Late Palouse Tag Holders

[cem3434]

Anyone having any luck so far? It seems extremely slow and very evident that blue tongue hit the Palouse area pretty hard due to the lack of deer.

We have been scouting and hunting since Friday and seen exactly 3 whitetail does so far on a piece of private land that we have access to. The public and FFTH areas I have hunted in the past seem to be voided if deer altogether, so just filling a tag seems like it will be a challenge. Time to try and find a different area for the afternoon/evening hunt where I can hopefully help my wife harvest her first whitetail. I think we might try some other FFTH areas that I haven't hunted before over the next couple of days and hopefully just get lucky.

Hopefully others are having better luck than we are so far. Be safe and shoot straight!

[elkboy]

Good luck!  I am not hunting my beloved Palouse this year- the whitetails got hit very hard. 

Find as much cover as you can, set up inside cover or from a vantage point with a bit of a view into areas inside some degree of shrub or tree cover.   Be patient- bucks will be moving.  A little bit of grunting here and there may help.   

[buglebuster]

My daughter has the tag and we’re trying to get her her first buck. We saw a total of 2 does in someone’s yard all weekend. We hunted places historically I’d see 50 + deer per day and we didn’t even find sign..

[jrebel]

I have good friends that live in and hunt the palouse.  They chose not to hunt deer this year due to how few deer they were seeing and how many they found dead.  Apparently it was hit very hard. 

Sucks to hear as they had a good number of deer the last few years. 

[Ridgerunner]

Glad I turned our tags back in for the points. 


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[chukarchaser]

I have never done any good the first weekend.  The 14th on has always been way more productive for me.  Good luck

[typi314]

Coyote Road private parcel by St John’s had heavy activity a couple weeks ago. Really worn deer trails, several rubs, etc. The wooded area on the right hand side of the parcel especially.

https://privatelands.wdfw.wa.gov/private_lands/hunt/70/

[ljsommer]

Couldn't secure access, eating the tag

[MoscowRidgeHunter]

What couldn’t you secure?  Thinking of heading up there for a day or two next week.

[ljsommer]

What couldn’t you secure?  Thinking of heading up there for a day or two next week.

I have no access to private and tried to secure a couple hunt by reservations and wasn't able to (one reservation available? seriously?) and I am coming from Tacoma so it's a journey. Honestly I shouldn't have put in for the hunt, or any other special hunt for that matter, without knowing 100% where I could go to hunt it. Dumb mistake, won't make it again.

[Jimmer]

What couldn’t you secure?  Thinking of heading up there for a day or two next week.

I have no access to private and tried to secure a couple hunt by reservations and wasn't able to (one reservation available? seriously?) and I am coming from Tacoma so it's a journey. Honestly I shouldn't have put in for the hunt, or any other special hunt for that matter, without knowing 100% where I could go to hunt it. Dumb mistake, won't make it again.

Or how about and suck it up and come over and hunt public land? The “private” lands with reservations get the piss knocked out of them just like public. West siders that draw a permit on the east side expect to harvest a deer, the Palouse tag is not as easy as you think, but you can put on your big boy pants, come over and give it your best. A couple buddies and I know public and private property very well and do extremely well because we put in our time. I drew this year, they didn’t…. Sorry you’re crying about that you did draw.. wow

[ljsommer]

What couldn’t you secure?  Thinking of heading up there for a day or two next week.

I have no access to private and tried to secure a couple hunt by reservations and wasn't able to (one reservation available? seriously?) and I am coming from Tacoma so it's a journey. Honestly I shouldn't have put in for the hunt, or any other special hunt for that matter, without knowing 100% where I could go to hunt it. Dumb mistake, won't make it again.

Or how about and suck it up and come over and hunt public land? The “private” lands with reservations get the piss knocked out of them just like public. West siders that draw a permit on the east side expect to harvest a deer, the Palouse tag is not as easy as you think, but you can put on your big boy pants, come over and give it your best.

Hey friend, be kind. Gas is over $4.00/gal and I need to make a choice between rifle hunting locally or driving over for what I hoped would be a banger hunt - my first lottery draw for modern deer. When I realized my (egregious) error by putting in for a hunt that had little to no access, I did my best to see if I could balance it out against just hunting locally. As a single dad with limited time and resources, I have to make wise choices on the topic, as do many others.
That's me putting on my big-boy pants. I'll certainly give it my best.

