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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: sboada on August 25, 2013, 09:27:07 PM

Title: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: sboada on August 25, 2013, 09:27:07 PM: Military guy, moved here last year and my second season bow hunting. Came across some land not far from home (Nine Mile) and wondering if anyone has hunted around here and if it's worth it to look into. Planning on heading to IEP land for early archery but wouldn't mind staying closer to home if it would be worth my time. Not looking for trophy bucks, any venison would do.
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: Whitpirate on August 26, 2013, 09:05:50 AM: Lots of good private out that way but hard to get access. I'd knock on some doors. Tons of deer up the road from Tum-Tum to Deer Park.

Public land in there isn't bad but the private has all the feed.
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: Moose-head on August 26, 2013, 09:24:54 AM: Not there, but I used to hunt GMU 130 quite a bit before moving away from the area and could offer some places that are somewhat close to you. PM me if I can help
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: huntnnw on August 26, 2013, 11:18:06 PM: Really big bucks out there! and they are not all on private.
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: PA BEN on August 27, 2013, 05:24:16 AM: Devils Gap :tup: start knocking on farmers doors
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: huntnnw on August 27, 2013, 06:12:29 AM: I have seen sheds between 70-112" from that area and know of a 188" buck taken with a bow
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: boneaddict on August 27, 2013, 06:16:48 AM: Plenty of venison there and some real dandy bucks as well. Some decent elk there too in a couple spots.
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: sboada on August 29, 2013, 04:34:07 PM: Thanks for all of the feedback. Anyone else out there with experience hunting this neck of the woods?
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on August 29, 2013, 04:37:17 PM: Plenty of deer...plenty of big mature deer too.
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: sboada on August 29, 2013, 05:36:07 PM: From what I hear looks like most of the public land around is used for target shooting. I would think this would limit the number of deer that hang around on those parcels. Am I wrong in that assumption? Most of the big deer upon all speak of in private land?
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: DBHAWTHORNE on August 29, 2013, 06:54:51 PM: I used to hunt on a military base and the biggest bucks were always killed behind the shooting ranges (when they were closed of course) and inside the impact zone.
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: turkeyfeather on August 29, 2013, 07:22:44 PM: Good news is target shooters don't go very far off the road usually. Now you know where to go.
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: turkeyfeather on August 29, 2013, 07:31:06 PM: I'm curious why this close to the season you wanna start checking out another spot. Why not stick to the other 2 or 3 areas you have posted asking about. :dunno:
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: sboada on August 29, 2013, 10:16:35 PM: Life events shortening my free time causing me to look closer to home.
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: borntoslay on August 29, 2013, 10:23:04 PM: spot on fellas... spot on :)
Title: Re: Anyone with experience hunting around Tum Tum or Nine Mile (GMU 124)
Post by: returnofsid on August 30, 2013, 10:17:29 AM: Quote from: sboada on August 29, 2013, 05:36:07 PM
From what I hear looks like most of the public land around is used for target shooting. I would think this would limit the number of deer that hang around on those parcels. Am I wrong in that assumption? Most of the big deer upon all speak of in private land?

Quote from: DBHAWTHORNE on August 29, 2013, 06:54:51 PM
I used to hunt on a military base and the biggest bucks were always killed behind the shooting ranges (when they were closed of course) and inside the impact zone.

Years ago, some of the best hunting, near Newport, WA, was a parcel of property that backed up to the Gun Club...lol. It was less than a mile out of town and held A LOT of large bucks.