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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: jtrammell on October 22, 2014, 08:52:12 AM

Title: East vs West
Post by: jtrammell on October 22, 2014, 08:52:12 AM: Just curious on what people think.
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: boneaddict on October 22, 2014, 09:11:07 AM: One of the good things you have in this state is the ability to hunt 4 variety of deer, 3 of which are quite unique in behavior and strategy.
(muley, whitetail, blacktail, bench)
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: Woodchuck on October 22, 2014, 09:21:15 AM: I guess it would depend on what a persons definition of quality is. Purely inches of antler? Shot oppurtunity at a legal deer?
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: Fillbachd on October 22, 2014, 10:45:18 AM: I voted east because I have hunted over here more and as a kid my stepdad always brought me over here. But it depends in what you judge quality by. If a high quality hunt is one that you can enjoy and you enjoy not being soaking wet all week long I'd say the east side wins :)
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 22, 2014, 11:01:03 AM: I love hunting blacktail but it seem like they are just disappearing in all the areas I used to hunt, plus the weather usually just sucks after the first week making it impossible to stay dry when hunting.

I know some one here have been successful year after year like BH45, he seems to have a great spot with little pressure from few others.

And the peninsula along with some areas in the south sound do ok for blackies.

So for me it's a no brainier to hunt the east side being its so close to where I live, plus the out right quality of the mule deer hunting is way better than the wet side.
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: Smokepole on October 22, 2014, 11:28:48 AM: Are you talking about quality deer hunting, or the quality of the meat? Or the trophy potential???

I don't get it. :dunno:
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 22, 2014, 11:30:47 AM: Quote from: Smokepole on October 22, 2014, 11:28:48 AM
Are you talking about quality deer hunting, or the quality of the meat? Or the trophy potential???

I don't get it. :dunno:

I would guess over all.
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: Broken Arrow on October 22, 2014, 11:36:49 AM: What many call East...I would refer to as central. With that said....East.
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: Alchase on October 22, 2014, 12:54:42 PM: East for Quality
East for Quality - (or quantity) of the meat
East for trophy - Though I would not sneeze at a nice 3x3 Black tail.
East for weather - I can hunt all day in 25-30 degrees and hardly break a sweat. Snow is a total game changer, like having your cake and eating it to.
The worst temperature range to hunt in in my opinion is 33-40 degrees and pouring down rain. This accounts for about 80% of my life hunting the wetside, LOL

West for the length of season
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: westsidehntr on October 22, 2014, 01:10:32 PM: Depends on what you value in hunting. Just shooting a legal buck, trophy hunting, nice weather- east. Solitude and quiet with a chance at a very rare trophy blacktail that's for me. But then I have an addiction to those grey ghosts.
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: Smokepole on October 22, 2014, 01:50:19 PM: I have an addiction to hunting mule deer. East it is.
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: gallion_t on October 22, 2014, 01:53:44 PM: Im going with east. I would rather eat a grain fed deer.
Title: Re: East vs West
Post by: jtrammell on October 22, 2014, 08:39:24 PM: Quote from: Smokepole on October 22, 2014, 11:28:48 AM
Are you talking about quality deer hunting, or the quality of the meat? Or the trophy potential???

I don't get it. :dunno:

Just overall deer.