High buck crowds

[JeffRaines]

Hey guys,

I've seen threads where this has been discussed before however it was typically a one off reply mentioning it... I know buck creek pass gets overrun, what are the other trailheads/areas that also turn into a pumpkin patch?

[X-Force]

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[SilkOnTheDrySide]

All of them. Everywhere.


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[Ridgerunner]

And getting more popular every year with less spots to hunt. 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Seems so many people hunt the High Hunt that the deer get pushed out of the High Hunt boundaries.

[jackelope]

There's a fairly reliable chance that almost any popular  trailhead into any of the wilderness areas open for the high hunt will have other hunters there and you won't be alone, especially if you stay close to the trail system. And especially if you're within 5 miles of the car, and even that's not a guarantee.

[singleshot12]

And getting more popular every year with less spots to hunt.

Thankx to internet,social media etc.

[Colville]

There may be some road troubles that could reduce the #'s.  Long ways to September, but something to follow:

http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8020846

[huntandjeep]

I've been doing high buck for 2 years. Not once have I seen hunters at the trail head or in the mountains. The guy I  go with has been hunting this area for 10+ years and never seen a hunter in the mountains . 

[theleo]

And getting more popular every year with less spots to hunt.

Thankx to internet,social media etc.

And guys responding to threads like these, on the internet and social media, so that the topic is always at the top of the heap and visible to everyone.

[Bushcraft]

There may be some road troubles that could reduce the #'s.  Long ways to September, but something to follow:

http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8020846

I suspect that it may be a few Septembers before they are open again.  After all, there's no room in the Forest Circus's budget for hundreds of thousands of dollars in gravel spreading road improvement EPA studies, much less room for actual gravel.

The goofy thing is that this will probably incentivize more people to go up there thinking that fewer people will try it because of the road closures. I can hear scores of nimrods right now saying, "Hey, it's on the map and it's a long way from any trailhead.  No one is crazy enough to try that.  There won't be anyone there but us!"  Then flash forward to September 15th..."Where the hell did all these people come from?" 

There are no high mileage remote looking basins that don't get overrun by High Buckers.  That's just the truth of the matter.  Particularly as backpacks, clothing and gear have gotten better in the last ten years.   However, there are basins that people death march right on by en route to their idea of mule deer hunting nirvana.

[Bushcraft]

Nice looking buck Colville.  Where'd you get it, exactly?

[Colville]

In the neck.

[Bushcraft]

Ohhh...too funny.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

I've been doing high buck for 2 years. Not once have I seen hunters at the trail head or in the mountains. The guy I  go with has been hunting this area for 10+ years and never seen a hunter in the mountains . 

Where do you hunt at?