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Title: anyone know of any good places for deer and elk near Olympia???
Post by: tkropelnicki on August 17, 2013, 09:17:07 PM: Hello all,new to this forum,does anybody know of any good public land to hunt deer and elk,first year hunting and im at a loss,
thanks
Title: Re: anyone know of any good places for deer and elk near Olympia???
Post by: madmack76 on August 17, 2013, 09:31:28 PM: yep head towards elbe hunt the state land lots of critters there.
Title: Re: anyone know of any good places for deer and elk near Olympia???
Post by: cowboycraig on August 22, 2013, 07:26:39 PM: Quote from: madmack76 on August 17, 2013, 09:31:28 PM
yep head towards elbe hunt the state land lots of critters there.

Thanks for the info.
Got any coordinates I can aim at?
Title: Re: anyone know of any good places for deer and elk near Olympia???
Post by: bobcat on August 22, 2013, 07:36:24 PM: I know of lots of public land, but none that is good.
Title: Re: anyone know of any good places for deer and elk near Olympia???
Post by: cowboycraig on August 22, 2013, 07:42:33 PM: Quote from: bobcat on August 22, 2013, 07:36:24 PM
I know of lots of public land, but none that is good.

It is my mission in life to get back to successful hunting this season. Been too many years since I have been in the field. If you know any private land I am 100% respectful and would love to hunt this season in a good area.

Craig
Title: Re: anyone know of any good places for deer and elk near Olympia???
Post by: tkropelnicki on August 22, 2013, 08:07:15 PM: i have started scouting capitol forest on the D line on the south west side,im thinking of checking out Minot :bash: :bash: peak,just wish i knew what the heck to look for
Title: Re: anyone know of any good places for deer and elk near Olympia???
Post by: bobcat on August 22, 2013, 11:16:31 PM: Minot Peak is good, Capitol Forest is good. For deer anyway. I can't really say that there's one area that's better than another. Units with a lot of private timberland are probably your best bet. The worst units are those that are predominantly National Forest, due to the lack of logging.

The Satsop GMU would be another one to consider. It's not the best unit for elk, and either are the other previously mentioned GMU's. For the best elk hunting you'll want to go further south, or further west or northwest.

Check the harvest reports available on the WDFW website. The units with the highest elk harvest are the ones you'll want to concentrate on.

With deer, the best thing is just pick a small area and get to know it really well.
Title: Re: anyone know of any good places for deer and elk near Olympia???
Post by: tkropelnicki on August 23, 2013, 06:22:11 AM: cool thanks for the advise,im defiantly taking it all in