Post by: Joseph wilcox on June 23, 2019, 03:45:17 PM
Post by: Joseph wilcox on June 26, 2019, 06:14:44 PM
Post by: JWEBB on June 26, 2019, 07:00:26 PM
Post by: JWEBB on June 26, 2019, 07:04:16 PM
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 26, 2019, 07:04:40 PM
I have the same tag. Have had it before and several of my partners have as well. Very tough unless you get permission from a landowner. There is quite a bit of public land but it’s pretty high and not many whitetails. My old man had it last year and settled on a small 4 point last day. If you can get in with a property owner it would be a different storysaw lots of white tails up high around misery
Post by: JWEBB on June 26, 2019, 07:05:21 PM
I have the same tag. Have had it before and several of my partners have as well. Very tough unless you get permission from a landowner. There is quite a bit of public land but it’s pretty high and not many whitetails. My old man had it last year and settled on a small 4 point last day. If you can get in with a property owner it would be a different storysaw lots of white tails up high around misery
I always see does up there but hardly any bucks. We’ve killed a couple cross breeds up high. Really cool racks
Post by: D-Rock425 on June 26, 2019, 07:06:16 PM
Post by: JWEBB on June 26, 2019, 07:07:53 PM
Post by: meatwhack on June 26, 2019, 07:14:12 PM
Post by: JWEBB on June 26, 2019, 07:16:48 PM
If you see does up high in November the bucks are there too they aren’t being bread by the wolf’s.
But they are being bred by the mule deer
Post by: teanawayslayer on June 26, 2019, 07:35:25 PM
have you watched them breed? Typically a whitetail is pretty squirrelly and mule deer don’t breed them. But a whitetail buck will breed a muley doe.If you see does up high in November the bucks are there too they aren’t being bread by the wolf’s.
But they are being bred by the mule deer
Post by: JWEBB on June 26, 2019, 07:49:11 PM
have you watched them breed? Typically a whitetail is pretty squirrelly and mule deer don’t breed them. But a whitetail buck will breed a muley doe.If you see does up high in November the bucks are there too they aren’t being bread by the wolf’s.
But they are being bred by the mule deer
Yes I have! Many a time
Post by: jackelope on June 26, 2019, 09:47:55 PM
Post by: Stein on June 26, 2019, 09:48:56 PM
We saw tons of great mulies, sheep, turkeys, eagles, ducks, geese and a great museum, but exactly zero white tail on public.
You can look down a thousand feet or more and see plenty on private by the rivers and creeks.
In my opinion, this should not be a draw tag.
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Post by: TomT on June 26, 2019, 09:50:18 PM
Post by: jackelope on June 26, 2019, 10:03:07 PM
Toughest tag I have ever been on. Sorry to say that, we had a great hunt but finding Mr. Whitey on public land up in the top will not be easy.
We saw tons of great mulies, sheep, turkeys, eagles, ducks, geese and a great museum, but exactly zero white tail on public.
You can look down a thousand feet or more and see plenty on private by the rivers and creeks.
In my opinion, this should not be a draw tag.
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Depends how you look at it. The farmers that own land there in those units kill great bucks every year.
I feel like it’s one of those permit hunts where you have to pay attention to what you’re applying for unless you have access or you own land in the applicable units. If it’s mostly private ground and you don’t have access to said private ground, maybe it’s not the hunt for you.
Post by: nwhunter on June 26, 2019, 10:55:05 PM
Post by: Joseph wilcox on June 27, 2019, 08:16:59 AM
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on June 27, 2019, 10:06:00 AM
Toughest tag I have ever been on. Sorry to say that, we had a great hunt but finding Mr. Whitey on public land up in the top will not be easy.
We saw tons of great mulies, sheep, turkeys, eagles, ducks, geese and a great museum, but exactly zero white tail on public.
You can look down a thousand feet or more and see plenty on private by the rivers and creeks.
In my opinion, this should not be a draw tag.
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Depends how you look at it. The farmers that own land there in those units kill great bucks every year.
I feel like it’s one of those permit hunts where you have to pay attention to what you’re applying for unless you have access or you own land in the applicable units. If it’s mostly private ground and you don’t have access to said private ground, maybe it’s not the hunt for you.
Jackelope knows what he is talking about. That is a tough hunt without local connections, the best advice I can give is stay mobile those deer are on the move that time of year.
Post by: emac on June 27, 2019, 12:45:28 PM
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Post by: Timberstalker on June 27, 2019, 12:48:51 PM
Jackelope knows what he is talking about.
