Post by: hunterednate on June 01, 2018, 01:28:53 PM
Question: what would be your strategy if you drew the three-deer raffle tag offered by WDFW? (Sept. 1 - Dec. 31, any weapon type, one additional blacktail, whitetail, mule deer) Which units/species would you target first? Which would you save for last? In other words, how would you go about killing a quality specimen of each species in one season?
IMO, this would be one of the funnest hunts to plan for and execute (as long as you've got plenty of vacation time), so I'm curious to see how you guys would go about it.
Post by: Rainier10 on June 01, 2018, 01:41:42 PM
Post by: bearpaw on June 01, 2018, 01:43:47 PM
I would go for a whitetail in the early season, blacktail at the end of October early November and whack a muley late November early December.
:tup: :tup: agreed
Post by: Karl Blanchard on June 01, 2018, 01:51:15 PM
Post by: vandeman17 on June 01, 2018, 01:56:14 PM
I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
I would tend to agree. I would spend a little time in October during the BT rut then all november into early december would be MD. During this time I would have a few tree stands hung with some alfalfa and grain out to kill my WT in mid December.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on June 01, 2018, 02:02:19 PM
I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle::yeah: except I’d probly set the mule deer bar a bit lower. Maybe 180. :tung: preseason scouting would be geared toward muledeer but I would efinitely have trailcams up for Whitetail as well in case I could find a Apple loving giant for sept 1. . Then November I would hit Whitetail hard provides the mule deer is filled.
I would probably make a few day trip to the west side in early November to get a blacktail. But wouldn’t be picky.
Post by: BULLBLASTER on June 01, 2018, 02:03:12 PM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on June 01, 2018, 02:17:36 PM
Correction to my prior post.... my preseason scouting would consist of giving karl a fuel stipend to track me down a mule deer :chuckle:it would consume my every free minute. I wouldn't relinquish any of your boolits for a 180" deer though. Not with a 4 month season :chuckle:
Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 01, 2018, 02:52:46 PM
I'd probably give BT's a few days worth at the first of November after the OTC season closed and I had the woods to myself. Either that, or maybe an early season trip into the high country. But I wouldn't spend more than 3-4 days on BT. I'd spend the bulk of my time at the end of November and December focused on MD, Mission and north. For WT, I'd bank on finding a decent WT somewhere in the Entiat or Okanogan while looking for MD.
Post by: shanevg on June 01, 2018, 03:07:35 PM
I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
Crazy man. :chuckle:
Post by: SkookumHntr on June 01, 2018, 03:10:52 PM
Post by: Stein on June 01, 2018, 03:14:04 PM
I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
:yeah:
I usually fill my MT whitetail tag by spotting a forky in a field on the way back to camp while elk hunting.
Post by: Karl Blanchard on June 01, 2018, 03:23:19 PM
I wouldn't even be will to spend $40 on a tank of gas to get over there for a weekend :chuckle:I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
Crazy man. :chuckle:
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on June 01, 2018, 04:20:55 PM
On the off-chance that didn't work, I'd surreptitiously wire a satellite transmitter to the Boneaddict truck, and during November-December anywhere his truck was out of town in one spot for more than an hour, go there the next day. That should take care of the eastside deer.
For blacktail, I'd wire Karl Blanchard $40 for gas and take him west with me the day after late buck. Dress him in appropriate PPE, dowse him with estrus doe pee, and send him in with a machete to beat the blackberries, nettles and devil's club until a 3-point or better buck walks into my sights.
Post by: jackelope on June 01, 2018, 04:40:45 PM
I wouldn't even be will to spend $40 on a tank of gas to get over there for a weekend :chuckle:I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
Crazy man. :chuckle:
You could find some pretty nice "blacktails" close to the crest.
Post by: brocka on June 01, 2018, 04:57:39 PM
I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
I would do exactly this...
Post by: bearpaw on June 01, 2018, 05:05:19 PM
I wouldn't even be will to spend $40 on a tank of gas to get over there for a weekend :chuckle:I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
Crazy man. :chuckle:
Wouldn't you go for the mule deer tag rather than the three specie tag if all you want to hunt is MD? :dunno:
Post by: Pegasus on June 01, 2018, 05:11:11 PM
I wouldn't even be will to spend $40 on a tank of gas to get over there for a weekend :chuckle:I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
Crazy man. :chuckle:
Wouldn't you go for the mule deer tag rather than the three specie tag if all you want to hunt is MD? :dunno:
Odds of the raffle are with the buyer of the three deer option versus mule deer.
