Panhandle whitetail dates

[Jimmy33]

I will be up north as usual next week.


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[Machias]

I normally see 10 to 12 deer every day.  I'm in Unit 5, north of Worley.  In the past 5 weeks, I've personally seen ZERO deer and I've gotten 4 deer on 4 different cameras.  Two bucks, a doe and a yearling.  I have an extra doe tag this year that I am not going to even try to fill.  I found 6 dead deer this fall.  The whitetails down this low took a beating.  I'm hearing maybe 90% of the whitetail herd down low was wiped out by EHD.  I have heard they were not hit near as hard in the higher elevations.  Sadly due to my knee replacement surgery I cannot hunt the higher country this year and am stuck hunting near my place.  Not looking very promising for me this year.  I'm hoping the small elk herd that usually shows up around Thanksgiving is back by the first week in Dec for cow elk muzzleloader season.

[762Gunner]

I hunted unit 1 on the west side of Priest Lake over the weekend. I passed on two small bucks on Saturday morning. One was chasing a doe. I didn't see any other deer for the remaining weekend. There was a bit of rain on Sunday morning/early afternoon that I'm sure kept them down. I saw a lot of deer sign in every spot that I was at. Only a handful of shots rang out over the weekend. My first time hunting this area, and was happy to see less road hunters than I have seen cruising in the Colville National Forest the last few years that I have hunted there.

[addicted1]

I hunted unit 1 on the west side of Priest Lake over the weekend. I passed on two small bucks on Saturday morning. One was chasing a doe. I didn't see any other deer for the remaining weekend. There was a bit of rain on Sunday morning/early afternoon that I'm sure kept them down. I saw a lot of deer sign in every spot that I was at. Only a handful of shots rang out over the weekend. My first time hunting this area, and was happy to see less road hunters than I have seen cruising in the Colville National Forest the last few years that I have hunted there.

You going back out before the season ends? Pretty fun to hunt once the snow starts flying.

[762Gunner]

I wish I could. Have some family activities planned. I grew up hunting in southern Indiana. Having snow was the best time.