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Did anyone hunt the Mt. Baker wilderness last high buck?
« on: February 15, 2021, 01:26:26 PM »
Hello all, Just curious if anyone tried hunting the Mt. Baker wilderness for high buck last year? Not looking for spots just overall experience. Trying to do my first high buck this year! Thanks Jason

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Re: Did anyone hunt the Mt. Baker wilderness last high buck?
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2021, 05:28:42 PM »
I bear hunted there three of the four weekends leading up to High Buck. Lots of people both hunters and hikers in a very small area. It seemed like an excellent area for bears, but we never saw any deer. Tons of elk sign though. You'll just need to get out and check it out for yourself though

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Re: Did anyone hunt the Mt. Baker wilderness last high buck?
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2021, 09:01:32 AM »
Been there before. Scout your topo map. Figure what is a tough hike, cuz if it is easy a lot of non-hunters are likely to be around. Basically as soon as you drop off a ridge line you are in thick forest. think through how you want to hunt.
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Re: Did anyone hunt the Mt. Baker wilderness last high buck?
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2021, 02:27:37 PM »
Ill probly skip it. Thank you for the replies

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Re: Did anyone hunt the Mt. Baker wilderness last high buck?
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2021, 02:37:07 PM »
 This hunt was a Gong Show last year. Due to covid I think a combination of people doing new things, not traveling across state to their normal areas, People off from work,... etc... all combined for the perfect storm of too many people for the small areas available. I hunted one day and bagged it.
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Re: Did anyone hunt the Mt. Baker wilderness last high buck?
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2021, 07:41:38 AM »
This hunt was a Gong Show last year. Due to covid I think a combination of people doing new things, not traveling across state to their normal areas, People off from work,... etc... all combined for the perfect storm of too many people for the small areas available. I hunted one day and bagged it.

I did the exact same thing! More people than I've ever seen.  Every person I ran into was relocated by fires or had cancelled out of state hunts. Not to mention late September is the peak time for 'blacktail paranoia' and nocturnal behavior. 

 


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