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Title: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: janttihunter on November 17, 2012, 07:26:39 PM: im heading over that way Tuesday. Heading out to some feel free to hunt land. Anyone else Hunting out there??
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Post by: Forrestrover.02 on November 17, 2012, 07:58:25 PM: I've hunted 379 late muzzy, but not 381. Always wondered about it, though. Good luck.
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Post by: janttihunter on November 17, 2012, 08:01:39 PM: How was 379?
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Post by: splitshot on November 17, 2012, 11:15:43 PM: where is 381 and 279? i lost my regs. mike w
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Post by: janttihunter on November 17, 2012, 11:51:58 PM: Kahlotus.
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Post by: spikehunter on November 18, 2012, 08:22:34 AM: with as much money i have pumped into this season :bash: and still have just memories of the season, I will be out there too :)
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: janttihunter on November 18, 2012, 08:47:32 AM: Ya I here ya spikehunter....I dont know much about that area. I scouted one day and researched allot on here.. Figure ill give it a shot. Have you hunted it before?
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: 400out on November 18, 2012, 08:50:38 AM: good luck! Tons of private but a few sections of ffth land if you look around ;)
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Post by: teanawayslayer on November 18, 2012, 08:53:48 AM: Quote from: janttihunter on November 17, 2012, 07:26:39 PM
im heading over that way Tuesday. Heading out to some feel free to hunt land. Anyone else Hunting out there??
we will be over there on friday. Good luck with the feel free to hunt land. I checked that out last year and didn't even see a tweety bird. But had to check it out. now I know it is a waste of time. It is mostly all private.
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: 400out on November 18, 2012, 08:58:04 AM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on November 18, 2012, 08:53:48 AM
Quote from: janttihunter on November 17, 2012, 07:26:39 PM
im heading over that way Tuesday. Heading out to some feel free to hunt land. Anyone else Hunting out there??
we will be over there on friday. Good luck with the feel free to hunt land. I checked that out last year and didn't even see a tweety bird. But had to check it out. now I know it is a waste of time. It is mostly all private.
;) last year there was snow! Big difference this year! FYI when the weather hits the deer migrate to the east ( across the pasco/kahlotus hwy) big temp difference by the river. without the snow the deer will be on the ffth land. :tup:
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: janttihunter on November 18, 2012, 09:01:51 AM: Teanawayslayer, Its that bad hu..Im driving 5 hrs lol..And staying the night in a hotel..I hope the spot I picked out isnt the same one you hunted..

I found two ffth spots with some water and a little bit of cover..

I heard there were allot of deer over there for late Muzzy.. Id be happy with meat in the freezer. But im also prob spending couple hundred on gas food and a motel so if its that bad maybe ill back out..

Kinda why I was asking n here.
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Post by: janttihunter on November 18, 2012, 09:02:55 AM: Ok few.. Thanks 400out!!
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Post by: 400out on November 18, 2012, 09:09:50 AM: pm sent :hello:
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Post by: Forrestrover.02 on November 18, 2012, 11:02:18 AM: Quote from: janttihunter on November 17, 2012, 08:01:39 PM
How was 379?
Janntihunter, I haven't been back to unit 379 in several years. That unit used to be open to antlerless. We would hunt the Hanford Reach. We would see fair amounts of deer in the early season, and hardly any in the late. My brothers and I did see a big buck swim across the Columbia. With us coming down the slope, and seeing an upland hunter with a dog by the river, he decided to get the heck out of there.
The last time my buddy and I were there, it was so burned up, that we haven't been back.
I have always thought of heading farther east to 381, but I just don't know anything about that unit.
Good luck to you.
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: adamR on November 18, 2012, 11:25:06 AM: 379 is a waste of time in my opinion if you didn't scout it. I found a couple spots to go before the season and then opening morning it was ruined, there were people EVERYWHERE!!! There were some big bucks across the river but they knew what was going on.
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: janttihunter on November 18, 2012, 11:55:05 AM: Ya Im thinking 381.Think it will also be crowded??
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Post by: adamR on November 18, 2012, 12:11:18 PM: Probably won't be as bad as the hanford reach area if you find some private land to hunt. The problem with "feel free to hunt" areas from my experience is the animals are hunted so hard they don't come back there.
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: janttihunter on November 20, 2012, 07:47:19 PM: Went out today picked a random feel free to hunt spot, saw 6 does in three hours. Any advice on how to hunt this area. Felt kinda lost. Just found a ridge and a natural funnel and glassed..
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Post by: splitshot on November 21, 2012, 03:22:32 PM: i hunted kahlotus yesterday and today. saw more hunters than deer. there were pickups at every nice pulloff. i think the rifle guys shot most of the bucks . had to quit by noon today cause of the wind. a big tumbleweed hit me in the back when i was returning to the truck and scared the hell out of me. mike w
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: teanawayslayer on November 21, 2012, 04:38:13 PM: Quote from: janttihunter on November 20, 2012, 07:47:19 PM
Went out today picked a random feel free to hunt spot, saw 6 does in three hours. Any advice on how to hunt this area. Felt kinda lost. Just found a ridge and a natural funnel and glassed..
find a spot where they funnel and sit. stay low and use the wind to your favor. It isn't an easy unit to hunt with a muzzle loader
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: janttihunter on November 22, 2012, 09:29:45 AM: Saw 8 more does and a shooter buck yesterday. Also saw 10 Coyotes lol, Didnt see one hunter at my spot in two days.

Spent 120 bucks on gas and motel but well worth it to me being from New England and never setting foot in Dessert or vast farming area.Tottaly new experience :)

Walked about 20 miles up and down canyons and found allot of sign in a small canyon way out in the middle of this farm land. Went from winter wheat way in to the horizen where I could see green (figured water of some sort) But anyway the canyon was full of sign, well used trails FRESH tracks, deer dropping and buck. I made a tumbleweed blind on an old bobwire fence line about 50 yards from the trail and had another small canyon directly in fron of me with trails and sign also. Wind in my face. About 30 min after light 4 does come strolling through prob 40 yards, I could have shot one...Kinda wish i would have but let them pass..(Ive only shot one der in my life so it was tough to pass) an hour later of glassing, seeing coyotes and continplating shooting them...I saw three more Deer on the horizen, prob 1/2 mile, I decided to try to chase them to see what hapens lol..Well Mule deer can climb a hill in 5 sec that takes me 10 min and Im in pretty good shape (personal trainer by trade) I tried to cut them off but no luck..
After glassing and ridge walking the rest of the day I decided to set up another blind in the spot I saw 6 does on Tuesday. Waited 2 hrs and it was cold, windy.. I glassed, canyon line to the left (where I expected the deer to come from) Wind i my face, In front of me flat ground as far as I can see except 1 little patch of low brush that had a game trail heading my way, and I already checked earlier and also had been glassing (nothing taller than 2 feet...) So I decided to slowly make my way back with my half hour of light left. I stand up to throw my backpack on and I see something white pop up in the patch. I sat back down and threw up my binos. A 3 x 3 that nknew I was there...If I would have waited he prob would have walked out in fron of me :bash: Where the Heck did he come from lol..

Just wanted to post this as a inexperienced hunter that has been reading all your posts, Felt like a did a good job, but learned the hard way!!!!

Thanks everyone for all your help!!

