N.E. Wa. late whitetail hunt

[jackelope]

thats a smoker of a whitetail buck.

[runningboard]

was driving south on hwy 20 from cusick to newport today and just before cooks mtn saw a high, narrow but massive 4x5 or 5x5 whitetail standing at the fence waiting for me to pass so he could cross the road after his does.

I know that doesn't sound great but it gets better if you're near some farm land.

buck I saw today was in farmland, too bad I don't know the owners!

[Geno]

That's a beautiful Washington buck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[littletoes]

hamebone, one hell of a buck!

Looks like a place over by Clayton.....but it could be from anywhere for sure.

[hambone]

wish this was my buck but not mine.the guy   that shot it was pumped up hope he drops me a line so i can give him his pics.

[boneaddict]

that is a smoker of a buck.  The weather has improved and its awefully muddy out there.  Good stuff.  The whities are just starting to move.  Should be perfect about next Tuesday.......  I put a couple of lousy pics of some super bucks on another title First Rattlers.

[hambone]

 heres another pic of this deer gives you a idea how big the body was

[jonnyz94]

Great buck!
Heading up above sullivan lk and also above mill pond tommorow morning for 2 days any reports? Not sure why i'm going, was up there weds afternoon hunted in 2.8 miles into the woods and only jumped 1 doe. hunted 11 days this year up there and above orient and have not seen a thing.
God Luck All!
Frustrated Worlds worst hunter!

[TheScottRanch]

This is a late NE Washington Buck

[Buckshot Bill]

Well, just got back last night.  4 days of hunting from south of colville to northport.  GOT SHUTOUT!  AGAIN!  Was in the alladin area, little pend oreille as well as some others.  Almost every buck we saw was on someones property.  No one would let us hunt their land.  Must have asked 15 folks/ranchers that we had time to stop and ask.  Lots of doe in the public lands.  Saw a few bucks but they disappeared in the thick in a matter of a few seconds.  Tag soup for me this year .  I'm really discouraged about hunting that area anymore.  1 deer in 5 years.  Skipped some years in the past.  Seems to be too hard to find good hunting areas.  Maybe I'm not in the right areas.  I guess I just don't know that area well enough .  I have hunted regular season for muleys but have been fascinated with getting whitetail these past years.  If anyone has any suggestions for future reference please PM me.  It's a lot of money to go over there and get skunked.

Congrats to the others that had successful hunts!  Oh ya, we met some great people/hunters from around the state.  We stayed in Colville at the Comfort Inn.  Met a great guy and his boys from Selah.  My friend from Alabama was impressed with Washington hunters and their hospitality.  The camaraderie in the parking lot was great!

[Ridgerunner]

Did you see any nice bucks taht were taken at least?  The private property issue can be tricky over there.

[firemechanic]

We were 3 for 4. We had 4 doe tags for Huckleberry and an shot 1 buck, 4x4 and 2 does, all on public land. The 4x4 is nothing to brag about he was only 11" wide. All deer weighted about the same, smallest being 76lbs. and the buck 98lbs. hanging. Had a great time though, lots of people. Have some meat for the freezer.   

[Buckshot Bill]

Did you see any nice bucks taht were taken at least?  The private property issue can be tricky over there.

Didn't see any monsters taken but some decent ones.  Biggest was a fair 4X4.  Seen one really nice 4X4 in a guys yard munching on his apple trees in the middle of the day.  That buck knew he was safe where he was and he wasn't going anywhere too far from the yard.  Saw him like 3-4 times over the trip.

Congrats firemechanic!  I've hunted the Huckleberry a few times.  Didn't make it down there this time.  Maybe I should have!

[jonnyz94]

Spent a lot of time hunting last 5 yrs up there too, b. bill and have very little to show for it. Hard hunting. And i know exactly how you feel being turned down for private access. Frustrating

[littletoes]

I always feel that if it was my land, I'd want to keep it for my family and friends, so I guess I understand when folks tell me "No".  And I imagine that they've had a bad run in with bad hunters that don't ask...that was the problem when I lived on the farm as a kid....hunters always sneeking into the property by way of a neighbors, who hadn't givin permission either!

We'd find dead coyotes, gut piles and tracks....makes a family fairly mad, and ruins it for everyone else......sorry to say.

Public land hunting is hard, bucks are very weary and totaly nocturnal.