Post by: Rob Allen on October 10, 2017, 07:57:13 AM
Post by: 7mmfan on October 10, 2017, 08:13:04 AM
That being said, is it a waste of time? Do you only consider those 6 days in the woods worth it if you kill something? What would you be doing otherwise? Watching football? Give me 6 days in the woods with the odds stacked against me any day, I'll take those odds and love every minute of it. There are very few places as fun to hunt as the breaks of the Klick.
Post by: bracer40 on October 10, 2017, 09:01:30 AM
That area has been on the decline for a long time. Sad to see it get to where it is now.Yup! Fully agree!
That being said, is it a waste of time? Do you only consider those 6 days in the woods worth it if you kill something? What would you be doing otherwise? Watching football? Give me 6 days in the woods with the odds stacked against me any day, I'll take those odds and love every minute of it. There are very few places as fun to hunt as the breaks of the Klick.
Post by: Naches Sportsman on October 10, 2017, 09:06:59 AM
I've been out and about glassing and walking areas that used to hold deer around here and haven't seen much as well. Sure beats sitting at home or at work.
Post by: boneaddict on October 10, 2017, 09:20:25 AM
Post by: Gringo31 on October 10, 2017, 09:38:49 AM
Post by: Special T on October 10, 2017, 10:41:00 AM
Post by: Bob33 on October 10, 2017, 10:46:26 AM
So in all my recent scouting around Klickitat county deer seem to be extraordinarily sparce. From the river to the reservation from 97 to the Klickitat river there is just very little evidence that there are a lot if deer. A few in the private fields outside of Goldendale but little anywhere else. No fresh poop game trails have very little current use . I only have two three day weekends to hunt. Thinking the woods might be a waste of time this year. Anyone agree or am i being needlessly pessimistic?http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/local-news/20170912/deadly-deer-disease-arrives-in-sw-washington
Post by: bobcat on October 10, 2017, 10:51:41 AM
Post by: wolfbait on October 10, 2017, 11:07:22 AM
Only way to answer that is for you to prioritize. Is it worth time away from family or do you have other precious things to do? Is it worth the cost going in knowing you probably won’t harvest. Hunting is Hunting. Not killing
:yeah:
I have talk to old timers etc. who just like the hunting, camping etc. they have done it for years. Many don't care if they bring meat home or not, which is good at this stage.
Post by: fishnfur on October 10, 2017, 11:36:33 AM
http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/local-news/20170912/deadly-deer-disease-arrives-in-sw-washington
Man, that's bad news!
Post by: Wazukie on October 10, 2017, 11:41:58 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 10, 2017, 11:53:44 AM
Approach the private landowners where you're seeing deer on their property
Start scouting earlier and put out some bait
Hunt another area
Don't hunt
This year was the first in three seasons that I enjoyed elk/deer camp. You forget how valuable that time in the woods is. We didn't see squat for elk in 10 days. In answer to your original question, it was completely worth it.
Post by: Seabass on October 10, 2017, 11:59:41 AM
Post by: rtspring on October 10, 2017, 12:57:54 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 10, 2017, 01:02:59 PM
Harvesting an animal is just a bonus to the geat time spent outdoors with family and friends..
:yeah:
Post by: Odell on October 10, 2017, 02:10:01 PM
I would contribute the decline in the west klickitat do to the exploding cat population - just my two :twocents:
the Poaching is bad also
Post by: Wazukie on October 10, 2017, 02:17:33 PM
I would contribute the decline in the west klickitat do to the exploding cat population - just my two :twocents:
the Poaching is bad also
I don't know of any poaching that goes on in the West Klickitat. Can you enlighten us on that?
Post by: Odell on October 10, 2017, 02:35:15 PM
I would contribute the decline in the west klickitat do to the exploding cat population - just my two :twocents:
the Poaching is bad also
I don't know of any poaching that goes on in the West Klickitat. Can you enlighten us on that?
was thinking 382, didn't see 'west' when I quoted it. My relatives have a ranch out there with a county road cutting through. They and I find arrows in the fields all the time, hear gunshots, have had multiple people caught etc. But poaching is a massive problem and I doubt it stops at a particular GMU line
Post by: jnordwell on October 10, 2017, 05:01:39 PM
So in all my recent scouting around Klickitat county deer seem to be extraordinarily sparce. From the river to the reservation from 97 to the Klickitat river there is just very little evidence that there are a lot if deer. A few in the private fields outside of Goldendale but little anywhere else. No fresh poop game trails have very little current use . I only have two three day weekends to hunt. Thinking the woods might be a waste of time this year. Anyone agree or am i being needlessly pessimistic?
Pick a new spot. Maybe up around Mt Adams for black tails.
Post by: Rob Allen on October 10, 2017, 11:11:44 PM
We might consider doing blacktails a little further west/ elk scouting.
Would love to go back into the Blues we just don't have the time off this year.
As soon as we rid ourselves of our med bills and cc bills we'll be doing OTC deer and elk in Montana from then on.
Post by: Cab on October 11, 2017, 08:55:31 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on October 11, 2017, 09:14:10 AM
So in all my recent scouting around Klickitat county deer seem to be extraordinarily sparce. From the river to the reservation from 97 to the Klickitat river there is just very little evidence that there are a lot if deer. A few in the private fields outside of Goldendale but little anywhere else. No fresh poop game trails have very little current use . I only have two three day weekends to hunt. Thinking the woods might be a waste of time this year. Anyone agree or am i being needlessly pessimistic?
Pick a new spot. Maybe up around Mt Adams for black tails.
This is a sly ploy to misdirect you away from the blacktails in the hills surrounding Camas. :chuckle: Welcome neighbor. :tup:
Post by: Rob Allen on October 11, 2017, 09:38:58 AM
I moved from Vancouver to Bozeman in April of 16 but now live in Wishram WA.
If i hunt this year I'll be between Carson and Willard most likely. I may get one day to hunt during late buck and that would be spent on the between Stevenson and the upper Washougal.
Post by: Rob Allen on October 13, 2017, 07:10:42 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on October 13, 2017, 08:40:52 PM
Post by: jnordwell on October 13, 2017, 09:00:26 PM
So in all my recent scouting around Klickitat county deer seem to be extraordinarily sparce. From the river to the reservation from 97 to the Klickitat river there is just very little evidence that there are a lot if deer. A few in the private fields outside of Goldendale but little anywhere else. No fresh poop game trails have very little current use . I only have two three day weekends to hunt. Thinking the woods might be a waste of time this year. Anyone agree or am i being needlessly pessimistic?
Pick a new spot. Maybe up around Mt Adams for black tails.
This is a sly ploy to misdirect you away from the blacktails in the hills surrounding Camas. :chuckle: Welcome neighbor. :tup:
Grew up in central Washington and that is where I hunt. Now if the city police would help me hang a tree stand in the power pole near my house I’d hunt at home.. but sadly I never have don’t know the area..