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I did a quick figure of the deer per acre and came up with 1 deer for every 123 acres in the 10 unit's that make up the methow, Now take into account that maybe half of those deer live in or near the valley floor all year and that's not many left to populate the close to 2 million acres that are left. Now those are rough figures but can you imagine if there is only 15K deer instead of 25K. I hope my number are wrong but I think there pretty close There are so few deer now that they live in their winter range all year long because the food supply never runs out, why migrate if they are not forced to in the spring! I think most migrating deer/ bucks that do never make it to the true winter range except on very bad winters anymore.
Quote from: adictd2hunting on October 06, 2013, 08:42:52 PMIt wasnt to bad this year for muzzy season opening morning i woke up late and hung around camp to start a fire and get coffee going. I didnt start hunting until 7:00 am. I walked over the hill and seen deer in my binos. Noticed one was a buck and headed down the hill to get closer because my ranger finder wouldnt read out pass 600 yards i got with in 350 yards and realized he was a bigger buck then i thought. So i just followed him staying down wind and closed the gap to right around 100 yards when i finally seen him bedded down next to a spike and two point that were standing staring at me while i crawled around to get close. Finally they took off and he was last in line and i shot him on the run just behind the right shoulder quatered away running. Awesome hunt. A good friend told me that if you want to shoot a buck over here you have to try and make it happen. So thats what i did. 10:30Am his dad showed up with the mules and we packed it out. So id say my methow observation was pretty dang good. Good luck to you modern guys its pumpkin patch opening morning.nicely done, good lookin animal,congratsThank you Five or six years of hunting the pumpkin patch with no luck. And three years of muzzy season with quite a few people and finally getting the chance. Its not like i use to here about. Even in the nine or so years ive hunted there has been a drastic decline in deer ive seen just in the fields. I remeber seeing hundreds of deer in the alfalfa fields , but now you might see 20 to 30.Its crazy. Like my buddy told me. Your not going to get a deer, unless you make it happen. When it comes down to it. Its all about how you hunt. If you sit in the truck your not going to shoot a deer. Unless your lucky.
It wasnt to bad this year for muzzy season opening morning i woke up late and hung around camp to start a fire and get coffee going. I didnt start hunting until 7:00 am. I walked over the hill and seen deer in my binos. Noticed one was a buck and headed down the hill to get closer because my ranger finder wouldnt read out pass 600 yards i got with in 350 yards and realized he was a bigger buck then i thought. So i just followed him staying down wind and closed the gap to right around 100 yards when i finally seen him bedded down next to a spike and two point that were standing staring at me while i crawled around to get close. Finally they took off and he was last in line and i shot him on the run just behind the right shoulder quatered away running. Awesome hunt. A good friend told me that if you want to shoot a buck over here you have to try and make it happen. So thats what i did. 10:30Am his dad showed up with the mules and we packed it out. So id say my methow observation was pretty dang good. Good luck to you modern guys its pumpkin patch opening morning.
Those were the days and that was one of my favorite hunts. I could also go out before work during the season and count 200 plus deer on my morning hunt in the sage during the season. I am not sure I could count that many deer in the whole season now in the same spots.
The best way to make your voice heard is during the time frame when they accept comments makes sure to write a letter. I do it every year but it has to be done by more than just a few.
Too many folks living in their traditional wintering grounds. Just like most other places in the west
QuoteToo many folks living in their traditional wintering grounds. Just like most other places in the westNO WHERE NEAR enough concern about this issue among hunters. Wolves get all the attention. Habitat loss so much more sinister and hard to fix...
Quote from: npaull on October 08, 2013, 05:51:17 PMQuoteToo many folks living in their traditional wintering grounds. Just like most other places in the westNO WHERE NEAR enough concern about this issue among hunters. Wolves get all the attention. Habitat loss so much more sinister and hard to fix...Back in the day when monster bucks roamed Studhorse instead of Subaru outbacks.
