Author Topic: Rimrock (Read 3677 times)

demontang · « **on:** October 17, 2011, 06:27:03 PM »

So I ran up Rimrock this am to try my luck up high for deer. Well on the way up I almost had three doe's in my grill

I get up to where I'm walking in at 5am and take off for a 5mile walk all up hill. I took my bike and cart in just in case I get one so I can get it out easy. Well after two miles I hear some thing close so I stop. They 20yds away a bull cutt's loose and screams then proceeds to destroy a tree.

I take off and as I go my cart makes a rattle sound on the rocks and bulls are coming to me to see who is making the noise screaming at me as they do, It was awesome! I finally get in to where I want to hunt lock the cart and bike up and head out. Well all I can say is it was a waste of time for deer. But I saw lots of elk and a few mouton goats which ive never seen up there. I headed out and on the drive home a little 2or3 point jumps up and runs on to the woods with two doe's but I wasn't going after him. It was a great day and the view was cool too

scoyoc5 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2011, 06:30:41 PM »

Seems like i remember reading something about deer numbers down 60-70% in that unit.

demontang · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2011, 06:44:32 PM »

I've never seen to many deer in there but I have seen some big bucks up high. It seems like a bad year for deer.

Camp David · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2011, 06:48:10 PM »

Great story...Always fun have elk close.

scoyoc5 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2011, 06:54:42 PM »

Quote from: demontang on October 17, 2011, 06:44:32 PM

I've never seen to many deer in there but I have seen some big bucks up high. It seems like a bad year for deer.

That's been my experience as well.

bearmanric · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2011, 06:59:56 PM »

Still over here at fish lake. Seen four doe's today. Getting closer. Sounds like you had fun keep after them. Rick

demontang · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2011, 07:36:11 PM »

Yea it was a fun day even without seeing deer.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2011, 07:44:54 PM »

I havent seen very many deer up there in my time up there. I am still sure they are around

gasman · « **Reply #8 on:** October 18, 2011, 05:01:31 AM »

Rimrock has always been more of a deer areas then a elk area. I have never seen any deer numbers to impress me enough to hunt up there.

Roobugsdad · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2011, 06:23:16 PM »

Heard some of the roads in that area were blocked off. Do you know anything about that. We have elk hunted there for years. Not many deer, but the ones I have seen have been good ones...

demontang · « **Reply #10 on:** October 19, 2011, 07:16:15 PM »

Yea it's not packed with deer but there are some very nice bucks up there if you can find them. I noticed they closed off 1203 why I don't know?

gasman · « **Reply #11 on:** October 19, 2011, 07:40:48 PM »

Quote from: demontang on October 19, 2011, 07:16:15 PM

Yea it's not packed with deer but there are some very nice bucks up there if you can find them. I noticed they closed off 1203 why I don't know?

Wash out and the road dropped 4 feet

Rode through on the bike this summer to take a look

demontang · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2011, 07:52:53 PM »

1202 has dropped about 4 foot too in the one spot. That whole area is slide prone

Karl Blanchard · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2011, 08:32:24 PM »

I love the high country up there! I have seen more bucks up there this summer than I have since I start hunting up there (11 years) but where they are is not for the faint of heart! Just ask colockumelk!

demontang · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2011, 08:41:04 PM »

Lol trust me I was in some nasty terrain looking for them. Wish I had time to stay up there and look more.

Karl Blanchard · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2011, 08:44:40 PM »

Oh I believe you! I think I know about right where you were hunting just by your first post. Man do I love that country!

demontang · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2011, 07:24:41 AM »

Yeah its flat beautiful up there and quite too tell the elk go off at you

Elkrunner · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2011, 10:01:09 AM »

I hunted that unit for 8 days during archery elk. I saw a total of 2 deer the whole. I saw a yearling doe and a wallhanger 4 point. I almost got that guy too!

Glockster · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2011, 10:17:23 AM »

I love that country. Used to be so good deer hunting back in the day.

Only 6 deer were killed in the Rimrock Unit last year according to WDFW.

Truly sad.

demontang · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2011, 03:03:20 PM »

Yea I think there is a problem. Ive noticed a lot of predators up there in the last few years too.

Glockster · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2011, 03:09:12 PM »

The dist bio cites hairloss as the reason for the Rimrock/Bethel , etc deer-pocalypse. As for the blocked roads it's true. Was over on Oct 1 for grouse and they had big thousand pounders blocking a couple of the roads we used to take up Fish Cr. Rd to lower Jump Off Joe areas.

Ridgerunner · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2011, 05:12:41 PM »

I'd like to see all these nice bucks guys are seeing in there, I've spent alot of time but haven't ever seen anything very impressive deer wise, now elk that's a different story.

demontang · « **Reply #22 on:** October 20, 2011, 07:42:13 PM »

Will dig in my pics. I have one of a monster blacktail up there

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