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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Instinct on March 09, 2011, 02:54:32 PM

Title: which side of cowiche
Post by: Instinct on March 09, 2011, 02:54:32 PM: So im thinking if the cowiche unit for archery is open for early deer give it a whirel for a few days but nvr really spent too much time up reynolds creek area or ahtanum side. WhWhich side would u guys suggest?
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: 270Shooter on March 09, 2011, 06:35:27 PM: Niether is very good, but if I would say that I have seen more deer in the auhanum side than the cowiche. But don't spend very much time up there anymore.
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: CamoDup on March 09, 2011, 07:28:40 PM: dont waste your time on either...
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: huntandjeep on March 09, 2011, 07:46:12 PM: If you must go up there the Auhtanum side.
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: rtspring on March 09, 2011, 07:47:41 PM: go up 410 a little further. ROCK CREEK RD...........
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: adamR on March 10, 2011, 06:01:16 AM: rock creek rd gets to much pressure early season... autanum is where you wanna be
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: Instinct on March 10, 2011, 06:58:42 PM: Ya i was kinda firguring ahtanum, might check out the nasty creek area
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: CamoDup on March 10, 2011, 07:05:09 PM: your from yakima and never hunted up there?
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: D-Rock425 on March 10, 2011, 07:08:17 PM: Quote from: rtspring on March 09, 2011, 07:47:41 PM
go up 410 a little further. ROCK CREEK RD...........
no deer in rock creek anymore
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: DeerThug on March 10, 2011, 07:19:01 PM: Pick somewhere out of the Yakima basin for early arhcery . You would be wasting time. It would suck up there for early deer. Unless you get by private land and have a honey hole, but that aint goning to happen.
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: rtspring on March 10, 2011, 07:42:49 PM: Didn't notice this was a Bowhunting post. I hunt Rifle up Rock Creek.......... never had a problem finding deer..........

Just saying....didnt mean to thread jack......
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: huntandjeep on March 10, 2011, 07:44:23 PM: Nasty creek sucks for deer hunting unless you have a doe tag. Legal bucks are few and far between. Alot of road hunters up there and target shooters.
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: colockumelk on March 11, 2011, 07:14:54 AM: Does anybody know how much pressure the cowiche gets during early archery deer season? im thinking about applying for the archery bull tag and want to hunt unpressured elk. i dont want to compete against people blowing bugles for fun.
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: Bigtine96 on March 11, 2011, 07:44:00 AM: There's no pressure in the cowichie, barely anyone goes up there! Elk and deer everywhere and there not pressured at all :P
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Post by: CamoDup on March 11, 2011, 11:53:17 AM: :liar: :bdid:
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: huntandjeep on March 11, 2011, 07:34:20 PM: stay away.
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: DeerThug on March 11, 2011, 07:56:43 PM: Unpressured elk. In cowiche, could happen in december right behind the feed pens, but not during any open season. Can still regurarly snag elk meat out of cowiche, but they ain't likley to be standing still for more than a few seconds at a time. Just got to put in your time.

One tip. the biggest kill is the first 2 hours of the opening day, then the last haf of the season after the pansy hunters go home.
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: colockumelk on March 11, 2011, 09:25:49 PM: Quote from: colockumelk on March 11, 2011, 07:14:54 AM
Does anybody know how much pressure the cowiche gets during early archery deer season? im thinking about applying for the archery bull tag and want to hunt unpressured elk. i dont want to compete against people blowing bugles for fun.

Perhaps you misread my question. I am not referring to the rifle season. I want to k ow how many people hunt the early archery deer season which coincides with a special permit only archery branch bull season. Only 18 permits so not worried about that. I was more worried about if there's a bunch of archery deer hunters in there since there is a general season archery deer hunt.
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: Instinct on March 12, 2011, 07:40:06 AM: Quote from: CamoDup on March 10, 2011, 07:05:09 PM
your from yakima and never hunted up there?

Yup thats right, i hunt/spend a lot of time n rimrock, bethal, bumping, and lil naches areas. I used to go mtn biking up reynolds creek area but nvr spent too much time hiking in there. Or even time in general driving the roads on the ahtanum side
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: ribka on March 12, 2011, 07:56:41 AM: Quote from: Instinct on March 12, 2011, 07:40:06 AM
Quote from: CamoDup on March 10, 2011, 07:05:09 PM
your from yakima and never hunted up there?

Yup thats right, i hunt/spend a lot of time n rimrock, bethal, bumping, and lil naches areas. I used to go mtn biking up reynolds creek area but nvr spent too much time hiking in there. Or even time in general driving the roads on the ahtanum side
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How is the mountain biking up there? Any single track? Trying to find some areas to ride when the weather improves.
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: Instinct on March 12, 2011, 11:19:01 AM: Single track would be in cowiche canyon wth walkers/joggers. But i just road on the old logging roads up around reynolds creek area then haul azz down hill barely missing the tire ruts :chuckle:. And i used to go to umtanum too, but i sold my mtn bike. Years ago so i havnt been to them areas for awhile, but cowichee canyon is nice.. nvr been on the dirt bike trails up in the mountains either so i wouldnt know
Title: Re: which side of cowiche
Post by: CamoDup on March 13, 2011, 10:24:23 AM: Quote from: ribka on March 12, 2011, 07:56:41 AM
Quote from: Instinct on March 12, 2011, 07:40:06 AM
Quote from: CamoDup on March 10, 2011, 07:05:09 PM
your from yakima and never hunted up there?

Yup thats right, i hunt/spend a lot of time n rimrock, bethal, bumping, and lil naches areas. I used to go mtn biking up reynolds creek area but nvr spent too much time hiking in there. Or even time in general driving the roads on the ahtanum side
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How is the mountain biking up there? Any single track? Trying to find some areas to ride when the weather improves.

well in my opinion those areas are a little better for elk. i know ALOT of guys that hunt early archery in cowiche. if im correct though it hasn't been open for early archery in the past two seasons or so.