I got a forked horn over in GMU 588 - Grayback unit on the last day of the regular season. It was only the 3rd buck that I saw in 6 days of intense hunting.

I saw maybe 4-5 does and 2-3 fawns. There was some rub, but not a great lot.

A gamey who checked me out said that I was lucky to get a deer, that they had not checked very many during the season. The gamey said that in her opinion, the cougars were getting the deer.

I saw plenty of cougar tracks this year, as I did last year. Some folks in our camp saw a large cougar south of camp. I talked with one guy who had a cougar walk through his camp. He was located about halfway between Glenwood and Trout Lake.

Did any of you hunt either 588 or 578 - West Klikitat? What was your impression of the deer and cougar populataions?

The elk were a little scarce in all the areas that I hunted in 578 and 588. Quite a bit of sign, but couldn't catch any of them that wanted to see my freezer

Also...where did the turkeys go this fall? Last deer & elk season I must have seen 50-75 turkeys just in Grayback alone.