Post by: bearpaw on June 01, 2018, 05:16:01 PM
I wouldn't even be will to spend $40 on a tank of gas to get over there for a weekend :chuckle:I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
Crazy man. :chuckle:
Wouldn't you go for the mule deer tag rather than the three specie tag if all you want to hunt is MD? :dunno:
Odds of the raffle are with the buyer of the three deer option versus mule deer.
Thanks, I didn't know that! :tup:
But that probably just got messed up! :chuckle:
Post by: BULLBLASTER on June 01, 2018, 05:20:03 PM
And the thread asked about the 3 deer raffle specifically.I wouldn't even be will to spend $40 on a tank of gas to get over there for a weekend :chuckle:I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
Crazy man. :chuckle:
Wouldn't you go for the mule deer tag rather than the three specie tag if all you want to hunt is MD? :dunno:
Odds of the raffle are with the buyer of the three deer option versus mule deer.
Thanks, I didn't know that! :tup:
But that probably just got messed up! :chuckle:
Go make a mule deer raffle thread if you want.
This ones about the 3.
Don’t make me report your post! :IBCOOL:
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 01, 2018, 05:43:59 PM
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Post by: Limhangerslayer on June 01, 2018, 09:26:57 PM
I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:all of what Karl said, plus id make sure I had a couch to sleep on after my wife kicked me out for hunting four straight months! :chuckle:
Post by: JakeLand on June 01, 2018, 09:47:07 PM
Post by: 3nails on June 01, 2018, 10:37:15 PM
Post by: X-Force on June 01, 2018, 11:05:55 PM
I'd hunt the beautiful blacktail until I found the right one. Then I'd rattle the tasty whitetail. Lastly I'd hunt the ugly mule deer, make sausage out of the meat and give it away. :chuckle:
blasphemy!
Post by: Bigshooter on June 02, 2018, 12:05:24 AM
Post by: coachcw on June 02, 2018, 07:04:15 AM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on June 02, 2018, 07:40:23 AM
Have Karl find you a big buck , then wait four months in till you find him with a broken main beam !:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: that was so sad! He was all broke up! G2 and g4 on the other side too
Post by: Jpmiller on June 02, 2018, 08:04:41 AM
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 02, 2018, 11:36:56 AM
Honestly I'd probably go out and shoot the first legal deer I saw starting in september. I'm not clear on if you get to keep your regular tag as well so if I do I might start getting picky with that one come mid September when my three raffle tags are filled. Three deer in the freezer excites me more than three on the wall, but if a big one happens to cross my path and I have an unotched tag I won't be disappointed. Or if one of you guys wants to do the legwork in pointing out a big one to me just so I don't "waste" the tag lol. I wouldn't ask for help with a pack out though :chuckle:they are additional tags. You would still be able to harvest a deer on your general tag.
Post by: mossback636 on June 02, 2018, 04:17:09 PM
Post by: jackelope on June 02, 2018, 05:02:11 PM
Is this a shooter blacktail worthy of notching a raffle tag?
Post by: Jpmiller on June 02, 2018, 05:46:16 PM
Honestly I'd probably go out and shoot the first legal deer I saw starting in september. I'm not clear on if you get to keep your regular tag as well so if I do I might start getting picky with that one come mid September when my three raffle tags are filled. Three deer in the freezer excites me more than three on the wall, but if a big one happens to cross my path and I have an unotched tag I won't be disappointed. Or if one of you guys wants to do the legwork in pointing out a big one to me just so I don't "waste" the tag lol. I wouldn't ask for help with a pack out though :chuckle:they are additional tags. You would still be able to harvest a deer on your general tag.
Perfect then my plan is set. Now to wait for the results.
Post by: JakeLand on June 02, 2018, 05:56:06 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180603/e947975ae970827fe1763456ea146b1a.jpg)i would consider pulling the trigger on him :chuckle:
Is this a shooter blacktail worthy of notching a raffle tag?
