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My pics... High Country
« on: March 09, 2008, 09:03:22 PM »
Just some old pics I took... some may remember them when I posted them on MM.com but thought some here would enjoy them...


















Other Pics I've taken... The buck below grossed 190 with a 21" inside spread credit...



This is an old buck from the 60's up the Entiat...  Buck is REDICULOUSLY HUGE!












Hope you enjoyed them!

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2008, 09:06:11 PM »
mike..post up the pics of that slug's sheds.
that's a great buck, and some awesome pics to boot.
we have some beautiful country in this state to be explored for those who want to.
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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2008, 09:07:59 PM »
Wow, great pics MichaelJ, love the high country.
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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2008, 09:08:28 PM »
Here's a shot of the sheds...  great day!  I'll get more pics when I'm back at school...



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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2008, 09:13:20 PM »
Looks like a lake I used to hike into just for the work out now at my age it looks better on the horse! Thanks cool pics!
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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2008, 09:15:34 PM »
M_Ray, that place was AMAZING!  One of the funner trips I've been on... but you can't take a horse up there as you got to climp some cliffs and rock outcroppings that I wouldn't even think about bringin a horse on...

Check it out!
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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2008, 10:13:32 PM »
Thanks for the compliments guys, I'm already waiting for next september!

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2008, 10:18:13 PM »
Apparently this buck was seen after the season was over? The sheds aren't from this season already are they?  You better start spending a lot of time this summer scouting for him and pattering him out, good luck, nice pictures and one hell of a buck.

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2008, 10:21:29 PM »
Nah... that buck died from old age... The year I found him I know people who had watched him on the winter range for I think 4-5 years as a big deer and I have seen previous sheds...  He regressed a LOT the year I found him in his prime he was a solid 200" buck...  I got a PM on MM.com from a guy saying he SAW the buck in OCTOBER and then never replied to any of my other PM's to him and he dropped off the map... dissapointing to say the least.  Last year was the first year he did not show up on the winter range...

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2008, 10:24:10 PM »
They're big for a reason, that's an awsome buck, hopefully he passed on a lot of genes.

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2008, 10:31:14 PM »
Yep I'm sure of it!  I think he was summering not far away either but up high towards Blewitt Pass...

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2008, 06:49:55 AM »
Glad you got the pics on here MichaelJ. GOOD STUFF!

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2008, 11:03:20 AM »
No worries Bone!  Glad to have people enjoy 'em.  Especially with spring so close and scouting trips coming up this summer I'm sure we're all real anxious to prepare for the '08 season!

Did you see the video I posted?

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2008, 11:45:12 AM »
Nope I missed it.  I'm at work and there is a firewall blocking it.

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2008, 11:45:34 AM »
Awesome pictures...love the high country and big bucks.

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #15 on: March 10, 2008, 12:45:18 PM »
MichaelJ....great pics!  Can't wait to get back up there myself. 

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought you were going into the Army?  What up?

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2008, 02:50:17 PM »
MichaelJ....great pics!  Can't wait to get back up there myself. 

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought you were going into the Army?  What up?

Thanks man... and yeah plans changed.  Still looking to go in but may not be able to for awhile...  Right now I am going to school at Central and am liking it and am working my way towards a degree in Industrial Engineering...  Still working out plans but right now I may not join, then again I may gotta deal with that hurdle when it comes.

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #17 on: March 10, 2008, 02:51:27 PM »
And Bone, check it out in post #5 when you get home...

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #18 on: March 10, 2008, 04:44:14 PM »
Michael, Love the pics! I hate to beat a dead horse, but I can't wait to get back up there myself.

That's an awesome buck!

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« Reply #19 on: March 10, 2008, 06:11:10 PM »
gotta love the high country!
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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #20 on: March 10, 2008, 06:26:18 PM »
Looks like Buck Mountain area.
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« Reply #21 on: March 11, 2008, 09:10:05 AM »
Looks like Buck Mountain area.

Not sure where that is, but I'm pretty sure it was a ways away from there... those pics are actually a mixture from different areas of the GPW...

Here's more pics of those sheds.  The water bottle is one of those tall skinny ones and not a "classic" 20 oz. one.



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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #22 on: March 11, 2008, 04:12:02 PM »
thats a really nice buck thats forsure.

and that is the country i dream of hunting...now i just need to get off my arse and get up there

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« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2008, 04:51:15 PM »
Very nice buck Michael.  Good video you had there.  I finally got to see it.  He looks alot like my buck on the hoof.  If he didn't have eyeguards I'd swear he was from the same genepool. 

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« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2008, 05:31:33 PM »
Pretty sure that's Buck Mountain. Especially if you're not sure. Buck is in the GPW... Not trying to ruin your spot but you posted the photos. Been mountain climbing for a while. Not always right but sure do recognize some of the peaks in Washington's top 100 as I have climbed a few of them in my day...

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Near the bottom.. See photo above caption.


Above: Glacier Peak (10,541 feet) rises to the behind (west of) Buck Mountain (8573 feet).

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Re: My pics... High Country
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2008, 06:29:29 PM »
Nice pics and some great sheds.

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« Reply #26 on: March 14, 2008, 02:09:42 PM »
Pretty sure that's Buck Mountain. Especially if you're not sure. Buck is in the GPW... Not trying to ruin your spot but you posted the photos. Been mountain climbing for a while. Not always right but sure do recognize some of the peaks in Washington's top 100 as I have climbed a few of them in my day...

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Above: Glacier Peak (10,541 feet) rises to the behind (west of) Buck Mountain (8573 feet).

Gotcha and yes you would be correct then.  I thought you were talking about the pics with the lake...  My mistake and don't worry you're not ruining my spot, that was only a scouting trip that didn't reveal a whole lot except some great pics and some good times... and definitely some sore legs lol

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« Reply #27 on: March 14, 2008, 02:10:41 PM »
Very nice buck Michael.  Good video you had there.  I finally got to see it.  He looks alot like my buck on the hoof.  If he didn't have eyeguards I'd swear he was from the same genepool. 

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