blue Mtns. foothills east ???????

[Joseph wilcox]

O Boy, so my youngest son put in for buck deer white tail buck deer 3pt min and was drawn for this unit modern Nov 9-thru 19th on the 4th pick. I have hunted the 1040 but nothing else in these 4 units any help will or advice would help. do have onx if anyone has a good spot to start scouting just pm me and  ping me.

[Joseph wilcox]

WHAT no response from any one, lookin at my onx , lots of privet lands. some one must have a inside scoop. thanks for any replies or help for my boy.

[JWEBB]

I have the same tag. Have had it before and several of my partners have as well.  Very tough unless you get permission from a landowner.  There is quite a bit of public land but it’s pretty high and not many whitetails. My old man had it last year and settled on a small 4 point last day. If you can get in with a property owner it would be a different story

[JWEBB]

Dads buck last year.

[teanawayslayer]

I have the same tag. Have had it before and several of my partners have as well.  Very tough unless you get permission from a landowner.  There is quite a bit of public land but it’s pretty high and not many whitetails. My old man had it last year and settled on a small 4 point last day. If you can get in with a property owner it would be a different story

saw lots of white tails up high around misery

[JWEBB]

I have the same tag. Have had it before and several of my partners have as well.  Very tough unless you get permission from a landowner.  There is quite a bit of public land but it’s pretty high and not many whitetails. My old man had it last year and settled on a small 4 point last day. If you can get in with a property owner it would be a different story

saw lots of white tails up high around misery

I always see does up there but hardly any bucks. We’ve killed a couple cross breeds up high. Really cool racks

[D-Rock425]

How old is your son?

[JWEBB]

I will be over there the whole hunt so pm me if you want to meet up

[meatwhack]

If you see does up high in November the bucks are there too they aren’t being bread by the wolf’s.

[JWEBB]

If you see does up high in November the bucks are there too they aren’t being bread by the wolf’s.

But they are being bred by the mule deer

[teanawayslayer]

If you see does up high in November the bucks are there too they aren’t being bread by the wolf’s.

But they are being bred by the mule deer

have you watched them breed? Typically a whitetail is pretty squirrelly and mule deer don’t breed them. But a whitetail buck will breed a muley doe.

[JWEBB]

If you see does up high in November the bucks are there too they aren’t being bread by the wolf’s.

But they are being bred by the mule deer

have you watched them breed? Typically a whitetail is pretty squirrelly and mule deer don’t breed them. But a whitetail buck will breed a muley doe.

Yes I have! Many a time

[jackelope]

If you don’t have access to private ground, I’d be looking in 175. Lots of public land down that way. The biggest whitetail buck I’ve ever seen was at the Clearwater guard tower off the road 10 years ago.  Over 5k’. Lots of whitetails up there.  Those blues whitetails in the mountains are different. Low densities but they live up in those higher elevations.

[Stein]

Toughest tag I have ever been on.  Sorry to say that, we had a great hunt but finding Mr. Whitey on public land up in the top will not be easy.

We saw tons of great mulies, sheep, turkeys, eagles, ducks, geese and a great museum, but exactly zero white tail on public.

You can look down a thousand feet or more and see plenty on private by the rivers and creeks.

In my opinion, this should not be a draw tag.


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[TomT]

 Tagging along since I drew this tag as well!

[jackelope]

Toughest tag I have ever been on.  Sorry to say that, we had a great hunt but finding Mr. Whitey on public land up in the top will not be easy.

We saw tons of great mulies, sheep, turkeys, eagles, ducks, geese and a great museum, but exactly zero white tail on public.

You can look down a thousand feet or more and see plenty on private by the rivers and creeks.

In my opinion, this should not be a draw tag.


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Depends how you look at it. The farmers that own land there in those units kill great bucks every year. 
I feel like it’s one of those permit hunts where you have to pay attention to what you’re applying for unless you have access or you own land in the applicable units.  If it’s mostly private ground and you don’t have access to said private ground, maybe it’s not the hunt for you.

[nwhunter]

West foothill tags are for the westsiders with no access to private and east foothill tag should be for guys that have some private access to have a good hunt... There are bucks up high but not like down low.. Have your boy knock on some doors after harvest is over and well before general deer season starts and you might get on some ground..

[Joseph wilcox]

 He is 21 and never had a opportunity at a branched buck, your correct on this draw, being his 4th pick. I think he was just wigging it cause I've never seen a 4th pic come up before. Thanks for all the info we will be doing some knocking on doors and ckin out the country over there. thanks again guys.

[SemperFidelis97]

Toughest tag I have ever been on.  Sorry to say that, we had a great hunt but finding Mr. Whitey on public land up in the top will not be easy.

We saw tons of great mulies, sheep, turkeys, eagles, ducks, geese and a great museum, but exactly zero white tail on public.

You can look down a thousand feet or more and see plenty on private by the rivers and creeks.

In my opinion, this should not be a draw tag.


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Depends how you look at it. The farmers that own land there in those units kill great bucks every year. 
I feel like it’s one of those permit hunts where you have to pay attention to what you’re applying for unless you have access or you own land in the applicable units.  If it’s mostly private ground and you don’t have access to said private ground, maybe it’s not the hunt for you.

Jackelope knows what he is talking about.  That is a tough hunt without local connections, the best advice I can give is stay mobile those deer are on the move that time of year.

[emac]

I would love to draw this tag but the wdfw hate me and says no every year

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[Timberstalker]

Jackelope knows what he is talking about. 

