Clarification on "High buck season"

[Thenewguy]

does anyone know what area this actually includes? this will be my first hunting experience and i want to get it right. i have looked at several maps and have no idea where i should be heading. I have a cabin on the bumping river just up from Cliffdell so, ideally, that would be where i would go. any knowledge and/or advice would be greatly appreciated. thank you!

[Ray]

It's defined in the Regulations. They are not confined by specific GMUs as much as they are wilderness areas for the large part.

Let's see off the top of my head some of the areas are:

Henry M Jackson
Alpine Lakes
Glacier Peak

[CP]

See page 19:

Alpine Lakes, Glacier Peak, Pasayten,
and Henry Jackson wilderness
areas, and wilderness areas on the
Olympic Peninsula, and Lake Chelan
Recreation Area

[Thenewguy]

thank you for the responses, i am actually holding that page in my hand. I just don;t know where those areas are located and am having a tough time finding that information. Is anyone familiar with the bumping river just east of bumping lake? is this included in the huntable areas?

[MichaelJ]

Hmmmm.... I don't really know what to tell ya man look west and north of lake Chelan for the GPW and the Chelan Rec center one I believe...

Alpine Lakes is around Blewitt Pass to Highway 2 () I think or somewhere around there, I've never been in it...

Hope you can make it up for a scouting trip before hand.  If this is your FIRST hunting experience  (let alone first high country hunt) you're in for a big surprise.  Don't worry I started out much the same!  It takes a few years but you can get it right!  Good luck!

Michael

[Ray]

I don't think Bumping River is included. I believe that region is the William O'Douglas Wilderness.

What you need to do is get a state map and just look at the borders of the specific wilderness areas to get a rough idea. It's a lot easier to determine these huntable areas in my opinion than a random GMU....

[byrdman]

Check here.http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=stateView&state=wa&map=wawest

Also read up on that site about the rules of areas designated "wilderness".

[Little Fish]

Google the various wilderness areas to figure out which one is going to work for you then go to REI and buy some maps. I have maps of the ALW, GPW, HJW and Pasayten. All purchased at REI. I'm not certain, but pretty sure you would be able to find maps of the others as well.

[MichaelJ]

Green trails maps have good wilderness boundaries as well...  Good luck!

Michael

[Thenewguy]

thanks for the help guys

[Ray]

That map that byrdman linked to should give most a good starting point.

[timbo]

I am leaving sat. morning for the pasayten for a week. With any luck will be back mid week to fill up the freezer! This will be both my buddy and my first big game hunt, I know not the best way to start but we are young and dumb so I think we will make it, plus its the only chance I think I will get to hunt this winter work gets in the way of everything!

[wrangler]

  one major problem that is glaring here is your talking about going in to wilderness area that it seems your not 1 percent familiar with and i would assume that if you don't know where the boundaries, trails/trailheads ect. are you must not have very good map? im not talking about a road atlas here... you won't be driving anywhere near your intended hunting area. you NEED to have a real topo map and be pretty damn familiar with it before you go trekking off in to the wilderness in the middle of September. get to a ranger station asap and they'll hook you up. good luck!

[MichaelJ]

Find a green trails and you'll be fine!  Pick your trailhead and take a gps if you have one... Granted its not ideal, but you could get in there and wack a monster! lol atleast have fun doing it!!!

Michael