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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: buckman202 on August 16, 2011, 09:49:39 PM

Title: Deer area 1080
Post by: buckman202 on August 16, 2011, 09:49:39 PM: Hey my dad and I drew modern doe tags for the area around colfax. Anyone have any info or could point me in the right direction I would really appreciate it.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: Jburke on August 16, 2011, 11:02:46 PM: Get out and start talking to farmers and asking for permision. I don't know how much public land is around there, if any. But there is a lot of farmland.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: ldjbuff on August 18, 2011, 05:57:14 AM: We pheasant hunt up there, seems like 90% private. But like the person said above, start chatting with farmers
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: jjhunter on August 18, 2011, 06:59:34 AM: It's 100% private in that area. I grew up in Colfax and there is no public land in/or around town.

That being said, you should have no problem getting permission to shoot a doe!
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: bobcat on August 18, 2011, 07:41:25 AM: Quote
It's 100% private in that area. I grew up in Colfax and there is no public land in/or around town.

That's not entirely true. I just looked at a map and there's around 1200 acres of state land in that deer area, and most, if not all of it, looks like it is accessible by county or state roads. Plus there is 900 acres of Feel Free to Hunt.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: gallion_t on August 18, 2011, 09:33:10 AM: I had that same tag last year long with the rest of my hunting party. The best thing i can tell you is dont pass up a full sized doe figuring it will be easy to get. As we discovered last year everyone that was drawn for that tag piled into the area figuring they could fill there buck and doe tags. Made all of the deer very skiddish. I have primarily hunted that area, and know where a good amount of feel free land is and scouted the deer heavily leading up to the season, it was still a struggle to fill our 4 tags for does.

There is a decent amount of feel free to hunt land in the area, youll just have to get out and find it. Sadly i know longer live in pullman and cant scout the area daily to give you better direction to go.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: jjhunter on August 18, 2011, 01:25:57 PM: Quote from: bobcat on August 18, 2011, 07:41:25 AM
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It's 100% private in that area. I grew up in Colfax and there is no public land in/or around town.

That's not entirely true. I just looked at a map and there's around 1200 acres of state land in that deer area, and most, if not all of it, looks like it is accessible by county or state roads. Plus there is 900 acres of Feel Free to Hunt.

:chuckle: Where did you find this guy?
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: jjhunter on August 18, 2011, 01:27:15 PM: For the record, you are probably looking at section 36 "school ground" correct? That exists everywhere. I'm guessing one section hits the road and one doesn't right? FFTH is private.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: buckman202 on August 18, 2011, 02:35:08 PM: I know where the feel free to hunt in that area is, but could you point me in the right direction of the "state" land your referring to?
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: buckman202 on August 18, 2011, 03:59:03 PM: Also in looking at the gomap feature on the wdfw where state land is in the area of 1080 I don't think I have ever seen any of it marked? Is that the case? How do you know if it is actually huntable? And not private?
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: jjhunter on August 18, 2011, 05:59:36 PM: School ground isn't marked. It is only accessable if it hits a public road. A good GPS (land ownership) will work, but you have to be REAL sure where you are at.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: SirSpencer on August 18, 2011, 10:57:37 PM: There is some DNR land in the north end of that deer unit. I wouldn't suggest hunting it though its just steep hill side with open field and a couple of small eye brows. You will have better luck on private land. If u just say ive got doe tags and ask to take a doe they will generally let you on.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: jjhunter on August 19, 2011, 06:57:55 AM: I wouldn't worry about finding the public ground. Just knock on some doors, let them know you have DOE tag, and you will be fine.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: bobcat on August 19, 2011, 12:49:26 PM: Quote from: jjhunter on August 18, 2011, 01:25:57 PM
Quote from: bobcat on August 18, 2011, 07:41:25 AM
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It's 100% private in that area. I grew up in Colfax and there is no public land in/or around town.

That's not entirely true. I just looked at a map and there's around 1200 acres of state land in that deer area, and most, if not all of it, looks like it is accessible by county or state roads. Plus there is 900 acres of Feel Free to Hunt.

:chuckle: Where did you find this guy?

I don't understand your question? Which "guy"? If you mean where did I see the public land, look on the "GoHunt" map on the WDFW website. And I didn't say Feel Free to Hunt land was public, but it is huntable (obviously).
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: bobcat on August 19, 2011, 12:51:19 PM: Quote from: buckman202 on August 18, 2011, 03:59:03 PM
Also in looking at the gomap feature on the wdfw where state land is in the area of 1080 I don't think I have ever seen any of it marked? Is that the case? How do you know if it is actually huntable? And not private?

If the map says it is public land, then it is huntable. But of course, first you have to be able to access it. A lot of state land is "landlocked" by private land, so in that case you can't hunt it, unless you get permission to go across private property to get to it.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: bobcat on August 19, 2011, 12:53:04 PM: Quote from: buckman202 on August 18, 2011, 02:35:08 PM
I know where the feel free to hunt in that area is, but could you point me in the right direction of the "state" land your referring to?

http://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/gispublic/apps/gohunt/gohuntJSP/startup.jsp (http://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/gispublic/apps/gohunt/gohuntJSP/startup.jsp)
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: MHWASH on August 19, 2011, 06:13:22 PM: Buckman, If you truely do live on the Palouse, just start knocking on doors. Might want to wait 3 0r 4 weeks until harvest is over though. If you don't get permission, just sit on some FFTH all day and you will still fill your tag.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: PNWsportsman on August 20, 2011, 02:53:50 PM: DNR "school" land may be contracted out for agricultural purposes which may mean its posted.
Title: Re: Deer area 1080
Post by: bobcat on August 20, 2011, 03:02:31 PM: Quote from: PNWsportsman on August 20, 2011, 02:53:50 PM
DNR "school" land may be contracted out for agricultural purposes which may mean its posted.

That's not true. It will almost for sure be leased out for farming/grazing, but the leasee cannot post it.