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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: X-Force on September 28, 2012, 10:14:02 PM

Title: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: X-Force on September 28, 2012, 10:14:02 PM: Im heading out tomorrow in some steep country and want to know HW opinion. I hunt elk in the colockum, deer in mazama but this area is steep. Looking at google earth the first leg of my journey will be a .92 mile 2700' quad burner. Without any trail how long do you think it would take to get ridge line in mostly thick timber and avalanche shoots? I am assuming 2.5 hrs. What do you think?
Title: Re: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: coyotecrazy on September 28, 2012, 11:03:54 PM: Man o man, good question. I'd go 3 hours. For me i hope there aint too much dead fall. Good luck. Betters pretreat with advil and Gatorade ;)
Title: Re: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 28, 2012, 11:11:07 PM: Quote from: X-Force on September 28, 2012, 10:14:02 PM
Im heading out tomorrow in some steep country and want to know HW opinion. I hunt elk in the colockum, deer in mazama but this area is steep. Looking at google earth the first leg of my journey will be a .92 mile 2700' quad burner. Without any trail how long do you think it would take to get ridge line in mostly thick timber and avalanche shoots? I am assuming 2.5 hrs. What do you think?

If I'm reading your question right, riding a quad .92 of a mile, maybe 5 minutes tops to all day,
Title: Re: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: carpsniperg2 on September 28, 2012, 11:51:59 PM: Quote from: CAMPMEAT on September 28, 2012, 11:11:07 PM
Quote from: X-Force on September 28, 2012, 10:14:02 PM
Im heading out tomorrow in some steep country and want to know HW opinion. I hunt elk in the colockum, deer in mazama but this area is steep. Looking at google earth the first leg of my journey will be a .92 mile 2700' quad burner. Without any trail how long do you think it would take to get ridge line in mostly thick timber and avalanche shoots? I am assuming 2.5 hrs. What do you think?

If I'm reading your question right, riding a quad .92 of a mile, maybe 5 minutes tops to all day,

I think he means quads like the muscels. Be sad if it took anyone 2.5 hrs to go one mile on a quad :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: X-Force on September 29, 2012, 02:14:53 AM: :yeah: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: CAMPMEAT on September 29, 2012, 06:53:08 AM: Quote from: carpsniperg2 on September 28, 2012, 11:51:59 PM
Quote from: CAMPMEAT on September 28, 2012, 11:11:07 PM
Quote from: X-Force on September 28, 2012, 10:14:02 PM
Im heading out tomorrow in some steep country and want to know HW opinion. I hunt elk in the colockum, deer in mazama but this area is steep. Looking at google earth the first leg of my journey will be a .92 mile 2700' quad burner. Without any trail how long do you think it would take to get ridge line in mostly thick timber and avalanche shoots? I am assuming 2.5 hrs. What do you think?

If I'm reading your question right, riding a quad .92 of a mile, maybe 5 minutes tops to all day,

I think he means quads like the muscels. Be sad if it took anyone 2.5 hrs to go one mile on a quad :chuckle: :chuckle:

I was just teasing.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: Mudman on September 29, 2012, 07:51:47 AM: Jeez you will be scooting up that! 3 miles of 3200ft wagonwheel lake trail took 3 half hours to get family up. I could have done it faster for sure but its a trail. You will be climbing more than walking!! I would give myself more time and not kill myself. :twocents: 3.5hours.
Title: Re: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: saylean on September 29, 2012, 10:33:05 AM: Good luck brother. Without me there to drink all of my water, you better learn to conserve or bring your steripen. :chuckle: :tup:

You know, I know plenty of flat areas bears are in. :dunno: :chuckle: :bash:

Have fun! Lookin forward to pics!
Title: Re: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 29, 2012, 12:26:26 PM: id say you better stretch ALOT tonight :o and id hit the hill with some ben gay in your pocket, you may need it :sry:
Title: Re: Tomorrows Hunt
Post by: X-Force on September 29, 2012, 09:43:43 PM: yote you were right 3 hrs. 2 hrs down... but I would much rather go up than down in that country.
Got off to a late start and was only 1/3 of they way up by shooting time. 2/3 of the way up clouds set in and i was socked in until 2 or so in the afternoon. No bear, No goats, no deer. kind of lame with the lack of game and poor visibility but it was a great climb.
I got down before dark drove to a glassing spot and glassed the hill I was on earlier and still came up negative.