Salmo-Priest?

[Lapua07]

Anyone have any experience with it? Good?bad? Im close and never made the trek yet. One of the few muley holes left I haven’t put my feet in the far northeast corner. I’ve heard stories of the old days looking more recently for information. It’s remote and I have stock to pack in. How’s the trails? Probably just be a 3-4 day trip if at all this year.

[KFhunter]

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If you go in do share, I've been considering pack animals for a few years now. 

[Lapua07]

I’ve chased elk around the skirts of it a few times and helped with a moose permit years ago over there. It’s held my attention for awhile now. Just don’t know much about it. Like most areas close by they don’t hold high numbers of muleys but there’s always the occasional one that comes out that’s worth looking at. Pack animals have been more of a pain in the a$$ then they’re worth but the old lady loves her equine so I figure if I have to be stuck helping her out with horses I may as well be working my own mules for something I like to do! 😃

[ganghis]

Sounds like a great adventure.  Treat it like a high hunt, good scenery low probability.  Rumor has it there's some big muleys in there though I've never seen them.  Most folks in that area are down lower hunting whitetails.  The parts of shedroof I was on recently are in good condition but check WTA for the trails you're interested in - some are maintained more than others.  Bring a bear tag - and a bear identification test certificate

[JL]

Extensive PM Sent:

Salmo-Priest is one of the few phrases on here that will get me to post, no matter the time. Place has almost killed me too many times. Wouldn't recommend  any novice spending days in there. Ganghis is more than likely an expert woodsman, so just want to sincerely caution everyone else, who isn't, that this is not a friendly place.

[predatorG]

Extensive PM Sent:

Salmo-Priest is one of the few phrases on here that will get me to post, no matter the time. Place has almost killed me too many times. Wouldn't recommend  any novice spending days in there. Ganghis is more than likely an expert woodsman, so just want to sincerely caution everyone else, who isn't, that this is not a friendly place.

This sounds like a story and a half. Or several.

[Jgarrigus]

I'll be up there in two weeks for modern elk; would love to hear some info for the area, besides it being steep and thick, which I'm aware it is.

[Machias]

I have cut miles of trails in there with crosscut saws, several years ago with my Saddle Mule Club.  We did the Thunder Creek Trail every year.  Awesome country.  We packed in folks from the Trail Club one year and packed them and their tools out.  During that week they had a very close encounter with the grizzled kind. 

[2MANY]

Back in the day stayed in the fire lookout before morons burnt it down.

[WildW00d]

Haven't been up there in 2-3 years, but I know the trails were in good shape(helped maintain them) There's one that's got some ruts from heavy snowmelt that's near Gypsy Meadows, but most are in pretty good condition. It gets snow early, but is a beautiful area and very wild. I'd suggest going in the summer to glass and get used to the area.

[Lapua07]

Thanks for the insight. Both here and the PMs. I’ll likely hold off on taking critters in till next year. Was going to head over today after work and hike in with a buddy who’s hunted it before. But the wife text me this morning and said there was a young pair of lions walking down the driveway about an hour ago. So figured I’d better stick around home tomorrow and watch the little white tail bucks that have been mowing down the Alfalfa.