Post by: Dansk on June 13, 2014, 04:35:53 PM
What is an average buck for Palouse? If you hunt there, and had this tag, what would you consider shooting the first couple of days?
I'm sure there's wide opinion on this subject and a lot of 'well it depends' answers... just curious about other's thoughts.
Post by: carver52 on June 13, 2014, 04:44:34 PM
One thing to consider, you haven't hunted whitetails before so will you be able to hunt them successfully. I mean they are sneaky suckers. That said, I'd try and get an idea of representative heads and use that as a benchmark. Generally personally I'd consider an ear width, 4X4 or larger that is mature to be one deer in trouble. Then the old saying "If you'd take it the last day, then don't pass it the first day" has great merit.
Post by: jjhunter on June 13, 2014, 05:41:21 PM
He'd have to be 160" on the first day
Post by: huntnphool on June 13, 2014, 06:01:11 PM
He'd have to be 160" on the first day......and on the correct side of the fence. :chuckle:
Post by: jjhunter on June 13, 2014, 06:10:40 PM
Post by: Idahocougar on June 13, 2014, 06:54:25 PM
Post by: Dansk on June 13, 2014, 07:03:54 PM
The quality of bucks here on the Palouse isn't the greatest because of the open farm country and amount of hunting pressure they see. You can realistically expect to shoot an average 4x4 basket buck. Don't get me wrong there are big deer shot here every year but they are the exception. It is a fun area to hunt for sure. You will see a lot of deer, coyotes, game birds, and maybe the occasional elk. Good luck on your hunt. Access is the key for sure!
That's kinda what I was expecting, given the number of tags they give out. Thanks for the info!
Post by: Maverick on June 13, 2014, 07:15:45 PM
Post by: T-Dozzer on June 13, 2014, 10:28:32 PM
Like jj said, it's depends where your access is. What area do you have permission for?
Post by: bigelk1030 on June 13, 2014, 11:27:04 PM
Post by: LDennis24 on June 14, 2014, 02:25:25 AM
Post by: T-Dozzer on June 14, 2014, 10:20:06 AM
If you have good access, 130 to 140 is a good starting point.
Don't listen to JJ.....He eats tags all the time if they don't tip the 160 mark :chuckle:
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,127687.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,127687.0.html)
Post by: huntnnw on June 15, 2014, 11:23:06 PM
Post by: Dansk on June 16, 2014, 11:17:47 AM
Mine was mid 130's last year for late Palouse, but I was on a time crunch and had my eye on him for a while.
Like jj said, it's depends where your access is. What area do you have permission for?
It's about 40 miles South of Spokane.
Post by: T-Dozzer on June 16, 2014, 11:45:41 AM
Mine was mid 130's last year for late Palouse, but I was on a time crunch and had my eye on him for a while.
Like jj said, it's depends where your access is. What area do you have permission for?
It's about 40 miles South of Spokane.
Good area. Rosalia & surrounding land gets alot of deer out of the Turnbull animal refuge. I've seen some real nice deer taken in that area.
Post by: Dansk on June 16, 2014, 12:14:54 PM
Mine was mid 130's last year for late Palouse, but I was on a time crunch and had my eye on him for a while.
Like jj said, it's depends where your access is. What area do you have permission for?
It's about 40 miles South of Spokane.
Good area! Rosalie & surrounding land gets alot of deer out of the Turnbull animal refuge. I've seen some real nice deer taken in that area.
Nice. That's good to hear. So 130 is still a good benchmark then?
...I need to spend some time looking at photos to practice judging...
Post by: BULLBLASTER on June 16, 2014, 12:19:50 PM
Post by: T-Dozzer on June 16, 2014, 01:55:39 PM
Good luck!
Post by: TL23 on June 16, 2014, 04:50:48 PM
Post by: Dansk on June 16, 2014, 05:26:40 PM
What partof the unit do you plan on hunting?(nearest town)
Rosalia is the closest town.
Post by: palousehunter on June 17, 2014, 08:44:45 AM
Post by: scottfrick on June 15, 2015, 09:10:58 PM
Post by: Dansk on June 15, 2015, 10:36:39 PM
Sorry for bringing this back up. Just curious if you were able to get a decent sized buck?
Did not. Took a nice whitetail in Montana during the huge winter blast (minus 20!), but that hunt conflicted with my Palouse tag.... I did stop by the last 2 days of the season on my way back home from MT, but it was so darn cold and super windy... deer were holed up all day.. no movement. Saw a few right after dusk on adjacent property, but way too late and they didn't cross. I learned a lot and will be applying again. I did see a monster taken on opener in Oct, as well as a 5x5 typical mulie that 15-20 people must've walked by for 3 days on a bench before I spooked him. Very cool area and neat people. Had fried chicken and ribs at the brass rail in sprague... next to bill moose... and drank beer out of coug glasses. Good times that,....and I'm a husky :)