Nine Mile Muzzleloader question

Huntwest · Jul 11, 2018

My son drew a late season muzzle loader deer tag for the Nine Mile unit. He has been researching and scouting areas to hunt. I was wondering if anyone has information that would steer him in the right direction. Best places or roads to enter the unit, good transition routes, places to camp late in the year, areas near private ground that may hold deer late in the year, etc. He just needs a little help knowing where to start. Anyone with knowledge of the unit that would be willing to help would be greatly appreciated.

daydreamn · Jul 11, 2018

That's a big area with a relatively small number of deer. There are some giants that wander around out there once in a while though. That late in the year youll probably want to cover a lot of ground in the lower country. Spend a little time out there and youll find one.

257Tony · Jul 15, 2018

Spend tons of time learning the unit and what areas are private, lots of private ground in that unit. Camping shouldn't be a problem if you stay below 7000' or so.

prizes14 · Jul 15, 2018

Hunted there a couple years ago and all the locals we talked to confirmed what we found out; that there are very few deer there. We covered a lot of land and saw very few deer. The Cold Springs area seemed to be where most people hunted. You will see 10 times the number of wild horses than you will deer.

ZR1 · Jul 16, 2018

If its the late tag how many points did he have resident or non resident? I have a a couple of friends that tried to draw that tag. Hints if its the late tag, Look at the CWMU maps within the Unit most are higher elevation and deer move of with weather.Onx maps can really help with the success of this hunt in finding access around private.Like most towns these days there are a few good buck's and a lot of deer in every residential area in the unit. That being said you will need to be aware of the city limits as they are all watched over usually . Decent amount of deer in the ceder country in November and there are gas well roads through much of that country you can hunt that stuff all day long. A lot of remote counrty with few deer That being said I would look for deer early and late in the day and look for big tracks during the middle of the day . Often times its pre rut at that time but bucks are staged up not far from does and near the end of the hunt you mind find one with them.Winter weather can really help this hunt .
Good Luck

257Tony · Jul 16, 2018

The hunt starts October 30 this year, so I wouldn't expect too much rut action. Better than nothing, but not a true rut hunt.

Huntwest · Jul 16, 2018

He had 5 resident points. We've driven around the area a couple times trying to figure out the area a little bit. I know the deer aren't where they will be later in the year but hopefully we can find some promising spots to keep an eye on. Thanks for the info. Any other ideas you have would be really appreciated.