Muley Reports Chelan and Okanogan Counties

[renewed]

We were in Okanagon County from friday afternoon till yesterday morning when we/I had to come back to work requirements.
At about 2 pm friday saw a legal shooter,if I had a muzzle loader tag.
Saw a bear opening morning.
In total saw more than 10 doe and 4 bucks.
1 buck was a spike with a small split/branch.
1 buck was a nice sized solid 2 point.
1 buck was the legal 3 point on the last day of muzzie Friday.
And the last was another legal 3 point that you will read about soon enough.
The last buck was with the spike and about 3 or 4 does.

Don

[Buckmark]

We were in Okanagon County from friday afternoon till yesterday morning when we/I had to come back to work requirements.
At about 2 pm friday saw a legal shooter,if I had a muzzle loader tag.
Saw a bear opening morning.
In total saw more than 10 doe and 4 bucks.
1 buck was a spike with a small split/branch.
1 buck was a nice sized solid 2 point.
1 buck was the legal 3 point on the last day of muzzie Friday.
And the last was another legal 3 point that you will read about soon enough.
The last buck was with the spike and about 3 or 4 does.

Don

Muzzy closed on Oct 6th 

[grade-creek-rd]

renewed...just FYI, but the muzzy season closed on Oct. 6th...the Sunday before the rifle opener the following Sat. They changed it a few years ago, no more muzzy right up to modern. Just didn't want anyone to get into trouble...

Grade

[renewed]

Then that would explain the lack of concern he,the tree point ,had towards me and my partner on Friday before the opener.
Didn'e see a bear that day either.

thanks for letting me know.

Don

[Woodlandbrew]

We spent a week up at our high camp near Twisp. Didn’t see a single deer until we came into town. Every camp on the road we base camp from had the same report... not looking good up there.

[vandeman17]

We spent a week up at our high camp near Twisp. Didn’t see a single deer until we came into town. Every camp on the road we base camp from had the same report... not looking good up there.

Super sad but not surprising.

[Ridgerunner]

Gotta be good this weekend, let’s see those bucks and hear the reports!!!


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[Fatherof5]

Anybody have any luck this weekend?

[gee_unit360]

We were in Okanagon County from friday afternoon till yesterday morning when we/I had to come back to work requirements.
At about 2 pm friday saw a legal shooter,if I had a muzzle loader tag.
Saw a bear opening morning.
In total saw more than 10 doe and 4 bucks.
1 buck was a spike with a small split/branch.
1 buck was a nice sized solid 2 point.
1 buck was the legal 3 point on the last day of muzzie Friday.
And the last was another legal 3 point that you will read about soon enough.


Muzzleloader closed.... let’s hear that story about the 3 point!
The last buck was with the spike and about 3 or 4 does.

Don

[gutsnthegrass]

Went up to the upper Entiat and hunted in the snow saturday and sunday morning.  Saw several (30 plus) deer with only one being a 3point.  Didn't present a shot as he was on a mission and couldnt get him to turn.  Saw a lion, missed the shot I didn't hear a lot of shooting and most of the guys were hunting low. I only saw 4 rigs up in the snow in the day and a half I was up there.

[kirkl]

We were in winthrop for the opener and I saw more deer this year than i did last couple years. Does and small bucks. Buck I got saturday in Yakima area was chasing does pretty hard before i got him.

[sterlryu]

Got my first buck on Saturday, 4 point! A few other guys down the road had some luck too. Deer were streaming through the lowlands all morning, even saw some does sneaking through a hunting camp.

[KP-Skagit]

Hunted the timber in Chewuch and Alta off and on for 7 days. Saw north of 200 animals in the field way more than in the past two years prior. Saw even more in town. Did not see a legal buck in the woods but did see a few hanging in a couple camps, one was a very nice typical 4x4, also saw a few down low on private land. Shot a nice bear in 218 so I didn't go home empty handed. Found the most deer between 4,000 and 3,000 FT in elevation. Fresh snow in my higher elevation spots but zero sign with the exception of a very goofy looking spike horn.

[boneaddict]

Sounds like the doe kicked loose out of the mountains.   THat migration was something to behold in the past.

[heavyhorned]

took sunday of the opener and went up as high as i felt safe to do. no deer not even any tracks. saw three hanging in camps. everyone we talked too said the same thing( seeing no deer or a few doe's). even below the snow we only saw two hanging and 14 doe's. we did finally see three bucks but all three were small 2 points. i will be surprised if the hunt results show more than 20 bucks taken in this unit. i do know there were alot of deer taken in another unit near by. just have to wait and see what the hunt results have to say. was a great year for me though. was able to put a lady from Alabama on her first deer ever. a really nice 2x3 , help another hunter take a wounded  3x3 that i had seen a couple of days earlier, and help a great friend get a nice 3x3 sat evening. my dad always said it not about the kill but about what you get out of the hunt. i made a great friend this week and great memories for those three. plus the bonus was i got to hunt with my wife, son and my daughter. couldn't ask for more.