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Big Game Hunting => Bow Hunting => Topic started by: TheYoungSelfStarter on November 10, 2018, 09:56:34 PM

Title: Young Hunter Looking to start a new family tradition
Post by: TheYoungSelfStarter on November 10, 2018, 09:56:34 PM: Hello HW, I'm new to Washing hunting despite the fact that I've lived here for all my life, the reason I am just starting to hunt now is a long story, perhaps I will share in the future. Nonetheless I have made it my goal to harvest a deer in the 2019 season with a bow, I have never hunted with a bow so I am going to be practicing and scouting until the 2019 season arrives. I go to Lost lake in GMU 336 every year with my family so that is where I plan on starting, maybe in a ground blind or a tree stand. Around February, March, and April I plan on going out there to scout for sheds and deer activity because I saw a comment on another post that said if you are new that is a good way to start.

So my question is have you every shed hunted around there and had success?
Have you harvested anything there? Deer, Elk, Bear, etc.
Is that a good place to start or should I try somewhere else?
Title: Re: Young Hunter Looking to start a new family tradition
Post by: Dan-o on November 10, 2018, 10:05:35 PM: Welcome to the site.

Keep posting..... People will help.

I don't know much about 336.
Title: Re: Young Hunter Looking to start a new family tradition
Post by: Special T on November 11, 2018, 06:49:31 AM: 336 is the Taneum unit

Find a club 90%+of clubs belong to the wsaa at the. Ottom is a list of shoots through our the state. 3Ds are great practice.

http://www.washingtonarchery.org/calendars
Title: Re: Young Hunter Looking to start a new family tradition
Post by: hiway_99 on November 11, 2018, 07:09:06 AM: Are you talking about the lost lake that's next to manastash lake. If so that's unit 340 manastash, not 336 taneum.

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Title: Re: Young Hunter Looking to start a new family tradition
Post by: TheYoungSelfStarter on November 11, 2018, 04:33:35 PM: Quote from: hiway_99 on November 11, 2018, 07:09:06 AM
Are you talking about the lost lake that's next to manastash lake. If so that's unit 340 manastash, not 336 taneum.

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No, it's next to lake Keechas, in the top left corner of 336.
Title: Re: Young Hunter Looking to start a new family tradition
Post by: teanawayslayer on November 11, 2018, 05:45:38 PM: I wouldn’t spend my time deer hunting in that area. There is very low deer density in that area. Look for units with more deer. Especially with a bow. More deer = better chance of success. :twocents:
Title: Re: Young Hunter Looking to start a new family tradition
Post by: smithkl42 on November 12, 2018, 04:06:38 PM: Quote from: teanawayslayer on November 11, 2018, 05:45:38 PM
I wouldn’t spend my time deer hunting in that area. There is very low deer density in that area. Look for units with more deer. Especially with a bow. More deer = better chance of success. :twocents:

Yeah, a good place to start is with the deer harvest statistics from WDFW:

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/harvest/2017/reports/deer_gmu_all.php

In 2017, only 10 of 1200+ archers in that GMU were successful. Those are pretty crappy odds.

Ken