One Deer Hunt

[Ridgerunner]

If you could go on one deer hunt what species would it be for and where would it be?

[boneaddict]

Jicarilla for Mule deer

[Fletch]

Ditto!

[Dman]

 Already booked for '09, Peace River muleys

[Ray]

There is something to be said about hunting in the convenience and relative proximity of your own home. I suppose hunting mule deer right here in the Cascade mountains would suit me just fine. Except if it was only once that would be really bad

[jackelope]

at this point in my western hunting career, a hunt right in my home state is still a major deal for me. i still get huge satisfaction out of hunting right here. no need to go elsewhere yet.
give me one of the late permit tags or any of our tags with a good chance at a a good buck, i'm a happy camper.

[boneaddict]

Except if it was only once that would be really bad 

YEP!

[Dman]

 "give me one of the late permit tags or any of our tags with a good chance at a a good buck, i'm a happy camper."

 AAAHHHAAAHHHAAAHHHAAA!!!! 

 Sheeeeiiittt, I will be drawn when; the fat lady sings, Bob Sagett is funny, the Sonics have a winning team.....

[jackelope]

sorry that you can't get drawn...alls i was saying is i don't have to pay big bucks to go out of state or canada to be satisfied. i'm happy here on my general hunts even, no permit needed. keeping  in mind that that is my opinion and i don't expect everyone to feel the same way. you have to understand, which i understand you won't, that after growing up hunting in new york state and seeing cattle painted with orange paint so the cidiots wouldn't shoot them, i'm still in awe of the scenery and the deer we have here to hunt. i haven't even begun to scratch the surface of whats available here. whitetail, mule deer, blacktail, elk, blah blah blah. i put in for a deer tag for the very first time this year. i won't get drawn and thats fine. good luck with your tags...oh and refer to the title of the thread...one deer hunt...and then
"If you could go on one deer hunt what species would it be for and where would it be?"
that was my answer.

[Dman]

 Gawd your sensitive for an easterner, lived on the E. coast for six years. Jerking your chain dude, relax. BTW, I didn't bother posting another Cutthroat pic on the flyfishing site, a few of those guys couldn't identify their utensil with a magnifying glass -one or two had some fish smarts though. The reverse is true also, I've lived in Wa.. for 24 years consecutive now and have seen the woods shrink and fill up with hunters. It's not what it used to be. I'm just saying, I honestly do not expect to get drawn for a hunt in under 10 years, so I wouldn't have any idea what a tag like that would be like, experience wise. Though, I can say that public land hunting in Wa.. has gone Wayy down hill.

[jackelope]

Gawd your sensitive for an easterner

hardly...you just don't  know me. i am overly cautious about what i say because i am a new yorker...through and through. if you know anything about us, you know what i mean. trying to lose that habit, but it's tough. i just keep my mouth shut if i feel like i need to.
just having one of those days i guess....
but sensitive--no.
back to the deer now, k?

[Dman]

 So, let me ask, how many years did it take you to get drawn for a Wa. special hunt? I've been trying for 7.

[jackelope]

me?
refer to my post...

i put in for a deer tag for the very first time this year. i won't get drawn and thats fine

[Dman]

 Didn't see that. It's dang frustrating to put in for 7 years without getting drawn and I've even lowered my expectation level and put in for lesser hunt's with better odd's with no luck. I primarily hunted blacktail on the west side, my favorite spot was sold by Wheyerheuser several years ago. My next favorite spot is open only on weekends (you can see where I'm going with this). My 3rd best spot since the last time I hunted it six years ago, has gone from $12 per day access to a mandatory $300 season permit. I've invested so much dam time scouting these places out just to have them either shut down, or price me out that by the time I saved my money I said BS, I'm going out of State. If I knew private landowner's I would feel differently, but my own experience in this State leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

[Ironhead]

For me it's the Henry's in Utah or  unit 10 4th season in CO, I wouldn't turn down a hunt on the Jic either though. The strip would also be high on the list. Unit 45 in ID. I want to hunt them all.