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| Alpine High Buck Hunt |
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| Ray:
Yes those general areas will hold some critters. Take a look at places along 97 as well. |
| boneaddict:
These, along with most entry points tend to have lots of folks as everyone is bottlenecked in. The country spreads out pretty quickly though, and if you have a good set of legs and lungs, and intend to do a couple overnighters, you can find some solitude. What ridge says is true. Don't expect the romantic view of not seeing a living sole like you might read about in a Cameron Hanes book. The area just isn't that big. Remember, there are several layers of folks, and its no secret to try to find spots in between them. You have the trailhead hunters that hike in and hunt, those that go in about a days worth then camp, and then all of the outfitter fellas on horseback that really penetrate. Remember this is the first season of the year for hunting for these guys, and they make their living off of how many they get in there, like the Icicle outfitters. They also offer drop camps to folks, etc. Again, its gorgeous country, and just like the Pasayten, the deer are widely scattered into little pockets. I believe the deer density is a bit higher in the Alpine than in the Pasayten. I don't know what the bear population is, but I imagine its similiar to the north country....and lets see be prepared for all weather, from hot as hell to darn right frigid. The alpine has lots of Giardia, so unless brave as hell with a tough gut, make sure you take some sort of filtering device. This is coming from a microbiologist that tends to think mountain streams have to be cleaner than what comes out of the faucet. : ) |
| fireguy459:
Thanks for the info. this is a great forum. I am in pretty healthy shape and i work out quite a bit. so the hiking shouldnt be that big of a problem. I hunt in the eagle cap wilderness of oregon. (which i drew a tag for this year) So i was hoping hunting might be comparable in the alpine and i would be able to run from some of the weekend hunters that typically hunt the general season. Thanks for the info on the water filter. that could have turned my trip bad real quick. Could anyone tell me about how far the outfitters go in. i wanna stay our of that area. A buddy of mine is an outfitter and he hates it when other hunters or other outfitters crowd his area and for good reason in the fact that it is his career and he must provide or he doesnt get repetitive customers. does anyone have any success stories from this area? Thanks! |
| Ridgerunner:
I would call the outfitters and find out where they are dropping guys that particular year. From my conversations with outfitters, the Icicle creek boys stay out of the southern Alpine lakes area, they are more up in the Glacier peak country and northern Alpine lakes. 3 peaks outfitters hunts the southern end of the alpine lakes area but doesn't have many drop camp clients from when I talked to him at the sportsman show last year, I really think the outfitters are a non-factor in the Alpine lakes wilderness area on the high hunt. |
| fireguy459:
sounds great. definately dont wanna make the outfitters upset. how is the deer population? or quality of this area? is it better toward the west?north?south?east? i am not so much looking for quantity as i am quality. like i said i drew a wilderness tag in oregon. so meat shouldnt be a problem. is there a good chance for snow in sept? thanks alot. |
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