Author Topic: How are the NE whitetails doing(Winter kill) (Read 9907 times)

bowhunterforever · « **on:** February 27, 2011, 06:31:05 PM »

How do you guys think the northeast whitetails are doing this winter? I was up the springdale hunters road about a month ago and saw 150 or so, they all looked healthy. What do you guys think?

Hangfire · « **Reply #1 on:** February 27, 2011, 10:30:20 PM »

Two weeks ago the white tails around Elokia Lake and the town of Valley looked exceptionally good. A week ago there were deer and tracks seen near Deer Park indicating they were coming back from wintering areas. Since the above sightings, we have receive 10 inches or more of new snow, wind to 35 mph, high temperatures in midteens and lows at minus 22, real temperature. We have a warm spell, with wind coming, then cold, below zero temperature, and more snow forecaste until the 15th of March. It is to early to say how they have made it through the winter, we could easily have a month or more of severe winter weather and possible snow cover well into April. Hopefully things will warm up.

danceswitharrows · « **Reply #2 on:** February 27, 2011, 11:18:13 PM »

I heard they (and the turkeys) all went to the blues

huntnnw · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2011, 12:00:30 AM »

fairly mild winter in NE WA, hit hard in november and early Dec and that was pretty much it

bearpaw · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2011, 12:17:15 AM »

Deer look good yet, I hope this deep freeze and snow storm ends in a few days. March can be the killer month, if spring breaks we are fine, if it's cold and snows the rest of the month, there could be an impact.

PolarBear · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2011, 12:21:25 AM »

Tha only thing hurting the deer around the place in Republic are the coyotes. They have been tearing the deer up this winter.

bearpaw · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2011, 09:53:47 AM »

There are a lot less coyotes eating deer in Stevens County after the coyote contest. Last I heard over 150 were taken, not sure of the final tally, it ended yesterday.

Big warmup today, that is good, about 32 outside right now.

NWBREW · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2011, 10:25:43 AM »

Dale, How much snow is up that way? I'll be headed over to the cabin up by Waneta Crossing in a few weeks and I;m hoping to be able to drive in to the cabin.

bearpaw · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2011, 10:28:34 AM »

Haven't been up to Waneta lately but the whole area has pretty open southern exposure, snow isn't too deep if you aren't on the wrong side of the hill or ridge.

millertime89 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2011, 02:34:57 PM »

All the deer I've seen out and about lately have been looking pretty healthy to me. From spokane up into colville at least. There's definitely still some winter weather in the wings, but we haven't really had an extended time period of really rough weather.. Like Hangfire said its been below zero for a few days and then back up in the 40's and even low 50's for a week after so any snow that we get melts at least most of the way off before we get any more accumulation ...

Schwag173 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 01, 2011, 04:49:03 AM »

A WDFW officer practically begged me to start hunting "anywhere in GMU124" because the deer population was so high compared to the GMUs up north. My $0.02 worth.

Skyvalhunter · « **Reply #11 on:** March 01, 2011, 05:22:33 AM »

Going to be a tough year in that NE section this year.

DBHAWTHORNE · « **Reply #12 on:** March 01, 2011, 05:45:38 AM »

Good thread. I am out of country for a few months so it is good to get updates on their condition.

bearpaw · « **Reply #13 on:** March 01, 2011, 06:08:53 AM »

Low was 27 last night so mild again. I heard there was a lot more snow out of this last storm to the south, but so far we have had much less than a foot in Colville. Sherman area had about 6 inches fresh yesterday, but winter ranges are not too deep with snow and deer still look good. If spring will break this month we will have had a moderate winter with not too much affect on game herds. That would mean a good fawn crop so we can start rebuilding the deer herd from 07 and 08 winters.

As someone else said, the coyotes have probably been harder on the deer than the winter so far.

lewy · « **Reply #14 on:** March 01, 2011, 06:20:08 AM »

I was at our property over the weekend in the Huckleberry and seen alot of deer in the lower elevations, not to many up were we are at yet (as expected) They looked to be in pretty good shape. Im still not seeing near the turkeys I was in the years past. I heard something about a coyote derby goin on, what was that all about? Hope they killed a bunch

GoldTip · « **Reply #15 on:** March 01, 2011, 07:02:57 AM »

They seem to be doing fine in South SPokane area.

bearpaw · « **Reply #16 on:** March 01, 2011, 07:04:07 AM »

Last I heard over 150 coyotes were taken, not sure of the final tally, it ended Sunday.

