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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Beardo on March 12, 2013, 11:24:32 AM

Title: enough land to hunt
Post by: Beardo on March 12, 2013, 11:24:32 AM: I am probably going to be buying a house and some property in the duvall area. The lot around 6.3 acres. Would that be enough to hunt on. I figure it will be. But is there anything in Washington state that states a minimum lot size to legally hunt. I will most likely only bow hunt there as well
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: lokidog on March 12, 2013, 11:28:39 AM: No minimum, though with that small, you will probably need something to attract them. Hopefully you have neighbors that will understand you dragging a deer home if necessary.
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: jackelope on March 12, 2013, 11:30:36 AM: Really good odds of them running and dying on your neighbor's land. Good luck finding a neighbor ok with that in Duvall. There's a few, but we're greatly outnumbered.
:twocents:
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: Special T on March 12, 2013, 11:33:19 AM: Use a bow or crossbow and your gona have to make awesome shots to drop em quick. :twocents:
Title: enough land to hunt
Post by: Cascade_fisher on March 12, 2013, 11:43:08 AM: Know who your neighbors are... It is also a buck only unit (460) and they stay very nocturnal except during the non-hunting weeks of the rut and there is no late season (modern).
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: snowpack on March 12, 2013, 01:32:06 PM: Know county/local laws too. Depending on how close the neighbors build a 'structure' to your property line, it may remove parts of your land from being huntable. Example--some counties i think it is 'no discharge' within 150 ft of a 'structure', so if the nieghbor has a barn/shed/pumphouse by the property line, it can take out a good sized portion.
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: Southpole on March 12, 2013, 01:36:19 PM: will you have neighbors?
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: lokidog on March 12, 2013, 02:30:45 PM: Quote from: snowpack on March 12, 2013, 01:32:06 PM
Know county/local laws too. Depending on how close the neighbors build a 'structure' to your property line, it may remove parts of your land from being huntable. Example--some counties i think it is 'no discharge' within 150 ft of a 'structure', so if the nieghbor has a barn/shed/pumphouse by the property line, it can take out a good sized portion.

Don't know if that includes archery, but if it does, just get permission and you're good to go. Also, some of those list habitable structures so a pumphouse might not matter. :twocents:
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: Beardo on March 13, 2013, 09:12:23 AM: Also looking into a house on 5 acres outside Arlington. The duvall house is out. Figured out how some stuff is trashed.
Thanks for the replies. My thoughts were to make a small food plot and a funnel system through the woods that would persuade them to give it a look, then have a permanent stand set up .
I am now just in the process of looking seriously for a new home. Just trying to get a game plan down. I will for sure talk to the neighbors and set out game cameras.
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: arees on March 13, 2013, 10:14:19 AM: We have five acres in an area that is legal to hunt, just not with center fire rifles. When you see deer like these in the yard you get tempted to hunt them.

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engdevnet.com%2Fwildlife%2Fimages%2Fyarddeer.jpg&hash=200304a30372690fcb90f8f81526f6536b4765e9)

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engdevnet.com%2Fwildlife%2Fimages%2Ftwodeer.JPG&hash=5014e232381fe9b4cd6a633cfc0d74f783d82060)

When you get up on the opening day of hunting season and the deer in the first picture is laying down just over the fence in the neighbors yard watching you, you wind up driving a few hours to hunt more open land.
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: Beardo on March 13, 2013, 10:52:21 AM: I still will be hunting primarily at my normal areas. Already have the time planned off work haha. I would just like to hunt at home as a resort to get meat in the freezer if all else fails.
Are there any ways to reduce the likelihood that a wounded deer would leave the property. Obviously shot placement. But creating any natural or unnatural barriers that could make if more difficult for a wounded deer to leave the area but not affect the natural habits of all of the healthy critters?
Ideas?
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: bobcat on March 13, 2013, 10:57:12 AM: Try to get 5 acres adjacent to public land or private timberland that is open to hunting. :twocents:
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: Beardo on March 13, 2013, 11:45:17 AM: Quote from: bobcat on March 13, 2013, 10:57:12 AM
Try to get 5 acres adjacent to public land or private timberland that is open to hunting. :twocents:
thanks for the advise. There is public land across the creek that runs through the back of the property. Hopefully I find nothing wrong with the house and get it.
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: bear hunter on March 13, 2013, 12:12:55 PM: I have a boss that lives in ferndale on a 5 acre lot surrounded by other Private lots. He feeds the deer ever day. He said he bangs the tin tray right before he feeds them. He said they come running after they here the banging of the tray. His kids just get in the barn and wait. Both of them killed nice bucks around 15 yard way. The one was shot with a bow and the other with a 45 colt revolver. He showed me pictures of 2 bucks and 20 does feeding at once. Crazy!!!!!!!! He feeds them apples and farm feed. I think it has oats,corn,molasses it cost 15.00 for 50 pound sack.
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: rgalanti21 on March 15, 2013, 07:33:47 PM: Quote from: bobcat on March 13, 2013, 10:57:12 AM
Try to get 5 acres adjacent to public land or private timberland that is open to hunting. :twocents:

:yeah:
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: Beardo on March 17, 2013, 12:27:51 AM: Quote from: rgalanti21 on March 15, 2013, 07:33:47 PM
Quote from: bobcat on March 13, 2013, 10:57:12 AM
Try to get 5 acres adjacent to public land or private timberland that is open to hunting. :twocents:

:yeah:
Looked at the property on Google maps and pilchuck creek runs through the property and on the other side of the creek there is a bunch of public land. Going to look at the place tomorrow again.
Title: Re: enough land to hunt
Post by: NoImpactNoIdea on March 25, 2013, 10:46:59 PM: Quote from: lokidog on March 12, 2013, 02:30:45 PM
Quote from: snowpack on March 12, 2013, 01:32:06 PM
Know county/local laws too. Depending on how close the neighbors build a 'structure' to your property line, it may remove parts of your land from being huntable. Example--some counties i think it is 'no discharge' within 150 ft of a 'structure', so if the nieghbor has a barn/shed/pumphouse by the property line, it can take out a good sized portion.

Don't know if that includes archery, but if it does, just get permission and you're good to go. Also, some of those list habitable structures so a pumphouse might not matter. :twocents:

Pretty sure that KCC only applies to firearms.