Are people actually pulling bigger deer out of Camp Wainwright in the primitive weapon season rather than the other weeks? I have priority 10 and wondering if it’s worth putting it in for the early draw?
I haven’t seen photos of big deer there for awhile. The muzzleloader draw is fun if you like hunting close up. If you don’t understand the tricks to get close you might be disappointed. It stands to reason that the first season might be more productive of big deer.
That’s why I’m asking. I can blast deer anywhere with the muzzleloader. If there aren’t any wall hangers, do I put it in the last three days of November.
If you have never been there before ,go a few months early and get on the base when they are open for bird game hunting
They have an area that is a walk in only . This is where you want to go for a big deer .In the morning briefing you get every day, they will tell which area are open for the day and which are closed. So every morning 50 trucks will be bumper to bumper down the road . not fun ! I have only seen big deer come out of the walk in zone.
This is just my opinion but if I was looking for a wall hanger I would not be thinking Wainwright because of the access issues limiting scouting time. You also have a very limited amount of days to hunt. I would still like to hunt wainwright as a family hunt though not a trophy hunt
Like I said just my opinion but I am a firm believer that scouting is the number one factor for hunting big animals followed by time out there hunting.
I hunted it this past muzzle loader season, and although we hunted hard every day, the buggest deer we saw was a 145” whitetail and Maybe a 155” mule deer.
Its not like it was before the bad winter kills.
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