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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Drewp3645 on December 02, 2024, 09:12:53 AM

Title: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: Drewp3645 on December 02, 2024, 09:12:53 AM: I'm looking to buy a small piece of land on GMU 247, for hunting and recreational shooting. Would this be worth it since a special permit tags is needed to hunt. How difficult is to draw for this tag I'm new to hunting and have no experience with special permit tags. Any information would be greatly appreciated
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 09:23:15 AM: Entiat GMU 247 is open during the general archer and modern seasons. You only need a special permit if you wish to hunt the late rifle or archery hunt. Of course this could change at any moment if they decide the to stop OTC mule deer tags. As for right now.....it has OTC hunting opportunity. Great GMU and area to have property in my opinion. It also puts you real close to a lot of other GMU's with lots of opportunity. Love the area....though the land is getting really pricy.

As for recreational shooting.....the only problem I see if the fire danger during the summer months. Be smart about it and it will never be an issue.
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: Drewp3645 on December 02, 2024, 02:44:21 PM: So OTC is available for general archery and bow but not available for muzzle loader or modern ?
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 03:05:02 PM: Quote from: Drewp3645 on December 02, 2024, 02:44:21 PM
So OTC is available for general archery and bow but not available for muzzle loader or modern ?

Sorry misspoke / typed.....I will fix it. General archery and modern OTC exists. No muzzy season exist in that unit, though you can use muzzy during the rifle season.
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 03:07:41 PM: The hunting regulations, which can be found online, will tell you what you can hunt and when you can hunt it in any GMU. Here is a link.....best to do your own research when buying land.

https://www.eregulations.com/washington/hunting
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: Bob33 on December 02, 2024, 06:35:56 PM: Quote from: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 03:05:02 PM
Quote from: Drewp3645 on December 02, 2024, 02:44:21 PM
So OTC is available for general archery and bow but not available for muzzle loader or modern ?

Sorry misspoke / typed.....I will fix it. General archery and modern OTC exists. No muzzy season exist in that unit, though you can use muzzy during the rifle season.
I believe there is a general muzzleloader season for whitetails.
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 07:15:24 PM: Quote from: Bob33 on December 02, 2024, 06:35:56 PM
Quote from: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 03:05:02 PM
Quote from: Drewp3645 on December 02, 2024, 02:44:21 PM
So OTC is available for general archery and bow but not available for muzzle loader or modern ?

Sorry misspoke / typed.....I will fix it. General archery and modern OTC exists. No muzzy season exist in that unit, though you can use muzzy during the rifle season.
I believe there is a general muzzleloader season for whitetails.

I've never seen a whitetail in the entiat. I know there are a few....but they are few and far between. I have trail cam pics of a whitetail doe in the Chiwawa unit, way up past lake Wenatchee... :yike: :yike: A lot of whitetails north of lake chelan, but not many south of lake chelan.
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: jstone on December 02, 2024, 07:24:30 PM: I have seen a dandy 5x5 whitetail in the Entiat
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 07:28:27 PM: Quote from: jstone on December 02, 2024, 07:24:30 PM
I have seen a dandy 5x5 whitetail in the Entiat

I'm sure there are a few around.....but I wouldn't buy a property in the entiat to hunt whitetail. Be like buying property in Florida to hunt mule deer. :chuckle: :chuckle:

The entiat also has a hair tag for elk season. Could you find one there....yes, Would I hunt elk there....no.
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: jstone on December 02, 2024, 07:31:02 PM: What.!! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: teal101 on December 03, 2024, 08:29:18 AM: Quote from: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 07:28:27 PM
Quote from: jstone on December 02, 2024, 07:24:30 PM
I have seen a dandy 5x5 whitetail in the Entiat

I'm sure there are a few around.....but I wouldn't buy a property in the entiat to hunt whitetail. Be like buying property in Florida to hunt mule deer. :chuckle: :chuckle:

The entiat also has a hair tag for elk season. Could you find one there....yes, Would I hunt elk there....no.

Heard through the grapevine a 6x6 was taken up there this year and a co-worker has a pic of a nice bull he saw up there during the season...but he didnt know it was open :yike:
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: gutsnthegrass on December 03, 2024, 11:48:33 AM: I killed a whitetail buck in the Entiat a few years back that was running with a much larger whitetail buck. They are in there, but there aren’t many. I was in the Mud Creek area.
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: elkrack on December 03, 2024, 12:10:00 PM: Quote from: gutsnthegrass on December 03, 2024, 11:48:33 AM
I killed a whitetail buck in the Entiat a few years back that was running with a much larger whitetail buck. They are in there, but there aren’t many. I was in the Mud Creek area.

They may not be in big numbers up there but I’ve got a set of 150” whitey sheds from 2006! Saw a different one in person that year too
Title: Re: Owning land on GMU 247
Post by: Bowhunter3 on December 03, 2024, 12:13:27 PM: Quote from: jrebel on December 02, 2024, 07:28:27 PM
Quote from: jstone on December 02, 2024, 07:24:30 PM
I have seen a dandy 5x5 whitetail in the Entiat

I'm sure there are a few around.....but I wouldn't buy a property in the entiat to hunt whitetail. Be like buying property in Florida to hunt mule deer. :chuckle: :chuckle:

The entiat also has a hair tag for elk season. Could you find one there....yes, Would I hunt elk there....no.

Lol