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Blewitt Pass?
« on: September 10, 2015, 09:55:57 AM »
Hell all, I have been hunting southwestern Wash mostly the last 6 years, and yes I am a modern guy. I have been pulling aerial photos of the area East of 97 over Blewitt pass, I have never hunted/scouted this area, I was wondering is it open, any success in the past, is it kosher to set up deer camps there? Basically don't need your specific secret spots, just perhaps an overview of the area, any help is appreciated, thanks guys. D
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Re: Blewitt Pass?
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2015, 06:22:41 PM »
Perhaps it's a great spot if no one knows anything or no one is telling anything.
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Re: Blewitt Pass?
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2015, 06:34:12 PM »
You just never mind ya hear.  >:(
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Re: Blewitt Pass?
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2015, 06:37:50 PM »
I am certainly not an authority on the Blewitt area, but have spent a little time in there.

The deer concentration is fairly low, but there are some bruiser deer in there. Saw one of the biggest bucks of my life in there a week before the general opener one year, never saw him again. Overall I think success rates are low. I'm sure you can find them on the WDFW website specifically for that unit.

It is steep, unforgiving ground, but because of that, you can find solitude if you are willing to hike.

My experience was that there were not a ton of camping options, especially if you stay close to the highway. If you get off a ways, I'm sure you can find somewhere to set up a tent.

As with anywhere, the general opener brings a lot of people out.
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Re: Blewitt Pass?
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2015, 07:09:59 AM »
Been hunting that area for 25 years, most of the regulars have moved on. Lots of newbys the last 3 or 4 years due to fires elswhere. Saw one doe and no Elk last year. Used to be some large camps at Haney Meadows but only a couple last year and a couple on Table Mountain, most go to the Clockum or south of I90. Teannaway has been a busy spot for Deer but not so much Elk based on camps seen in recent years also. The curent wolf activity seems to have impacted the wildlife activity in the whole area, just mho!

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Re: Blewitt Pass?
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2015, 07:27:09 AM »
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Re: Blewitt Pass?
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2015, 11:05:22 AM »
I was hoping that the fires would be pushing deer out of the burn areas and into the surrounding GMU's? Not sure if this is the case...
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Re: Blewitt Pass?
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2015, 12:06:53 PM »
I was hoping that the fires would be pushing deer out of the burn areas and into the surrounding GMU's? Not sure if this is the case...

Might be the case in some areas depending on how bad it burned. My parents live in Tonasket and we had no problem finding deer in or out of the burn areas.

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Re: Blewitt Pass?
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2015, 02:05:51 PM »
Good to know, thanks Gilroy.
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Re: Blewitt Pass?
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2015, 09:24:52 PM »
The deer will return to the burn areas as soon as it is safe.  They will literally starve to death in their burned out territories rather than move to a new areas.  (thankfully, they likely won't starve, as new grasses and weeds will take off quickly).  Yearling deer that were going to move (or already had moved) to new territories might be an exception to this.
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