Palouse buck deer

[salt n sage90]

Just got back from Colfax area for three days trying to fill this tag. Things are really bleak. saw two whitetails the entire time. both bucks on private land I didnt have access to. No does. Nothing before or after shooting light. Farmers are saying they got hit really hard this year by BT and I believe it. I was glassing up piles of bones in the creek bottoms. Based on the sign I was seeing the deer that are left are very nocturnal right now. Not saying there weren't WTs around, but they were not showing themselves. The pheasants had a bumper crop this year tho.

[frazierw]

Had the same experience, didn't get to hunt as much as I wanted, but I didn't see a WT.

[MMCCAULEY]

Just got back from Colfax area for three days trying to fill this tag. Things are really bleak. saw two whitetails the entire time. both bucks on private land I didnt have access to. No does. Nothing before or after shooting light. Farmers are saying they got hit really hard this year by BT and I believe it. I was glassing up piles of bones in the creek bottoms. Based on the sign I was seeing the deer that are left are very nocturnal right now. Not saying there weren't WTs around, but they were not showing themselves. The pheasants had a bumper crop this year tho.

I might just stow the rifle and pull out the shotgun from here on haha. 

[ellensburgpo]

Just got back from Colfax area for three days trying to fill this tag. Things are really bleak. saw two whitetails the entire time. both bucks on private land I didnt have access to. No does. Nothing before or after shooting light. Farmers are saying they got hit really hard this year by BT and I believe it. I was glassing up piles of bones in the creek bottoms. Based on the sign I was seeing the deer that are left are very nocturnal right now. Not saying there weren't WTs around, but they were not showing themselves. The pheasants had a bumper crop this year tho.

That tracks with what I saw in 139 during general season. I shot a mule deer for the first time in 20 years this year.

[huntnnw]

Low land deer were wiped out. My private piece I have 3 bucks on cam in last 10 days. 2 are 1.5 yr olds and one decent 4. Up high they were not affected. I’ve had 7 different bucks by a cam in last 5 days

[high_hunter]

You guys get anything or seeing anything?  It's been bleak where i've been at.

Similar. Got over Saturday, saw a small buck that evening and a 2x1 the next day. A few does as well but overall very few and tough hunting. Still an adventure with lots of miles, seeing some.dead ones and a few other critters. Hope the WT bounce back in 3-5 years like after the 2021 hit.