Jason277
WKR
Hello all, Just curious how many Wa guys on here hunting blacktail and what weapon they use ,Muzzle , Archery , Modern firearm? I have a multi-season tag. This is my second season deer hunting ever at the age of 40 , Ha!
Tom is an awesome guy!! I have talked to him a few times. He is very, very knowledgable about all things blacktail and a great guy!Check out Boyd Iverson's book and Scott Haugen's book on blacktails. Tons of knowledge in there. Scott usually does a couple seminars every year at the Puyallup Sportsman's show in January, Tom Ryle does some killer seminars out of Sportco in Fife and Cabelas in Lacey.
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That would be awesome!!Yeah he taught me a lot over the years, he and I are meeting up for elk hunting in a week. There was a 5-part series on hunting blacktail that he wrote which was priceless. I will see if he can send me a pdf/word doc and pass it along.
I'm a western WA (coastal) blacktail junkie. I buy my modern rifle tag and use archery equipment to hunt them. The OTC modern tag IMO is the best time of year to hunt blacktail in WA. You get pre rut and post rut with the general and the late rifle season. There are some great alpine opportunities in September with the archery tag and the high buck rifle hunt as well. I draw my multi-season tag almost every year but didn't buy it this year, not enough time to hunt in September for deer, just elk. The statistics aren't the best, but I believe that with enough scouting and hunting the right time a person can have a shot at a P&Y blacktail every year OTC in WA on public access lands.
PM incomingHey Sundance, first year bow hunting blacktail in unit 460. You mention there are some great alpine opportunities in September with this tag, where might I look? Not limited to unit 460. Feel free to PM me too. Thank you.
Sundance did you ever get this in pdf or Word? I'd love to have a copy.Yeah he taught me a lot over the years, he and I are meeting up for elk hunting in a week. There was a 5-part series on hunting blacktail that he wrote which was priceless. I will see if he can send me a pdf/word doc and pass it along.