No deer in 113

[mdbuck5x5]

Makes no sense to keep the late hunt in the 113 where the herd is hurting.

Sorry but that's subjective!

 I'm not saying it's way down but I have been hunting there for 15 years and have lived there for 21... The herd is not what it once was .

I completely 100% agree with you there. I also have hunted up there for 20+ years and yes its not like it used to be!

[oldleclercrd]

 

[10thmountainarcher]

Makes no sense to keep the late hunt in the 113 where the herd is hurting.

Sorry but that's subjective!

 I'm not saying it's way down but I have been hunting there for 15 years and have lived there for 21... The herd is not what it once was .

I completely 100% agree with you there. I also have hunted up there for 20+ years and yes its not like it used to be!

And thanks to u there is one less buck haha. I'm hoping after the end of this week I'll help reduce the numbers too.

[mdbuck5x5]

Lol very true...good luck bud I hope it happens for you. Just talked to my buddy up there and he said it snowed like hell for a bit today. Saw a few does but no bucks. He did say he saw 15 head of elk together.

[10thmountainarcher]

I know of a good one taken today. Not sure if it was archery or ml. Wish I could post a pic. Bonekellekter from the sites brother was the one who got it. I hafta go to federal way for a few more tests so I can be a working man otherwise I'd be up there now. The temps will be downnnn Thursday Friday and Saturday when I'm up.

[Moe the Sleaze]

I just returned after 6 days hunting 113 with my muzzleloader.  Saw a couple of does every day, but the deer were definitely not "thick" in any manner of speaking.  It's easy to blame the wolves, but I'm not convinced. Whitetails, of all the deer species, can usually hold their own against the wolves.  Look it up; there are studies and studies.

In a very general sense, I would say the deer in the area I hunt are definitely recovering from the tough winters.  They seem to be more dispersed, however.

A little snow would have helped my hunt. True every year!

[oldleclercrd]

The deer population still hasn't recovered from the 96/97 winter. Now that hunters can't take does that will help a little. In my opinion there needs to be a 4pt minimum there, but that's a whole different thread.

[10thmountainarcher]

Two bucks today... didn't get either because I was an idiot, hope tomorrow is the day!

[mdbuck5x5]

Two bucks today... didn't get either because I was an idiot, hope tomorrow is the day!

Good luck...I hope it works out for you! 

[Hangfire]

Unit 113 has been on a long time decline. I hunted that unit since 1962. It used to have a lot of mule deer. The white tail slowly were taking over the mule deer area. Prior to the severe 1968/69 winter most of Le Cleric creek was mule deer and some very large ones. After that hard winter, the mule did not recover as fast as the white tail. Periodic hard winters, increased hunting pressure and changes to logging have reduced the Le Cleric creek and Mill creek areas to a fraction of what they once were.  I have only hunted it once since the last two back to back hard winters. Friends still hunt it and while there are deer, not like prior to the last two bad winters.  A example to show what it once was. In 1965 my dad and I were dropped off at the saddle between Monumental and Molybdenite mountains at daylight. We hiked the trail west to the old look out site  on Molybdenite and down  the old trail between white man and Red man creek to the road. It took all day. We were bear hunting about 2-3 weeks before deer season. By 8am we had seen 42 deer and 8 bear (all the bear we had a chance at had cubs). After that time we saw about 4 more bear and a few deer including the largest Mule deer I ever saw. The bucks horns were about 6 inches beyond the ears and so tall they did not look wide. He had about 20 points per side. Never saw him again. I was looking at him with a spotting scope at only 100 yards. There were no motor cycle tracks on the trail and no other hunters. I hunted that area until  almost exclusively until 1971 and then every couple years until about 1998. the 1968/69 winter destroyed it. I  muzzle loaded the southern end of the unit for white tail in the early 2000's and could usually find deer but it also hasn't recovered from the last hard winters. In those early years we only saw a elk one time and no moose. Any time there was snow on the ground you could find a cougar track.