Mule deer tips

[crazysccrmd]

How much of a concern are snakes in the area? Like I said before, my time spent on the east side has pretty much been confined to the Yakima Training Center and the Gorge for concerts when I was younger.

[muleracks]

Snakes are nothing to worry about even in the summer but nonexistent (above ground) in October; at least in the area you mentioned.

The Chikamin/Mad Lake country is well trailed and open for motorized and mountain bikes so access is pretty easy.  If the deer are starting to move (snow at 5000 feet), you might do well to look at migration routes such as passes on a ridge such as hiking up trail # 1539 to meet the deer coming down the Chiwawa River.

Rather than looking for easy country to walk through, I would seek out the most rugged, vertical ground you can find.  Either "still hunt" or just sit there and glass.

[huntnnw]

Dont be to concentrated on gettin farther in on roads and deadend type roads..plenty have the same mentality. Some of the least hunted places are right on some main FS roads that hunters drive by all day..no trailheads..may require some heavy hiking, but u can access basins and areas void of trails and roads

[crazysccrmd]

I didn't notice those were motorcycle trails. I would rather hunt without the extra noise so I'll keep that area as a backup idea and start looking again.