BT Debate

[jwroberts]

Just curious if I can get a debate going here.  This may be my last year hunting in this state and I am still trying to get a "nice" BT, got a couple smaller ones but nothing to impressive.  What do you guys think is the best unit/area for a nice BT?  No honey holes just units or areas, regardless of weapon choice.  I am betting a few folks will say Hancock, Randle etc.  Cast your vote and lets see what we come up with

[seansfire]

wish i new. they are dam good at hiding from me.

[GrainfedMuley]

Way too wet and thick to hunt the west side.  No blackies where I am at.   

[littlebuf]

im partial to 654 myself

[tonymoe]

are you talking general? do you have any preference points?

[billythekidrock]

What is "nice".

A. Would the rack sit in a box in the garage?
Most counties on the westside have these decent bucks.

B. Be put on a plaque?
Look for units with limited access.

C. Full shoulder mount?
Lewis County and south of there.

[Jason]

if you can find them the Washougal unit 568 always seems to put out good bucks

[Kowsrule30]

IMO as Littlebuf already stated.... Mashel is the place to go.... 2 pt min...

[Alan K]

Every unit has monster Blacktails, you just have to find them. . . It's no easier from one unit to another in my opinion.

Maybe hunt one of those units that you can shoot a decent mule deer and tell everyone it's a huge blacktail? 

[Huntbear]

if you can find them the Washougal unit 568 always seems to put out good bucks

If you do your homework, and find them early, this unit has some monsters in it.  However, since most of it is weyerhauser land, there are roads everywhere, and general season it looks like a pumpkin patch. 

I have heard that the South Rainer area has some good ones also, but no experience there.

[bobcat]

Maybe hunt one of those units that you can shoot a decent mule deer and tell everyone it's a huge blacktail? 

Yeah, like me, I shot a nice buck in the Grayback and tell everybody it's a blacktail. Everybody seems really impressed!  

Seriously I agree with Alan, I don't think there is any one unit that's better than another, not in Washington. If you really want a good blacktail go to southern Oregon or Northern California.

[littlebuf]

 If you really want a good blacktail go to southern Oregon or Northern California.



if you want to call those blacktails

[bobcat]

Boone & Crocket call them blacktails, and so do the wildlife departments in Oregon and California. Why wouldn't I? What do you call them? They're definitely not mule deer.

[Shootmoore]

Oh lord here we go again  .

I'm only posting picks of whitetail on here from now on. 

Shootmoore

[Alan K]

Haha. . . I call them Oregon or California Blacktails. . . They might be genetically the same, but they're different in my book!