Freenorth20 6 Report post Posted April 8, 2012 I'm just getting started with deer hunting and am looking for a good place to start. I have a camp on shebandowan to use as a base but was wondering how successful deer hunting is around there. Athelstane rd. , burchell rd. , etc. I'mnot looking for anyone's spots but just want to know if it's worth it to get tags for that area, I think it's WMU 11B, WMU 12B Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thefishleclair 174 Report post Posted April 8, 2012 I spent allot of time going up and down Athelstain (12B) road last fall and this winter (Trap Line) and only came across 2 sets of tracks that were deer. Quote Grumpas' Baits Check it out on FB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuckNut 4 Report post Posted April 10, 2012 Over the last 7 or 8 years I have travelled the whole length of athelstane (rounde lake) road probably 150 times and can remember seeing 4 deer. You see tracks once in awhile, but not regularly. I've seen more deer along the hwy 11 stretch. Buying a tag allows you to shoot a buck in any unit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freenorth20 6 Report post Posted April 10, 2012 Thanks for the info, I bird hunt the road quite often and last season we came across one of the largest deer I've ever seen. For a second when we saw it in the bushes we thought it was a small moose but when it walked onto the path there was no question it was a deer. Thanks for the info guys, sincerely appreciate it, might have to look elsewhere though if deer really aren't common. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randomheroj 16 Report post Posted April 22, 2012 Just stay in area 13. I've hunted 11b and 12b for the past 16 years and have never seen a buck in either seen some doe's but they really haven't moved in there yet. Area 13 is jammed with them take a trip down boreal and stuff one day for fun. Or even silver falls. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Whitepine Report post Posted April 23, 2012 Ive hunted 11b since I was 15 yrs old. Many years now. Shot one buck, the only one i can remember seeing.I do see a lot of deer just west of the HWY11/17 junction though. Some real big bucks over the years too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites