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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: norsepeak on September 23, 2008, 09:31:40 AM

Title: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: norsepeak on September 23, 2008, 09:31:40 AM: My fiance drew the mission rifle tag this year, and we have never stepped foot in the unit. Anybody willing to volunteer a little info on the unit? I do have some access to some private ground above cashmere and I plan to go scouting next week, but other than that I'm lost. Thanks.
Title: Re: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: MichaelJ on September 23, 2008, 10:55:41 AM: Your best bet is to find the land, and take scouting trip to get to know the roads.... that's a migration hunt so you won't be seeing nearly the deer that you will when you hunt in November... its a great hunt!!! Good luck!

Michael
Title: Re: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: norsepeak on September 23, 2008, 08:36:58 PM: thanks, I plan on scouting a couple of times before it starts...are quads legal on the gravel roads up there? They aren't around were I live, but it's up to the individual ranger districts and don't know about up there.
Title: Re: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: MichaelJ on September 24, 2008, 08:31:34 AM: I don't believe they are legal, but you'd have to double check that. I know they aren't legal in the Entiat units, but am not sure about the Mission units... Sendin you a PM here shortly...

Michael
Title: Re: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 24, 2008, 08:53:22 AM: no quads aren't legal, its like anywhere else on national forest.
Title: Re: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: grizzlygibbs on September 25, 2008, 07:56:49 AM: No ORV (motorcycle,quad,utv) is legal to drive on forest service roads. It needs to be ORV endorsed to be legal on Green Dot (state roads). I will pm you some info.
Title: Re: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: loveipabeer on September 25, 2008, 08:02:36 AM: Where is the private ground above Cashmere that you have access and what is the acreage? That could be your best/easiest bet.
Title: Re: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: norsepeak on September 25, 2008, 09:55:46 AM: I'm not entirely sure where the private land is, I'm going up there to look at it next week. The land owner says there is a few hundred acres that I can hunt, and it's all orchard land up against forest.
Title: Re: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: CP on September 25, 2008, 10:03:43 AM: Private orchard land next to NF near Cashmere, that should be a slamdunk. The only problem should be which deer to shoot.
Title: Re: Mission rifle tag help.
Post by: norsepeak on September 25, 2008, 10:08:28 AM: It sounds simple, but you know how that goes....hopefully the weather will cooperate and bring the big guys down.