Without a doubt, this biggest load of BS I've read since April 10, 2008, 09:27:12 PM


 

[jackelope]

Jackelope knows what he is talking about. 

Without a doubt, this biggest load of BS I've read since April 10, 2008, 09:27:12 PM


 

You shut your mouth. Some people see my true potential!! I'm a star!!

[Timberstalker]

 

[SemperFidelis97]

 

[Joseph wilcox]

Looking on my onx whats up with the privet land that say huntable and show parking areas? are these areas for sure cool to hunt? also any one know any good trailer camping spots in the blue mt east area down lower.

[Jimmer]

Toughest tag I have ever been on.  Sorry to say that, we had a great hunt but finding Mr. Whitey on public land up in the top will not be easy.

We saw tons of great mulies, sheep, turkeys, eagles, ducks, geese and a great museum, but exactly zero white tail on public.

You can look down a thousand feet or more and see plenty on private by the rivers and creeks.

In my opinion, this should not be a draw tag.


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Depends how you look at it. The farmers that own land there in those units kill great bucks every year. 
I feel like it’s one of those permit hunts where you have to pay attention to what you’re applying for unless you have access or you own land in the applicable units.  If it’s mostly private ground and you don’t have access to said private ground, maybe it’s not the hunt for you.

Exactly.. I have tons of private access, but didn’t get drawn. Kinda a waste for to put in if you have no idea about the area.

[jackelope]

Looking on my onx whats up with the privet land that say huntable and show parking areas? are these areas for sure cool to hunt? also any one know any good trailer camping spots in the blue mt east area down lower.

They’re not “for sure cool to hunt” unless they specify that it’s “Feel free to hunt” land. There is feel free land, there is hunt by reservation land and there is hunt by written permission land along with pieces of public ground. There’s also areas that are feel free to hunt but you have to sign into  a log book. I know of a couple of those areas within the boundaries of that permit.
You have to determine what you’re looking at and go from there.

[Joseph wilcox]

Ya that's what I thought, actually was thinking a lot of those on onx are prob bird hunting access.

[TheGreenHunter]

When I was scouting that area back in august, most of the properties showing on OnX were hunt by written permission which requires contacting the property owner. 


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[jackelope]

When I was scouting that area back in august, most of the properties showing on OnX were hunt by written permission which requires contacting the property owner. 


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And the parking areas that are noted are where the landowner wants people to park I believe.

[gonehuntin68]

Dont hunt 175 unit they took that out last year and only give out 1 tag for that unit. Whitetail by misery is hard to believe.

[fireweed]

My daughter has this tag too (see Deer dilemma).  Looks like it might stay in the pocket while hunting whitetail in Idaho.  Scouted it this weekend--saw lots of mulies on public land and one wt up high.

[Maverick]

Dont hunt 175 unit they took that out last year and only give out 1 tag for that unit. Whitetail by misery is hard to believe.

They took 175 out?

[Joseph wilcox]

Well we pounded the ground in areas 181 and 172, got permission on 2 land owners both having over 1,200 acers each also hit all the blm and chief joseph wildlife areas available to hunt in these two units. Tag soup. Very few does and only saw 2- spikes 1- forked. Talking with 1/2 doz  land owners they all had same story 1 year with blue tong and 2 bad winter kills there are just no white tail or very few left in these units. They also all agreed that the up coming muzzy season they were hoping that the state would shut down the doe harvest but that did not happen ( so if yer a muzzy guy and want to try to help out the white tail crisis don't shoot them for a couple years.). We also ran in to 2 other hunters who were so frustrated with the amount of or lack of deer they pulled camp and headed north to finish late buck out. would like to here from some of the other 47 tag holders.

[Skyvalhunter]

Well let hope this is not a sign of the times

[ELKBURGER]

Dont hunt 175 unit they took that out last year and only give out 1 tag for that unit. Whitetail by misery is hard to believe.

I saw WT does within 1 mile of misery in Sept this year.

[gonehuntin68]

Dont hunt 175 unit they took that out last year and only give out 1 tag for that unit. Whitetail by misery is hard to believe.

They took 175 out?

Cant hunt 175 unit with that permit anymore.

[TomT]

Couldn’t make it due to a back injury.  Sounds like I didn’t miss much.

[JWEBB]

Well we pounded the ground in areas 181 and 172, got permission on 2 land owners both having over 1,200 acers each also hit all the blm and chief joseph wildlife areas available to hunt in these two units. Tag soup. Very few does and only saw 2- spikes 1- forked. Talking with 1/2 doz  land owners they all had same story 1 year with blue tong and 2 bad winter kills there are just no white tail or very few left in these units. They also all agreed that the up coming muzzy season they were hoping that the state would shut down the doe harvest but that did not happen ( so if yer a muzzy guy and want to try to help out the white tail crisis don't shoot them for a couple years.). We also ran in to 2 other hunters who were so frustrated with the amount of or lack of deer they pulled camp and headed north to finish late buck out. would like to here from some of the other 47 tag holders.

I ended up with tag soup as well. Passed on multiple bucks. Really bad year to draw this tag. No rut activity whatsoever. I wasn’t going to pull the trigger with 8 points

[jackelope]

I was in GMU 178 for the day yesterday. Saw about 20 does and a couple small bucks, most of which were whitetails. 8 or so deer in town in Pomeroy, all mule deer.
Usually by this time of year, the mule deer in that area all seem to have moved down towards town or the river for the winter so wasn't surprised.