[Karl Blanchard]

What couldn’t you secure?  Thinking of heading up there for a day or two next week.

I have no access to private and tried to secure a couple hunt by reservations and wasn't able to (one reservation available? seriously?) and I am coming from Tacoma so it's a journey. Honestly I shouldn't have put in for the hunt, or any other special hunt for that matter, without knowing 100% where I could go to hunt it. Dumb mistake, won't make it again.

Or how about and suck it up and come over and hunt public land? The “private” lands with reservations get the piss knocked out of them just like public. West siders that draw a permit on the east side expect to harvest a deer, the Palouse tag is not as easy as you think, but you can put on your big boy pants, come over and give it your best.

Hey friend, be kind. Gas is over $4.00/gal and I need to make a choice between rifle hunting locally or driving over for what I hoped would be a banger hunt - my first lottery draw for modern deer. When I realized my (egregious) error by putting in for a hunt that had little to no access, I did my best to see if I could balance it out against just hunting locally. As a single dad with limited time and resources, I have to make wise choices on the topic, as do many others.
That's me putting on my big-boy pants. I'll certainly give it my best.

no shame in that man. Its called life and it happens. Live and learn.

[7mmfan]

What couldn’t you secure?  Thinking of heading up there for a day or two next week.

I have no access to private and tried to secure a couple hunt by reservations and wasn't able to (one reservation available? seriously?) and I am coming from Tacoma so it's a journey. Honestly I shouldn't have put in for the hunt, or any other special hunt for that matter, without knowing 100% where I could go to hunt it. Dumb mistake, won't make it again.

Or how about and suck it up and come over and hunt public land? The “private” lands with reservations get the piss knocked out of them just like public. West siders that draw a permit on the east side expect to harvest a deer, the Palouse tag is not as easy as you think, but you can put on your big boy pants, come over and give it your best.

Hey friend, be kind. Gas is over $4.00/gal and I need to make a choice between rifle hunting locally or driving over for what I hoped would be a banger hunt - my first lottery draw for modern deer. When I realized my (egregious) error by putting in for a hunt that had little to no access, I did my best to see if I could balance it out against just hunting locally. As a single dad with limited time and resources, I have to make wise choices on the topic, as do many others.
That's me putting on my big-boy pants. I'll certainly give it my best.

no shame in that man. Its called life and it happens. Live and learn.

That's for sure Lars. You make the choice that's right for you. A lot of east side guys just get feisty when a tag goes to a west side guy that doesn't use it.

Note: Don't hesitate to apply for hunts that you don't know. I do every year. I do try to make sure they are in areas that have ample public land though    You have better chance of filling your tag on a late blacktail an hour from your house than driving over there and giving it your best.

[ljsommer]

What couldn’t you secure?  Thinking of heading up there for a day or two next week.

I have no access to private and tried to secure a couple hunt by reservations and wasn't able to (one reservation available? seriously?) and I am coming from Tacoma so it's a journey. Honestly I shouldn't have put in for the hunt, or any other special hunt for that matter, without knowing 100% where I could go to hunt it. Dumb mistake, won't make it again.

Or how about and suck it up and come over and hunt public land? The “private” lands with reservations get the piss knocked out of them just like public. West siders that draw a permit on the east side expect to harvest a deer, the Palouse tag is not as easy as you think, but you can put on your big boy pants, come over and give it your best.

Hey friend, be kind. Gas is over $4.00/gal and I need to make a choice between rifle hunting locally or driving over for what I hoped would be a banger hunt - my first lottery draw for modern deer. When I realized my (egregious) error by putting in for a hunt that had little to no access, I did my best to see if I could balance it out against just hunting locally. As a single dad with limited time and resources, I have to make wise choices on the topic, as do many others.
That's me putting on my big-boy pants. I'll certainly give it my best.

no shame in that man. Its called life and it happens. Live and learn.

A lot of east side guys just get feisty when a tag goes to a west side guy that doesn't use it.

I completely understand and respect that, and will be more mindful in the future. Didn't mean to upset anybody.