Late Archery, Swakane or Manson?

[JDNehl]

Any opinions on which is a better quality hunt after thanksgiving? I want one more good hunt in the mountains before I PCS to Oklahoma in the spring. Thanks

Jake

[coachcw]

Iknow the swakane roads can get real nasty , if you glass a ton you'll find some nice bucks in there.

[Bows4huntn]

Manson herd has never recovered from the winter of 97. I own property in the Manson unit and almost always end up hunting the Swakane because of more and better bucks although the crowds of bowhunters in the Swakane are ridiculous! 

[uplandhunter870]

id go up swakane as well, just as bows4huntn said the manson heard is still on a very slow rebound from the snowmagedon of 97.  brings chains for the roads and patience for the mass of people that will be in there

[huntergreg]

    No deer left in the Swakane they all burned in the fire this summer!!!!   

[Antlerking]

The bucks are moving, my buddy just called me today and told me his brother wacth a pretty good buck on the hillside  behind ohme gardens and it wasnt there during the season, maybe local buck but I doubt it. I have also heard reports of some good deer movement around baldy and stormy mt.

Good luck to all, it will be a good hunt like normal

[muleyhunter]

If you want to hunt the swakane late bow hunt it's just like hunting modern rifle season lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of hunters.

[rotty33]

Tons of bowhunters, and nasty roads. Definitely bring chains, or a winch to pull you out of the ravine after you slide off the road.

[Lowedog]

If you want to hunt the swakane late bow hunt it's just like hunting modern rifle season lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of hunters.

  I think it's actually worse than general rifle. 

[cashmerekev]

Swakane but tons of hunters and the roads you have heard about.....  SCARY at times..  The clay is the worst!!!!!

[boonerboy]

Yeah, I would NOT step foot in the Swakane unit, NASTY, NASTY and the deer are not going to migrate there this winter because of the fire. Definately a 

[JDNehl]

Manson it is, i hate crowds. Looks like snow and cold weather. I hope that gets them headed down the hill. Good luck to all!

[teal101]

Yeah, I would NOT step foot in the Swakane unit, NASTY, NASTY and the deer are not going to migrate there this winter because of the fire. Definately a 

You been up there lately?  Lots of good growth and browse has already come back.  The hills look like winter wheat fields where the burn hit.

[boonerboy]

yeah, I have. absolutely NO FEED for the deer, all burnt! 

[Antlerking]

Wow lots of bucks in the swakane right now, its crazy how many deer you can see when you pull out a spotter and pick holes apart.  The burn is holding some good bucks as we speak.

[Lowedog]

All the deer in Swakane are dead!   

[huntergreg]

 

[rotty33]

If you are willing to do some hiking. Swakane has the deer. 90% are road hunters who end up getting stuck anyways. it is a huge area and lots of room for everyone.

[CountryslickR]

Yup, no deer whatso ever in the Swakane...only coyotes, bad roads and hunters.......

[boneaddict]

All the deer in Swakane are dead!     
 
 
 

One will be.

[HardCorpsHuntr]

If you are willing to do some hiking. Swakane has the deer. 90% are road hunters who end up getting stuck anyways. it is a huge area and lots of room for everyone.

"lots of room for everyone"  I used to think that back in the 80s!  I was WRONG!