Hunting Washington Forum

Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: baldopepper on October 08, 2024, 07:48:33 AM

Title: NE deer reportt
Post by: baldopepper on October 08, 2024, 07:48:33 AM: Did a little wandering around this week and here's what I saw. Back roads extremely dusty and miserable, but no access problems. Still extremely dry, so NO Campfires. Seen a fair amount of deer with many small bucks, especially mule deer so make sure you know what you're shooting at. Most deer down around the lower, private cultivated fields, but some higher if there's water around. Miles/Creston road still closed so access to Hwy 25 is thru Davenport. Deer coming onto fields fairly early in the evening, but back off very early in the mornings. Still getting pretty warm and with new transport regs come prepared to take proper care of your animal. Good luck all, leave a little brood stock.
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: ljsommer on October 08, 2024, 08:13:52 AM: Quote from: baldopepper on October 08, 2024, 07:48:33 AM
Did a little wandering around this week and here's what I saw. Back roads extremely dusty and miserable, but no access problems. Still extremely dry, so NO Campfires. Seen a fair amount of deer with many small bucks, especially mule deer so make sure you know what you're shooting at. Most deer down around the lower, private cultivated fields, but some higher if there's water around. Miles/Creston road still closed so access to Hwy 25 is thru Davenport. Deer coming onto fields fairly early in the evening, but back off very early in the mornings. Still getting pretty warm and with new transport regs come prepared to take proper care of your animal. Good luck all, leave a little brood stock.

I am not familiar with new transport regs - what do you mean?
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: Mtnwalker on October 08, 2024, 08:18:49 AM: Quote from: ljsommer on October 08, 2024, 08:13:52 AM
Quote from: baldopepper on October 08, 2024, 07:48:33 AM
Did a little wandering around this week and here's what I saw. Back roads extremely dusty and miserable, but no access problems. Still extremely dry, so NO Campfires. Seen a fair amount of deer with many small bucks, especially mule deer so make sure you know what you're shooting at. Most deer down around the lower, private cultivated fields, but some higher if there's water around. Miles/Creston road still closed so access to Hwy 25 is thru Davenport. Deer coming onto fields fairly early in the evening, but back off very early in the mornings. Still getting pretty warm and with new transport regs come prepared to take proper care of your animal. Good luck all, leave a little brood stock.

I am not familiar with new transport regs - what do you mean?

https://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/regulations/big-game/cwd-rules
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: GASoline71 on October 08, 2024, 10:19:43 AM: @baldopepper A little off topic, but do you know what the status of the Miles/Creston Road is?

Thank you for the deer report. :)

Gary
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: Ghost Hunter on October 08, 2024, 10:22:47 AM: You're spot on for my area in 105. More predators on camera than deer.
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: HUNTIN4SIX on October 08, 2024, 12:09:16 PM: copied from website....
Mandatory reporting of hunting activity – WAC 220-413-100 requires successful deer, elk, and moose hunters in GMUs 124, 127, and 130 to submit the whole head of a harvested animal with at least three inches of the neck attached or extracted retropharyngeal lymph nodes to WDFW for chronic wasting disease sampling within three days of harvesting.

Am i missing something? this WAC says nothing about submitting the whole head?

So i shoot a deer in one of those units, and I have to figure out a way within 3 days of harvest on my 10 day hunting trip to get the head to WDFW? :dunno:
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: hughjorgan on October 08, 2024, 12:38:21 PM: Quote from: GASoline71 on October 08, 2024, 10:19:43 AM
@baldopepper A little off topic, but do you know what the status of the Miles/Creston Road is?

Thank you for the deer report. :)

Gary

Just take Telford Rd before the rest stop rather than driving all the way to Davenport.
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: NWBREW on October 08, 2024, 12:55:43 PM: Telford road? Interesting. I have been going all the way to Davenport. Gonna have to look at that. Is it paved or gravel? Oh yeah, to stay on topic here’s a trail cam pic of a month ago in the NE corner. Not sure why it came out sideways
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: baldopepper on October 08, 2024, 01:47:28 PM: Telford is gravel, little shorter but the dust is horrible. Miles Creston is closed until Dec 1. Might add backroad guys on sidesxsides not enclosed looked liked piles of dirt when you passed them. Dust made it look like the back of your rig was on fire.
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: 10Key on December 04, 2024, 11:01:26 AM: Miles Creston is open now!
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: jrebel on December 04, 2024, 02:21:22 PM: Quote from: 10Key on December 04, 2024, 11:01:26 AM
Miles Creston is open now!

Best news I have heard in a long time. Driving to Davenport has added 30 minutes to my commute. :tup: :tup:
Title: Re: NE deer reportt
Post by: 10Key on December 04, 2024, 04:10:29 PM: Been taking Telford, so not too bad. Won't be paved until spring, but progress is good!