Author Topic: Palouse buck tag help (Read 9407 times)

scottfrick · « **on:** October 31, 2015, 04:59:00 PM »

Wife drew this tag this year and we are going to give it a shot. This will be her first white tail and she's extremely excited. Not sure where to focus on tho. My sister had the tag last year and got a nice whitetail with my dad. Plans were she was going to come along with us and show us some places. With everything that has happened since last year I'm not sure that's going to happen. No one needs to give up their honey holes I was just looking for any help any one has to offer. If not that's fine, we will see what we can find

Below is a picture of my sister and dad with her buck.

jrebel · « **Reply #1 on:** October 31, 2015, 05:05:13 PM »

Good Luck.....blue tongue has hit the palouse as well as north of spokane but there are still some stud bucks out there. I am sure you already know, but most of it is private so look for State, BLM, ect. sections to hunt on. Well, unless you have acess to private. Can't wait to see success photos.

scottfrick · « **Reply #2 on:** October 31, 2015, 05:09:02 PM »

Quote from: jrebel on October 31, 2015, 05:05:13 PM

Good Luck.....blue tongue has hit the palouse as well as north of spokane but there are still some stud bucks out there. I am sure you already know, but most of it is private so look for State, BLM, ect. sections to hunt on. Well, unless you have acess to private. Can't wait to see success photos.

I've been hearing a lot about that blue tongue

we will figure something out.

M_ray · « **Reply #3 on:** October 31, 2015, 07:11:40 PM »

Lots of private ground, that tag is better served if you have some private to hunt on

scottfrick · « **Reply #4 on:** October 31, 2015, 09:52:11 PM »

Quote from: M_ray on October 31, 2015, 07:11:40 PM

Lots of private ground, that tag is better served if you have some private to hunt on

We will make the best of it.

Dhoey07 · « **Reply #5 on:** November 01, 2015, 05:05:58 PM »

Try the hunt by reservation maybe

trophyelk6x6 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 01, 2015, 05:14:22 PM »

I have the same tag but blue tongue has hit all the way down into Oregon's blues. My buddy south of Pendleton said they have found 8 dead bucks on just the land he leases. A nat bites them on their nose and causes a fever that can kill them in 7 days. Muley's can get it also but it doesn't seem to kill them like the whitetails. Their tongues actually go black.

scottfrick · « **Reply #7 on:** November 01, 2015, 06:38:00 PM »

Quote from: trophyelk6x6 on November 01, 2015, 05:14:22 PM

I have the same tag but blue tongue has hit all the way down into Oregon's blues. My buddy south of Pendleton said they have found 8 dead bucks on just the land he leases. A nat bites them on their nose and causes a fever that can kill them in 7 days. Muley's can get it also but it doesn't seem to kill them like the whitetails. Their tongues actually go black.

Wow that's some scary stuff!!

buckmaster_wa · « **Reply #8 on:** November 01, 2015, 09:34:00 PM »

We had a biologist check our animals at the campground last week. He said that they figure there has been a 60% die off from Bluetongue this fall. He also said that for some reason it seems as though the bluetongue affects the bucks more than the does.

I know it was extremely obvious that the property I hunt was hit hard. We saw 7 deer in two days, where we would generally see 50-75 deer a day. Hopefully they don't have a tough winter on top of this outbreak. That is what happened in NE Montana in 09-10.

scottfrick · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2015, 08:44:22 PM »

Leaving tomorrow night

hopefully the buck gods are in our favor Saturday morning. Stay tuned...

wreckerman5288 · « **Reply #10 on:** November 06, 2015, 12:48:40 PM »

The blue tounge has made it tough here this year, at least on all the ground I have permission to hunt. This year was not kind to me. Good luck on that tag, ordinarily its a good one, this year not as much.

Go to WDFW's web page, there is quite a bit off Feel Free To Hunt land here in Whitman County and I know of a few of these pieces that have shot bucks on before and bucks come out of the every year.

