Nevada Archery Deer Hunt Unit 101-109 Ruby Mountains

cularsen9

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I drew a Nevada deer tag for the first time this year. I'm from Utah so not too far. Just wondering if anyone would be willing to share some info with me about the unit. Any input would be helpful. Thanks.
 

nvarcher

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Get to the farthest place from a road as you can, and there will be deer there. Way too many people hunting there so you just need to go as deep as you can.
 

velvetfvr

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Get to the farthest place from a road as you can, and there will be deer there. Way too many people hunting there so you just need to go as deep as you can.
X2! You will definitely need to hike a lot and deep into remote areas!


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Ikeepitcold

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Cam Hanes took a great buck in that area. The big deer are there but you will have to work for it.
 

cularsen9

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Hey thanks for all the info. Looking forward to the hunt and planning on working hard for it. Wouldn't be worth it if it wasn't hard.
 

Pueblo

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I would look up the two EBJ article with Scott Faimen ( In think that's his name). He hunts the Rubies successfully and not always by backpack. It should give you a sense of the area. Also, the old Larry Jones video How to Hunt Open Country Mule Deer from Wilderness Sounds was in the Ruby Mtns. They too "car camped" and hiked in each day to hunt although they underplayed this in the video.

I haven't hunted the Rubies, but I have hunted in adjacent ranges. I found that hunting from the end of a jeep trail without an official "trailhead" designation can be good and avoid the crowds. Good luck!
 

hardstalk

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Ive hunted it 7 times now. And ill be back in there this august. Biggest and best suggestion would be get high. Ive always found good bucks within glassing distance of the mtn goats. And focus on the manzanita. Where there is manzanita. There is usually water. And usually bucks. That stuff is so tall up there they will bed down in it. Several times i have thrown rocks off a cliff into a thick patch and deer blow out like rabbits.
 

Gr8bawana

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So many people seem to think there can't possibly be good hunting in he Ruby's because there are a lot of tags. A lot of them congregate on Harrison Pass or Secret Pass and the side roads off of them get hammered everyday by pick-ups and atvs. Those are areas to avoid. I have seen some giant bucks on he same hillside within 30 yards of mtn goats. During the archery hunt it's not possible to hunt too high, the higher the better.
Be as high as possible before the sun comes up overlooking an area of mahogany or quakies and watch the deer bed down. Also in the evening those same deer will magically appear out of nowhere from the same areas. There are tons of deer in a lot of the easier to reach places but you will really have to work to get to and find the big bucks.
Another place that is off the beaten path is Spruce Mtn. It gets nowhere near the pressure as the Rubys and can be good as well.
It will be hot so make sure you carry enough water with you. My son and I did not the first time we hunted there during archery season, it was a brutal lesson to learn.
Good luck.