MODERN WATERSHED QUALITY BULL TAG....INFO NEEDED

[LittleHunter]

  I was talked into putting if for the watershed for quality bull by my uncles fried witch has a cabin that boarder the watershed unit and knows the area like the back of his hand and now that tags came out he found out he drew a bull tag for rimrock and is now not able to help me. I waited 15 year to draw a bull tag and i finally do for a area i know nothing about. I didn't wait 15 years for nothing so im doing this hunt solo and if you have any information on the watershed area i would really apprecite any help you could give me. Ive heard its some extremely ruff and steep country and all this 26 year old has to say is bring it.

[724wd]

best advice i can give is DON'T do it solo!!!   

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

 
Arrange help for packing.  It's a lot of work in there.  It's all in your back no matter where you shoot it and you have a limited amount of time to get out.  Sorry I don't have any advice, I couldn't go in with my dad when he got the tag, I do know camping close by is limited, camping up high can be bad since it can get snowed out and the bottom road is no parking. Good luck!

[LittleHunter]

yea i dint want to go solo but everyone else drew bull tags in rimrock and cowiche area and im not going to waist a tag i waited 15 year to draw a bull tag and didn't really work as planed but all i can do is give it hell but who know theres a lot of time from know to then.

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Your in a tough situation for sure.  Scout and recruit a packer if you can.  I
Know guys who have done it solo, but be in shape and give it your all.  Take the week off after you shoot one to recover ; ). There are big bulls out there, it's a hard unit to hunt though.  I wish you luck!

[mtman]

The weather can be bad so be ready for that. I have friends that have drawn that tag. one year it was 14 degrees and the other friend got 70 degree weather. Be ready to destroy your legs. If you havent been over there go look in to it off skyline. You should know at that point what your getting in to.

[Bob33]

my uncles fried witch has a cabin

Ouch.  That sounds painful.

[LittleHunter]

yep training starts Monday ill start off in the gym in the morning before work and again after work then a five mile run up Wiley hill. so you can take skyline all the way up and it goes into the watershed? i know where that's at at least.

[billdo5]

when is the hunt?

[Biggerhammer]

Sounds like your pretty well set with a cabin right there.

[BLUEBULLS]

just be prepared to take it beyond having what most people would consider fun, if you can make yourself miserable, you might be rewarded.

If I had the tag I'd at least have some buddies lined up to help pack.

[Pathfinder101]

yep training starts Monday ill start off in the gym in the morning before work and again after work then a five mile run up Wiley hill. so you can take skyline all the way up and it goes into the watershed? i know where that's at at least.

Nothing goes "into" the WS.  It's a completely closed off area.  In fact, you won't be able to physically set foot in there until your season starts.  There are roads however that will skirt it, so you can find vantage points and glass into it before the season starts.  Skyline is one of them.  Start by getting some maps and learning the boundaries.
Good luck

Oh, and I hope everything works out ok with your uncle's fried witch...

[LittleHunter]

My hunt starts October 27th tho November 4th. No the guy that has the cabin up changed his mind since hes not going to be around at the time he allso got drawn for a bull tag off somewhere else but when the time comes ill be ready i just need to learn the area and the boundries.

[Ridgerunner]

Note to self, apply as a partnership for this hunt. 

SEriously its a great tag, I'd work on lining up some guys to help pack the thing out for sure. 

[washingtonmuley]

I hope you have been doing some sort of physical fitness before now. That unit is steep and deep. I now of one guy on this site that drew that tag last year and shot a very nice bull. Maybe he will chime in and give his 2 cents. My best advice would be Train,Train and Train some more.Good luck.