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Margaret scouting trip
« on: June 10, 2012, 07:22:15 AM »
Scheduled my vacation days with no set plans this year.   Now plans are set for spending a lot of time scouting the east end, starting in July.  My son and I drew the modern (12 points) and will both be trying for our 1st WA bull.  The only camp site I see anywhere close is the Green River horse camp.  Is it OK to dry camp off FR99 or FR26?  Both of us have packed a lot of meat, I figure we are due to earn our own, and plan on spending time learning an area we haven't been in.   After some of the posts I've seen, hoping it's not to much to ask for camping locations :dunno:   :)
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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2012, 02:18:50 PM »
That is a ruff area to hunt . Snow will be the issue on that side for sure.  Can stay at the horse camp.  Will be there for archery.  Dont scare all the the animals away forbus archery guys.

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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2012, 03:09:14 PM »
That is a ruff area to hunt . Snow will be the issue on that side for sure.  Can stay at the horse camp.  Will be there for archery.  Dont scare all the the animals away forbus archery guys.
No worries, my scouting will have to be in July and August to learn the area.  I'll have to ration my October and November vacations, strictly hunting.  I plan on laying low during archery and muzzy, then hope the snow don't get too deep before November.  I might get a wild hair and hunt with the smokepole during modern.   Let my boy have the long shots.  Then again, maybe not :dunno: :chuckle:
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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2012, 03:59:07 PM »

No worries, my scouting will have to be in July and August to learn the area.  I'll have to ration my October and November vacations, strictly hunting.  I plan on laying low during archery and muzzy, then hope the snow don't get too deep before November.  I might get a wild hair and hunt with the smokepole during modern.   Let my boy have the long shots.  Then again, maybe not :dunno: :chuckle:
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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2012, 05:23:40 PM »
Send me a pm after the season and I will let ya know what we see. We hunt hard so we will have a good I dea of that area.

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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2012, 08:30:48 PM »
No pm from you just someone else

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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2012, 08:48:58 PM »
if your willing to put down any boot the margaret is an easy hunt. all you have to do is drive down the road look with binos till you see one you like, climb the hill, shoot the bull, let it roll down, and pack it the 200 yards back to the truck. imo... :twocents:
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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2012, 08:55:05 PM »
We live real close.  I live right before ariel.  Little harder with an archery tag.

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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2012, 09:21:09 PM »
if your willing to put down any boot the margaret is an easy hunt. all you have to do is drive down the road look with binos till you see one you like, climb the hill, shoot the bull, let it roll down, and pack it the 200 yards back to the truck. imo... :twocents:
I'm too much of a glutton for punishment to start out like that.  Maybe when my boots are wore out, I'm tired, I got no dry socks, and nothing left in the lunch box but pilot bread, I'll try that.  At least I could say I earned it ;)
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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2012, 09:29:37 PM »
My thoughts exactly. :yeah:

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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2012, 08:34:30 AM »
There might be one problem camping there this summer.  The USFS is considering a permit for a mining company that will be DRILLING HOLES right next to and in the Green River Horse camp and on the hillside above.  The noise might affect the elk and could cause the horsecamp or other access to be closed.  THe USFS/BLM haven't issued the permit yet, but going the meetings this winter it sounded like a rubber stamp done-deal.  Be aware.  And for more info go the the BLM website.  Goat Mountain Drilling Ascot Resources.

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Re: Margaret scouting trip
« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2012, 10:46:55 AM »
if your willing to put down any boot the margaret is an easy hunt. all you have to do is drive down the road look with binos till you see one you like, climb the hill, shoot the bull, let it roll down, and pack it the 200 yards back to the truck. imo... :twocents:

I wouldn't say its quite that easy

 


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