Without a doubt, this biggest load of BS I've read since April 10, 2008, 09:27:12 PM
:chuckle:
Post by: jackelope on June 27, 2019, 01:18:08 PM
Jackelope knows what he is talking about.
Without a doubt, this biggest load of BS I've read since April 10, 2008, 09:27:12 PM
:chuckle:
You shut your mouth. Some people see my true potential!! I'm a star!!
Post by: Timberstalker on June 27, 2019, 02:39:32 PM
Post by: SemperFidelis97 on June 27, 2019, 08:56:24 PM
Post by: Joseph wilcox on November 03, 2019, 06:07:26 AM
Post by: Jimmer on November 03, 2019, 07:13:12 AM
Exactly.. I have tons of private access, but didn’t get drawn. Kinda a waste for to put in if you have no idea about the area.Toughest tag I have ever been on. Sorry to say that, we had a great hunt but finding Mr. Whitey on public land up in the top will not be easy.
We saw tons of great mulies, sheep, turkeys, eagles, ducks, geese and a great museum, but exactly zero white tail on public.
You can look down a thousand feet or more and see plenty on private by the rivers and creeks.
In my opinion, this should not be a draw tag.
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Depends how you look at it. The farmers that own land there in those units kill great bucks every year.
I feel like it’s one of those permit hunts where you have to pay attention to what you’re applying for unless you have access or you own land in the applicable units. If it’s mostly private ground and you don’t have access to said private ground, maybe it’s not the hunt for you.
Post by: jackelope on November 03, 2019, 09:35:02 AM
Looking on my onx whats up with the privet land that say huntable and show parking areas? are these areas for sure cool to hunt? also any one know any good trailer camping spots in the blue mt east area down lower.
They’re not “for sure cool to hunt” unless they specify that it’s “Feel free to hunt” land. There is feel free land, there is hunt by reservation land and there is hunt by written permission land along with pieces of public ground. There’s also areas that are feel free to hunt but you have to sign into a log book. I know of a couple of those areas within the boundaries of that permit.
You have to determine what you’re looking at and go from there.
Post by: Joseph wilcox on November 03, 2019, 12:37:51 PM
Post by: TheGreenHunter on November 04, 2019, 09:37:12 PM
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Post by: jackelope on November 05, 2019, 10:32:29 AM
When I was scouting that area back in august, most of the properties showing on OnX were hunt by written permission which requires contacting the property owner.
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:yeah:
And the parking areas that are noted are where the landowner wants people to park I believe.
Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 05, 2019, 07:41:51 PM
Post by: fireweed on November 06, 2019, 06:39:14 PM
Post by: Maverick on November 07, 2019, 05:56:12 PM
Dont hunt 175 unit they took that out last year and only give out 1 tag for that unit. Whitetail by misery is hard to believe.
They took 175 out?
Post by: Joseph wilcox on November 20, 2019, 05:01:27 AM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 20, 2019, 05:10:20 AM
Post by: ELKBURGER on November 20, 2019, 05:44:05 AM
Dont hunt 175 unit they took that out last year and only give out 1 tag for that unit. Whitetail by misery is hard to believe.I saw WT does within 1 mile of misery in Sept this year.
Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 20, 2019, 06:46:58 AM
Dont hunt 175 unit they took that out last year and only give out 1 tag for that unit. Whitetail by misery is hard to believe.They took 175 out?
Cant hunt 175 unit with that permit anymore.
Post by: TomT on November 20, 2019, 11:13:13 PM
Post by: JWEBB on November 25, 2019, 10:17:07 PM
Well we pounded the ground in areas 181 and 172, got permission on 2 land owners both having over 1,200 acers each also hit all the blm and chief joseph wildlife areas available to hunt in these two units. Tag soup. Very few does and only saw 2- spikes 1- forked. Talking with 1/2 doz land owners they all had same story 1 year with blue tong and 2 bad winter kills there are just no white tail or very few left in these units. They also all agreed that the up coming muzzy season they were hoping that the state would shut down the doe harvest but that did not happen ( so if yer a muzzy guy and want to try to help out the white tail crisis don't shoot them for a couple years.). We also ran in to 2 other hunters who were so frustrated with the amount of or lack of deer they pulled camp and headed north to finish late buck out. would like to here from some of the other 47 tag holders.
I ended up with tag soup as well. Passed on multiple bucks. Really bad year to draw this tag. No rut activity whatsoever. I wasn’t going to pull the trigger with 8 points
Post by: jackelope on November 29, 2019, 07:32:28 AM
Usually by this time of year, the mule deer in that area all seem to have moved down towards town or the river for the winter so wasn't surprised.