Alpine High Buck Hunt

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jackelope:
while i been looking into it for a few years now, i've not been on a high hunt yet, so with that said, out of all the high hunt stories i've heard, i've never heard many success stories...nor have i heard many stories of lots of deer. i've heard lots about deer being few and far between, and pockets of deer that are hard to find, but not much in the way of success. one outfitter i talked too, maybe early winters? rings a bell...told me you do the high hunt for the experience of being in that country and the scenery, not to kill a deer. i thought that was kinda wierd, but understood what he was saying.
i can't wait for the opportunity to go on the high hunt...maybe in the next few years.
shank may chime in here as he's done it a few times, but i think they got snowed on on that hunt a couple times.
there was a thread last year on MM about a guy that killed a deer and a bear or maybe it was him and his buddy or something, and then the guy who killed the big 3x3 that boneaddict posted on here(i think).

fireguy459:
Yeah i asssumed that much. i have heard that the deer are very spread out and are kinda hard to find. Hunting success is till rougly 10-20% which is not terrible. but its not great. i am jus looking forward to getting away for a week or so. i would really like to find some quality animals without lots of people (i know every hunters dream). who knows one day i will find it.

Shank:
You got me Jackelope, I'll chime in. The first High Hunt I did in '03. We were packed in out of the White Pine area off of Highway 2 in to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness I belive they packed us in about 6 miles, we were there furthest camp in the area. Sunny and about 65-70 on the way in, the next day the same, day three and four snow and rain day five (last day) sunny and about 65-70 again. There were no campfires allowed which made drying our wet clothes and staying warm hard. We saw deer every day just no bucks (our first high hunt and were not aware that we needed to be right around the tree line to find the bucks.) We had a chance at a bear on day three, close enough we could hear it grunting and snorting and moving the bushes just down from us we opted not to go for it because we were beat (not prepared for the weather and terrain) that has been my only chance at a bear to date :bash:. We ran in to only one other hunter the rest of the people we talked to were just out hiking. Towards the end of the trip we gave up on the deer and started Grouse hunting that was alot more productive, ever try to hit a grouse with a 44 black powder pistol? not easy, but lots of fun. Now I'm ruined all I want to do are back country hunts, had plans on doing the high hunt this year but the people who were thinking about going with me decided to have kids this year :rolleyes:

fireguy459:
Shank your awesome.. thanks for the info. that gives me an idea of what the weather is going to possibly be like and what type of atmosphere to expect. too bad on your bear that would have been a great addition to the trip. So the tree line is the place to hunt? are there any granite or shale outcroppings in the area? well thanks again and good luck. sorry to hear about your friends having babies.

jackelope:

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dude i know, i know. i'm real sorry about that.
i have some pic's of shank's hunt country somewhere...i'll see what i can drum up.

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