Crowded during modern season?

[Natas5150]

After hunting the last few years with a muzzle loader I am switching to modern rifles this year. My reasons for the switch is I am getting my wife into hunting as she will become my new hunting partner. She is very excited and ready to take down a buck. We went an purchased 2 tikka t3's with scopes and are getting all the gear for the early modern season. My question is what my subject is about. Is it super crowded during modern season? I have bumped into a few muzzle loader hunters but nothing to bad, useually we are able to work with the other group and perhaps push something into one another. But most times we do not run into many people. So for those hunting in mason and kitsap counties will I expect big crowds? Maybe a few suggestions on how to avoid this.

[turkeyfeather]

Which side of the state?

[tonymiller7]

Two words:  Pumpkin Patch

[bobcat]

Yes, I would expect to see lots of other hunters if you're hunting land that is open to everyone. It's going to be especially bad this year, with all of Weyerhaeuser land requiring an access permit for the first time ever. Oh, and let's not forget Green Diamond.

Speaking of which, that might be your best bet, is to get a Green Diamond access permit, if possible. Otherwise, if you hunt public land, try to hike in at least a couple miles if you want to get away from other hunters.

[Jingles]

Two words:  Pumpkin Patch

  AND GETTING WORSE

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Stick with Smoke Pole or go Archery.

[Doublelunger]

Modern is crazy, to crazy for me! I think I would have asked that question befor I went and bought 2 rifles.

[JimmyHoffa]

Modern is really crowded on opening weekend and late season.  The rest of the season you will probably see a few people, but it won't be traffic jams and lawnchairs on every cut.

[billythekidrock]

Modern is really crowded on opening weekend and late season.  The rest of the season you will probably see a few people, but it won't be traffic jams and lawnchairs on every cut.

Depends on where you hunt. It can be nearly as you described on some pieces of public land.

[hrd2fnd]

The public lands our group hunts has low hunter pressures, but you need to be willing to walk in a mile or two.

[bobcat]

You can also avoid most people by staying away from clearcuts.

[BigGoonTuna]

i'm thinking about giving up muzzleloader and going back to modern this year, i don't care much for hunting the hot weather and there always seems to be fire closures during the general muzzy season, not to mention that the mrs' birthday always falls around the opener.

i never ran into too many folks out on the coast that would even get out of their vehicles and walk more than a few yards during modern firearm, and this was when the areas i liked to hunt had all kinds of green dotted roads.

[The scout]

I'm going to stay around home and get a blacktail this year just because I know that side is going to be crazy buisy

[AspenBud]

I'll catch flak for this, but it would be nice to see modern firearm cut down to 15 days for elk and deer and leave the rest of the season on both sides of that to archery and/or muzzle loaders. Especially on the west side, it's getting too crowded and too dangerous thanks to all of the land locked up now.

[BigGoonTuna]

how exactly would shortening the season ease crowding?  i think it would do exactly the opposite.  sure did that when a couple rivers i used to fish a lot started being open selected days of the week due to conflict with the indian netters.