High Hunt around the corner

[Skyvalhunter]

Well its high hunt time and with all the area closures this will force some Twisp River, Entiat and other high hunt area hunters out of their usual areas. The GPW Bolder Pass area will surely see more activity with Little Giant being closed. Would be nice to get a break in the weather to quiet the woods some but that remains to be seen.

[teanawayslayer]

Well its high hunt time and with all the area closures this will force some Twisp River, Entiat and other high hunt area hunters out of their usual areas. The GPW Bolder Pass area will surely see more activity with Little Giant being closed. Would be nice to get a break in the weather to quiet the woods some but that remains to be seen.

chiwawa and little giant opened Friday

[Highhuntin]

Plan A is somewhere up Chiawana and Plan B is somewhere near boulder pass... sure am glad that fire closure has lifted!

[Skyvalhunter]

Well that might give some relief on some of the areas for sure.

[teanawayslayer]

Well that might give some relief on some of the areas for sure.

it will be just alike last year. People at the trailhead asking where they should go. I pointed a guy in the right direction last year and he just kept saying “I don’t want to screw up your hunt”.  Like I was going to give him info on where I was going. Took a dump at the bathroom at the trail head 30 min later before we started hiking in. Here comes the same guy saying the same thing. He was pretty certain that he was going to run into me and ruin my hunt. Had to ask him if he was going to follow me in. Got a pretty good laugh for sure.

[Skyvalhunter]

lol now that's funny. Well I am sure the popular places will once again be popular. Its good for first timers to find out that the high hunt is not a gimmie and those secret spots are not so secret. Everyone has the internet or some app these days.

[ljsommer]

My mom always talked about how my grandpa loved the high-hunt, but I don't really know what that means. What do people mean when they say "High-hunt" (in the context of WA hunting)

[Bushcraft]

The High Hunt is probably the single best opportunity one has to go on an armed backpacking trip in this state and see a lot of people and no deer.

 

[Mtnwalker]

My mom always talked about how my grandpa loved the high-hunt, but I don't really know what that means. What do people mean when they say "High-hunt" (in the context of WA hunting)

They're referring to the early general deer season in certain wilderness areas. I have a couple uncles who used to do it back in the day and it sounds like it used to be amazing for the ones willing to do the work, basically had the place to themselves. Last time I went up was 2015 and I counted 33 rigs at the trail head. Guess I picked the wrong trailhead 

[jackelope]

The High Hunt is probably the single best opportunity one has to go on an armed backpacking trip in this state and see a lot of people and no deer.

 

^^^^^^^^^^^ This.

[yakimanoob]

Sure, but bring it on!     I can't wait. 

[boneaddict]

A bunch more dry lightning. That should “fire things up”.

[teanawayslayer]

A bunch more dry lightning. That should “fire things up”.

you had to say it!

[Bushcraft]

The weather forecast indicates that we are probably in for some wet & snowy weather in the high country.  Anything to keep the fire closures down and the riff-raff out.

[muleracks]

How much snow do you need on your tent before the burn ban is void?  Below 5000 feet in the ALW of course.
Last I heard, the burn ban is still in effect Statewide including the wet and snowy Wilderness.

At least most of the roads to trail heads are open.  Happy hunting.