Post by: mr user on May 14, 2012, 04:33:46 PM
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Post by: Bofire on May 14, 2012, 07:33:16 PM
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Post by: h20hunter on May 14, 2012, 07:46:24 PM
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Post by: mr user on May 14, 2012, 08:40:22 PM
Post by: h20hunter on May 14, 2012, 09:19:45 PM
If you really need some into level help and xan hunt a bit north I may be able to help. Reaaly general sruff though. You can find the same stuff jyst by surfing google earth.
Post by: mr user on May 14, 2012, 10:18:19 PM
Post by: RadSav on May 14, 2012, 11:41:48 PM
Guides are a nice way to learn, but the good ones are not cheap. A poor cheap guide probably is not going to teach you anything more than not to throw your money away on cheap guides.
Beware of gun and archery ranges. The loudest guys there are usually full of the most crap. They'll make friends with you in a heart beat and pull you in. Usually because all their hunting partners told them to get lost. A few of the loud mouths around here might really help you get your deer. However, it might be wise to learn how to hunt during legal shooting hours and while sobber.
Post by: fish vacuum on May 14, 2012, 11:47:54 PM
Post by: Eli346 on May 15, 2012, 05:10:03 AM
Post by: ICEMAN on May 15, 2012, 05:41:28 AM
I would suggest not hunting alone. It's not a good idea for anyone even with a lot of experience. I know a lot of us do and probably get some of our best hunting in but there's so many things to learn and so many things can go south in a heartbeat! Buy yourself a survival book and read it cover to cover and also a good book on hunting. Scott Haugen and Boyd Iverson both have some good books out that will point you in the right direction as far as methods of hunting go for blacktails. Always be prepared; it can be a lifesaver.
I learned the most about blacktailed deer as I hunted alone, by myself, nobody else along. I would rather advise the newb to camp with a couple of guys, but get out on foot by himself. This way he has someone nearby who can sound the alarm if he becomes lost etc....
Mr user, go scouting for areas this spring and summer, pick a couple of these areas and make these your focus. Map the crap out of them, go there often but tread light, do not push the game out... Learn the lay of the land well. Black tail hunting IMHO is done best as slowly as you can possibly stand it. Good binoculars, few steps at a time, looking ahead, to the side and even behind yourself. Stalk, stalk, stalk, stalk, stalk. Go as slow as you can. You will stand deer up out of beds you did not see for the last 30minutes of your stalk. I have literally walked up and past a deer, it stood up 10 feet behind me. (shot at the blur of fuz in my scope and took home meat.... )
Post by: mr user on May 15, 2012, 06:19:28 AM
I would suggest not hunting alone. It's not a good idea for anyone even with a lot of experience. I know a lot of us do and probably get some of our best hunting in but there's so many things to learn and so many things can go south in a heartbeat! Buy yourself a survival book and read it cover to cover and also a good book on hunting. Scott Haugen and Boyd Iverson both have some good books out that will point you in the right direction as far as methods of hunting go for blacktails. Always be prepared; it can be a lifesaver.I wasn't planning on hunting alone. I'm probably going to get a non-hunter family member to tag along and assist me. From the stories I've heard, it sounds way to easy to get in a very bad position very quickly when your not experienced.
Post by: Chesapeake on May 15, 2012, 09:39:10 AM
Thats not to say dont be prepared and let folks know where you'll be and when you'll be back. A SPOT or some type of PLB is good also. Map and compass are very helpfull.
It would probably be best to hook up with a hunter for your first big game kill. There is alot that goes into hunting, field dressing, meat care, ect..... Its good to have someone walk you through it the first time. It could be a bit overwhelming for someone new to the deal to be standing over a dead deer down in the bottom of a canyon and trying to figure out what to do. It could also be a bit stressfull to shoot your first deer and have it run off and need tracking, when you've never tracked anything before.
Ask around, maybe someone in your area would be willing to take you under their wing. Its alot to ask of a guy to give up alot of his hunting time to teach you the ropes though. Maybe someone you work with hunts?
