Headed up to one of my spots last night.On the (Westside) Up until this point I have only seen 1 buck, 3 does and 4 Bulls in this spot. But there is just way to much sign...So I brought my Jetboil, a Mountainhouse and a Beer, figured Id set up in a spot with a good vantage point and have dinner and stay till dark. Hiked in 2 miles ( I usually hike in 4 or 5 but was feeling lazy) climbed up to a little cleared high spot with a 180 degree view of reprod and clearcuts and plenty of timber lines. Set up dinner on a stump, ate and decided to move just a little higher up. As I walked back I jumped a buck that had been watching me eat dinner about 30 yards behind me!!He had already forked so pretty good buck. Set up to glass again, its about 8:30pm now glassing, glassing nothing...Then I hear something coming out of the 15 year old reprod behind me I turn around and get behind the stump, noticed some movement to my left at about 60 yards, its another forked buck! He was a little bigger than the other, now hes looking at me and blowing, thought I was busted till the noise behind me which was a doe walks out about 30 yards from me and shes blowing too, they keep blowing back and forth for 5 min then slowly start to walk into the clearcut. As the buck walks in I notice him step down into a hole and immediately a another HUGE buck stands up! He was already a 3x3 with velvet this early!! Soon after another doe walks out... So I watch them interact and eat and start to get bored and start glassing again. I then spot another small buck feeding in some reprod on another hillside. At this point I cant believe how many deer and BUCKS I'm seeing!! So i decide to focus on the reprod on the left now and let the deer feeding on my right be. I notice another 4 deer walking together down below me (not sure if they were bucks or does was kinda getting dark) I then see elk start pouring out from the timberline to my left at about 150 yards into the reprod! I counted 8 but I'm sure there were more.I assume they were Cows because there were some smaller ones mixed in. I couldn't believe how much action I saw!! It was my best day scouting by far!! I cant wait till September!!
