bad. Thanks for the info

[camp cook]

Spent the last 11 days in the observatory area ,I have hunted this area for 25 years,I don't drive the roads ,I hike 5 to 10 miles a day and in those days I saw 12 deer 2 small nonshooters its the worst I have seen

[YukonMud]

I saw 0 Saturday and 0 Sunday 

[mulehunter]

Hey, Yes After 4 th years Gmu 335 Normal I never hunt any on Gmu 335 only west side or where I grew up eastern. I was very well experienced on area GMU 335. Yes you right NUMBER Mule Buck was totally down BIG TIME! I have 3 cuddeback Camera set up in Gmu 335 area and only had three LEGAL buck coming in only one time. Those buck hasnt come back since August 3rd week and they was on first picture and never come back ever again BUT most does, and under 2x2 did come back totally many times. No kidding. Maybe they moved somewhere else south cle ELum is way better number. But North u could see hundred deer down Valley rd. ALL of them are Does Barely few bucks. Barely legally
I believe Manges has spread all over badly on deer thur summer. I have some picture showed Manges Hair loss.

 Also there is totally MANY MANY COUGARS! out there! I shot three cats this year and missed all of it off the road They really FAST cat!    I have found few carcass dead bucks this year. I believe 6 Cats lived there that I have seen so many tracks MAYBE twice a month that I could cross a track on dry road and snow road.  Talked to Timber Manager who run whole north forest. She had two Boiloglist Officer working up there over year and collered few cats and two kittens was trapped by officer recently  summer by taylor road and bring those kitten to Wentachee office and released them later somewhere I dont know, probablly Chelan county, two female cats most recently read their GPS last july they travel from Rosyln down to Klickitat county and return back up with in a month. 200 miles  Those are females. I am surprised NO ONE of you seen those cats! those sneaker bitch are good at sneaking. 

Cougars normally hunt a Mule buck than does.

you guys better hunt cougars harder this winter! Or no DEER for u next year!!!  I thought there will be a new county for draw kills but found out that Kittas county people are Cat HUGGER! Most Rancher I talked with totally DISAGREED with county people and officers. so they are giving out 6 kills permits in Klickitat  and 6 kills up Chelan county use pilot dogs so leave middle between two county. Because Boiloglist in Cle Elum told WDF that there is NO COMPLAINTS reported thats why they dont give any permits.
Yes public people can hunt boot on cougars but not use dogs! Its SAD! Sorry hunting season down there wasnt good for ya. Hope this winter will help u hunt those *censored*s. 
Hey everyone better get ready for winter!!! I will definely HELP u if you are up to boot hunting this winter! I want those cats OUT! So we can see nicer bucks!



here 3 pictures last winter around Feb. I could find 12 cougars cuts thur valley Teanaway PUBLIC road!. I am not kidding.

Mulehunter

[bankwalker]

cougars are everywhere over there. ive seen 4 in while elk hunting int he last 2 years. indians have been hunting the hell out of the area aswell.

i was up there all day around lake cle elum and seen 4 deer. tons of elk (now that the season is over) and 2 mountain goats.

ive hunting the areas surrounding ellensburg and cle elum hard for the last 3years, and 7 or so years when i was younger. is the deer population has seriously taken a hit. it would be nothing to see 7 shooter bucks a day in the areas i hunted. and now im lucky to see a buck let alone a legal one.

[backwoods_boy]

i am right with you.
we hiked our asses off all weekend and didnt see a god damn thing.
we had 8 people in camp and no one saw even a doe.
i didnt even see a thing with a heart beat.  saw one grouse and that was it.
where did they all go?

[Yummy and Tasty Animal]

they need to re-open cougar hunting with hounds.  cougars kill an average of 1 deer every week...

[eburgtrapper]

i know the cougars around here are really, but from the deer a saw last winter, to now,

Most people will stay here the whole week, but after a drive up in the hills this morning, everyone must be doing horrible.

It makes me scared what they will do with the units. Will they close a unit down due to lack animals? if so i will be traveling next. (probably even if they close it)   

[backwoods_boy]

near red top about 3/4 of the people took off on saturday and went home. Pretty sad

[chester]

maybe i did a little better, seen 8 on saturday morning. one legal but couldnt get a clear shot and a couple forkies, and 19 on sunday. one small forked horn in the morning and the rest were does and fawn. but it was my first time over there so i dont really have anything to compare it with 

[demontang]

I have seen more deer this year then last I saw two shooters in the first 1hr of legal light. Today I took a friend out and we saw 5does, and 2 bucks but they where to far away to count there antlers.
I have been hammering the predators in that area though (40 coyotes since 1/1/08)