Ballance1 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 02, 2011, 02:06:05 PM »

I probably saw 300-400+ deer between Readan and Colville but None the entire Williams lake Rd. Not sure if its the snow or the foreigners.

Hangfire · « **Reply #18 on:** March 02, 2011, 09:41:58 PM »

Talked to a friend that lives near Little Spokane River, a no shooting area. He saw a doe being chased by a coyote right by shop. He knows of 3 recent coyote killed deer, within 200 yards of shop, with out going in timber looking.

Sneaky · « **Reply #19 on:** March 02, 2011, 10:08:06 PM »

That's good news that they are putting a hurt on the predators. The way the weather concentrates the deer this time of year makes them really susceptible to predation.

Devinshoe · « **Reply #20 on:** March 02, 2011, 10:42:22 PM »

I've only found 1 winter kill this year out looking for sheds. It was a fresh cougar kill just recently covered. It seems like the deer are doing good this year.

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #21 on:** March 03, 2011, 12:08:34 AM »

Quote from: Devinshoe on March 02, 2011, 10:42:22 PM

I've only found 1 winter kill this year out looking for sheds. It was a fresh cougar kill just recently covered. It seems like the deer are doing good this year.

You should put a trail cam over the kill, or did you?

Devinshoe · « **Reply #22 on:** March 03, 2011, 12:00:12 PM »

Quote from: bowhunterforever on March 03, 2011, 12:08:34 AM

Quote from: Devinshoe on March 02, 2011, 10:42:22 PM
I've only found 1 winter kill this year out looking for sheds. It was a fresh cougar kill just recently covered. It seems like the deer are doing good this year.
You should put a trail cam over the kill, or did you?

No i didn't . I should have but i just took pictures and kept moving.

Lunatic Fringe · « **Reply #23 on:** March 04, 2011, 12:59:11 PM »

This might be a comment for another thread, but does anyone know what the final decision of the WDFW meeting to decide on making 117, 121 a 4 point minimum unit? Are we hunting 4 point in 49 degrees north next year or any buck?

bearpaw · « **Reply #24 on:** March 04, 2011, 01:04:13 PM »

The meeting is occuring tommorrow where they hear more input in Spokane.

Supposed to snow 2 to 4 inches tonight, I amn officially tired of winter, AZ is sounding better every year....

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #25 on:** March 28, 2011, 03:16:38 AM »

I havent been up north checking on the herds in awhile. Anybody have any updates?

NWBREW · « **Reply #26 on:** March 28, 2011, 08:57:53 AM »

Just came back from North Stevens county. Deer looked very healthy and we saw tons of deer.

stormin85 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 28, 2011, 09:19:31 AM »

talking with my buddy that lives on spokane mt. the two farms we hunt by loon lake have the population increasing a little, we got the cameras out trying to get some numbers and start some tracking, most of the deer i saw a month or so ago looked pretty healthy, but i know the snow hit once or twice since i have been there, i'll be heading over for spring turkey, and we'll be getting in alot more scouting, so hopefully we can see some good numbers, thats good to hear about the coyote challenge, those muts are everywhere, hopefully i can knock a couple down and send them into a nice looooong nap next time i'm out there.

quadrafire · « **Reply #28 on:** March 28, 2011, 09:24:50 AM »

I was up bumming around in Northern Stevens county this weekend. I would say the whitetail population looks VERY good. Animals looked well fed and I thought the numbers were good. I found a few carcasses, but not many. (didn't examine them for bullet fragments)

huntnnw · « **Reply #29 on:** March 28, 2011, 10:39:11 PM »

From what I have seen around here deer look great

jess · « **Reply #30 on:** March 30, 2011, 04:21:04 PM »

very little winter kill around republic i have been covering lots of ground looking for sheds and have only found a couple dead deer... It was a below average winter as far as snow goes so that helped

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