Post by: bearpaw on May 15, 2012, 10:10:20 AM
Post by: mr user on May 15, 2012, 12:06:16 PM
Probably one of the safest places you'll ever be in your life is in the woods alone. If you're brave enough to drive in Seattle area traffic alone, walking through the woods shouldnt be a concern. Your odds of getting killed by another human in an urban area are far greater than you or an animal killing you in the woods.I dont work, I'm in high school! And theres not much opportunity to hunt with kids i know since about 10 out of 2400 kids hunt. And because I'm only 15 I dont think my parents will let me hunt with someone off this site that they don't know anything about.
Thats not to say dont be prepared and let folks know where you'll be and when you'll be back. A SPOT or some type of PLB is good also. Map and compass are very helpfull.
It would probably be best to hook up with a hunter for your first big game kill. There is alot that goes into hunting, field dressing, meat care, ect..... Its good to have someone walk you through it the first time. It could be a bit overwhelming for someone new to the deal to be standing over a dead deer down in the bottom of a canyon and trying to figure out what to do. It could also be a bit stressfull to shoot your first deer and have it run off and need tracking, when you've never tracked anything before.
Ask around, maybe someone in your area would be willing to take you under their wing. Its alot to ask of a guy to give up alot of his hunting time to teach you the ropes though. Maybe someone you work with hunts?
Post by: h20hunter on May 15, 2012, 12:23:34 PM
Post by: bearpaw on May 15, 2012, 12:31:42 PM
Post by: h20hunter on May 15, 2012, 12:54:25 PM
Post by: mr user on May 15, 2012, 12:58:58 PM
Are you able to hunt as a youth hunter this fall and would you be happy hunting for a doe if you could?
I'd be happy hunting doe, and I'm also able to hunt as a youth hunter in the fall.
Post by: Holg3107 on May 15, 2012, 01:05:35 PM
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Post by: washelkhunter on May 20, 2012, 01:46:14 PM
Post by: Guy on May 20, 2012, 04:26:14 PM
I'm pretty sure you'll be treating your family to a meal of wonderful whitetail backstraps next fall...
Guy
Post by: Widgeondeke on May 20, 2012, 04:45:02 PM
Mr user........ever heard of c-post?
That's wrong.
Post by: mr user on May 20, 2012, 09:48:50 PM
Post by: RB on May 20, 2012, 10:21:30 PM
Thank you for the input! I will definetly be using it. So what is C-post?
It is a fictional hunting spot some jackwagons made up. There actually is a road named C-post just outside of Oso on Highway 530, but it dead ends at a trailhead to Myrtle Lake. There used to be a clear cut in there about 25 years ago and the road went all the way to the top of the ridge, but it was decomissioned in the 90's. So pay no attention to the C-post references best of luck this season! :tup:
Post by: mr user on May 21, 2012, 01:39:32 PM
Ok. I was really getting confused. Thanks!Thank you for the input! I will definetly be using it. So what is C-post?
It is a fictional hunting spot some jackwagons made up. There actually is a road named C-post just outside of Oso on Highway 530, but it dead ends at a trailhead to Myrtle Lake. There used to be a clear cut in there about 25 years ago and the road went all the way to the top of the ridge, but it was decomissioned in the 90's. So pay no attention to the C-post references best of luck this season! :tup:
Post by: h20hunter on May 21, 2012, 01:43:54 PM
Post by: mr user on May 21, 2012, 04:10:33 PM
Yep.....99% of anything with the "c-post" term is hogwash. I stand by my suggestion with Bearpaw though.....could be a great resource to get ahead of the learning curve.That's the same thing I've been hearing from everywhere. I'm trying to get a hunt set up with him in Oct., but if that doesn't work you better bet I'll be trying to chase local blacktails!
Post by: PA BEN on May 31, 2012, 06:15:02 AM
Post by: Elkrunner on June 01, 2012, 12:45:36 PM
C-post, do you mean the road up north near Arlington?
Yes C-post rd....take C-post, go about 4 miles an the road will rear to the right..park there, then head in. I have always seen nice numbers in there..
Post by: Elkrunner on June 01, 2012, 12:48:36 PM