Washington High Buck Hunt

[clearwater]

Looks like I get to try the early season High Buck hunt. Probably in the Pasayten Wilderness . Any advice? I imagine it could be warm temps and where we are going takes at least a day to hike in. Keeping meat cool could be a challenge. Be at least two of us, maybe 4. 3 point minimum and I hear probability of success if low. Sort of armed hiking. Should be fun tho. Any other locations for the High Buck that I should look at?

Been backpacking to train. Last week went to the Vahallas in BC. reminiscent of the California Sierra, the Wind Rivers or the North Cascades, on a small scale.

 

[str8meat]

Good luck to you

 

[salmonchaser]

A couple of us did that hunt years ago, back in the early 90s. It was a good hunt but the extra work getting your deer out took some of the joy out of it. Good luck.

 

[Guy Miner]

It can be a great hunt. Buddy of mine took a big buck years ago. 200+ inch muley. I've seen some big bucks during that hunt, but not many, and never managed to tag one. Never even got a shot at one.

I remember talking to a little 3x3 on the last evening of my hunt one year. Told him that he was very lucky I didn't feel like packing his scrawny meat & little antlers off that ridge in the morning.

Beautiful high country. Best of luck. I remember seeing more mountain goats than muley bucks!




Regards, Guy

 

[sako2]

Best of luck to you.

 

[diverdown]

It can be a great hunt. Buddy of mine took a big buck years ago. 200+ inch muley. I've seen some big bucks during that hunt, but not many, and never managed to tag one. Never even got a shot at one.

I remember talking to a little 3x3 on the last evening of my hunt one year. Told him that he was very lucky I didn't feel like packing his scrawny meat & little antlers off that ridge in the morning.

Beautiful high country. Best of luck. I remember seeing more mountain goats than muley bucks!


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Regards, Guy

Whoops, maybe 30 years ago.