Hunting the big timber in the national forest on the eastern slope of the Olympics is tough business. There are deer there, but the amount of predators is absurd. Long term scouting (cameras) will get you in a general area to start, but flying blind into that country you may not see a deer all day, for multiple days. Most people focus on state lands where there is active logging or they head higher to the alpine where they can glass. For reference, we have a cabin less than a mile from where you’re talking about and I find myself spending less time looking for deer and more time looking for bear and cougars there. My best advice, stay below 1500’ of elevation and find a thick river bottom in close proximity to 40 year old+ timber, a clear cut, and thick 6-8 year reprod.
