FCFS Unit 051 Antlered Mule deer

asolde · Oct 2, 2021

I am looking for any pointers on hunting this unit. I plan on going up by mid season and do a little hunting but know nothing about the unit. I have looked at the stats/quotas on the NDOW site and they look pretty good 42% success rate . The Santa Rosa Mountain range sounds like the place to go? I am excited to have finally got a tag to hunt. Any pointers you may have would be appreciated. Thx Alex

Simple man · Oct 3, 2021

Hi
In my opinion you have a great tag.
My daughter had the youth tag their last year. It took us three trips but it payed off.
Lots of ag fields in paradise valley. Most farmers are open to you hunting their fields if that’s the way you want to go. You see lotttsss of deer and Antelope in the fields. But that’s too easy.
There is a bunch of private property so be sure to watch for that.
We hunted the wilderness area on top of the Santarosas. It’s a large wilderness. Very steep county. Lots of hiking trails to get you all over the wilderness. (Look up hiking in the Santarosas) we hiked in both sides west and south and saw some amazing country even with large waterfalls. Elk on the top crests. It wasn’t until end of season when all the leaves fall off and the cows gathered up when we started to see more deer on the mountain tops. We always hunted high and finally payed off for her!! Pic should get your juices going!!
Best of luck!!
Simple man

asolde · Oct 4, 2021

Thank you for the information. Yes that deer gets my juices flowing cant wait to go. I plan on going up around the 15th or so. Can I ask where you camped at? I am also wondering about cell phone service? I have sprint.

Downrange · Mar 15, 2022

How did your hunt go, interested in this unit

asolde · May 1, 2022

Downrange said:
How did your hunt go, interested in this unit

Sent you a PM

Homer · May 1, 2022

asolde said:
Sent you a PM

secret huh?

Wiszard · May 1, 2022

Homer said:
secret huh?

Must have shot a booner....

BeDawg · May 2, 2022

Wiszard said:
Must have shot a booner....

I want the pm too.

BGnight · May 2, 2022

Slightly off topic, but not really: Where are the elk in 51? Was up there a month ago on the east side above Paradise Valley and never saw an old elk dropping or track in multiple locations. Seemed devoid of elk.

buckhorn · May 2, 2022

051 is one of the few units in Northern Nevada I haven’t hunted.
Maybe I should include it on my application this year!
Might not be a bad choice!

buckhorn · May 2, 2022

Homer said:
secret huh?

Should have kept it that way!

asolde · May 2, 2022

I was unsuccessful in the hunt and never did see a deer. Although I think it is a good area to hunt, I wish I could have spent more time there to look around and hunt. There was a pretty good snow up top the week I went, and I think it may have moved the deer to lower elevation. So, I came down off the mountain and started to scout the lower creeks. Solid silver creek was where I last hunted, and it looked good to me. Unit 51 is not my first choice this year, but I did apply for it again as my 3rd choice antlerless. Good luck to all on the draw this year. Alex

eelgrass · May 2, 2022

51 was the first unit I hunted for Pronghorn in Nevada. I had antihunters shadow me the entire hunt. It didn't work out so well for them.

buckhorn · May 2, 2022

eelgrass said:
51 was the first unit I hunted for Pronghorn in Nevada. I had antihunters shadow me the entire hunt. It didn't work out so well for them.

Wow eel you’ve had some crazy things happen to you.
What did you do to the anti hunters?

eelgrass · May 2, 2022

buckhorn said:
Wow eel you’ve had some crazy things happen to you.
What did you do to the anti hunters?

I mostly just ignored them because they would run off when I tried to confront them. If I stopped to glass a buck they would stop about 100 yards behind me and try to scare the antelope away. I finally lost them on the third day. I knew where they were camped and after I killed my buck I drove to their camp and left them a note along with the "evidence of sex" from my antelope on their camp table. I'm sure they remembered me.

BroadHead · May 2, 2022

eelgrass said:
after I killed my buck I drove to their camp and left them a note along with the "evidence of sex" from my antelope on their camp table. I'm sure they remembered me.

Ah, the 'ol Lorena Bobbitt trick, eh?