best blacktail hunting?

[MountainWalk]

for archery, i would think, without a doubt, kitsap county. lots of green belts and closed gate trail systems. not too many folks hunt them seriously out here, so they get fairly big along with a good nutritious soil thats not constantly leached by rain.  the biggest blacktail buck i have ever seen was on this horse farm that i worked on. freaking huge! at least a 130 buck. kitsap county shows up pretty well in the pope and young book.

[bankwalker]

A couple shooters of HWY 9 near woodinville!

 

ive seen some monsters along highway 9 between woodinville and clear view.

[MIKEXRAY]

The biggest blacktail bucks I ever saw was down by pe-ell west of chehalis. We saw huge bucks in there and good buck numbers. I hunted the road heading west out of Pe-ell right when it crossed the county line on north side of road. Great hunting area, not to many people. Plenty of deer without to far walking in.

[bucklucky]

If you go down around Pe-Ell, dont leave your truck unatended to long, or your camp for that matter

[robodad]

If you go down around Pe-Ell, dont leave your truck unatended to long, or your camp for that matter

Especially on a windy day !! 

[Ihookum]

Same ridge that this guy was shot on..See columbia blacktail.

http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgrecords/WorldRecordsDetail.asp?area=bgRecords&type=MULE%20DEER

[ICEMAN]

Winston, before they logged the bajeezees out of it! 

[coonhound]

It's all about finding those untouched areas wether it be the deep dark roadless areas or the not so obvious local honey holes.  I'm partial to exploring the large blocks of roadless areas especially in the Gifford Pinchot. A couple of the areas I hunt have a buck to doe ratio that's probably 1 buck to 3 does.  It's all about being willing to do your research and leg work and leave the luck thing to all the Slobs that prefer to down a six pack while driving a hundered miles checking all the easy clear cuts.  Don't get me wrong we all need a certain degree of luck but you can definitely put the odds in your favor if you're willing to put in some serious homework.

Just my $0.02,
Coon

[G.R.K]

Elbe hills,Roundtop Mtn,Stahl Mtn,Cougar Mtn are all good areas for some nice bucks.

[coonhound]

Careful now...don't be sending the whole state into my backyard.

Coon

[257 Wby Mag]

Elbe hills,Roundtop Mtn,Stahl Mtn,Cougar Mtn are all good areas for some nice bucks.

Good one Andy!!!Laffin...

[Alchase]

I know where there are some dandy benchlegs in the Mt. Adams Wilderness. 

PB, off the Rez? I love that area. Have to close attention the PCT though, lol

[edmondshunter]

Dotty Hills, and hancock tree farm

[S.O.B]

G.R.K is spot on I have seen a number of 120+ bucks on Cougar Mt. and one that was pushing the 150 mark.

[Dman]

 I've also seen some really nice bucks 20-22", mature and heavy outside Mt Ranier Park, by outside I mean within 15-20 miles of the Park. They never seem to get harvested, either hide out on private land, or head up into the Park once hunters hit the woods in Sept. Talked to an oldtimer once who harvested some really nice bucks by packing in to just outside the Park boundary by trail, I believe it's the Wilderness area, hard earned bucks.