Manson Late Hunt - Road & Weather Conditions?

[grade-creek-rd]

Go in from the Chelan side...as it's your whole unit, why waste time going in from the Methow side when you can't hunt until you get to the top...oh, and the bucks are coming down anyway. My nephew shot a 4 pt near Echo last Sunday, his neck was swollen and stunk real bad (per my brother, who got a 3x5 earlier in the week down low as well). Don't forget to check out the east fork of Joe Creek, as well as Joe Creek (and Antilon Creek) as these are some pockets where people overlook and the bucks will harem up their does. Other than that, I'd stick to the lower grade creek road and hit the spur road (ORV road) up Mitchell Creek from the bottom, especially on the west side of Mitchell Creek and the top (the ORV road will take you up there if you have one of those funny souped up go carts or a quad).

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[RileyH]

All,

Thanks a bunch, we will find some place to camp along Grade Creek. We have a long wheelbase Silverado 2500 and it sounds neither safe nor practical to attempt to drive up to the top. If our shooter decides he's really that motivated to get to the top, we'll make it a multi-day bivy adventure up one of the drainage's.

If you're in the area we'll be in two Silverado 2500's, green and tan/silver with two different company logos on them, and a big ol' tan tipi. Feel free to swing in and say hello if you see smoke coming out the top!

[DOUBLELUNG]

Most does will be in 6" or less of snow and not moving much distance unless there is a change in the weather.  I'd definitely go in through Manson.