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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: rotty33 on July 24, 2011, 04:23:48 PM

Title: Hanford reach national monument
Post by: rotty33 on July 24, 2011, 04:23:48 PM: Anyone ever hunt this for deer during muzzleloader or modern. Wondering if there are many deer in this area, I assume if there is they get pushed to private land after opening day?? I have heard of some nice deer in the area. :dunno:
Title: Re: Hanford reach national monument
Post by: bobcat on July 24, 2011, 04:32:54 PM: I didn't think it was open for hunting. Is it?
Title: Re: Hanford reach national monument
Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on July 24, 2011, 04:53:06 PM: http://www.fws.gov/mcriver/documents/regulations/2010-hanford-reach.pdf (http://www.fws.gov/mcriver/documents/regulations/2010-hanford-reach.pdf)

Shotgun, muzzy and archery

Deer, Elk, Snipe, Mourning Dove, Upland Gamebirds and waterfowl are the only species allowed to be hunted.

This is the link for everything all the areas (McNary, Umatilla etc)
http://www.fws.gov/mcriver/regulations.html (http://www.fws.gov/mcriver/regulations.html)

It says "Fee" hunting. Haven't found the fee schedule yet.
Title: Re: Hanford reach national monument
Post by: azteca on July 24, 2011, 05:04:01 PM: A good portion of it burned a few years back. Its pretty flat and open, you could walk all day and might see a deer. look at the harvest reports for that gmu, not good. most of the deer are on the other side of the river on the reservation.
Title: Re: Hanford reach national monument
Post by: wehunt on July 24, 2011, 07:39:25 PM: I have fished salmon and sturgon in the reach since 1985 and 99.9% of the deer you see are on the Hanford side of the river. I have seen some real nice bucks on that side of the river almost every year. Very few deer on the open hunting side of the river since the fire.
Title: Re: Hanford reach national monument
Post by: Goomsba on July 24, 2011, 08:25:41 PM: Quote from: wehunt on July 24, 2011, 07:39:25 PM
I have fished salmon and sturgon in the reach since 1985 and 99.9% of the deer you see are on the Hanford side of the river. I have seen some real nice bucks on that side of the river almost every year. Very few deer on the open hunting side of the river since the fire.
:yeah:
Title: Re: Hanford reach national monument
Post by: rotty33 on July 25, 2011, 12:39:52 PM: Thanks for the info, that will help me narrow my search!!
Title: Re: Hanford reach national monument
Post by: hunterrcc on July 25, 2011, 11:53:08 PM: Yeah if they didn't let everything burn it would be ok. But not worth the time hunted it a few times all the deer are on the otherwise. Some deer were on there but not much anymore.