Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: rewent12003 on May 06, 2008, 03:47:58 PM
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i am interested in bow hunting in the fireing center this year does anyone know when the draw is and where to put in for it or is it done already?
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The draw is coming up, I don't know the exact date but I am sure it is somewhere online.
You can apply when it is open through the wdfw website...
https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/
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I would never apply for that unit. There are no big bucks up there.
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:chuckle:
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I would never apply for that unit. There are no big bucks up there.
Amen to that brother!
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talk to wackmaster or klickriverchromer......they might know.......
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You eastside guys sure are protective of your area. :chuckle:
I would think that area would be hard to archery hunt, kind of like the Desert area.
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I drew the Desert tag in 2006 and even though it is open tough hunting it is a awesome hunt. On the other hand My buddy drew the firing center in 2004 and though he didnt fill the tag we saw bucks that were ridiculous :rockin:
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It's a fairly easy tag to draw and is the time of season when the animals are in some big groups or single's wondering for late estrus does. And if your any good at putting on a stalk, there is are some nice bucks out there. i hunted it rifle this season and shot a 180 class deer out there. and saw a couple of other really nice ones. you have to hunt though, can't just expect to see the deer roaming freely just chillin. they get presssssssssured.
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Onyl hunted there once, but seems like it would be tuff with a bow. If I recall the archery hunt is after the rifle hunt??
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One of the best bucks from there this year was at the Sportsmans show this Spring...well, more than one, but one was taken with a bow and the guy was on crutches at the time with a broken leg or something. Nice buck. I'd hate to insult the guy but seems like he was in his 50's-60's. Nice buck anyway.
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He was on crutches. I shoot league with him, he is in his 60's. I actually bought the bow I shoot now from him. It is an excellent buck.
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COOL that you know him! I was very impressed. Now that is dedication. Made me think of Hunting cowboy or one of you other guys out there on crutches gimping along.
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He is a super cool guy, and it didn't slow him down.
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What are the rules of that place.Any camping or pre season scouting allowed???
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I know there is no camping, as far as scouting, that I'm not sure. I have heard that people have been allowed on there to coyote hunt, but not sure if it would be in the same area you sould be deer hunting. Some of the other guys may know more about that.
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You go to the place of off 82, watch a video, ID required, proof of insurance and some other stuff. They tell you the rules give you a real good map and tell you how to find out where you are allowed to hunt. and about checking in and out.
Its not too hard, rifle hunters must bring serial number and some other info.
they are pretty nice.
Carl
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I think you can scout about anytime unless they have war games going on out there.
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Ok ive gone thru the one at fort lewis some years ago. I assumed it was the same routine since they own that I believe.
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i have been thinking about putting in for the firing center archery permit also. i am sure it just depends on what the military is doing at the time, but does anyone on here who has been drawn for a firing center tag have any experience being shut out of an area due to military operations? can you contact the people there and see when the war operations are going to be going on? this would be helpful in planning a hunt.
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I have heard that you just pick a couple areas you want to hunt for those days when you check in at and they will tell you what areas are open and areas that are off limits. You have to stick to the areas that you pick for that day. That is my understanding of it anyways. Not sure if that is correct or not, but that is what I have heard from others that have drawn the tag in the past.
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I drew the rifle tag in 01 scouted HARD located 2 good bucks(1 of which is the single biggest buck ive ever seen in the field!) Opening morning went in and low and behold they were manuvering in my area's I still killed a decent buck but not near the caliber I had scouted so hard for. JB
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You can call the day before you want to hunt and find out which area's will be open. Then the next morning you can check in two hours before hunting time and pick two area's that you want to hunt. After that if you want to switch area's just call back to the office on your cell phone and they will change it.
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But of course none of that matters anymore since they have eliminated all deer hunts on the firing center this year.
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I cannot find firing center draw anywhere, I called the game and fish and they did not know either. Please help, Where is it? Thanks.
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It doesn't exist anymore, they pulled the tags for it this year. The military is doing manuevers out there during this time.
