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Dirty Tough
Joined: 26 Feb 2006
Posts: 7
Location: Western Wa.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:40 am Post subject: High buck hunt |
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| Anybody ever hunt the early hunt here in Wa? We hunted it last year for the first time. We went 2 for 4 with a 5X5 and a 4X5. We did see a few other legal bucks but nothing any bigger than the blacktails we always hunt. We backpack in so it is a little tougher then using horses but we don't have to take care of the horses while we should be hunting. I am just getting ready for the snow to melt so I can do some more scouting. DT |
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steeliekingfisher
Joined: 09 Mar 2006
Posts: 13
Location: Duvall, WA
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| Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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| i have done it once before. 3 years ago. We went in off Lake Chelan. ( mile hike in. Shot 1 5x5 with eye guards. Great hunt, but a heck of alot of work. We went 2 for 2 and seen several legals also. I may do it again this year, but I have a great private whitetail spot. 2500 acres of farm land, the only hunter, so its hard to hunt elsewhere with so many deer in my spot. Thats why i have not gone back to the hills in 2 years |
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WARidgerunner
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
Posts: 8
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| Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Would love to see some pictures and hear more about your hunts. A buddy and I are going to do the high hunt this year. |
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Jason T.
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Posts: 4
Location: Puyallup
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| Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: High Buck Hunt |
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| I plan on doing to the high buck hunt in in the Alpine lakes Wilderness Area for the 06' deer season. Im horse backing in. has anyone done the Alpine lakes? do you have any tips? im planning on staying in for a week or two. |
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unknown_one
Joined: 13 Apr 2006
Posts: 6
Location: north wet coast
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| Posted: Mon May 01, 2006 10:53 am Post subject: |
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| I am going to hunt the Buckhorn wilderness on the OP this fall, anyone been there, done that, or even thinking along these lines? |
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sultanshooter
Joined: 30 Jul 2006
Posts: 27
Location: sultan, wa
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm new to this site, and don't know if anyone is still watching, but i have been doing some scouting around the spada lake area off HWY 2. Anyone been up there? Had any luck? I have my bear tag, and have friends that have seen some up there hiking, but I have yet to find one. Any help, tips would be great. |
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unknown_one
Joined: 13 Apr 2006
Posts: 6
Location: north wet coast
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| Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Had a lot of fun hunting in Buckhorn wilderness last season. Never got anything but sometimes thats ok. Went into Silver lake one weekend and up the Dungeness to Camp Hardy another.
Did have a forked horn walk thru my yard 3 days after the season closed though. He mocked me by standing broadside about 20 yards away, not seeming to care in the slightest. ::neener: |
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fuzzybear
Joined: 31 Mar 2004
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Location: Bend, Oregon
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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:51 am Post subject: |
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Some years back I went on a high country, back woods hunt for the "illusive" Blacktail. By the time I got to where I wanted to hunt I was about 20 miles in. Way to far to take an animal out. When there are no horses.
I saw plenty of deer. Some very nice shootable one too.
I ended up doing some hiking, camping and hand feeding some doe's my trail mix. I had deer drinking out of the same stream that I was using for my water. They do not have any fear of hunters and illusive, they are not. When you get that far in.
It was a great trip. |
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Don Fischer
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
Posts: 2078
Location: Antelope, Ore
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| Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:47 am Post subject: |
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I have not done those trip's but it sounds to me like an ideal time and place to catty a good camera and leave the rifle home. You can shoot them all that way and have every one hangng on the wall if you want. Just take a good camrea and a copule good lenses.
Here's an elk that didn't get away and yet he did,,,,we both won!
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jjjjake
Joined: 29 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 1:24 am Post subject: |
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| i don't mind hiking that far. 20 mi. but i have to get in shape. But need to bag at least a good one. I'm kind of interested of doing a good hike and scout as well. I'll try east this time |
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Don Fischer
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
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Location: Antelope, Ore
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| Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:28 am Post subject: |
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| I don't care what kind of shape you get into, pack out an elk 20 mi and you'll never do the second one! Either that or you'll invest in horses! |
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echohill
Joined: 18 May 2006
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Location: WASHINGTON
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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either of those 2 options or how in the early season warm temperatures are you going to get an animal out that far in without spoiling the meat??
that would probably be my biggest concern. |
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unknown_one
Joined: 13 Apr 2006
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Location: north wet coast
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| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:13 am Post subject: |
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| The high hunt is on, anyone having any success? I got spiked for jury duty for both weeks and family visiting over the weekend. |
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