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Smokin · Jun 29, 2021

Was wondering if anyone has hunted around ruch and if the seasonal gates are open for the hunt and if it’s best to Concentrate on the east or west side of unit any other information will be Appreciated.thank you

desperatehills · Jun 29, 2021

I live in the unit and have had that tag a dozen times or so. I have killed bucks near mount Ashland and out of Cave Junction. Ruch is as good as anywhere. You will hunt public land right behind private. Have your Onx and hope to catch a cruiser off of the private. I use to like the thanksgiving week but the last few years it seems the rut has been a little earlier. Good luck and let us know how you do

Smokin · Jun 29, 2021

I will defiantly let you know how I do and thank you for the information. I will be there the Wednesday before the week of thanksgiving and the whole week of thanksgiving so gives a good amount of time to locate them and will use onX well thank you again

Jenks · Aug 23, 2021

Sent you message Smokin

Dark2Dark · Sep 25, 2021

I have this tag with my hunting buddy, as well.

Hoping to make one scouting trip and then two multi-day trips during season. We are not familiar with the area… yet.

Beaver25 · Nov 7, 2021

Heads up the Rut has started!

Smokin · Nov 7, 2021

Thanks for the heads up hoping it will be a good hunt

Dark2Dark · Nov 21, 2021

Smokin said:
Thanks for the heads up hoping it will be a good hunt

Curious to hear how it went/it’s going.

My buddy has had a long year and got it a little antsy. He only had four days to hunt and the first day and a half we had seen pretty limited deer activity on public property. Then we both shot bucks within an hour and a few hundred yards. In hindsight, he wishes he had held out and my buck is one I would have had a hard time passing on, but maybe wasn’t quite as big as I might have hoped?

We are both glad to not eat tag soup and to have both tagged out. It was an interesting hunt/unit. Definitely some deer around!

desperatehills · Nov 22, 2021

Well done. This hunt gets a lot of press from Huntin' Fool, Epic, etc. It is a decent hunt but by no means is it a cake walk. You guys did well

Smokin · Nov 26, 2021

Caught this guy cruising for a doe on the second day of my hunt and could not pass him up biggest blacktail to date maybe next time I will hold out for a monster but very happy with what I got. Dark2dark those are some awesome bucks love those big 3 points congratulations to you both

desperatehills · Nov 29, 2021

Bucks are rutting hard now. My friend rattled in 5 bucks last Friday. 2 of them were studs. He missed one broadside at 60 yards. I got the story when he stopped by my house to borrow my gun.

Dark2Dark · Nov 29, 2021

Weird! It seems so late.

My plan was to go back this last weekend if I hadn’t filled my tag. But to be honest, I was ready for some down time and less time on the highway going hunting. Seems like it might have paid off to hold out!