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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: chucker on July 29, 2014, 05:31:24 PM

Title: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: chucker on July 29, 2014, 05:31:24 PM: Hey all, I was lucky enough to draw a whitetail buck tag for the east side of the blues. (Hunt #1102) does anyone have any advice on some feel free to hunt lands or some land owners that have a deer problem that I could help them with. 😃

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: andersonjk4 on July 29, 2014, 05:41:39 PM: Quite a bit of National Forest in 175 and 172 and some scattered WDFW lands in 175/181. Other than those I would suggest taking a scouting trip looking for good whitetail areas posted as Feel Free to Hunt or Hunting by Written Permission and contact the land owner on the sign. Good luck on your hunt. That's a great time to be chasing whitetail bucks.
Title: Re: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: jackelope on July 29, 2014, 05:58:32 PM: There is also some land here and there in the "Hunt by Reservation" program through WDFW.
andersonjk4 is right though, there's lots of public ground in 175 and 172.
Title: Re: looking for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: chucker on July 30, 2014, 07:45:04 AM: thanks for the heads up, i will try to drag some of my bro-in-laws out there for a recon of some feel free to hunt lands.

thanks again
Title: Re: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: headshot5 on July 30, 2014, 08:34:31 AM: Congrats on the tag and welcome to the forum! :tup:
Title: Re: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: ELKBURGER on July 30, 2014, 08:54:23 AM: Welcome to the site! :hello: I have been tying to get some private access as well for my elk tag. I spoke to a property owner yesterday. He was nice but said he already had some guys hunting his land with land owners tags later in the season and did not want elk taken before their hunt. I understood his point. Never hurts to ask.
Title: Re: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: chucker on August 11, 2014, 08:31:38 AM: thanks for the help and welcome to the site. I haven't went for the scouting trip yet, but did find some land online that looks like i can chase some deer come November.

thanks again
Title: Re: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: chucker on October 24, 2014, 02:52:38 PM: 21/2 more weeks til i get to chase some bucks...
Title: Re: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: ELKBURGER on October 24, 2014, 05:29:23 PM: Any luck on private access? Is your tag the foothills east tag?
Title: Re: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: chucker on October 24, 2014, 11:21:51 PM: No luck on private yet. Still a few feelers out there that might come thru. Did learn a bit about the reserve to hunt option online and might get a piece or two saved from that.

All the pics on this site is getting me fired up to go...
Title: Re: look for access on the eastside of the blues.
Post by: chucker on October 24, 2014, 11:23:27 PM: And yes, the tag is the foot hill east... :)