Glacier Peak Wilderness High Buck

[teanawayslayer]

How come no one brings up the driving rain and the endless days of thick,wet,dense fog? The weather up there in september is hit or miss.... or misst.

i will agree with you on that.  went in on monday and it was awesome sunny and 70 by opening day it was rainy and foggy untill we left on saturday.  Deffinetly changes fast up there.

[JackOfAllTrades]

Well, to tell the truth, I cut my trip a day short last year because of the fog. Sometimes it rolls in and rolls out. Sometimes it stays. Or, the next valley over is clear as a bell. Rain? It don't rain in Washington!   Nope, doesn't snow in September either!   And just when you thought you had the right gear for the bad weather, it's sunny & hot and you realize that you didn't bring any sunscreen!  

Any solo-ist backpacking in needs to be prepared for just about anything.

-Steve

[Miles]

Be prepared, isn't that the Boy Scout motto?

[fair-chase]

News flash for all of those who thought that the high buck hunt was a secret. Those *censored*s over at the DFW went and published the high hunt in a pamphlet and then had the nerve to distribute said pamphlet to every sporting goods store in the state. Just to make sure no one missed out they published the high hunt at the very beginning of the deer section of said pamphlet so that when searching for a unit to hunt deer in the high hunt would be the first visible option. Now I am not sure how long the DFW has been conspiring to overcrowd the high hunt, but I think it is safe to say that they have been doing this for as long as it has existed. 

[longrange7mm]

  

[GEARHEAD]

10,000 PLUS VIEWS SO FAR.

[wilsongideon]

10,000 views because wilderness hunts are awesome and any stories,pictures are worth viewing. In respect to the threads original question the area where I have hunted for the last 3 years I havent seen a hunter in about 8 days hunting off the trail. on the trail I have seen a couple horse groups and a group of hikers. havent tagged a deer in the three years of hunting. saw a few legal bucks and even missed a shot at a decent buck this past year. I have hopes for success in the future and hence i wont disclose trailhead or mountain or ridges. kinda sucks really that pictures disclose your area so easily. otherwise I am sure many pictures of the beautiful wilderness would bounce around this site. Awesome pictures have already been posted on this thread. There are areas in the wilderness that are not over crowded but I have also seen the trucks and trailers stacked up 10 deep at certain trailheads.nobody wants another hunter crowding "their" hunting spot but hey thats going to happen with only so many trails and only so much available hunting ground. most of the high country is either steep and rocky or covered in timber. I just hated to see this topic die. 

[wilsongideon]

a couple pictures.....Nobody better steal my spot because not only did I discover but noone else has ever been there or is supposed to be there. except me! more bears there then anything else

[wilsongideon]

nothing like the sunrise at 7000 feet or the huckleberrys you get to eat all day or camping in the larches. anyobody know of a really flat area that doesnt have trees at all?  oh yeah and has 3 or 4 180+ bucks walking around?...hmm yeah only in wyoming or colorado. well I guess i will just continue to eat huckleberrys and watch bears and sunrises

[JackOfAllTrades]

Oh man I miss the Blueberries!!!

-Steve

[Miles]

Great pictures!  Thanks for sharing.

[Skyvalhunter]

Well atleast we know you too are on the east side of the GPW. Your right there are so many different little honey holes where a person can hunt if he just wants to get away from the trailheads.

[Wea300mag]

Sweet pictures Wilson, I promise not to steal your spot.

[trophyhunt]

Man those pic's make me feel homesick, I can almost smell the alpine air.  Calgon take me away.......

[swanny]

Well I'm ready to hit the high country now, just need the snow to melt, those pics are great!