Anybody Hunt South Rainier?

[Huntbear]

Thanks littlebuf.  Will pick up the maps.  We hunt modern rifle as well.  We are just tired of the issues dealing with Weyerhauser gates, and how many guys get behind them with vehicles, because they have a key.   

[Timmybob]

MasonCity,
    I usually hunt the early archery season up in the S.Rainier. I also do a lot of scouting, backpacking and fishing up in there. A few of those lakes have some really nice Brookies in them..Really hoping to get one of those bears this year too.....

[Dirty Mike]

i hunt muzzle up there a few yrs ago i shot a bear up there where do you set up camp

[Timmybob]

I usually bivy all over..I am going to focus on the S. end this year off of whites Pass. I think I may set up shop near Dumbell lake. Still not sure....I keep looking at the map and see so many cool spots I want to hit. How about you? Where do you usually set up shop? How big was your bear? Any pix?

[Dirty Mike]

no pix sorry and not gonna lie not big but have seen huge tracks in the snow guess the closest lake to us i guess would be jug lake

[Timmybob]

Nice....

[Dirty Mike]

how was hunting up there for you last yr

[Timmybob]

I didn't hunt up there last year. I decided to hunt a new spot out by the coast last year. I just hiked and fished around up in the Wilderness area last year. I am hitting it hard up there this year though. Just waititng for the snow to melt a bit more. I will be scouting from mid-July all through the summer till the Sept Season roles around. I remember a few years ago up there, it was totally snowing in early Sept. You should have seen all the guys heading out of that place. They were all totally under prepared for any cold weather. It was GREAT !!!! we were completely alone back there and the snow was only about 4 inches deep. The critters were running around like crazy everywhere.....I hope it's like that again. The year before that one it was like 80 degrees everyday. The hunting was tough, but still managed to call in a few good bulls and saw a few nice deer. I didn't shoot anything that year, but it was really fun. I may be hunting solo this year up there, as my dad is taking a long time to decide if he's going with me or not. If I'm solo, we should think about hunting together out there for a day or two man.........

[Dirty Mike]

i hunt during muzzle season that the only problem

[packwoodcoug]

hunt archery elk near jug ...dropping off a trail camera this weekend I'll keep you posted last year I got good film of some cows and calfs then attacked by the mosquitos during the season.

[Houndhunter]

snow levels are fine i was up in my spot last week, i plan to head up there again this sun if i can. had to clear out my trial and it needs a bit more work. didnt see much sign, but im really just trying to learn the area better, really easy to get screwed up

[Timmybob]

I agree about getting turned around up in there. A good map and compass is worth its weight in gold out there..I know what you mean about the sceeters too. One of those hot years and youre toast. They can get soooo bad up there. Owell as long as the hunting is good, I can suffer threw it.....

Packwoodcoug,
    I will be waiting for the update...Can't wait. I think I'm going to hang a trail cam up there for the first time too...We'll see....

[packwoodcoug]

busted 5 or six cows on the trail and saw three others near my camera and one deer.  Alot of snow patches still above 4000 feet.  Good sign seeing the cows because I know the the bulls will be looking for them in mid Sept!

[Dirty Mike]

what are you going in on?

[Houndhunter]

went up there on sat, bushwackin and lookin for the horns to a wounded bull we found in nov a real nice 6 point. well we found him but someone else found him first, the horns were cut off but not that we would have taken them either . misquitos are outa hand right now though, i wont go back without one of them thermacel deals. saw some elk but no deer, didnt go up high this time though