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Whitetail Hunting Seasons

Archery Season is open from Sept 1 to late Dec, Bearpaw Outfitters prefer the first week of September for the best success. Rifle seasons is open in Oct and Nov, but Bearpaw Outfitters only hunt the November late season when bucks begin to rut and success is highest.

Shot Opportunity & Trophy Potential

This is a high success hunt, shot opportunity is normally 90% or higher on the guided private land hunts. We only take a limited number of hunters each season to insure high success rates. This isn't a trophy hunt, most bucks taken are three years or younger but we have taken some big bucks. It's your choice to pass or shoot the bucks that you see. Larger bucks are taken more often on the mountain hunts but success is lower on mountain hunts. The best success is on the guided private land hunts.

Whitetail Hunting Methods

On the private ranches we hunt in blinds watching food plots, bait sites (bait is legal), alfalfa fields, orchards, game trails, and waterholes. We hunt in the least impactful manner possible, we do not allow hunters to hike at all on the properties, we want the properties to be a sanctuary where deer feel safe because there are no hunters hiking around spooking them. As a result we have have a lot more deer on the properties. Your guide will pick you up and drop you off at your blind, the blinds are big enough you can stand up and stretch. After we began hunting this way our success increased greatly. We also offer mountain hunts on public land, the mountain hunts are more agressive, we hike old logging roads, clear cuts, ridges, and some times we may watch bait sites or water holes. The mountain hunts are best for hunters who prefer hiking and covering ground rather than sitting and watching.

Physical Condition

Physical condition is not that important when hunting in blinds on the private lands or if hunting the easier areas in the mountains. Hunters in better physical condition can hike into the more remote areas in the mountains.

Temperature & Weather

Check the Weather Channel before leaving for your hunt. September usually has 60-90 degree days with the possibility of frosty nights. October days are usually 30-60 degrees with 25-35 degree nights. November days are usually 20-50 degrees with 10-35 degree nights and rain or snow is more likely.

Accommodations

Meals are served in the lodge dining area, there are five cabins, each cabin sleeps 2 to 4 people, and there's a lighted game cleaning area with water. Motels are only 10 minutes away in Colville for hunters who would rather stay at a motel.

What's Not Included

Your personal gear, meat processing, taxidermy, licenses, sales tax, gratuities for your guide, and any other items not listed as being included.

Licenses, Hunter Ed, Hunter Orange

The license and tag is sold over the counter. Youth hunters under 16 are half the price of resident adults. First time hunters can apply for a one time deferral of the Hunter Ed requirement. All other hunters born after Dec 31, 1971 need proof of Hunter Ed to purchase a license. Hunters must wear 400 square inches of hunter orange above the waist during rifle deer, elk, or upland bird seasons.