carnaby
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Alrighty, I've managed to find time for one more trip into the woods. The place I'm looking at, which is only about an hour from home is up a logging road in some pretty thick forest just past Gold Bar in Northwest Washington State.
I took the kids up there for a day of scouting around and didn't see a single deer sign. There must be deer in there, it looks like great habitat (as if I'd know ). I think I may have seen some tracks, but can't be sure, they weren't definative. I did see this, don't know what it is, probably bear as it had some berries in it.
Also saw some hairballs on the same trail, bobcat or cougar maybe?
I'm kinda puzzled on account of I went out with PolishRifleman to his spread east of the mountains and deer sign was EVERYWHERE. Why is it in the forest on the west side you don't see any signs? Should I risk wasting my day here, or go somewhere else? Are there deer in these woods and I just need to be there early to see 'em? I don't mind staking out a good spot on a hill to glass the place at first light, but will it do any good? Is the deep forest like this different in terms of deer sign than the more open woods in the east? What gives? I did see one nice forest grouse though, I think, I'm not really sure what a forest grouse is.
Here's a pic of the area, still active logging going on.
Signs around say there's no camping, shooting or hunting EXCEPT DURING STATE HUNTING SEASON.
I took the kids up there for a day of scouting around and didn't see a single deer sign. There must be deer in there, it looks like great habitat (as if I'd know ). I think I may have seen some tracks, but can't be sure, they weren't definative. I did see this, don't know what it is, probably bear as it had some berries in it.
Also saw some hairballs on the same trail, bobcat or cougar maybe?
I'm kinda puzzled on account of I went out with PolishRifleman to his spread east of the mountains and deer sign was EVERYWHERE. Why is it in the forest on the west side you don't see any signs? Should I risk wasting my day here, or go somewhere else? Are there deer in these woods and I just need to be there early to see 'em? I don't mind staking out a good spot on a hill to glass the place at first light, but will it do any good? Is the deep forest like this different in terms of deer sign than the more open woods in the east? What gives? I did see one nice forest grouse though, I think, I'm not really sure what a forest grouse is.
Here's a pic of the area, still active logging going on.
Signs around say there's no camping, shooting or hunting EXCEPT DURING STATE HUNTING SEASON.