Late Palouse Tag and Colville River 2nd Tag

[bigtex]

Not a whole lot of public land. HOWEVER, there is a TON of land that landowners give permission for you to hunt through the WDFW's Written Permission to Hunt Program. Go over early and look for yellow signs, these signs will have the landowners name and phone number on them, give them a call. If you get permission they will give you a card that basically allows you to come on their property. You can also look for Feel Free to Hunt property, these are marked by green signs and you don't need permission. However your best chances are thru the written permission areas.

[cem3434]

Not a whole lot of public land. HOWEVER, there is a TON of land that landowners give permission for you to hunt through the WDFW's Written Permission to Hunt Program. Go over early and look for yellow signs, these signs will have the landowners name and phone number on them, give them a call. If you get permission they will give you a card that basically allows you to come on their property. You can also look for Feel Free to Hunt property, these are marked by green signs and you don't need permission. However your best chances are thru the written permission areas.

Thanks, that is some great info and I didnt even know that these programs were in place.

[VerbeckHunting]

There are a couple little sections of public land in unit 127.  I had that tag a couple years ago and took a decent buck off of it.  Once I figure out how to upload pictures on here. I will put a pic of the deer up.  PM me if you want some more help.

[jjhunter]

Not a whole lot of public land. HOWEVER, there is a TON of land that landowners give permission for you to hunt through the WDFW's Written Permission to Hunt Program. Go over early and look for yellow signs, these signs will have the landowners name and phone number on them, give them a call. If you get permission they will give you a card that basically allows you to come on their property. You can also look for Feel Free to Hunt property, these are marked by green signs and you don't need permission. However your best chances are thru the written permission areas.

Thanks, that is some great info and I didnt even know that these programs were in place.

My parent's place was registered in that program (they were grandfathered in when they bought the place), but as of last year, the program no longer had funding.  As far as I know, the program no longer exists?

[BLUEBULLS]

That can be a fun hunt, we used to do it when was a general hunt with good success. I do remember it being all private. It pretty interesting where you find some of the bucks over there.

[yelp]

Not a whole lot of public land. HOWEVER, there is a TON of land that landowners give permission for you to hunt through the WDFW's Written Permission to Hunt Program. Go over early and look for yellow signs, these signs will have the landowners name and phone number on them, give them a call. If you get permission they will give you a card that basically allows you to come on their property. You can also look for Feel Free to Hunt property, these are marked by green signs and you don't need permission. However your best chances are thru the written permission areas.

Thanks, that is some great info and I didnt even know that these programs were in place.

My parent's place was registered in that program (they were grandfathered in when they bought the place), but as of last year, the program no longer had funding.  As far as I know, the program no longer exists?

It still exists..PM me if you want more info.  Was your parents place in Whitman County?

[bigtex]

Not a whole lot of public land. HOWEVER, there is a TON of land that landowners give permission for you to hunt through the WDFW's Written Permission to Hunt Program. Go over early and look for yellow signs, these signs will have the landowners name and phone number on them, give them a call. If you get permission they will give you a card that basically allows you to come on their property. You can also look for Feel Free to Hunt property, these are marked by green signs and you don't need permission. However your best chances are thru the written permission areas.

Thanks, that is some great info and I didnt even know that these programs were in place.

My parent's place was registered in that program (they were grandfathered in when they bought the place), but as of last year, the program no longer had funding.  As far as I know, the program no longer exists?

Ya it still exists. I am in Whitman County right now and have seen a ton of signs

[jjhunter]

Yeah, whitman county.  Signs still up because game warden can just write tickets.

[bigtex]

Yeah, whitman county.  Signs still up because game warden can just write tickets.

Ok, I will change my response. I have seen these signs in numerous occasions across eastern washington the past month. I have even talked to serveral landowners who have said the program is still around and will provide me access this fall. FYI, game wardens and any other officer just cant simply write you a ticket for being on private property, the landowner must inform the officer to file charges of trespassing.

[bigtex]

cem3434,
send me a PM and I will give you a list of location of landowners who will give you access through this program!

[jjhunter]

Yeah, whitman county.  Signs still up because game warden can just write tickets.

Ok, I will change my response. I have seen these signs in numerous occasions across eastern washington the past month. I have even talked to serveral landowners who have said the program is still around and will provide me access this fall. FYI, game wardens and any other officer just cant simply write you a ticket for being on private property, the landowner must inform the officer to file charges of trespassing.

Again, not true.  The major selling point of the program is that the game warden can patrol your property and WRITE TICKETS without your consent.   I have to carry a card on my own property.   Of course, I probably wouldn't know being in the program for five years....but you would, cause you have hunted a couple places? 

If you are gonna hunt Whitman late, check out the Palouse River for access, or better yet, Union Flat Creek.   The Snake is good, but access has really tightened up in that lower country and the whitetails are still recovering from blue tongue.

[bigtex]

Yeah, whitman county.  Signs still up because game warden can just write tickets.

Ok, I will change my response. I have seen these signs in numerous occasions across eastern washington the past month. I have even talked to serveral landowners who have said the program is still around and will provide me access this fall. FYI, game wardens and any other officer just cant simply write you a ticket for being on private property, the landowner must inform the officer to file charges of trespassing.

Again, not true.  The major selling point of the program is that the game warden can patrol your property and WRITE TICKETS without your consent.   I have to carry a card on my own property.   Of course, I probably wouldn't know being in the program for five years....but you would, cause you have hunted a couple places? 

If you are gonna hunt Whitman late, check out the Palouse River for access, or better yet, Union Flat Creek.   The Snake is good, but access has really tightened up in that lower country and the whitetails are still recovering from blue tongue.

What I meant by a WDFW Officer writing a ticket on private property I was referring to writing a tresspassing ticket. They can go on anybody's property to check licenses and write any hunting/fishing tickets. Trespassing is not a fish/wildlife offense. In order for a trespassing crime to be prosecuted the landowner must press charges, if they dont then the prosecutor will not prosecute. It is just like in order for someone to be charged with assault someone must inform the police they want to press charges. Many landowners have agreements with WDFW which say that anyone they find tresspassing on their property they want to prosecute, but if there is no agreement or landowner there saying prosecute then WDFW and the county won't prosecute

[zackmioli]

my 6x6 whitey from 142 last year. like jjhunter said, check out the union flat creek area for access. thats where i am located every year. pm me for more info.




my dads 4x4 from last year. same property.

[jjhunter]

Here is a muzzy buck from last year in 142 (September).   If you don't have premium private access, that late tag is no better than the regular rifle.   There are a ton of deer and legal bucks, but the big deer live on low-pressure private.   I helped out two guys that had the tag last year, gave them very specific information, but they never got back to me to let me know how they did?

[BAR C3]

I know of a ranch for lease (300 acres) that last year had 35 four point or better bucks coimg in and out of it. Some friends took a 165 and 150ish off it. It will cost $1,000 a head for the entire season to hunt it. It is the going rate in the area. It is in 133 Roosevelt GMU. There is quite a bit of timberon it and is surrounded by wheat and alfalfa fields. If someone is interested, shoot me a private message. I would love to hunt it! I have the tag. But I also live in the area and this guy don't pay to hunt on land!