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Late Swakane rifle tags
« on: November 15, 2017, 11:31:11 AM »
How are the late rifle tags doing in the swakane. I saw some tracks moving down out of the Chiwawa scouting last weekend.

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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2017, 11:37:16 AM »
you pick up a buck in the Chiwawa?
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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2017, 11:43:53 AM »
Nope, just scouting for late archery last weekend. I was checking to see if there was much moving down out of the Chiwawa

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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2017, 11:51:30 AM »
Chiwawa or Chopaka?  I was much confused between title and discussion  :chuckle:

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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2017, 11:55:18 AM »
Sorry for the confusion, don’t most of the bucks migrate out of the Chiwawa into the swakane?

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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2017, 11:57:41 AM »
It’s my fault. I was thinking sinlahekin.  My brain scares me sometimes

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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2017, 05:51:19 PM »
Been up with a buddy who has a swakane tag. It's been pretty slow. He has passed on a couple low 160 bucks. Been pretty foggy up high. Rut activity is going strong. Hopefully in the next couple days the tag will be filled.
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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2017, 06:38:28 PM »
Good luck to your buddy Teanaway  :tup:

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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2017, 09:03:51 PM »
is there still fresh snow up high? Eagle Creek, Chumstick area

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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #9 on: November 17, 2017, 09:38:22 AM »
Update? 
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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2017, 10:46:34 AM »
Update?
:yeah: Heading over to setup archery camp and have a look around before the opener.  How much snow is up top and how low does the snow line go?
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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2017, 11:10:02 AM »
4-5" at 4000 ft.  1-2" at 3000 ft.  patchy.  lots of bare areas at 3000-4500 even.    Rut is heavy now.   In Entiat saw a couple  low 160's in 5 days. 

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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2017, 11:22:11 AM »
Anyone who can pass a 160's buck is a better man than me!

Good luck out there. 
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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2017, 11:24:10 AM »
4-5" at 4000 ft.  1-2" at 3000 ft.  patchy.  lots of bare areas at 3000-4500 even.    Rut is heavy now.   In Entiat saw a couple  low 160's in 5 days.
:tup: Thanks man.

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Re: Late Swakane rifle tags
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2017, 11:49:59 AM »
Yep i will be over there Monday night to hunt the Tuesday opener. Can’t wait. My camp is on my sons couch

 


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