Princeton Area Info

[nmuller]

Hi

I'm looking for some info on some good area's to go up around Princton. I've been in the Coalmont area 15 years ago just never hunted up there. Any info would be great.

Thanks

[Ohwildwon]

I would head up Big Buck Creek area

[Iron Glove]

Our Princeton Son and our Fraser Valley Son In Law each got a nice mule deer between Princeton and Tulameen the other day. Hohum for Son, he almost always cuts all his tags every year but this was a first deer for Son In Law.
Won't give away their honey hole but head up Whipsaw and drive around up there.

[nmuller]

Thanks for info that should get us going!

[blackford]

I can tell you I was up there... the animals are around but you really need to work for them.

[TheObserver]

Good luck, if you aint done some real serious homework (boots on ground) you'll need it. There are WAY easier places to punch a tag in that general area. Jura/jellicoe/bankier.

Get into the old growth and move, very, very. Slow.

[blackford]

Good luck, if you aint done some real serious homework (boots on ground) you'll need it. There are WAY easier places to punch a tag in that general area. Jura/jellicoe/bankier.

Get into the old growth and move, very, very. Slow.

Yes. Princeton has changed big time. gone are the days of road hunting or even going on a hike. You need to move very slow and hit the timber. even then... your making a lot more noise than the hunted.

I have hunted Princeton for over 30 years and I can tell you since the longer season ( youth hunt, natives and 4x4 community coming) these animals have been pushed deeper and deeper in the thick

[Iron Glove]

Good luck, if you aint done some real serious homework (boots on ground) you'll need it. There are WAY easier places to punch a tag in that general area. Jura/jellicoe/bankier.

Get into the old growth and move, very, very. Slow.

Yes, there are "easier" areas to hunt, whether or not they are more, or less productive depends a lot on knowledge, experience and such. One of the attractions for the area between Princeton and Tulameen is it's closer for those coming up from the Fraser Valley. Before the "Great Flood" it was also easily accessed via the COQ., that has changed.
For our family and friends it's a great area for us, Son living in Princeton and our having a Tulameen "cabin" helps out a lot. It's nice when and if you bag something that you can be hanging the carcass within an hour or 2.
I'd suggest that our Son, in his 20 years or so in Princeton has bagged 90% of his deer and bears in that area, so yes he's had a lot of "boots on ground." Many years ago we headed over to the area you suggested, no luck but he did manage to call in the biggest wolf we've seen in our lives.
My first ever deer, maybe 20 years ago was an easy 10 minute drive from the cabin, most of the deer taken by the 3 or 4 hunters on our block have been taken quite close to Tulameen.
Right now we have a young couple at our cabin, we've given them some tips and hints and have offered advice, privately, to many on here.

[browningboy]

Takes a few trips to hone in on a new area, it’s a large area so you’ll have to do some homework and just get out to an area, explore and see if that area is to your liking etc. took me years to find the areas that hold more game from my perspective. Get game cameras, find pounded game trails etc
Find and area, like Pike mountain range or up behind the landfill area, see if it’s your jam or not, what I mean do you like open areas, thick bush or relatively flat areas etc?. There’s game all over but you’ll need to work for it.