Post by: drbones on March 12, 2010, 10:39:33 AM
Post by: jackelope on March 12, 2010, 10:40:42 AM
what area of the state are you interested in hunting and what type of country??
Post by: drbones on March 12, 2010, 10:52:47 AM
Right now we are most interested in hunting wherever we can maximize our chances of success. Last year we focused our season (centerfire rifle, both of us) over south of Coulee City up above Sun Lakes. The deer are there, but we never saw them during shooting hours. Public-land deer and they appear to be pretty well educated about not getting shot. It wasn't crowded but we did see a few other hunters in the field.
We both live on the westside (Redmond for me, Port Gamble for him) but went east to reduce the number of other hunters around us. Neither of us especially likes feeling crowded. I wouldn't object to the shorter travel to hunt westside blacktails this year but I don't want to find myself in a sea of orange vests.
Post by: jackelope on March 12, 2010, 11:05:56 AM
you can talk to bearpaw on here, he owns and operates bearpaw outfitters, although I think he is mainly whitetail hunting in WA.
http://bearpawoutfitters.com/ (http://bearpawoutfitters.com/)
there's rugged class outfitters for which you could talk to norsepeak on here.
http://www.ruggedclassoutfitters.com/ (http://www.ruggedclassoutfitters.com/)
there's icicle outfitters, early winters outfitters in the methow, there's okanogan valley outfitters(maybe wrong on their name), there's about a couple hundred probably to talk to...
Post by: gasman on March 12, 2010, 03:31:13 PM
That about covers it.
Post by: 22-250 on March 12, 2010, 05:55:54 PM
Post by: turkey slayer on March 12, 2010, 09:51:41 PM
Post by: Ripper on March 12, 2010, 10:03:05 PM