Post by: bobcat on June 02, 2018, 06:10:25 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on June 02, 2018, 06:33:54 PM
That’s what you get for not taking the first day for the mule deer!Have Karl find you a big buck , then wait four months in till you find him with a broken main beam !:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: that was so sad! He was all broke up! G2 and g4 on the other side too
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 02, 2018, 06:53:39 PM
Everyone talks about hunting mule deer late but it could also be good to hunt the first week of September in the high country. Scout all summer and find a buck you want, and kill him the first day of September.why waste a raffle tag on a buck sept 1 in the high country when you could use a general tag on September 15 on the high hunt. :twocents:
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 02, 2018, 07:02:30 PM
Post by: bobcat on June 02, 2018, 07:19:04 PM
Everyone talks about hunting mule deer late but it could also be good to hunt the first week of September in the high country. Scout all summer and find a buck you want, and kill him the first day of September.why waste a raffle tag on a buck sept 1 in the high country when you could use a general tag on September 15 on the high hunt. :twocents:
True but I think you have a better chance the first week of September of catching them out in the open, still in their summer routine. It would just be something to try for a guy who's in shape for that kind of hunt. Me, I'd be hunting them late. :chuckle:
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 02, 2018, 08:55:56 PM
they run the same pattern on the 15th as they do on the 1st. Last two weeks of December hunting mule deer is a blast!Everyone talks about hunting mule deer late but it could also be good to hunt the first week of September in the high country. Scout all summer and find a buck you want, and kill him the first day of September.why waste a raffle tag on a buck sept 1 in the high country when you could use a general tag on September 15 on the high hunt. :twocents:
True but I think you have a better chance the first week of September of catching them out in the open, still in their summer routine. It would just be something to try for a guy who's in shape for that kind of hunt. Me, I'd be hunting them late. :chuckle:
Post by: Westside88 on June 02, 2018, 09:01:49 PM
Post by: Karl Blanchard on June 03, 2018, 08:44:51 AM
I also love the talk of the 200” mule deer like there around every tree. Some people hunt for a decade in some premier states and never even see a buck of that caliber. Your doing pretty good for yourself if you can find a 180-190 buck in this state. The average joe doesn’t have the cash to pay the finder fees that a whale can.they are absolutely not behind every bush but some folks know where to look for them, they just can't get the tag required to hunt them. :tup:
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 03, 2018, 11:45:36 AM
those some people must be pretty special guys :tup:I also love the talk of the 200” mule deer like there around every tree. Some people hunt for a decade in some premier states and never even see a buck of that caliber. Your doing pretty good for yourself if you can find a 180-190 buck in this state. The average joe doesn’t have the cash to pay the finder fees that a whale can.they are absolutely not behind every bush but some folks know where to look for them, they just can't get the tag required to hunt them. :tup:
Post by: hunterednate on June 03, 2018, 02:33:58 PM
I wouldn't even be will to spend $40 on a tank of gas to get over there for a weekend :chuckle:I would put 100% of my time and energy into killing a 200"+ mule deer. If I had some spare days I'd go find a whitetail. After that I'd spend my remaining days gazing upon my mule deer. Blacktails don't interest me in the slightest. Sorry blacktail guys :chuckle:
Crazy man. :chuckle:
You could find some pretty nice "blacktails" close to the crest.
Ha! That would be my Sept. strategy, for sure. Find a "blacktail" like this guy I photographed just a few miles west of the PCT a couple years ago, then head straight east to try to find a decent whitetail still in its summer pattern. November and December in migration hunts for mule deer. Would be pickiest about the mule deer, for sure, but would be thrilled just get mature specimens of each in one season.
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if you draw the 3 deer tag do you get to harvest all three species any time through Sept 1st-Dec 31st and have all the tags in your pocket at the same time?
OR does the WDFW limit you to choose which species to hunt first than once you harvest the first species, WDFW will let you choose the second species and so on and so fourth?
Again probably a dumb question to ask but just wanted to make sure on what the process is.
Thanks in advance!
Post by: huntnphool on June 08, 2018, 12:18:19 AM
probably a dumb question to ask but just wanted to make sure,
if you draw the 3 deer tag do you get to harvest all three species any time through Sept 1st-Dec 31st and have all the tags in your pocket at the same time?
OR does the WDFW limit you to choose which species to hunt first than once you harvest the first species, WDFW will let you choose the second species and so on and so fourth?
Again probably a dumb question to ask but just wanted to make sure on what the process is.
Thanks in advance!
You can hunt any and all, whenever you want, in the allotted time frame. ;)