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Oh come on karl I didnt know people actually hunted those units for deer
Quote from: BLRman on December 16, 2013, 08:56:51 PMQuote from: buglebuster on December 16, 2013, 08:52:36 PMQuote from: philepe on December 16, 2013, 08:43:33 PMQuote from: buglebuster on December 16, 2013, 07:45:34 PMTo be honest with you, deer are really simple to kill in this state. To say that for all units would be pretty silly. What GMU's are you referring to? I have mostly the last 2 years been in 651, and 648. Before that I was in the Olympic unit I think its 621.Def. Not the westside. I can consistantly find bucks in 2 of the worst units in the states number wise. Gmu 340 and 342. They aren't that bad! Go find a buck up Rimrock or Bumping! Now thats bleek! I don't even think Rimrock broke the single digits for harvests for all the seasons! If you wanna just kill a deer for meat I would focus on some doe hunts. I personally think there are a lot more deer in the bumping and rimrock than 342 . I couldn't believe some of the ghost bucks I saw in 356 during elk season. Same with 364 I always see quality ghost bucks in there. I am not giving my secret spots up either .Quote from: buglebuster on December 16, 2013, 09:10:17 PMOh come on karl I didnt know people actually hunted those units for deer and I agree with the above statements, stay on the westside. I saw deer west of the PCT every time I was on that side
Quote from: buglebuster on December 16, 2013, 08:52:36 PMQuote from: philepe on December 16, 2013, 08:43:33 PMQuote from: buglebuster on December 16, 2013, 07:45:34 PMTo be honest with you, deer are really simple to kill in this state. To say that for all units would be pretty silly. What GMU's are you referring to? I have mostly the last 2 years been in 651, and 648. Before that I was in the Olympic unit I think its 621.Def. Not the westside. I can consistantly find bucks in 2 of the worst units in the states number wise. Gmu 340 and 342. They aren't that bad! Go find a buck up Rimrock or Bumping! Now thats bleek! I don't even think Rimrock broke the single digits for harvests for all the seasons! If you wanna just kill a deer for meat I would focus on some doe hunts.
Quote from: philepe on December 16, 2013, 08:43:33 PMQuote from: buglebuster on December 16, 2013, 07:45:34 PMTo be honest with you, deer are really simple to kill in this state. To say that for all units would be pretty silly. What GMU's are you referring to? I have mostly the last 2 years been in 651, and 648. Before that I was in the Olympic unit I think its 621.Def. Not the westside. I can consistantly find bucks in 2 of the worst units in the states number wise. Gmu 340 and 342.
Quote from: buglebuster on December 16, 2013, 07:45:34 PMTo be honest with you, deer are really simple to kill in this state. To say that for all units would be pretty silly. What GMU's are you referring to? I have mostly the last 2 years been in 651, and 648. Before that I was in the Olympic unit I think its 621.
To be honest with you, deer are really simple to kill in this state.
Saw a thing posted this weekend on another site claiming montana was considering discontinuing doe tags for a couple seasons due to a couple winters of pretty good winter kills,Hows that for a management tool............ foregoing the revenue income to benefit the herd,what a concept huh?Don't expect anything like that to EVER happen in washington.Quote from: Bigshooter on December 16, 2013, 09:13:08 PMGet 2 or 3 doe tags in Montana and have a good time.
Get 2 or 3 doe tags in Montana and have a good time.
You are right Duffer. The percentages show there are more guys like you out there than a hunting website would assume. That being said, what has your success ratio been out of state in the promised land? Sounds like it has been worse than your success ratio in your own Washington state back yard. That is a hidden truth unsuccessful hunters looking to buy or move their way to an increased success ratio fail to realize.Idaho sure is a great place to hunt. Not what it once was before the wolves destroyed so much of it, but it's still one of my favorite states. However, it is still a place where one has to "Hunt" to fill their tag. Same goes for CA, WY, MT, CO, UT and AZ. But, sometimes a guy just needs to throw away a few extra dollars to find reality. Nothing at all wrong with that. Learning is almost never a bad thing! And occasionally the hunting gods reward those who take the risk. That's always fun too
I wouldn't venture out of state to hunt if you are having trouble filling tags in WA. Make a solid commitment to scouting and you will be successful if your only goal is to fill the freezer. If you don't know what you are looking for then make a solid effort to learn more. A lot of people say they don't have time to do these things but then I see those same people watching football all day Sunday or doing other things with their leisure time... Bottom line it comes down to priorities.. If you are willing to commit more time or more money (or both) your success will increase.