Twisp area deer

[Skyvalhunter]

Boy I sure hope this last dumping of snow in the high country doesn't bring out all the road hunters with their jacked up 4x4's to start shooting any deer with an antler. Would be a shame to see the remaining deer get wiped out.

[meatwhack]

If they don’t get shot cougars will eat them.

[Skyvalhunter]

What about wolves in the valley?

[bigmacc]

What about wolves in the valley?

Been seeing signs of them in the last 6 months in areas I have not seen wolf sign in before, they are either multiplying or spreading into new areas looking for food, unfortunately, its probably both.

[sidehil]

There are deer to be had...Just got to hunt hard and long.... we been hunting it for 35 years and some years have been very slow in the past

[sidehil]

sorry about the rotation but same deer on same bicycle....im the one sideways, It was posted here before so nothing new......

[bigmacc]

There are deer to be had...Just got to hunt hard and long.... we been hunting it for 35 years and some years have been very slow in the past

I know exactly where you got that buck, we used to see bucks out there every day, killed 9 out there in one day(sun up till sun down), that was in 1988 I believe, back in the day we used to take em down hill, used to cost us a dollar because we had to buy a jug of cider from the property owner (dad of the fella thats there now, used to be friends of my grandparents back in the 40,s 50,s and 60,s). There are still deer around, don't think anyone is saying they are all gone but its getting closer and closer to that. We used to see over 500-800 come through that area in a 2-3 day period of November, this last year during the same time period my son and I went to do a count and seen 11 over a 3 day period, 2017- 18 and 2016- 9, very sad, in fact we haven't seen more than 100 come through there since 2001, numbers just keep getting worse and worse. Sure you can bump into a deer anywhere, the chances are just diminishing year by year it seems. Thats a nice buck

sidehil-I sent you a PM, you won't believe this.

[Dick in the Dirt]

I use to see 20/30 deer a week come though our place. Today I saw one for the first time in two weeks. Lots of White tail.

[no.cen.wa]

Many things contribute to the decline of our Mule deer herd in the Methow, one that many don't believe is the "antler restriction" that started back in the late 1990's

[no.cen.wa]

Sorry, hit the wrong key! now I'll explain.
In 1997 the game dept brought us 3 point or better for mule deer, seemed like a good idea but my hunting buddies and I hunted the first 2 years away from the Methow. We went back on the 3rd year and it was great! I wrote a letter the the to the region 2 Wdfw manager Mark Quinn, I'm sure bigmacc remembers him. I told him it was great hunting but I was really against it to start with. He sent me info from other western states that showed it would hurt the herd over time and he was VERY much against it. And explained with much backup from other state biologist's saying it would be bad for the mule deer herds, but mostly great revenue. I'll have to say, I saw what he said happen, all the wolves, coyotes ect didn't help but it was going downhill already.
I've got the material, maybe I'll dig it out after the season and post it. I posted this info once and was attacked by some, don't care to go back there again.
John G.
Remember the word "revenue" it's all the current WDFW cares about!

[sidehil]

Read your reply, your way off and if I had to drag that deer thru private property I would have to hike 10 miles towards Twisp and drop 3k in altitude but nice try:) I shot that 4 or 5 years ago but with all the wolves, cougars and bears there are still deer, just got to get your ass out of your truck...…:)) just having some fun.....   

[Igor]

PLEASE........PLEASE.......PLEASE.

Don't turn this into another "I remember when there were millions of deer in the Methow........" thread.  The last one beat that horse to death..........many times over.

Just my 2¢.

[meatwhack]

That’s a big bodied old buck there.

[bigmacc]

Read your reply, your way off and if I had to drag that deer thru private property I would have to hike 10 miles towards Twisp and drop 3k in altitude but nice try:) I shot that 4 or 5 years ago but with all the wolves, cougars and bears there are still deer, just got to get your ass out of your truck...…:)) just having some fun.....

I gotcha

[Skyvalhunter]

There are deer to be had...Just got to hunt hard and long.... we been hunting it for 35 years and some years have been very slow in the past

I used to hunt that area quite a bit and the deer numbers there just aren't what they use to be. Speaking of getting off your butt. Igor there's a thread calling your name.