Hunting Washington Forum

Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Lucky3 on June 12, 2016, 09:07:04 AM

Title: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: Lucky3 on June 12, 2016, 09:07:04 AM: Me and my group were lucky enough to get 3 of the 5 rifle tags for the November desert unit. We have access to a lot of the surrounding private farm lands but looking at google earth I'm not sure if hunting the public land wouldn't be better. Any info would be appreciated. We will be doing plenty of scouting will probably never get this tag again.
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: mfswallace on June 12, 2016, 09:31:28 AM: Plenty of public land and it's adjacent to private so explore it all!
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: Lucky3 on June 12, 2016, 10:44:54 AM: That's my plan the public on the edges looks the best to me but that's just a hunch i'll be putting boots to sand next weedend
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: KDB on June 12, 2016, 12:03:13 PM: I went along on an archery hunt several years back with my friend and we saw some great bucks all on public land. Good luck hold out for a monster!!
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: cem3434 on June 12, 2016, 12:23:57 PM: Congrats on the tags. How many points did your group have? There are some studs out there and they often travel back and forth between the private and public ground. I would learn everything you have access to just to increase your chances of harvesting a couple of mature bucks.
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: bearpaw on June 12, 2016, 12:51:34 PM: awesome, good luck to you all :tup:
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: Goex2Fwithroundball on June 12, 2016, 08:48:46 PM: I drew 1 of 2 muzzleloader buck tags for Desert 290 Oct. 8-16. I am planning to hunt public land and will be scouting this Summer. I will let you know what I find.

Good luck.
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: Karl Blanchard on June 12, 2016, 08:56:54 PM: Quote from: Lucky3 on June 12, 2016, 09:07:04 AM
Me and my group were lucky enough to get 3 of the 5 rifle tags for the November desert unit. We have access to a lot of the surrounding private farm lands but looking at google earth I'm not sure if hunting the public land wouldn't be better. Any info would be appreciated. We will be doing plenty of scouting will probably never get this tag again.
Holy crap dude!!! Do you have any idea what the odds of your draw was!?!!!!! You must have been the very first name pulled :yike: :tup:
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: R2Rcoulee on June 13, 2016, 06:50:20 AM: Or the 2nd or the 3rd name drawn. Great Hunt, good luck
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: Lucky3 on June 13, 2016, 10:53:10 AM: Yeah probably better chance at winning the lottery we had 12 point average for the group
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: lhrbull on June 13, 2016, 05:28:00 PM: your group is probably the reason I got the early tag as second choice with 17 points
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: HvyHorn338 on June 28, 2016, 10:42:46 AM: My son drew the youth September buck tag a few years back and he killed a great buck on the public land down near the towers. One of the best hunt memories we've shared together because of the end result of course but also how many bucks we were able to see. Good luck.
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: Whitenuckles on June 28, 2016, 08:49:03 PM: I bow fish alot. And see alot of amazing bucks. Might not be a bad idea to hunt out of a boat. :dunno:
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: blindluck on June 29, 2016, 05:52:53 PM: Get a hold of dick hemore
Title: Re: Desert Mule deer tags
Post by: Opportunist on June 30, 2016, 11:20:19 AM: :yeah: