Westside deer

[Blacktail Sniper]

Lots of very slow, methodical glassing, watching, waiting, move, repeat.   

And sometimes just plain old blind, dumb luck....

[Jonathan_S]

Buy a sack of corn,crate of apples and a salt lick and start dumping now,everyone else is doing it. Draws all the deer in the area like a magnet. 

Don't even bother.  27 people baiting on the westside have domesticated all the deer using wet cob.  Especially that one guy with 5 acres.

Troll.

[longstevo]

are you guys spotting and stalking? still hunting? hunting treestands? hunting over bait? Thanks for the advice on looking for small spots on the deer i have been doing that but will start looking extra hard for a line out of a place or twitch

All the above except tree stands and bait.  It just takes time, my friend.  And most of the time is very discouraging. 

I've been in the woods a lot this summer and I have seen only TWO deer, and both were does that ran out in front of my truck in the road. 

Hunting is better the closer it gets to winter time, with the rut and the need to move for feed.  Then usually you can see more game.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Here is a good example of a Cowlitz Co buck I found last year and what to look for:

Yeah ,,, that's what I am talking about ...rainy and cold and then its time to hunt some Blacktail ...when its warm I prefer hunting whitetail  :dunno:Do you know what I mean

[longstevo]

Even bull elk can hide in the westside brush.
 

[MC37493]

Thanks for posting the example pictures everyone. I always knew to look for something small but did not realize how hard you have to actually look Im just gonna keep enjoying my time in the woods and hopefully these tips and everything else i have been doing will bring success 

[RifleRidge]

As stated, don't look for "a deer", look for parts of a deer. An ear or tail flick, a tiny white spot, a part of a leg, a short horizontal line that seems out of place or different from the surrounding area (it just may turn out to be a deer's back or belly). Use your binos even in timber with short sight distance, you will be surprised what you may see. 

    

[muzbuster]

As stated, don't look for "a deer", look for parts of a deer. An ear or tail flick, a tiny white spot, a part of a leg, a short horizontal line that seems out of place or different from the surrounding area (it just may turn out to be a deer's back or belly). Use your binos even in timber with short sight distance, you will be surprised what you may see. 

- Said Boyd Iverson 
Who is Boyd Iverson and should I know him?   

[deerhunter_98520]

Another piece of advice....don't pass on an animal you would shoot on the last day if your just looking for meat

[scout/sniper]

Another piece of advice....don't pass on an animal you would shoot on the last day if your just looking for meat

Got that right! It may be the only one you see all season.

[scout/sniper]

I live in the 550 and there have been a lot of deer around lately.
I suppose that archery hunters could be pushing them out of the woods and into view.

[Blacktail Sniper]

As stated, don't look for "a deer", look for parts of a deer. An ear or tail flick, a tiny white spot, a part of a leg, a short horizontal line that seems out of place or different from the surrounding area (it just may turn out to be a deer's back or belly). Use your binos even in timber with short sight distance, you will be surprised what you may see. 

- Said Boyd Iverson 
Who is Boyd Iverson and should I know him?   

This should help answer your question:

http://www.blacktailtrophytactics.com/

[BowForElk]

 
Bites you in the rear every time!!!!

[muzbuster]

As stated, don't look for "a deer", look for parts of a deer. An ear or tail flick, a tiny white spot, a part of a leg, a short horizontal line that seems out of place or different from the surrounding area (it just may turn out to be a deer's back or belly). Use your binos even in timber with short sight distance, you will be surprised what you may see. 

- Said Boyd Iverson 
Who is Boyd Iverson and should I know him?   

Ok thanks.
Hmmm, guess maybe I could write a book then also.  NOT 


This should help answer your question:

http://www.blacktailtrophytactics.com/

[scout/sniper]

As stated, don't look for "a deer", look for parts of a deer. An ear or tail flick, a tiny white spot, a part of a leg, a short horizontal line that seems out of place or different from the surrounding area (it just may turn out to be a deer's back or belly). Use your binos even in timber with short sight distance, you will be surprised what you may see. 

- Said Boyd Iverson 
Who is Boyd Iverson and should I know him?   

This should help answer your question:

http://www.blacktailtrophytactics.com/

Man, you must have a memory like a steel trap.
I read this a while back and missed the reference.
Impressive.