I am at a loss, where to go

[nwwanderer]

Check with the Three Sisters on Whidbey, the dad may make you suffer through some Montana elk stories but might have a local blacktail patch for future reference

[sneakyjake]

I would get the OnXMaps app for your phone.  Use it for the gmu boundaries, topo, and sat. I haven't hunted in this area but from looking at it quickly I would hunt the late 437 archery blacktail.  Wait for the snow to hit and hunt as far East in the unit as you can.  Watch the snow levels vrs the topo.  2500' and above.

[Bob33]

Green areas are National Forest (public and huntable). Purple areas are National Parks (public but not huntable.) Yellow areas are Indian Reservations (huntable, dependent on specific reservation regulations.) Salmon colored areas are US military (huntable with specific regulations.) White areas are private.

In Washington you can legally hunt everywhere, except where you can't. Sounds crazy but once you think it through it makes sense.

[fish vacuum]

Start exploring the Skagit Valley from Sedro Woolley to Rockport.

[ghosthunter]

Pm sent

[predatorG]

Kitsap would be the closest for you. That's where I live and hunt.

Are there WMA's there

WMAs?

And in the map above, alot of the white area is still timber company, so you can hunt in alot of it.

[CAMPMEAT]

That's sad when westsiders can't even tell a fellow westsider where to hunt over there, you guys just send them east, plenty of national forest over there to hunt just funny how all the westsider people drive that far every season just to shoot a deer, I've just never gotten that I guess cause I don't drive 5 to 6 hours to go hunting kind of ridiculous if you ask anybody who live on the east side of the state lol

Three out of four posts suggested locations on the west side. What is your suggestion? Please don't post again unless you have something positive to say.

You can't tell a member not to post a comment because you don't like it bobcat. That's totally inappropriate for you to say that. He said nothing wrong.

[bobcat]

That's sad when westsiders can't even tell a fellow westsider where to hunt over there, you guys just send them east, plenty of national forest over there to hunt just funny how all the westsider people drive that far every season just to shoot a deer, I've just never gotten that I guess cause I don't drive 5 to 6 hours to go hunting kind of ridiculous if you ask anybody who live on the east side of the state lol

Three out of four posts suggested locations on the west side. What is your suggestion? Please don't post again unless you have something positive to say.

You can't tell a member not to post a comment because you don't like it bobcat. That's totally inappropriate for you to say that. He said nothing wrong.

I sure can, and no it's not inappropriate for me to ask him to only post if he has something positive to say.

I'll be doing the same with any more of these east versus west type of posts that I see. I realize there have recently been plenty of others just like it, or worse, that didn't get a warning and didn't get removed. But that's only because I've been busy with hunting season.

[runamuk]

Kitsap would be the closest for you. That's where I live and hunt.

Are there WMA's there

WMAs?

And in the map above, alot of the white area is still timber company, so you can hunt in alot of it.

WMA probably = wildlife management area

and if you are not from here and not accustomed to our land areas and the way its divided it can be hard to sort out what can and cannot be hunted.  The map posted earlier with the notations about state and forest lands is a good start.  I actually would not suggest going east unless you have someone to go east with because the land over there can be even more confusing depending where you go.

I would say try Kitsap as suggested or even Olympic Peninsula.  Whidbey from my understanding doesn't have much public land.   Skagit county has lots but I have no idea where it is I dont have maps for this part of the state.

[fishnfur]

Whatever.  I think the OP has enough information positive information to get going.  He's a WT hunter from the east coast.  It makes perfect sense for him to head east to hunt WT here.  I suggested BT areas because I want everyone to suffer as I do when I can't find a single animal in an entire day.   

Sorry Injun kid - IMO - I don't think any of the east side businesses and people that benefit monetarily from the west side guys going over there to hunt deer and elk think that it is ridiculous for them to do so.  I think they'd be unhappy to loose the business if they didn't. 

[Injun kid]

It is what it is I guess lol

[JakeLand]

PM sent and if you want some info for the 460 and 448 units just PM me and we'll get you some areas

[jkthomps]

I would recommend 448 and 460 and 437 as well. If I recall muzzleloading season in 448 and 460 overlap with archery so I would suggest 437 for archery late season for BT.

I archery hunt but suck at finding places to hunt lol. Hey Jakeland, can I PM you for help too?

[JakeLand]

Yep no problem

[predatorG]

PM sent and if you want some info for the 460 and 448 units just PM me and we'll get you some areas

Just read Jakes post about his buck this year, he definitley knows his stuff so good luck to you guys who got spots from him!