Wish I had a couple more days to hunt it.. Back to the Westside on the quest for my first NW Deer...
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: teanawayslayer on November 22, 2012, 05:08:07 PM: Well now you know some new area and know the lay of the land for next time you go out. Sounds like you did all the right stuff. :tup:
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Post by: splitshot on November 22, 2012, 08:20:42 PM: i live 32 miles from where i hunt and today was another gooseegg but did see a 2 point with a doe. lots of road hunters, few people walking which is fine with me. need to find a new spot to hunt. in the am will work off some turkey and then look around. mike w
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Post by: janttihunter on November 23, 2012, 08:54:06 AM: where do you live Mike?
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Post by: splitshot on November 23, 2012, 03:38:24 PM: i live in othello. went out again today and did not see a deer. did go to another place that looked nice but a zero. think everyone was to full from turkey cuz i saw all roadhunters and no walkers. am trying to figure out how to get into the juniper dunes area. mike w
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Post by: bobcat on November 23, 2012, 04:46:05 PM: http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/site_info.php?siteid=270 (http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/site_info.php?siteid=270)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/08/26/2268419/juniper-dunes-access-project-hits.html (http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/08/26/2268419/juniper-dunes-access-project-hits.html)
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: teanawayslayer on November 25, 2012, 03:14:08 PM: well we hunted for 3 days. The cousin missed two really respectable bucks. :bash: :bash:. and missed several doe's. He ended up shooting a doe this morning in the pea soup fog. :tup:. it was a great hunt as usual saw hundreds of deer and 15-20 legal bucks. Until next year.
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Post by: buglebuster on November 25, 2012, 03:32:39 PM: Saw a pic of a buck killed in there the other day that is really close to the state record muzzy mule deer. If it had eye guards it probably would have took the spot.
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: Maverick on November 25, 2012, 04:40:56 PM: i know a few guys that have been hunting it and not seeing much. theres way too much private land and a lot of the farmers hunt or have family that hunts. good luck to anyone out hunting the late season. im close to the kahlotus unit and not far from 379.
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Post by: 400out on November 25, 2012, 05:49:47 PM: Heath, glad you got it done, we are going back there in the morning to try and finish the year ;)

janttihunter, Hope the info helped, and you are learning chalk it up to that ;)
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: teanawayslayer on November 26, 2012, 04:25:08 PM: Quote from: 400out on November 25, 2012, 05:49:47 PM
Heath, glad you got it done, we are going back there in the morning to try and finish the year ;)

janttihunter, Hope the info helped, and you are learning chalk it up to that ;)
Well how did you do today? My nephew left you plenty of good bucks to kill! :bash:
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: splitshot on November 26, 2012, 05:01:41 PM: i left about 3 pm to come home cuz got fogged in. hope it clears but i doubt it. this was my 6th day without popping a cap. will keep it up with 4 more days then off to another place. mike w
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: Maverick on November 27, 2012, 05:42:06 PM: worked out there on the highway today and didnt see any deer.
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Post by: teanawayslayer on November 27, 2012, 07:39:24 PM: Where are you guys hunting? There are deer all over down there. No caps going off don't get it :dunno:
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Post by: buglebuster on November 27, 2012, 09:58:09 PM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on November 27, 2012, 07:39:24 PM
Where are you guys hunting? There are deer all over down there. No caps going off don't get it :dunno:
On public land? :dunno:
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: Maverick on November 27, 2012, 10:51:16 PM: It's mostly private. Bugle you know that if i had a buck picked out over there id be calling you up. I have looking a little bit.
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Post by: splitshot on November 28, 2012, 09:48:46 PM: 2 more days , hope it does not rain too much. finally saw some deer but the sneak did not work. only saw 2 other hunters and one of them got a deer yesterday in the fog. mike w
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Post by: Broken Arrow on November 28, 2012, 09:51:58 PM: good unit....a boat is useful....be prepared to walk many miles.....all i can say.
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Post by: splitshot on November 29, 2012, 05:19:21 PM: one more day and then to couse for the big one. i will not shoot a doe. mike w
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: teanawayslayer on November 29, 2012, 05:22:09 PM: Quote from: splitshot on November 29, 2012, 05:19:21 PM
one more day and then to couse for the big one. i will not shoot a doe. mike w
good luck :tup:
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: buckmaster_wa on November 30, 2012, 06:20:47 AM: Quote from: buglebuster on November 25, 2012, 03:32:39 PM
Saw a pic of a buck killed in there the other day that is really close to the state record muzzy mule deer. If it had eye guards it probably would have took the spot.

