Where to begin…
Get up on the top of Wheeler Ridge to the north of Rock Creek. Definitely bucks (and sheep) up there! Convict Knolls is Popular for a reason. Like mentioned previously, bucks can be spotted there from the campground.
Mc Gee Canyon up around the aspens will have bucks...Laurel Canyon west to the Sherwins has kicked out some monsters in the past..The sage flats all around Crowley Lake and Hot Creek out to the base of the Glass Mtns hold deer year around and are often overlooked. One of the biggest bucks I’ve ever seen in that zone hung out early in the year on the on Doe Ridge behind the airport, then moved out in the flats by the dump once the road hunter pressure began....something else to consider in the mammoth area would be a big hike out from Minaret Summit north along San Joaquin Ridge. Are used to grouse hunt there and always saw a deer up there...In the June lake area, Parker Bench is well known , but the area between 395 and Reverse Peak can be overlooked but usually has a few bucks hanging out there...MT Warren just outside the park could be a great hunt. Just don’t shoot one of the Bighorn rams that live up there!. I access the High Country of that region from several places. There is a dirt road that takes you up through an old Boy Scout camp and then an old mining operation (I remember correctly, it’s called log cabin mine Road) off 120 near the junction with 395. The road will lead you all the way to an overlook where you can look down on Lundy lake. Hiking up from that area to the west will get you into some great country. Could also come in from the other side by hiking up from the Saddlebag Lake Road...Probably the northernmost area to try would be Jordan Basin off the Virginia Creek Road. It always has deer in it....For a real challenge,try hunting on the east side of the Glass Mountains or the Cow Track Mtns out behind Mono Lake. Deer densities are low, but you could find a real monster out there. If there’s any weather later in the season, you can find deer in the flats on the south east end of Mono Lake near Simon Springs sometimes.
Hope I didn’t over load you there… Basically gave you a rundown of everything from south to north. Lots of GREAT country to explore. Put your time in and you’ll get a good buck. Enjoy!