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High hunt help
« on: December 06, 2013, 07:58:34 PM »
Never done the high hunts at all. I'm really wanting to go to an area or wilderness where there are a lot of bears and pretty good dear hunting. Planning on an august trip for bear and scouting and of course the high buck hunt in September. I was just wondering if you guys could point the right direction on where to go. I would really like to harvest a bear. I'm not worried about putting on miles, that's the fun part ;) thankyou

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2013, 08:04:02 PM »
Do some summer hikes in the Pasayten. :tup:
Nature. It's cheaper than therapy.

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2013, 08:13:18 PM »
A lot of bear?

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2013, 08:21:22 PM »
Do the Pasayten
The only man who never makes a mistake, is the man who never does anything!!
The further one goes into the wilderness, the greater the attraction of its lonely freedom.

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2013, 08:23:48 PM »
and know your bears.

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2013, 08:26:45 PM »
What do you mean "know your bears"? Also does anybody know what time to go? When the berries ripe? How far to go back? Not tryin to be a nuisance, just never done it before

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2013, 08:29:55 PM »
occasionally bios are in there tracking for bears and they say they're grizzlies.

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2013, 08:35:06 PM »
Oh. I can tell the difference. Would you say there's a lot of bears in there though? I heard mount baker has got a lot as well?

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2013, 12:16:04 AM »
Oh. I can tell the difference. Would you say there's a lot of bears in there though? I heard mount baker has got a lot as well?

no more bears in baker area than any other alpine area in my opinion, just decent access.  If you want to harvest an alpine bear find someplace close enough to home that you can keep going back to every week, watching the berries get ripe and looking for fresh sign, while learning the area and patterns of the bears. 

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2013, 05:38:03 AM »
here's my bear from the high hunt this year.  Also If your looking for a rug I would suggest not hunting the back country for one.  They are not fun to pack out of the hills.  I hope your in good shape!
Happiness is being in the woods!!!

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2013, 06:10:32 AM »
^^^

FillTheFreezer and I packed mine out a long way...didn't end up making a rug haha. 

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2013, 03:15:37 PM »
^^^

FillTheFreezer and I packed mine out a long way...didn't end up making a rug haha.
im still a little sour  :chuckle:

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2013, 08:59:51 PM »
It was just my test run to see hoe the bt1 handled 100+.

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2013, 06:18:29 PM »
Thanks for the info! And nice bear teanawaslayer! So which would be best do you guys think. Alpine lakes, glacier, or the pasayten? And does anybody know of good trailhead to start from?

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2013, 06:32:07 PM »
I don't think there's one that's better than the others. It's mainly just a matter of putting in the time scouting, and finding specific locations within those wilderness areas that hold deer. If you can find them in late July/August, there's a pretty good chance they won't be too far away in September.

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2013, 06:38:26 PM »
Pick up a Washington gazetter and go for it. There are bears all over this state.

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2013, 08:23:59 PM »
Thanks everbody for the info!! It sounds like I going to have to put some miles on my boots and see for myself.! Anybody also have any advice on pack to get?

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2013, 08:26:02 PM »
Thanks everbody for the info!! It sounds like I going to have to put some miles on my boots and see for myself.! Anybody also have any advice on pack to get?

How much money you want to spend

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2013, 08:42:22 PM »
My advice is don't camp in the middle of a basin that deer will be in.

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #19 on: December 15, 2013, 01:31:24 AM »
Around $200 I'm thinking

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #20 on: December 15, 2013, 07:35:49 AM »
Keep an eye on the classifieds...a used Eberlestock might go for around that.  Or maybe a Cabelas Alaskan with frame.  I don't know what the REI packs go for, but might look at those too.

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Re: High hunt help
« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2013, 09:21:57 AM »
Around $200 I'm thinking
saw an rei xt85 for sale for 150 or 175

 


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