If you get this before you leave, PM me and I could make a few suggestions.

jrebel · « **Reply #11 on:** November 06, 2015, 12:54:03 PM »

Good Luck and make sure to let us know how you did.

jjhunter · « **Reply #12 on:** November 06, 2015, 01:14:53 PM »

Headed over on Tuesday. Only takes one. Good luck!

palousehunter · « **Reply #13 on:** November 06, 2015, 02:10:17 PM »

We have lost more buck this year, Friends have hunted the Regular Deer Season and not even seen a legal Buck,

scottfrick · « **Reply #14 on:** November 06, 2015, 05:31:35 PM »

Leaving town here in a few. Got a place we are heading too. Hopefully the blue tongue left at least one buck for us. Fingers crossed.

724wd · « **Reply #15 on:** November 09, 2015, 02:24:48 PM »

Quote from: scottfrick on November 06, 2015, 05:31:35 PM

Leaving town here in a few. Got a place we are heading too. Hopefully the blue tongue left at least one buck for us. Fingers crossed.

best of luck!

2MANY · « **Reply #16 on:** November 09, 2015, 02:26:37 PM »

Beware of Cougars.

Injun kid · « **Reply #17 on:** November 09, 2015, 07:04:20 PM »

Blue tongue hit that place real hard this year, my buddy said they where hunting general on some really private stuff all they seen on 10 thousand acres was 9 does and a spike buck they hunted the whole week, that's sucks for all the late tag hunters best of luck just my

jjhunter · « **Reply #18 on:** November 09, 2015, 07:16:45 PM »

I'm contemplating whether or not I should even go tomorrow? Sounds bad. A handful of deer on 10,000 acres? Holy cow.

Thehowler · « **Reply #19 on:** November 09, 2015, 07:26:25 PM »

Really? Give it all up for a post in one area, come on.

nwwanderer · « **Reply #20 on:** November 09, 2015, 07:29:56 PM »

Blue tongue, yes, a shortage, no. Saw 4 bucks today. Several are recovering. You might want to look close and pass on those, some are very thin.

scottfrick · « **Reply #21 on:** November 09, 2015, 07:36:04 PM »

We had a great time Saturday. Seen lots of does and 3 coyotes. Heading back over this next weekend to hopefully find a buck.

Injun kid · « **Reply #22 on:** November 10, 2015, 04:56:12 PM »

Sorry for the bad news guys, just trying to help you guys from wasting your time I know it sucks when you have a good tag

M_ray · « **Reply #23 on:** November 10, 2015, 10:36:41 PM »

Quote from: Injun kid on November 09, 2015, 07:04:20 PM

Blue tongue hit that place real hard this year, my buddy said they where hunting general on some really private stuff all they seen on 10 thousand acres was 9 does and a spike buck they hunted the whole week, that's sucks for all the late tag hunters best of luck just my

Tell your friends welcome to the General hunt

but since you mentioned it I guess I'll just stay home since there is no way it will be worth hunting in the rut!

jjhunter · « **Reply #24 on:** November 19, 2015, 03:47:03 PM »

No lack of bucks, but lack of antler growth. Lots of mature 4's with short tines. I looked at 70 or so bucks before I decided to test the berger bullet in gale force winds

Timberstalker · « **Reply #25 on:** November 19, 2015, 05:08:51 PM »

Nice buck JJ. Looks like a big bodied animal.

MadMooner · « **Reply #26 on:** November 21, 2015, 12:45:19 PM »

Nice buck!

I had the tag as well. Hunted a Hunt by Reservation spot and saw a fair amount of deer for the short time I was able to hunt. Only two bucks though. Both spikes.

wsucowboy · « **Reply #27 on:** November 21, 2015, 05:42:24 PM »

That's a nice whitetail

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Birdguy · « **Reply #28 on:** November 21, 2015, 07:46:04 PM »

That is a great looking whitey. Congrats!

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