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High Hunt Mount Baker Wilderness Partner
« on: September 06, 2022, 11:33:46 AM »
Looking for a partner for the mt baker wilderness area, ideally someone who’s not afraid to put some miles on their boots. I’m 20 y/o and in decent hiking shape. I’d be able to hunt the whole ten days as well so send a Pm if interested, never done the high hunt before so looking forward to the experience

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Re: High Hunt Mount Baker Wilderness Partner
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2022, 11:51:48 AM »
I'll be up there the last weekend of the hunt looking for mountain goats.

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Re: High Hunt Mount Baker Wilderness Partner
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2022, 12:58:26 PM »
I'll be up there the last weekend of the hunt looking for mountain goats.

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Re: High Hunt Mount Baker Wilderness Partner
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2022, 05:54:35 PM »
I'd be interested to hear what you think your gonna do up there. I can personally attest to having hiked and driven nearly every road and grade on lake side of that area and getting into the legit high county is no small feat. Terrain is steep and so thick you can't even get off the trail if your tried.  Also, in 6+ years of hunting and camping up there I've only every seen a single doe with a fawn once. I've found the elk up there a couple times and always see sign of coyotes and bear and lots of grouse up there but never a shooter buck. I'd be happy to tell you everything I know about it up there but I can pretty well promise you your time would be better spent elsewhere unless you wanna shoot bears birds and coyotes.

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Re: High Hunt Mount Baker Wilderness Partner
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2022, 07:35:07 PM »
I'd be interested to hear what you think your gonna do up there. I can personally attest to having hiked and driven nearly every road and grade on lake side of that area and getting into the legit high county is no small feat. Terrain is steep and so thick you can't even get off the trail if your tried.  Also, in 6+ years of hunting and camping up there I've only every seen a single doe with a fawn once. I've found the elk up there a couple times and always see sign of coyotes and bear and lots of grouse up there but never a shooter buck. I'd be happy to tell you everything I know about it up there but I can pretty well promise you your time would be better spent elsewhere unless you wanna shoot bears birds and coyotes.

Interesting first post.  :o, I’m thinking you don’t want company up there.😉

There’s deer up there I’ve seen them, not lots of them but there up there. Plus you have a good chance at a bear. I’ve seen shooter bucks up there always after I’ve filled my tag of course.

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Re: High Hunt Mount Baker Wilderness Partner
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2022, 09:27:27 PM »
I'd be interested to hear what you think your gonna do up there. I can personally attest to having hiked and driven nearly every road and grade on lake side of that area and getting into the legit high county is no small feat. Terrain is steep and so thick you can't even get off the trail if your tried.  Also, in 6+ years of hunting and camping up there I've only every seen a single doe with a fawn once. I've found the elk up there a couple times and always see sign of coyotes and bear and lots of grouse up there but never a shooter buck. I'd be happy to tell you everything I know about it up there but I can pretty well promise you your time would be better spent elsewhere unless you wanna shoot bears birds and coyotes.

There’s people on this forum who kill nice bucks up there every year. Also lots of goat hunters who seem to be able to hunt it without super thick brush and vegetation being a huge factor. It’s a very challenging area, and certainly not for everyone, but also lots of success can be had up there as well given the posts and stories I’ve seen here on the forum.
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Re: High Hunt Mount Baker Wilderness Partner
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2022, 09:59:25 PM »
Well I must be some kinda schmuck then cuz I've looked high and low and have been hard pressed to find a single pile of pellets. All the sign I've ever seen has turned out to be elk. Granted I'm no wiz but short of some small tracks along a river banks and that one doe down by the camp site,s, that area has utterly skunked me. The high buck always looked attractive and like a good bet IF I got high enough up there for long enough so glass everything out but the realities of that are incredibly rough.
I don't mean to be discouraging but I sorta wish someone would have told me when I was 20 to try and cut my teeth on something less intense. Started going east after 5-6 years of beating every road on baker and within 2 trips had my first buck on the ground. Simply put, there's better places. That being said, a 3pt+ blacktail off the side of a volcano in Sept at over 3k ft is something worth working for and lifetime bragging rights.

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Re: High Hunt Mount Baker Wilderness Partner
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2022, 10:13:06 PM »
I'd be interested to hear what you think your gonna do up there. I can personally attest to having hiked and driven nearly every road and grade on lake side of that area and getting into the legit high county is no small feat. Terrain is steep and so thick you can't even get off the trail if your tried.  Also, in 6+ years of hunting and camping up there I've only every seen a single doe with a fawn once. I've found the elk up there a couple times and always see sign of coyotes and bear and lots of grouse up there but never a shooter buck. I'd be happy to tell you everything I know about it up there but I can pretty well promise you your time would be better spent elsewhere unless you wanna shoot bears birds and coyotes.

Interesting first post.  :o, I’m thinking you don’t want company up there.😉

There’s deer up there I’ve seen them, not lots of them but there up there. Plus you have a good chance at a bear. I’ve seen shooter bucks up there always after I’ve filled my tag of course.

I honestly meant to ask what his plan of attack is. Guess it kinda sounds crappy the way I said it. Didn't meant it to be. If he's got ideas I'm down to listen and join. Always wanted to do it but that area has kicked my butt so repeatedly that it's felt like a totally lost cause.

 


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