Palouse Hunt A Mistake? Advice Appreciated!

[Sideswipe]

Don't know what I was thinking.  Got drawn for the Palouse Hunt (late Whitetail/3 pts or better).  I may have just thrown away 3 preference points!  I know one landowner who gave me permission to hunt there next wk but for such a large hunt & w/no knowledge of this area I think I made a mistake & shoulda saved my points for a Wetside hunt where I sorta know what I'm doing.  Any Palouse "vets" out there who have any "dos or don'ts"?

[Ridgerunner]

not a palouse vet but its a decent tag to get a decent WT.  Someone will chime in I'm sure, look at gohunt and the feel free land over there to start.

[robodad]

My advice would be to you and anyone else to stop puttin in for places you don't know and have no intention of learning, it really makes it hard for those that really want those tags to get them !! Just because there are 4 slots for choices doesn't mean you have to use them !!! Ok that's all...................Sorry !!

[webbspinner]

Not sure where you are drawn for exactly, but lots of feel free to hunt land around the Palouse River between Palouse and Colfax or at least there used to be.  also south of pullman along the union flat creek area towards the breaks of the snake.  They should be getting rutty so watch for the does in the brushy eyebrows and draws and glass. Used to be some real brutes around there.  Check out west of Colfax also and from kamiak butte west around parvin.  make sure ya ask to hunt though.  Farmers there used to be real nice.  Good luck and shoot straight.   

[Bigfoot]

I've hunted down in that area several times.  Look for the phone numbers on the Hunting By Written Permission Only signs and give them a call.  Even if they don't have signs up, a lot of landowners will give you permission this time of year.  From my experience most of them save their land for family and friends for opening weekend and then after that they're usually all tagged out and will give permission to others. 

[Tikka Bird Dog]

"lewy" and i got drawn for that hunt about 4 years ago and your right about savin your pts unless you know a land owner. we talked to a lot of people when we went over there and the locals told us that about 85 to 90% of that county is privately owned. good luck! i knew a wheat farmer over there that was nice enough to let us hunt and we both got deer, nothing huge, but there is a lot of deer over there to be got tho. good luck!

[jjhunter]

One of my best friends owns all of that land along the Palouse River.  Not "feel free to hunt" anymore!"  In fact, the city limits was extended out past where most of that ground was.  A lot of new houses and even a housing development now.  You will kill a buck if you go, but good luck getting on any ground that holds big deer.    Also, make sure you know where you are at all times......the hunting is not as easy going around there as it was when I was growing up.

[KillerMiller]

   I will PM my number.  I have a contact in 142 around Hooper/Washtucna.

[WSU]

PM sent.

[Wacenturion]

My advice would be to you and anyone else to stop puttin in for places you don't know and have no intention of learning, it really makes it hard for those that really want those tags to get them !! Just because there are 4 slots for choices doesn't mean you have to use them !!! Ok that's all...................Sorry !!

My feelings exactly.  The dumbest thing WDFW ever did...well...one of many.  Should be one choice and one choice only................