Author Topic: Kettle Range moose (Read 16210 times)

TRIPLE D TRAPPERS · « **on:** July 04, 2015, 12:49:29 PM »

Is there a moose population in GMU 204 or should I look more in 101 and 105 ? I have heard more moose in the eastern units.

Tbar · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2015, 01:13:35 PM »

Pm Bryan at Pend Oreille adventures on here. He's the real deal!

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2015, 07:17:16 PM »

Old photo from 105

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2015, 07:21:33 AM »

101 ist, 105 2nd, 204 1st and 2nd.

splitshot · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2015, 08:28:22 AM »

if that moose is still alive he is a dandy. 8 years ago. mike w

Jonathan_S · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2015, 08:29:37 AM »

There are moose in all those units but I'd dive into 101 and never look back.

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2015, 08:32:58 AM »

Quote from: splitshot on July 22, 2015, 08:28:22 AM

if that moose is still alive he is a dandy. 8 years ago. mike w

I said OLD photo. But I would have guessed he made some little Meese's

He was with 3 cow's when he presented the photo op!!

TRIPLE D TRAPPERS · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2015, 07:15:39 PM »

Thanks guy's I will start in 101 and go from there.

Jonathan_S · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2015, 07:06:41 AM »

Start with your maps by looking at lakes and scouting those areas first. It's a good way to familiarize yourself with moose sign. There will be innumerable piles of moose dung on south slopes and roads but that is all from winter range so don't fall for it.

Get into marshy aspen and alder areas. Get over there a couple times if at all possible before season. It will make it much less frustrating if you already have areas mapped out. If you get stuck, ask for help.

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2015, 01:31:44 PM »

Quote from: TRIPLE D TRAPPERS on July 22, 2015, 07:15:39 PM

Thanks guy's I will start in 101 and go from there.

Eastside of Sherman Pass at Trout Creek is a good spot to start. There are swamps just about all the way to the top of the pass.

huntnnw · « **Reply #10 on:** July 23, 2015, 01:38:02 PM »

There is a good area in 105 that never gets touched by moose hunters. The extreme north eastern part of 105. Message me if you want directions .

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #11 on:** July 23, 2015, 01:42:11 PM »

Quote from: huntnnw on July 23, 2015, 01:38:02 PM

There is a good area in 105 that never gets touched by moose hunters. The extreme north eastern part of 105. Message me if you want directions .

If you're talking about what I think you are, you need the permit from IEP ? Correct ?

NWBREW · « **Reply #12 on:** July 23, 2015, 05:14:13 PM »

Quote from: huntnnw on July 23, 2015, 01:38:02 PM

There is a good area in 105 that never gets touched by moose hunters. The extreme north eastern part of 105. Message me if you want directions .

That's where I would start.

Yes, I believe you are correct CAMPMEAT. How much is it now?

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #13 on:** July 23, 2015, 05:17:21 PM »

Inland closed and locked off some of the stuff last year.

huntnnw · « **Reply #14 on:** July 23, 2015, 05:57:08 PM »

Not where I am talking about . It's $40 a year

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #15 on:** July 23, 2015, 06:24:12 PM »

Quote from: NWBREW on July 23, 2015, 05:14:13 PM

Quote from: huntnnw on July 23, 2015, 01:38:02 PM
There is a good area in 105 that never gets touched by moose hunters. The extreme north eastern part of 105. Message me if you want directions .

That's where I would start. Yes, I believe you are correct CAMPMEAT. How much is it now?

Family is around $75 I think. I got a free disabled permit for all IEP this year, nice if I had a moose tag.

TRIPLE D TRAPPERS · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2015, 06:48:56 PM »

Moose tag in the mail today ,putting the camper on this weekend and will be heading over in two weeks to start scouting, a few weekend trips to get the lay of the land. Thanks for the advice guy's

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #17 on:** September 06, 2015, 07:40:48 AM »

Quote from: CAMPMEAT on July 23, 2015, 06:24:12 PM

Quote from: NWBREW on July 23, 2015, 05:14:13 PM
Quote from: huntnnw on July 23, 2015, 01:38:02 PM
There is a good area in 105 that never gets touched by moose hunters. The extreme north eastern part of 105. Message me if you want directions .

That's where I would start. Yes, I believe you are correct CAMPMEAT. How much is it now?

Family is around $75 I think. I got a free disabled permit for all IEP this year, nice if I had a moose tag.

But I don't think they give you a key to get in.

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #18 on:** September 06, 2015, 07:52:57 AM »

Quote from: Ridgeratt on September 06, 2015, 07:40:48 AM

Quote from: CAMPMEAT on July 23, 2015, 06:24:12 PM
Quote from: NWBREW on July 23, 2015, 05:14:13 PM
Quote from: huntnnw on July 23, 2015, 01:38:02 PM
There is a good area in 105 that never gets touched by moose hunters. The extreme north eastern part of 105. Message me if you want directions .

That's where I would start. Yes, I believe you are correct CAMPMEAT. How much is it now?

Family is around $75 I think. I got a free disabled permit for all IEP this year, nice if I had a moose tag.

But I don't think they give you a key to get in.

They have never given me a key.......maybe I better check on that. ( this is for Mitchell Rd area ). I know the gal that runs Resource Mgmnt told me that there are no keyed gates near Mitchell rd. She also told me that it is patrolled and if you don't have paperwork stating you can be on IEP Land, they trespass you and charge you with it and take it to court.

lonedave · « **Reply #19 on:** September 07, 2015, 03:44:01 PM »

FYI - For what it's worth, I just got this from Shelley the other day:

Dave -Many of the gates are open during a "normal" hunting season, for vehicle access. Some of the interior gates are closed and you can walk or bike beyond those. Even during our off season, when the gates are closed, you can go around them with an ATV/UTV 50" or less. We just need to have some rain so this closure for extreme fire danger passes.

