Countdown to Deer Season

[MackPrince]

Well, the boat has been winterized, and now it's time to sight in the rifles. Anyone else getting the itch to chase some whitetails?

[mallard83]

No whitetails for me, only muley's. But yes I am getting the itch to get out there.

[MackPrince]

My wife has been getting a kick out of me planning the annual Veteran's Day trip to the lodge. I'm just hopeful I can find last year's daddy.

[raffensg64]

Yep, I've got the itch, too, but am unsure whether to chase whitetails or muleys this time around. The 30-30 and 444 are dialed in for the whitetails and the 243 and 30-06 are muley ready.

Hey, I see dozens of guys buying 40 lb. bags of feed corn, salt and mineral blocks, apple syrups and scents, etc. Baiting, I presume. I've never tried it. Is it legal in this state?

[MackPrince]

I looked at the regs, but did not see anything specific about scents, minerals, and feed as bait. As for hunting by a feed/corn spreader I have no idea. You can always check with the Eastern WA DFW @ TeamSpokane@dfw.wa.gov.

-For me it depends on my mood when I head out if I'll carry a 30-30 or '06. On stand I generally use the '06 so I can reach out and touch something if I need to, and the 30-30 seems to have some bad voodoo from the previous owner as I don't usually see anything when I carry it. Maybe this will be the Marlin's year of redemption.