Pine Valley Deer Oct 17-29

[ILDUCE]

My cousin drew the Pine Valley General season tag Oct 17-29th. Neither of us have hunted or scouted this area but will be out scouting many times before the opener. Does anybody have any suggestions where we might start? Thank you.

 

[Houndsman77]

I would start by downloading a map and picking a few high spots and look in the trees.

 

[Vanilla]

Deer will be migrating or have already migrated at that point. When you download that map, don’t look at spots that are too high up there!

 

[coloradoman]

My cousin drew the Pine Valley General season tag Oct 17-29th. Neither of us have hunted or scouted this area but will be out scouting many times before the opener. Does anybody have any suggestions where we might start? Thank you.

How many points did it take?

 

[Vanilla]

The tricky part about scouting for the rifle on a unit like the Pine Valley is it is very much a migration unit.

So you’re scouting either areas you won’t likely be hunting, or scouting areas that are yet to have good numbers of deer.

I’m NOT the most knowledgeable person on Pine Valley, but have been down there a time or two, and my best advice is to research migration routes, go learn the lay of the land in the migration areas, and then spend time ahead of the season just looking for deer to sample what is likely available for you.

Deer will absolutely stay high, but I am guessing the majority will be well on their way to the rutting areas and winter grounds by the third week in October.

 

[Houndsman77]

The tricky part about scouting for the rifle on a unit like the Pine Valley is it is very much a migration unit.

So you’re scouting either areas you won’t likely be hunting, or scouting areas that are yet to have good numbers of deer.

I’m NOT the most knowledgeable person on Pine Valley, but have been down there a time or two, and my best advice is to research migration routes, go learn the lay of the land in the migration areas, and then spend time ahead of the season just looking for deer to sample what is likely available for you.

Deer will absolutely stay high, but I am guessing the majority will be well on their way to the rutting areas and winter grounds by the third week in October.

This is great advice the only thing not mentioned is exact location of a big buck but if you follow this advice your are bound to see bucks.

 

[ILDUCE]

How many points did it take?

Three

 

[ILDUCE]

I would start by downloading a map and picking a few high spots and look in the trees.

Thank you!

 

[ILDUCE]

The tricky part about scouting for the rifle on a unit like the Pine Valley is it is very much a migration unit.

So you’re scouting either areas you won’t likely be hunting, or scouting areas that are yet to have good numbers of deer.

I’m NOT the most knowledgeable person on Pine Valley, but have been down there a time or two, and my best advice is to research migration routes, go learn the lay of the land in the migration areas, and then spend time ahead of the season just looking for deer to sample what is likely available for you.

Deer will absolutely stay high, but I am guessing the majority will be well on their way to the rutting areas and winter grounds by the third week in October.

Thank you very much.

 

[PleaseDear]

This thread I did will give you plenty of visuals and some decent locations without being too specific.

1st Scouting Trip on my D-Ram Tag. | Utah

I just got home from the Beaver Dam Unit on my Desert Ram tag. I decided to come in from Littlefield, Az, (unit 13b in Az.) and travel north on old hywy 91 thru my unit until arriving at my Airbnb in Kayenta, east of St. George. Lots of different type of terrain and vegetation in this...

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More so west of Ivins to the Nv. border and south to the Az. border.



PM me if ya want more specific intel.



Robb

 

[ILDUCE]

How many points did it take?

Three

 

[Buck hunter 5000]

Dose any one have any information on the cougar Canyon wilderness/ doc pass wilderness can’t seem to find a whole lot of info on it

 

[BrowningRage]

Anyone hear from ILDUCE on how the hunt went?

 

[Muleman1]

How’d the hunt go ???

 

[Houndsman77]

It was tuff a few small young bucks not very many mature bucks were found

 

[Muleman1]

It was tuff a few small young bucks not very many mature bucks were found

That’s what they all say

 

[quest]

Sounds about right

 

[Houndsman77]

Im being honest

That’s what they all say

Honest it's was the tuffest hunt on that unit in the last 12 years

 

[quest]

Yep you’re right they had a good surplus of young bucks. The unit was on a turn around but most those young bucks are gone now.