Peaches Ridge (anyone get drawn)

[TeacherMan]

I can't believe it, I got drawn for Peaches Ridge archery!!! The crazy thing is I got drawn last year for a modern big bull tag so I came into this season with only 1 point, was not expecting anything. I cant wait to get over and start scouting the area, I have gotten a couple smaller bulls out of that unit in the past and the only problem I can see now is that it is 3 months away and its going to kill me to wait.  Hope some other people had great success also.

[walt]

Nice work, how's the knee coming along?

[TeacherMan]

Nice work, how's the knee coming along?

Went to the doc today and I will be in a sports cast and out hiking in 6 weeks he said. They took out the staples today and I start physical therapy on Tuesday.

[walt]

Sweet.  Good luck and here's to a speedy recovery. 

[Skinner]

Teach I had the tag last year and the gf got the muzzy tag this year. 

[JBar]

Teach- It sounds like you know the area fairly well but this year my advice would be get away from the roads and quad trails. Unfortunately the season opens up the day after Labor day and if you've been over there anywhere near labor day you know what a bike riding nuthouse it is. Good luck, I'm really jealous and I won't tell my wife with 6 points that a guy with 1 point took her tag!  

[TeacherMan]

Teach- It sounds like you know the area fairly well but this year my advice would be get away from the roads and quad trails. Unfortunately the season opens up the day after Labor day and if you've been over there anywhere near labor day you know what a bike riding nuthouse it is. Good luck, I'm really jealous and I won't tell my wife with 6 points that a guy with 1 point took her tag!  

Thanks, cant wait to get in the area and check it out. After hunting the Observatory area last year I really got to know the boundary between it and Little Naches and I think I will do some heavy scouting on that end of it as well, if I don't find a spot there I will be heading up the hill into the country between 410 and the Little Naches. I have had good luck in that area. Any pointers you can think of I will look into.

thanks

tell the wife next year 

[Up a Creek]

Wont tell my wife either she had 15 points and drew nothing, what point system!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TeacherMan]

Sorry guys I almost feel guilty  I will do my best to shoot a big elk thinking of you...

[deerslyr]

just do the tag justice and I wont be complainin 

[TeacherMan]

just do the tag justice and I wont be complainin 

I'll do my best, I'm going to be able to hunt a total of 6 days and have at least that many days into pre-season scouting.

[bear]

Maybe I'll see you in there teacherman.  My good friend drew the rifle tag.  I think that the seasons are the same.  I had the tag 3 years ago.  What a blast!  The best hunt of my life by far.

[bear]

Sorry, I just noticed that you had an archery tag, so I guess you'll get first crack.  Maybe I'll see skinner.  He should recognize me by the horse that I ended up not giving away.

[Craig]

have fun. Did you kill a bull last year?

[TeacherMan]

have fun. Did you kill a bull last year?

No, I had never hunted that area before and didn't do my homework like I should have because I was going over with about 8 other guys during the regular season. My number one piece of advice use the first week of the tag when there are no other hunters in there with rifles. The area we hiked into every day was about 5 miles in just to get to the ridges we hunted and really good, the group had seen bulls in there every year for the last 10 years and they where there last year to, the only problem was the day before I got there a 360 7x7 was literally shot off the same finger I hunted opening morning.  I got a bear off the gut pile, that's how I found out about the bull that was shot there the day before. I only had 4 days to hunt also, major draw back about being a teacher. This year I will have 6.