Twisp Modern Deer

[cjc23]

Sounds like I might just skip late archery deer and come up there to shoot a bear instead

[bigmacc]

Sounds like I might just skip late archery deer and come up there to shoot a bear instead

Please do, you will save some fawns in the spring. Fawn in distress call is what we used, we called in 2 in the wide open sage brush with that call! Came out of the thick creek bottom crap and moved right into the wide open.

[OltHunter]

Didn't even bother to hunt the valley this year.  Stayed closer to home base!

Well, you didn’t miss much timberfaller, I’m a full fledged bear hunter now, I even know how to call them, went to town, bought a call, got a 10 minute lesson on YouTube while in town and the next day we were stacking bear like cordwood. Have never hunted bear before. They are so thick in there it was ridiculous.

What's the secret calling sequence or resource? Got a foxpro and a few predator mouth calls, looking to get more involved in predator hunting. Maybe better for a separate thread or PM.

[bigmacc]

Didn't even bother to hunt the valley this year.  Stayed closer to home base!

Well, you didn’t miss much timberfaller, I’m a full fledged bear hunter now, I even know how to call them, went to town, bought a call, got a 10 minute lesson on YouTube while in town and the next day we were stacking bear like cordwood. Have never hunted bear before. They are so thick in there it was ridiculous.

What's the secret calling sequence or resource? Got a foxpro and a few predator mouth calls, looking to get more involved in predator hunting. Maybe better for a separate thread or PM.

Pm sent but I’ll tell you , no secret, mouth call purchased in town, watched a video on how to blow it, wounded fawn, 3-4 second “screams”.

[elkrack]

Contact bearmanric on this site! He makes great predator calls

[boneaddict]

He does and I’ve called in quite a few with them.   

[wolfbait]

Worst year I have ever experienced in the Methow as far as deer numbers. We hunted spots from the valley bottom to 7500 feet, from the south valley to the darn near the Canadian border. 9 of us spread everywhere, killed 4 bears, 3 yotes and one little white tail buck. Heard wolves in most spots, seen a total of 7 bears between all of us. All our game cameras had cougars on them, 2 big ones with collars. A local rancher I know said his family has killed 4 cats on their property over the last 6 months. A fella I know said bears exploded in the valley over the last few years and this last spring they hammered the fawn crop, I believe him, we found more little fawn carcasses/bones than we could count. He flat said “don’t look for the deer situation to get any better”. The fawns are getting slaughtered by bears and the adults are getting clobbered by cats and wolves.

Well Said, pretty much explains the Methow.

We have watched it happen since 2002, have been over run with predators for a few years now. Usually when the big snow hits in the high country it drives some nice buck down into the foothills, wife and I took an 83 mile drive from N.summit through the back roads, ended up near Freeze out pass up Boulder. In all that country we saw one doe in lower Boulder till we hit Wintro-up, where we counted ten rolling through the back streets.
Bought an extra big bale for the winter deer, doesn't look like they will need it this year, nothing left to feed. Despite all the new homes going up there is a ton of habitat but nothing left to use it.

When The Game Department changed to WDFW everything headed south.

Not even going to get started on the New People, it's just way past time to sell the place and find new stomping grounds, looking at Idaho or Wyoming to finish out our years.

[no.cen.wa]

I haven't posted in awhile but after another very bad season thought I would toss out my thoughts. My grandfather lived on  Beavercreek from the late 1920's moved into Twisp in the 1940's to 1950's,  we lived in Twisp, and moved away when the "Mill" was having trouble but my Dad hunted all over the Methow. My uncle was Jim Simmons, he sold his ranch and it was turned into the "Tice Ranch" on SR 20.
 I would go over with my Dad on weekends to hunt after we moved to western Washington.
   All that is to say, when My Grandfather talked about deer count being down it was always because of bad winters. He always said that it seemed nature had a way of bringing the deer back after a hard winter, more twin fawns, etc.
So, I have hunted for over 60 years and have never seen it so bad.                                                     
  Winter kill isn't the problem any more, it's incompetent leadership in government and the WDFW.
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

[boneaddict]

Your uncle and Aunt were good people.  The last cup of coffee I shared with her and visit is still a good memory. 

[doubletall]

I haven't posted in awhile but after another very bad season thought I would toss out my thoughts. My grandfather lived on  Beavercreek from the late 1920's moved into Twisp in the 1940's to 1950's,  we lived in Twisp, and moved away when the "Mill" was having trouble but my Dad hunted all over the Methow. My uncle was Jim Simmons, he sold his ranch and it was turned into the "Tice Ranch" on SR 20.
 I would go over with my Dad on weekends to hunt after we moved to western Washington.
   All that is to say, when My Grandfather talked about deer count being down it was always because of bad winters. He always said that it seemed nature had a way of bringing the deer back after a hard winter, more twin fawns, etc.
So, I have hunted for over 60 years and have never seen it so bad.                                                     
  Winter kill isn't the problem any more, it's incompetent leadership in government and the WDFW.
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

I'm guessing your grandparents knew my neighbor that just passed away just short of 110, her name was Helen Krinkle, she lived on Alder Rd just south of town.  I can't imagine the changes she saw over the years.

[no.cen.wa]

Bone, yes Dot and Jim were the best. They would baby sit me once in awhile and Dot would have a fresh pie ready and Jim would take me out around the ranch, high point was riding in his flat fender jeep for me. My Mom was named after Dot, who was my Grandmothers sister. I was only about 4 years old but remember Uncle Jim as a real cowboy and often rode his horse to check the ranch too. My Dad always said "Jim was noted for having the heaviest bale of alfalfa in the Methow.
 Like many ranches years ago, you could count hundreds of deer in his fields as the sun was going down.
 Great memories from a great time in my life!
  John G

[bigmacc]

Bone, yes Dot and Jim were the best. They would baby sit me once in awhile and Dot would have a fresh pie ready and Jim would take me out around the ranch, high point was riding in his flat fender jeep for me. My Mom was named after Dot, who was my Grandmothers sister. I was only about 4 years old but remember Uncle Jim as a real cowboy and often rode his horse to check the ranch too. My Dad always said "Jim was noted for having the heaviest bale of alfalfa in the Methow.
 Like many ranches years ago, you could count hundreds of deer in his fields as the sun was going down.
 Great memories from a great time in my life!
  John G

Good to hear from you again no.cen.wa👍
And yes, worst I’ve ever seen also, even worse than the season after that horrible winter kill in the late 60,s. We seen a heck of a lot more deer that following season, even with an estimated 10-20k deer dieing!