The Desert unit is silent, except for me

[highside74]

No wind and just a few gun shots in the distance. I haven't figured out how to be quiet enough yet. These deer can hear a mouse fart at 200 yards. I've seen a lot of bucks in the first 3 days. Even got to watch a 26" 4x5 breed a doe at 125 yards. I walked from the C rd all the way to A rd yesterday and saw 4 shooters and 10 plus mature bucks. In one pocket there was 24 does and 4 bucks. I had no chance but it was fun. At one point I moved less than 100 yards in 2 hours. The first day I saw 15 bucks or so. I wasted today with a walk from c rd old house all the way to the state park and back. Saw 4 bucks no shooters and a lot of does. That was a long walk. I have 4 more days.   

[Badhabit]

Go to the Mardon store and see if Dick Hemore is working. He's a guru of that area and has helped a lot of hunters tag their buck.

[highside74]

He is a nice man. Spoke with him back in August. I have his number. I saw him on Monday afternoon.

[johnnyaustin44]

Good luck. Sure are some big boys out there. Get one. 

[MLBowhunting]

Good luck buddy 

[Badhabit]

Does your area include any of Lind Coulee East of M road? I've run my mud boat past there in the dark and have lite up some nice bucks while motoring up in the dark. They lay down in the thickest stuff around there. They don't  budge even while we're banging away at ducks. Too bad the job corp area is frozen up. I was talking to some hunters that worked that area for a week in a boat and saw a bunch of shooters. They also walked from C road to the job corp dike and back a few days. One guy took a nice buck the other missed 2 opportunities and went home with tag soup.

[link]

Not sure what you're looking for here. You saw four shooters in one day and you're asking what to do?? Not sure what to tell you other than what you're doing.  I would start walking from the foot bridge at c st. and head north. Leave you're truck about an hour before light and head due north. When it starts to get light, set up and start to glass if you're in a glassable spot. Like I said, not sure what else I can say if you've already seen some shooters, do what you've been doing. Good luck.

[highside74]

Not sure what you're looking for here. You saw four shooters in one day and you're asking what to do?? Not sure what to tell you other than what you're doing.  I would start walking from the foot bridge at c st. and head north. Leave you're truck about an hour before light and head due north. When it starts to get light, set up and start to glass if you're in a glassable spot. Like I said, not sure what else I can say if you've already seen some shooters, do what you've been doing. Good luck.

I wasnt looking for help. I never once asked for anything.  I was just saying how hard it is to be quiet out here with how silent the area is. Then I gave a recap of my first 3 days. I didn't ask for help once dude. Yes I've seen shooters but this is an archery hunt so 125 yards won't cut it.

[link]

Sorry Duuude. Didn't mean to offend you. I didn't realize you were just giving a recap. Again, good luck.

[MerriamMagician]

I know one bowhunter who tagged out opening day 

[highside74]

I know one bowhunter who tagged out opening day 

That's awesome. I love to hear about success. Lets me know it can be done. I ran into a guy that could have tagged out opening day at 40 yards but we are both looking for wall hangers so he passed on an average 4x4. I'm looking for pope and young minimum or bust.

[WillJohn]

Was thinking of doing some upland in the Desert this weekend, run into any birds on your deer hunt?

[highside74]

Was thinking of doing some upland in the Desert this weekend, run into any birds on your deer hunt?

Yes pheasants and I think quail today off of c rd. Pheasants are making all sorts of racket. Park just post the old house and hunt along the water way.

[MerriamMagician]

Thats funny highside, I've always been able to be dead quiet in the desert. 

[Capt. Rob]

Dick is the man when it comes to the "Desert".  It would be well worth your time to look him up.. I tagged out a few years ago below the upper crab creek boat launch,  Don't remember the road name, but it was off the corps dike road. Good luck, they are there.. My friend from Spokane, son shot a 205"BC that was 31.5 wide off of Dodsen rd. a few years back. It might be worth a walk.