lets see the pic.
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Post by: buglebuster on November 30, 2012, 06:44:30 PM: I got permission, ill post a pic when i get to my computer. I smashed a nice 4x4 whitetail right at about 4pm today :tup: once again pics when i get to the computer.
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Post by: janttihunter on December 01, 2012, 05:04:22 AM: Man wish I had the time to go back over there for a few days..Heading out now here on the westside.. Spent the last few days in sidways rain, and thick fog...Hopfully I get one today!!!
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Post by: buglebuster on December 01, 2012, 11:46:35 AM: here are the pics of the big mule deer killed in the unit
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe131%2Fcoyotekiller3006%2Fbigmule.jpg&hash=a2664b403a8705c7b0fbee16f4b1e2c320eb577e)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi38.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fe131%2Fcoyotekiller3006%2Fbigmule2.jpg&hash=b6e588314a082972d9ec6b6f1ca645dcefbd69bd)
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Post by: 400out on December 01, 2012, 03:11:53 PM: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

congrats to the hunter
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Post by: splitshot on December 01, 2012, 03:36:11 PM: i hope no one goes there today cuz it is closed!!! i saw fewer deer than ever. other people have said the same. mike w
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Post by: 400out on December 01, 2012, 03:38:18 PM: If tey do please let me know first! I will point them in a direction ;)
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Post by: teanawayslayer on December 01, 2012, 03:42:24 PM: I heard from a buddy that it was killed in the dessert unit.
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Post by: buglebuster on December 01, 2012, 04:07:48 PM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on December 01, 2012, 03:42:24 PM
I heard from a buddy that it was killed in the dessert unit.
Well i know the guy personally and no, itwas not.
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: teanawayslayer on December 01, 2012, 04:58:28 PM: :bash:
Quote from: buglebuster on December 01, 2012, 04:07:48 PM
Quote from: teanawayslayer on December 01, 2012, 03:42:24 PM
I heard from a buddy that it was killed in the dessert unit.
Well i know the guy personally and no, itwas not.
:bash: :bash: :bash:. No wonder all the good spots get crowded
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: buglebuster on December 01, 2012, 05:09:04 PM: I would be willing to bet not 5 more people than normal will hunt that unit next year. Come on, out of everyone that hunts this state, the amount of people on this site is such a small fraction :bash:
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: 400out on December 01, 2012, 08:22:58 PM: Quote from: buglebuster on December 01, 2012, 05:09:04 PM
I would be willing to bet not 5 more people than normal will hunt that unit next year. Come on, out of everyone that hunts this state, the amount of people on this site is such a small fraction :bash:
Really tried nice but :bash: :bash: :bash: not to smart are we! I hope I figure out what unit you hunt in :tup: :tup: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: buglebuster on December 01, 2012, 08:31:19 PM: The same one we're talkin about 400 go read my post from yedterday in the deer section :tup:
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Post by: 400out on December 01, 2012, 08:34:48 PM: you'll learn :tup:
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Post by: buglebuster on December 01, 2012, 08:48:24 PM: I respect your point, and your pm. If i would have known i wouldnt have even posted this picture. I just don't understand why people get so worked up about sharing what units they hunt, or where animals are killed. I figured you guys would think its cool seeing a buck like that coming out of there. Its a big unit and he was on private land. You cant seriously believe this post is going to make a difference in the amount of people you see. Im just stating my opinion and i respect yours, i dont want to be making enemies on here :tup:

How did your hunt in there go 400? Pm if you'd like.
Title: Re: Any one hunting GMU 381 for late Muzzy??
Post by: Bigshooter on December 01, 2012, 08:53:01 PM: That is a stud.
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Post by: teanawayslayer on December 02, 2012, 05:30:22 AM: Quote from: buglebuster on December 01, 2012, 08:48:24 PM
I respect your point, and your pm. If i would have known i wouldnt have even posted this picture. I just don't understand why people get so worked up about sharing what units they hunt, or where animals are killed. I figured you guys would think its cool seeing a buck like that coming out of there. Its a big unit and he was on private land. You cant seriously believe this post is going to make a difference in the amount of people you see. Im just stating my opinion and i respect yours, i dont want to be making enemies on here :tup:

How did your hunt in there go 400? Pm if you'd like.
I'm not mad or will consider you an enemy. Just stating the obvious. Our late hunts are so limited as they are. just don't need any more people. Thanks for sharing he is a cool buck. :tup: