Young Hunter Looking to start a new family tradition

[TheYoungSelfStarter]

Hello HW, I'm new to Washing hunting despite the fact that I've lived here for all my life, the reason I am just starting to hunt now is a long story, perhaps I will share in the future. Nonetheless I have made it my goal to harvest a deer in the 2019 season with a bow, I have never hunted with a bow so I am going to be practicing and scouting until the 2019 season arrives. I go to Lost lake in GMU 336 every year with my family so that is where I plan on starting, maybe in a ground blind or a tree stand. Around February, March, and April I plan on going out there to scout for sheds and deer activity because I saw a comment on another post that said if you are new that is a good way to start.

So my question is have you every shed hunted around there and had success?
Have you harvested anything there? Deer, Elk, Bear, etc.
Is that a good place to start or should I try somewhere else?

[Dan-o]

Welcome to the site.

Keep posting.....   People will help.

I don't know much about 336.

[Special T]

336 is the Taneum unit

Find a club 90%+of clubs belong to the wsaa at the. Ottom is a list of shoots through our the state. 3Ds are great practice.


http://www.washingtonarchery.org/calendars

[hiway_99]

Are you talking about the lost lake that's next to manastash lake.  If so that's unit 340 manastash,  not 336 taneum. 

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[TheYoungSelfStarter]

Are you talking about the lost lake that's next to manastash lake.  If so that's unit 340 manastash,  not 336 taneum. 

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No, it's next to lake Keechas, in the top left corner of 336.

[teanawayslayer]

I wouldn’t spend my time deer hunting in that area. There is very low deer density in that area. Look for units with more deer. Especially with a bow. More deer = better chance of success.

[smithkl42]

I wouldn’t spend my time deer hunting in that area. There is very low deer density in that area. Look for units with more deer. Especially with a bow. More deer = better chance of success.

Yeah, a good place to start is with the deer harvest statistics from WDFW:

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/2017/reports/deer_gmu_all.php

In 2017, only 10 of 1200+ archers in that GMU were successful. Those are pretty crappy odds.

Ken