Curious if anybody is willing to give any suggestions on an archery mule deer hunt I am planning for next year in the Ruby's. Doing research on the NDOW site and there are a few unit groups that look interesting. I'm not looking into killing a p&y buck but I would like to hunt in the high country without too much pressure. They give out a lot of tags for these units so I'm curious if thats cause there are so many deer? Or so much country? Or if its a zoo out there in liue of this? Stumbled across some info that says access is tough on the east side cause of the private property that dominates the area. Any info helps fellas thanks.
Archery Mule Deer
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Access can be tough and Ya lots of hunters. I hunted there once for rifle and won't go back. Archery could be a differant story. Cam Hanes killed a big buck on the Rubys and was filmed by Eastmans. I also know that those big deer move out of that country shortly after the archery hunt. My suggestion would be to go high as you can and get away from most hunters and spend some time glassing. Scout as much as possible. Maybe check out the video too it may help.
Almost the entire range from Harrison pass south has very little private property blocking access. There are a lot fewer roads on this end also. The main problem people have is that the mountain is very steep. There are a couple of roads on the west side that take you way up high that might be a good starting point. On the west side you will be walking in almost from the bottom.
You might also take a look at Spruce mountain in unit 105. It's not as big a range but not on the radar of most people, they usually drive past on their way to the Ruby's.
You might also take a look at Spruce mountain in unit 105. It's not as big a range but not on the radar of most people, they usually drive past on their way to the Ruby's.
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It does look arid and dry for sure. What is the deer density like on the south side of the range? From the aerial maps it looks like everything from Harrison to the north has better "looking" deer habitat with more feed? I understand boots on the ground is the best way to figure it out, but tips like previous are great helpers. Thanks guys. Spruce Mtn. does look good to though.
The looks is one of the reasons we see very few if any other hunters. You would be surprised how many bucks like these remote areas that you can't drive into.
To Coloradoshedhead, another area you might take a look at is the Goshute mountains west of Wendover. I watched an episode of Fresh Tracks where they bow hunted there and the country looked awsome. I have not been there myself but it looked good and they saw lots of deer.
This pic was taken from the same spot as the last picture on my previous post. You can see there is a lot of mountain we had not yet climbed.
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