Anyone have any information on hunting the Mill Creek Watershed in WA

[HUNT]

Just looking for some information on hunting the mill creek watershed from the washington side.  I drew a tag for this year.  Spent yesterday hiking the upper end...  Still lots of snow up there as the roads were closed with huge drifts over them.  Rained on us, but still fun....  If anyone has hunted here before and can be of any help, it would be appreciated.

[HUNT]

Pretty steep...  Do you think antlers are smaller on one side from always rubbing on the hillside?

[wastickslinger]

Pretty steep...  Do you think antlers are smaller on one side from always rubbing on the hillside?

And one side has longer legs than the other. 
Steeeeep is right.

[jackelope]

there's a couple threads on here re: blue mountains bull tags and there's a common theme...make sure you're in the best shape of your life...this probably holds the most truth in this unit.
you can't camp in there, scout it prior to the season or bring anyone else in there with you i think...

thats a tough frikkin hunt.

[WDFW-SUX]

All the elk live in the bottom

[HUNT]

Definately about as steep as anything I have hunted before....   I plan on being in great shape before my Idaho hunt in October...  I've been hunting elk there for 15 years in central Idaho in some pretty steep country (That seems to be where the elk are.)  So I think I know what I'm in for....  Alot of work. But I've heard some very nice bulls live in there.  Scouting it from the outside is the only way you can do it (which I plan to do 5 -6 weekends before the Hunt starts October 31st.....  Plan on being able to hunt all 9 days if needed.  

[Woodchuck]

be sure to pick your one buddy very carefully, jackelope is right, no camping, in and out at a set time, you are allowed one helper to get one out, i suggest a friend with mules

[bow4elk]

I don't care what your hunting, but you might want to just call them up to the top of that ridge.  Maybe it's just me but I'd rather not pack anything up that sucker unless I was rewriting a record book or something 

[HUNT]

I was hoping to find someone that has hunted this hunt before who may be able to give some pointers on hunting this area.

[bucklucky]

Do like everyone else, drive the road and hope a nice bull decides to cross and shoot him. I hated looking down in that hole  I think I would look into hunting it from the bottom side and comming in from Oregon.

[MHWASH]

I hunted the Watershed in '04, I believe. At that time there were some hunting with permission signs up on BLacksnake ridge, I believe. I will check some stuff at home to see if I have more info. You could also check the "GO Hunt" maps at the WDFW page.

 We camped on the Oregen side and walked in the first few days. We were pooped by the time we reached the Washington side. There was a real nice trail that started on the BLacksnake side and you were immediately in the hunting area.

 I was told the trail coming in fron the bottom was completly chocked in with deadfalls.

[HUNT]

Thanks for the info MHWASH, any more info would be helpful.  I need to check out access from the north side of the watershed in the blacksnake area....  Your right about looking down the deep dark hole bucklucky, its intimidating....  But driving the road isnt an option.  I'm there to kill a bull so into the watershed I will go.... 

[bucklucky]

Truthfully , I have spent hours glasssing into that hole in september not to even see a bull. Im sure they are there, see the tracks crossing over into the Wenaha. I just havent been there at the right time I guess. The lower end looks like it would hold more munbers of elk to me, looks like good elk country! Good luck and keep us posted on what you see! Ive heard of a few good bulls comming out of there.

[HUNT]

I heard from one of the USFS guys yesterday that the elk dont really show up in the watershed until September/October.....  Not sure if thats accurate or not...  I bet they don't winter in the watershed.  I have heard there are great bulls in there also....  I know one person who hunted in there and shot a small 6 on opening day.  He hunted from the top and ran into elk about halfway to the creek.  I will keep everyone posted.  I have my sights set on a 330 bull and am willing to do whatever it takes to get one......

[sjhgraysage]

Look at trying to access the ridge above Green creek or Green ridge from the north side.
Its all steep so that part is a given. I've watched bulls on that ridge while sitting on the points below table rock, but from where I was they may as well been on the moon. This was many years ago, but I hear the bulls still hang on the east facing side of that ridge.