Dave

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #20 on:** September 07, 2015, 05:46:13 PM »

FWIW

Last year I was in part of your unit and they had the gates closed and some disgruntled person had ripped the sign off the cross rail and left a "Lumpy" in the center of the sign. I would make sure. The signage was pretty positive it was closed. Not sure how I could have gotten my Japanese Quarter horse around the blockage. This was during the "Normal "hunting season as well.

But I just might still have some secret's. The photo didn't come from the IEP properties either.

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #21 on:** September 16, 2015, 08:13:38 PM »

Should start to see mousse hunter's prowling around.

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #22 on:** September 30, 2015, 07:38:56 PM »

Since the ferry county side is closed the wife and I took a road trip this last Sunday to see what the fires had done. Drove up Boulder to the summit at Deer Creek. The west side of the area was not showing much of the fire until we got within perhaps 3/4 of a mile of the summit then it started to show burnt. When we got to the top and broke over it's amazing what's not there. Went toward Curlew about 2 miles. All of the side roads have signage letting you know the area is closed. Came back and drove by the Renner lake fire where we could get that fire was not far off of 395. Both fires you can see smoke from.

One of the guys at work has a daughter who is USFS and she is patrolling the closed areas and they are writing tickets for Non-compliance!!
It also sounds like they are busy enforcing the closure. He said she had a person who just didn't get it and after the verbal bashing she took she did point out the error of his ideas. He had numerous pieces of paper to carry with him.

Just a heads up to the contestant's in the area.

Could be a busy area with Charcoal burners hunting elk as well.

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #23 on:** October 04, 2015, 07:53:44 PM »

I do believe today I saw what could have been a Moose Safari.
A Razor with 4 guys riding and pack frames in it followed by a Ranger with 2 others in it. They seemed way to intense to want to talk.
But running the roads like a Yo Yo.

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #24 on:** October 04, 2015, 08:01:06 PM »

Quote from: Ridgeratt on October 04, 2015, 07:53:44 PM

I do believe today I saw what could have been a Moose Safari.
A Razor with 4 guys riding and pack frames in it followed by a Ranger with 2 others in it. They seemed way to intense to want to talk.
But running the roads like a Yo Yo.

Special Ops.....

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #25 on:** October 04, 2015, 08:19:48 PM »

Quote from: CAMPMEAT on October 04, 2015, 08:01:06 PM

Quote from: Ridgeratt on October 04, 2015, 07:53:44 PM
I do believe today I saw what could have been a Moose Safari.
A Razor with 4 guys riding and pack frames in it followed by a Ranger with 2 others in it. They seemed way to intense to want to talk.
But running the roads like a Yo Yo.

Special Ops.....

I hope I never have to take hunting that serious!!! I was just out reconning for deer season. Hunting buddy had just tipped over a road cheeken. Maybe they were upset we were hunting in the area?

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #26 on:** October 10, 2015, 05:49:29 PM »

My buddy saw a nice bull in the back of a pickup yesterday in Republic at Pinegrove. Anybody ?

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #27 on:** October 11, 2015, 08:08:55 PM »

I got nothing!! Did see perhaps a safari last weekend but this one was pretty lonely. Only folks I saw was Grandma and her dawg!!!

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #28 on:** October 13, 2015, 07:52:43 AM »

No takers with a OIL ?

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #29 on:** October 13, 2015, 07:27:58 PM »

Would have guessed that since the middle of the unit is closed due to fire I would see a few folks looking.

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #30 on:** October 20, 2015, 07:51:11 PM »

Quote from: CAMPMEAT on October 13, 2015, 07:52:43 AM

No takers with a OIL ?

Had a Ginormous Cow in a cut this morning she just moseyed around until it started getting sunshine on her.
She was almost gray on her coat.

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #31 on:** October 20, 2015, 07:53:09 PM »

It's silent out there I guess...

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #32 on:** November 06, 2015, 05:15:34 AM »

Haven't heard anything about any more the person who started this hasn't been active sine 29 Aug. He must have gotten his intell

CAMPMEAT · « **Reply #33 on:** November 08, 2015, 06:57:44 AM »

Quote from: Ridgeratt on November 06, 2015, 05:15:34 AM

Haven't heard anything about any more the person who started this hasn't been active sine 29 Aug. He must have gotten his intell

.....or he's lost, banned or something.

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #34 on:** November 08, 2015, 07:43:26 AM »

Good mourning Buckley! You still stuck in the 101?

Jonathan_S · « **Reply #35 on:** November 08, 2015, 07:59:18 AM »

Calm down everyone...this guy posts twice a year

Hope there is a big dead moose that he's got somewhere.

I know that whatever moose is taken is a trophy but I've seen plenty of little bulls taken in the 101 and I think it's usually the first one seen. There is a nice herd with plenty of big bulls in the area. I hope that he posts up a good bull

Ridgeratt · « **Reply #36 on:** November 12, 2015, 05:46:41 PM »

Quote from: Jonathan_S on November 08, 2015, 07:59:18 AM

Calm down everyone...this guy posts twice a year Hope there is a big dead moose that he's got somewhere.

I know that whatever moose is taken is a trophy but I've seen plenty of little bulls taken in the 101 and I think it's usually the first one seen. There is a nice herd with plenty of big bulls in the area. I hope that he posts up a good bull

Not sure anyone is under stress or duress was just curious if he had found a Moose. With 10 tags you would think that you might run across a moose hunter now and then since almost a 1/3 of the area is closed.

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