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Okay guys, I could use your help in pointing me in a direction to chase a deer with my .270 win. All my buddies are going bowhunting and I thought it would be the year I could draw a Desert unit tag..............I was wrong. I did manage to draw a cow elk tag for St Helens and have been down checking it out. Any info would be great. I have hunted with a rifle in this state for a few years and just want to get some blood with the good old .270, doesn't have to be a place to shoot a big buck. And of course no honey holes............unless you want. Just lost for a place to head out to.......Help, I think I'm losing my mind trying to figure out a place to go..............
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Forgot I have a nephew that wants to go with me...............
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You might try the far NE corner of the state for whitetails, preferably the late season. The second week of November ought to be about right for catching the bucks at their dumbest.
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bobcat, you have a unit number so I can start looking?
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Kinda like Miles said, just pick a unit, anything from 105-124. If your nephew is young enough, I see there is a youth antlerless season between the regular season and the late season, in any of those units (Oct 27 - Nov 4.) I haven't hunted over there for about 15 years, so I can't really be any more specific. I didn't know if you were interested in mule deer, blacktails, or whitetails...but if you just want a good chance of killing a deer that would be a good place to go. Just remember the late season is only open for whitetail.
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Mulies would be great...............but a buck is a buck.
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He is 17............so the youth stuff is out for him.
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August 23, 2007, 05:32:25 PM »
arrowflinger,
Where have you hunted before? Not sure where you want to go, East or West side.
Looks like you are from the Orting area. There are lots of deer in your back yard. Try any where 654 Mashel unit or 653 White River.
If you want to go further away, try the St.Helens area and do some scouting the same time for your later elk hunt.
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Honey Hole Alert! (Since I don't get a chance to hunt there anymore, I will let you in on a killer spot from my high school days)
From Orting head over through South Prarie, Wilkeson, and Carbonado. A few miles past Carbonado you will come to Fairfax Bridge. After crossing the bridge continue up the road about 1 mile. There used to be an access road that would drop off to your left side. It got washed out so many times, I don't know if it has been rebuilt or not. About 1/2 mile from the entrance of the road you will come to a clearing next to the Carbon River. There is an old abandoned apple orchard that still produces. This was very good to me for blacktail and elk.
Hope I didn't ruin anybody's hunting spot.
P.S. I haven't been there in 13 years, so if it has changed, please don't complain if you try it out, and it is not the same as described.
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I mostly bowhunt over in Yakima..............but haven't seen to many bucks.
Thanks bradford..............it might be worth the drive over to check it out.
Thanks for the info.................
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HUMM?
well do you have a preferance or an area you want to head to. If you look there is just about deer everywhere. But im going to The SE corner. Love the 270. i have a winchester my dad has a Remington. We sort of have a thing for the 270.........
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Coasthunterjay, I love my .270 also.................I need to sit down and reload up some bullets, but right now it shoots the Federal Prem 130gr just great. I still have a couple of boxes left. I would like to stay with in a few hours of home..........and most likely only be able to hunt the weekends. Have to keep the job, so i can hunt.
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I reload ballistics, if you want any help with numbers and types, grain amounts just let me know. Oh and i hunt the walla walla area. is that to far? i took two weeks off.
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Walla Walla is just a tad to far..................Numbers, send me some. the more info the better I am...............thanks. I think I might head to Moses coulee.
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i havent spent much time up there but good luck and i will get those numbers to you later
. let me know how you do....
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