Union county whitetails

mtn300 · 11-19-2008, 04:00 PM

Anybody been chasing them whitetail bucks yet I am going saturday to see what is running around over there. Just curious if anyone else has the tag also.

motcha · 11-19-2008, 04:01 PM

My buddy has this tag, and he is heading out I am sure. I seen some

ones by Kamela area, but I am sure its gonna be targeted come the weekend. Nothing like a late season sighting of a WT in action!! Good luck and cannot wait to hear how you do

MarlinMark · 11-19-2008, 04:32 PM

Don't forget to take your grunt tube. They are stupid righ now.

Mark

motcha · 11-19-2008, 04:35 PM

Yes, especially a doe bleat.... it will stop them in their tracks!! Rattle for them as well, I was up yesterday and rattled in 10+ bucks.... one looked to be pushing 130 B&C

Small Fry · 11-19-2008, 05:15 PM

One area we have seen tons of Whitetails in is around Cove. Another area which has a lot of private property is the lower Catherin creek drainage. Just drive up along all the fields late in the afternoon.

Basicly we have seen them in the typical Whitetail habitat. Low lands around river bottoms.

The biggest Whitetail buck ive seen was just out of LaGrande city limits not far from Riverside park.

mtn300 · 11-19-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Small Fry

One area we have seen tons of Whitetails in is around Cove. Another area which has a lot of private property is the lower Catherin creek drainage. Just drive up along all the fields late in the afternoon.

Basicly we have seen them in the typical Whitetail habitat. Low lands around river bottoms.

The biggest Whitetail buck ive seen was just out of LaGrande city limits not far from Riverside park.

I have access to a farm down low and ground up behing cove also.

Blacktail Slayer · 11-19-2008, 06:01 PM

Whitetails all up high in the Wenaha unit. I couldn't believe how many there are up there. Some really nice bucks.

mtn300 · 11-20-2008, 06:09 AM

I wish we would get some snow to drive them down but it doesn't look to promising. I know where a couple good ones are hanging out. I found them a couple years ago I think they are twins and about 4 year bucks now. I see them in the same area every year. I am going to give a go this weekend so we will see what happens. I have never hunted whitetails before

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woodsy188 · 11-20-2008, 07:12 AM

Good luck guys, lets see some pictues when you return!

WSU · 11-20-2008, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by mtn300

I wish we would get some snow to drive them down but it doesn't look to promising. I know where a couple good ones are hanging out. I found them a couple years ago I think they are twins and about 4 year bucks now. I see them in the same area every year. I am going to give a go this weekend so we will see what happens. I have never hunted whitetails before

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You should be able to find them. Whitetails get into a routine and you can pattern them pretty well. Also, they stay in the same general areas.

MarlinMark · 11-20-2008, 07:59 AM

What deer tag is this that is open right now?

Mark

mtn300 · 11-20-2008, 08:30 AM

union county whitetail muzzleloader tag

nevermiss · 11-20-2008, 12:04 PM

Geez, here I live in Pendleton and have hunted the Starkey unit, and bird hunt just out of Cove along the Grande Ronde, and I've never even SEEN any WT much past exit 216 off of 84! I always looked at that area up there as muley country. (Apparently wrong!)

Art Vandeley · 11-20-2008, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by nevermiss

Geez, here I live in Pendleton and have hunted the Starkey unit, and bird hunt just out of Cove along the Grande Ronde, and I've never even SEEN any WT much past exit 216 off of 84! I always looked at that area up there as muley country. (Apparently wrong!)

Drive down the road that goes through Reith, and look for them all along the river out in the alfalfa fields. They should be ruttin pretty good right now!

Mitch

lentz · 11-20-2008, 02:00 PM

I have seen white-tail WAY up in the Starkey unit. A good friend of mine has been up chasing them around.

jschainsaw · 11-20-2008, 04:35 PM

Reith = Not Union County

Uplanders · 11-20-2008, 07:05 PM

Ive been up x 3 times and plan to take the 7 y/o on sat. Ive seen 3 bucks and missed one big old bruiser. Poor shooting, still havent forgivin myself

. Im in Pendleton and come home to the suckers in my yard, grrrrrrrrr.

Art Vandeley · 11-20-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jschainsaw

Reith = Not Union County

Oops, I missed a part of his post. I thought he had not ever seen a whitetail and was offering a tip to view some. I understand Reith is not Union County.

Mitch