juniper dunes

[mcphee4501]

thinking about hunint juniper dunes wilderness. has anyone hunted there before? 

[KTMSMOKER]

Whats the presure like their.   I am getting tired of hunting public land.

[400out]

Its really hard to hunt if you can imagine sand dunes with trees on the tops of some and in the bottoms of others, if you find a deer ( which are far and few between ) you have to see them before they see you its like a maze out there they go into one little dune and at the other end it leads into 4 more so on and so forth. they get away fast! on top of that its kind of difficult to walk its like hunting on the beach with hills!

[KTMSMOKER]

We ride dirtbikes there and I have seen a few herds of deer.  Thought they might be more prevelent in the wilderness area.  Also, the fact that it would suck to hunt there I figured it might actually work.  At least there are no dang wolves there.  I am getting frustrated hunting on public land.  I like to hunt but dont really have the time to scout like I should.

[mad-bomber]

mule deer stink! id find their wate and sit with a spotting scope. if you use a 7mm you can shoot them a 1,700yds!

[denali]

i am somewhat familiar with the ag land around the area, access is the big problem, I have seen some guys hunt it on horse back, some nice bucks hang out there I have even seen a couple of elk over the years.     you should scout it see if it's you kind of hunting ? 

[BIGINNER]

i always thought that hunting was not allowed at the juniper dunes,....   i gotta go check i out sometime....
maybe some coyotes...

[KTMSMOKER]

Dont hunt the dunes area if there are people ridding.  There is i wilderness area that doesnt allow anything with wheels.  It is a pretty big area.  The whole peterson road thing is a joke. BLM just needs to pave the small section in front of Petersons house and make him happy.  I have been dealing with this isue for years for the dirtbikes.  Just use peterson road and drive slow.

[alanger]

mule deer stink! id find their wate and sit with a spotting scope. if you use a 7mm you can shoot them a 1,700yds!

well with a bow you just have to get inside 103! 

[KTMSMOKER]

Wow, 103 yards.  I have never shot a bow, but that sounds long. 

[poulsbo]

103 is way too far too be shooting animals with a bow. even for the best of the best bow hunters.

[Small_Savage]

I had a friend that lived near the edge of it, and we went out for coyote a couple times and had some luck, but that was awhile ago.