Let The Methow Herd Destruction Begin

[boneaddict]

I was referring to the one down by Volstead.   

[Mtn.Ghost]

Alchase- did you notice if Beaver Creek Campground burned.   That has been an established camp/town  for decades during hunting season.   I wasn't sure where the fire cut through there.   I just finally figured out the significance of them calling them the lookout pack.  Its not the mountain that they were on, but that you can lookout anywhere in the Methow Valley and see one.

Beaver creek camp itself did not burn.
I used one of the meat poles at one of the camps there to skin out my whitey I harvested during the general archery season

[boneaddict]

Nice, thanks for the update.   Good job at getting a whitey in there as well.

[wolfbait]

Due to WDFW's extra doe tags, shouldn't there be added interest by WDFW in curbing the predator population?

[rickomatic]

Did anybody notice this comment from the methow newspaper article above? Since when has there ever been a sage grouse in those areas?? And this guy is an assistant manager of the Methow Wildlife Area?? Unreal. I suppose we have hyenas and tule elk on the wildlife area as well.

John Lindsay, assistant manager of the Methow Wildlife Area in Winthrop, spent opening weekend scouting Aeneas Mountain in the Sinlahekin for late-season archery prospects.

“I saw mostly whitetails but lots of sage and ruffed grouse,” Lindsey said.

Don't know about hyenas, but one of our group of 16 ( camped off 200 rd at Perrygine creek) not only spotted, but took a pretty good picture of a huge bull moose meandering across Sullivan Pond on Thursday 10/9.
Of our entire group, my son was the only one to take a legal buck. And that was a small 3x4 4 miles behind the gate towards Boulder creek. Took him out in the pouring rain on Wednesday. We only saw and or heard of a few bucks taken out the entire week. Judging by the amount of shooting we heard, it was really slow.
We also talked with several of the high horse camps and they too said it was really slow.

[MtnMuley]

That bull.moose has been in that area for quite a while now. The moose seem to keep expanding in the Methow.

[boneaddict]

I love it

[MtnMuley]

Me too. No reason we can't have a tag now. From what I hear it's a decision that's up to Fitkin, and we both know that moose are way down the list of his priorities.

[boneaddict]

THen we get to have a thread on here, I have never been to the Methow and I drew a moose tag, where would I go.

[MtnMuley]

Sounds like a camp at Sullivan Pond is a good starting point.

[wolfbait]

That bull.moose has been in that area for quite a while now. The moose seem to keep expanding in the Methow.

The moose are getting pushed down into the lower country, just like the elk we usually don't see as many of, you can thank WDFW and their wolves.

[Alchase]

Last two seasons I heard people talking about moose above Silverline in the aspens. Last year I believe there was a cow with calf if I remember correctly.
I saw moose sign up in the larch blow down by Loop Loop, still have not seen it myself though. I tried to get pics last year but they disappeared when I had my camera.

[huntnphool]

There has been a drop tine bull living in a draw over there for a couple years.

[skidynastar33]

We saw drop time bull a couple times. Have some pics of him but Arnt that great. Overall in out party (about 10) we saw 2 cows, 3calves, and 5 bulls. I think a tag should be coming soon!

[huntnphool]

We saw drop time bull a couple times. Have some pics of him but Arnt that great. Overall in out party (about 10) we saw 2 cows, 3calves, and 5 bulls. I think a tag should be coming soon!

Likely a different bull, either that or you were trespassing.