I now understand why Black tail are the hardest hunt in Washington.

[akashasdaddy]

I am not surprised that I was unlucky over the weekend I am a rookie and hunting alone, but besides all that I now know why black tails are considered one of the toughest hunts. There are NO animals in the woods. I spent more than 24 hours in the woods over the weekend hiking and glassing not just driving up and down the roads and didn't see even a doe. However, yesterday morning on my way to the woods I saw the BIGGEST 3 point of my life standing at the stop sign about 4 blocks from my house. He was chasing a doe. I stopped to look at him and he looked back pretty much taunting me saying neener neener neener. I'd be lying if I said I didn't die a little inside having to drive right by this monster but he was well within city limits and it was about 4 am and I kinda figured that since I did the right thing by driving past him that I would be rewarded with at least a spike. On the way to my spot I saw another 5 or 6 bucks and a handfull of doe all within city limits. So yes black tail are hard to hunt because to hunt legally you have to go to the woods but all the deer are in the city.

[CplRaines]

I do believe they have a firmer grasp of the english language than half the American population and that WDFW gives them advance copies of our rules and regulations. 

[bagmNtagm]

I do believe they have a firmer grasp of the english language than half the American population and that WDFW gives them advance copies of our rules and regulations. 

That would be very true, Last year i was delivering pizza in my hometown here in kent and I seen the biggest 4 point black tail (during late season archery) buck cross right in front of my headlights on Scenic hill and he to stopped and stared back at me in some guys front yard. It was as if he knew that the place to be was right in a over populated town

[TheFewTheProud]

They have tunnels

[BackStrappin]

Yes its true all the big bucks are living it up in the city .    It always hurts passing by big buck on the way to the hunting grounds . 

My advice to you is to take it easy out there .  Glass as much as you can you will start seeing deer.  It was a pretty bad hunting weekend weather wise on the westside of the state .

[runamuk]

They have tunnels

  

and copies of the regs I actually did find regs along with other garbage dumped in the woods one time 

[Hunterman]

What  :dunno:do you think we are the only ones who mark the calender with the seaon opener, and study the regs. ?? Every year its the sme thing..Deer all over hells half acer,, bucks, monster bucks, around every cornor  Then the season opens and POOF their gone..Yep their hard to hunt..Welcome to the fun 

Hunterman(Tony)

[Dmanmastertracker]

 I'd write the deer a deer to deer memo that there is a meeting taking place in the woods. All are expected to be present.....

[Helix]

So yes black tail are hard to hunt because to hunt legally you have to go to the woods but all the deer are in the city.

 

I can testify to that.  Pretty much all I ever see during firarms season are does while hunting.  but I've seen a buck the size of a muley with a massive rack, within 400 yards of my inlaws house in Maltby just chowing down on somebody's lawn laying next to a driveway. 

[wormfood]

I feel your frustration! Saturday and Monday mornings I had to chase the deer off the porch so I could get to my truck to drive out of town to go deer hunt. There is a real nice 1x3 that pretty much lives in my alley and I have been so tempted..........But its just not right. The kids have names for most of our local deer. Its so frustrating.

[Stilly bay]

I spent more than 24 hours in the woods over the weekend hiking and glassing not just driving up and down the roads and didn't see even a doe.

I wonder how many saw you?

they are out there, holding tight in the thickest brush, laughing as you slowly pass by within feet of them.

[3nails]

I spent more than 24 hours in the woods over the weekend hiking and glassing not just driving up and down the roads and didn't see even a doe.

I wonder how many saw you?

they are out there, holding tight in the thickest brush, laughing as you slowly pass by within feet of them.

Non of us EVER want to know the answer to that question. 

[buckmaster303]

pm me and i am sure i can help you out on this one i did not even bother going opening weekend figured id wait till yesterday decided to go out saw 14 by 2pm with 5 legal bucks holding out for the monster up there 

[wormfood]

Up where ?

[buckmaster303]

storm king. lots of deer out in the morning when the frost is on the ground i might be going out in the morning ill let you all know what i see maybe i can have my wall hanger on the ground.