Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Cougeyes on July 22, 2007, 02:33:22 PM
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Anyone on here draw one of the 15 Desert A deer tags?
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I sure wish I did. Anyone ever draw the desert archery tag? Whats the archery hunt like????
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First on my list of picks but no dice. :'(
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The archery hunt doesn't have very good success as far as I have researched. I could imagine after spending some time out there that that would be hard.
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Ive both hunted the desert and have seen guys bow hunt it. Im not a stick-n-stringer but there are a couple of options for hunting out there. most of the deer are in the open sage that time of year and the guy I watched hunted them in the open sage. It is not for a lack of targets as you see bucks non-stop it is just a matter of closing the distance. There are areas of trees around the ponds/wasteways/and reservoir. If somebody was a tree stand hunter or blind hunter that would probably be an option too. But that open sage is such a target rich environment its hard to pass up the thrill of the chase.
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A guy at work drew the A rag. He had max points. He's pretty stoked about it.
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does anyone have any pictures or sucess storys for the desert a tag hunt? is there public property there thats good......
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M_ray and I archery hunted it when the season was in late September. It was tough, tough building tree stands in the Russian Olives too. We both had good opportunities though, but didn't connect. There is a lot of public access.
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People need to stop putting in for this unit. It's not worth it. Please stop putting in for this tag. There's no deer around Moses Lake. Only good duck/goose hunting. ;) oh and bass fishing.
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tmike- how long ago was it that it was just an open unit? What was the quality like then? Just curious if the limited entry has helped much. I have only been in the basin for about 5 years and I was just curious.
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I think maybe 10 years? I use to hunt ducks/geese in that area and have been all over the unit for various reasons and I never even thought about deer hunting it. I saw an occasional large buck but no bombers.
shawn
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People need to stop putting in for this unit. It's not worth it. Please stop putting in for this tag. There's no deer around Moses Lake. Only good duck/goose hunting. ;) oh and bass fishing.
why you want to hunt it for yourself? lol........lol........lol :chuckle:
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Why is "Desert A" the largest demand area for washington hunters for modern firearm permits? i thought there was a bunch of big mule deer there? is that wrong?
if this isnt a good place to put points towards then what Special hunt permit should i put in for?
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I drew a archery tag a couple of years back. It started after the rifle hunters and was very hard to get within shooting distance. I saw a lot of deer and a few good buck but no monsters. In 10 days of hunting I missed a buck I wanted and went home empty. :bash:
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what Special hunt permit should i put in for?
Perrygin
Chewuck
Gardner
Chiliwist
Entiat
Swakane
Alta
Pogue
Chiwawa
YTC
take your pick
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what Special hunt permit should i put in for?
Perrygin
Chewuck
Gardner
Chiliwist
Entiat
Swakane
Alta
Pogue
Chiwawa
YTC
take your pick
Thats alot of areas. seriously are those all Big mule deer draws?
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We drew it the year before it went to a rut hunt. I believe 5 years ago. I'm not sure when it was an open unit. It was a 1 in 4 draw odd then. We mainly hunted the West end. The quality was great, but they were in summer mode. It was interesting seeing game trails 2 feet under water in the ponds. We flew the unit which I would recommend to anyone that draws it. Those deer have everything they need, plenty of food water and cover.
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I spent several days in that unit (public land) last year and it will not be on my choices for permits this year. I've seen big deer taken from there but they are mostly from private land or from a few years back when there weren't rag horns running everywhere. The quantity of deer is great, but the quality is not so good. Just my .02.
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I think it will still be my number 1 choice, think i have 9 points now. My uncle and his friend drew it a few years ago, my uncle shot a 25" 4 point, nice buck, nothing huge though, his friend shot a small one. They didn't hunt hard though, i think they thought they were going to be seeing 27-30" bucks running around all over.
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What other hunt should somebody invest points into if they want to get a monster buck........
I was told theat desert A has some big bucks...........?
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Not sure, but I think Passion gave you a list. :)
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Thats alot of areas. seriously are those all Big mule deer draws?
160"+ deer are taken in all of those hunts every year. The hunts with the most apps are better for the most part...
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I know two guys who drew that tag and were both successful. My son's grandad on his mom's side drew it with his hunting partner first year with one point. Talk about luck. He told me they saw some huge deer that they just couldn't pull it together. His partner shot one right at the 30 inch mark and scored in the 180s and he held out till last day and shot a old mature buck that needed to be taken out of the herd. I only have a picture of his buck. here ya go!
Gunner
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I have only ever heard a few good things about the unit and that was from a guy that has lived up there his whole life. He knew the unit by the back of his hand. I think the key to that hunt is a lot of time if you want a big one. With all of that said I have never seen a pic of a buck that I would consider waiting 8 to 10 years or more to get that tag. I hope that someone can prove me wrong. coasthunter pick a couple of units and check them out. Put in for the ones that you like the most.
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Ill save you the time in researching perrygin. Dont bother with it. Nothing to see there! You should NOT apply for perrygin! ;D Just thought id save you some time! 8)
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You guys are making me second guess the desert unit now. I have 11 points and thats always my first choice, ive see some good ones come out there. I may have to rethink.
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One has to take into consideration the winter survival of deer this year. Maybe more so in the North Eastern part of the state. Will see if spring surveys affect permit numbers.
