That's one of the "snow jobs" or cons of the WDFW. Apply for that late whitetail permit. Buy those points. 98% of the whitetails in the valley are On private land. Yes I ve killed some nice whities in the valley, and have seen even bigger, but you have to have access or at least be familiar with the fringe. They are holding their own because of their domain. Less wolves, less pressure. Hiway kills most of them.
Good points. When I tell others about all the whitetail they look at me like I'm making it all up. Now that I think about it, almost all that I have taken were on private land or within 1000 yards of private land in low elevations. I can recall seeing one large whitetail buck higher up on a mountain around 3,500 feet. That's the only one I've seen that high.
