Chiliwist Quality Tag

[X-Force]

I got lucky drawing Chiliwist Quality Archery tag. I don’t need help with areas unless someone wants to point me in the right direction. I have hunted the unit in the past during general season so I have a good idea of where I would like to start. My question is what should I expect when it comes to migration deer, rut and quality of deer?

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Xforce, that is 2 of us on here with that tag.  There were only 15 tags given out.  I have hunted there many times but not in the last 10 years.  I drew a muzzy tag there many years ago, same time frame.  With snow it will be a great hunt, without.... ?  Hope for snow.  I took the biggest Muley I have ever gotten in Wa there, so hopefully it will be as good this year.  I will be scouting quite a bit this summer... errrrr I mean camping with the family in the area...... :-) 

[X-Force]

Im in the same boat. I think the last time i hunted the unit was 8 or 10 years ago. Do you have any pics of your buck?

[NWWABOWHNTR]

non digital pictures somewhere,  I'll try to dig them out. 4x3 plus eye guards.  Not massive like some you see, he was 4-5 years old, rack just at the ears in width

[TW GUIDES]

Congrats on the tags guys. Your right, hope for snow.

[H2Ofuzz]

Shoot me a PM and i can help you out. I am from Twisp and have hunted that unit every year for the last 25 years.
H2O

[NWWABOWHNTR]

I am headed over after dinner on Thanksgiving... 

[X-Force]

Nice. Ill be a couple hours behind you. For some reason the wife doesnt want me to leave before 3 am.... dont know why but thats how it goes.

[400out]

Nice. Ill be a couple hours behind you. For some reason the wife doesnt want me to leave before 3 am.... dont know why but thats how it goes.

spoon    good luck guys 

[wilsongideon]

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,110016.0.html


This buck is from that unit   migration is definitly in progress.Seen some nicer bucks only that one really big guy so far. but all of them were chasing does so the rut is definitly going on. i'll post a few more pictures I have taken from that unit here in a bit.

[wilsongideon]

3x3 is all he is ...not to exciting but looks like something from a distance with the big frame

[wilsongideon]

sometimes one look is all you get

[400out]

TOP ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[X-Force]

Nice. Ill be a couple hours behind you. For some reason the wife doesnt want me to leave before 3 am.... dont know why but thats how it goes.

spoon    good luck guys 

probably a spoon to my butt cause im taking off work. 

Great shots Wilson. I was in the unit at the beginning of the month and saw 30+ deer including 3 decent bucks in 6 hours. With an 8 almost 9 month old its hard to escape for weekends at a time.

[NWWABOWHNTR]

Dang it... I am having a hard enough time sleeping... LOL  Those are some dandy bucks.  Hope to close within longbow range of a nice one.