My wife and i have been hunting Vail and greenwater area since opening weekend and havent seen one leagal buck yet. All we have seen is 7 does in the vail area. One blackbear which i have a tag for but couldnt get a shot at it in greenwater. A mountain goat in greenwater and two cows north of greenwater near naches trail. We have put miles and miles on our boots in the last week. We have glassed clear cuts, walked remote trails, walked roads behind gates, broke brush a few times. Just wondering what are we doing wrong? Im not looking for a honeyhole or anything just some advice. Im not even looking for a huge buck or anything. Hell we would be happy with a spike at this point just to put meat in the freezer.
Ive been here in washington for 7 years now in the military. Just got out a month and a half ago and this is my first year hunting here in washington. Ive never hunted blacktail or blackbear before. Only hunted whitetail once in ohio. So ive done alot of research on blacktail and everything im doing seems to be the right thing, but not having any luck. Just looking for some pointers. I would even be willing to hit a new area. Any advice would be very appreciated thanks!
