Dayton unit camping??? Daughter drew antlerless tag.

[D-Rock425]

Twelve year old daughter drew a dayton whitetail antlerless tag.  Planning to the 10th-13th probably but is there any decent places to camp in the unit?

[rainshadow1]

Looked myself awhile ago... after the state park closes the pickings are pretty slim. NF can snow in pretty quick this time of year!

[D-Rock425]

Looked myself awhile ago... after the state park closes the pickings are pretty slim. NF can snow in pretty quick this time of year!

kinda what I was looking at too.  Maybe I'll get a room at the old dayton motel.

[Wolfdog2314]

https://www.bluemountainmoteldayton.com/

Stayed at the blue mountain hotel a couple times. It’s what it is… a dry place to stay haha.

[tikkahunter]

There is a best western in town also.  You could camp down in tucannon but you won’t be in the Dayton unit you would have to drive up to it everyday.

[MAGhunter]

Pioneer park off Skyline Dr is a pretty good camp spot.  Not sure which area of you unit you will be hunting though.  Shoot me a PM if you have any questions

[Shawn Ryan]

Pioneer park off Skyline Dr is a pretty good camp spot.  Not sure which area of you unit you will be hunting though.  Shoot me a PM if you have any questions

If you are staying low in the fields, then Pioneer is a good choice. Its actually a cemetery, but I've not seen graves. During the general opener its overflowing. This late, it likely has very few campers. The land is owned by a trust and the trustee is in MT, last I checked. On Skyline where Malcolm Grade connects. There is a good sized piece of Feel Free to Hunt land across the road and then down Malcolm Grade.

[Caseyd]

Mountains have lots of snow and calling for a lot this week. Possible snow in town also. Keep an eye on the weather as hotel might be best bet for a happy kid.

[Shawn Ryan]

Mountains have lots of snow and calling for a lot this week. Possible snow in town also. Keep an eye on the weather as hotel might be best bet for a happy kid.

It is more expensive than the motels in town, but the Best Western is very hunter friendly.

[D-Rock425]

We booked a couple nights at a motel in town.  Anyone local have a weather report?

[Woodchuck]

We booked a couple nights at a motel in town.  Anyone local have a weather report?

No snow in the forecast but gonna be darn chilly.

[D-Rock425]

The hunt is on saw a few does and one nice buck this evening.

[Caseyd]

  Good luck tomorrow

[Mulie87]

Good luck. Hope your daughter connects. Memories will be made👍

[D-Rock425]

Had this buck at 225 yards for about 15 minutes this morning.  Seen a few does but they'll all on the move.

[D-Rock425]

Buck

[D-Rock425]

On our way home without a deer .  Saw a handful of nice bucks that we could've taken shots at but a she only had a doe tag.  Every do we saw was tail up doing 90mph, on private or just beyond what she's comfortable shooting.

[rainshadow1]

Thanks for the report. Was hoping for a kill story but at least you saw critters!