Post by: MichaelJ on September 10, 2008, 09:55:36 AM
Who's leaving and when? I expect to see some MONSTERS posted here in the next week or two!!!!!
Michael
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 10, 2008, 09:59:01 AM
Post by: MichaelJ on September 10, 2008, 10:40:47 AM
Sorry ridge, at this point in my life, I'd rather spend a week chasing high country mulies than chasing a moose, I'm just glad you don't feel the same as I do! lol Although the moose meat would be great for college lol When do you start your "quest"????
Michael
Post by: Muleyslyr on September 10, 2008, 11:01:00 AM
Post by: MichaelJ on September 10, 2008, 11:12:13 AM
Michael
Post by: Buckoholic on September 10, 2008, 12:03:11 PM
Post by: Ellensburg on September 10, 2008, 01:56:11 PM
where u goin michael? probably the same eh?
Post by: MichaelJ on September 10, 2008, 02:31:14 PM
goin out saturday for alpine lakes
where u goin michael? probably the same eh?
Nope... I got a nice lil honey hole in the GPW... ;)
Michael
Post by: MichaelJ on September 10, 2008, 02:42:15 PM
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv458%2FMoparKid69%2FHighHunt08031-1.jpg&hash=83d1775a0925dd4a99b1c435761bdba83995d8d5)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv458%2FMoparKid69%2FHighHunt08036.jpg&hash=aa5feaeb41d40acd5601f83fd20af98cc558d047)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv458%2FMoparKid69%2FHighHunt08027.jpg&hash=ee1e0e6cf3dee196e542e07693a4eb66ba12ef30)
And there's two REALLY nice bucks in this picture if you can find 'em!!! :IBCOOL:
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Michael
Post by: MHWASH on September 10, 2008, 04:49:44 PM
Post by: MichaelJ on September 10, 2008, 06:01:19 PM
Michael
Post by: timbo on September 10, 2008, 08:05:41 PM
Post by: Ellensburg on September 10, 2008, 08:09:02 PM
goin out saturday for alpine lakes
how far u gonna be hiking?
I plan on a 10-12 mile hike into camp and then god knows how much once the hunt starts
where u goin michael? probably the same eh?
Nope... I got a nice lil honey hole in the GPW... ;)
Michael
Post by: MichaelJ on September 10, 2008, 08:34:48 PM
goin out saturday for alpine lakes
how far u gonna be hiking?
I plan on a 10-12 mile hike into camp and then god knows how much once the hunt starts
where u goin michael? probably the same eh?
Nope... I got a nice lil honey hole in the GPW... ;)
Michael
My bro and I will be hiking in around 9 to 9.5 miles, depending where we camp and how far up a certain place we make it. Not how close we want our camp to be to where I saw the majority of bucks in the area... I think a 1/2 mile should do the trick and the walk in the mornings will help warm us up!!
Michael
Post by: wilsongideon on September 10, 2008, 09:29:41 PM
Post by: FireMedic on September 10, 2008, 10:48:34 PM
Post by: Ellensburg on September 11, 2008, 12:10:11 AM
Good luck to all of you... I'm also headed up to the GPW... Saw a monster during scouting, hope he's still up there. It's a 12 mile hike, so i hope i'm packing something out to make it worth the trip. Hopefully it's cooler up high, and hopefully the mesquitos are gone.(they made for an unpleasent scouting trip in August)
cool, how big of deer did u see?
Post by: high country on September 11, 2008, 05:35:09 AM
Post by: MichaelJ on September 11, 2008, 10:16:23 AM
Michael
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 11, 2008, 11:36:20 AM
Post by: Ellensburg on September 11, 2008, 11:49:38 AM
Maybe some monster blisters, hopefully it is a little cooler up there for you guys, either way I can't wait to see the pics and hear the stories when you get back, I'll be wishing I was up there, thats for sure.
I hiked for like half a mile yesterday and started gettin a blister. Im gonna have to wear bigger socks for 12 miles :(. I don't think im ready to go that far at all but i'll have to man up and do it haha. It will be worth it once im all set up.
Post by: klikboom on September 11, 2008, 12:07:51 PM
Also bring some moleskin and apply in affected area as soon as you start feeling the rubbing. Oh another trick that I've been using is a nice liner sock under my main sock. The 2 socks help transfer the slipping motion to between the socks and not to your skin. ive used the 2 socks in 70-80deg weather and my feet stay fairly cool for gore tex boots.
Good luck, i'll be up in the area this weekend and next weekend.
AAron
Post by: Ellensburg on September 11, 2008, 12:23:25 PM
i did an 8miler in august and got some bad heel blisters. So i took my boots to a boot fitter in Seattle, and he fixed up the heel by rolling it out a little ($30) and now I've done a 10mile, 14mile, and climbed Mt St Helens in the boots and haven't got any blisters again. You may want to think about it.
Also bring some moleskin and apply in affected area as soon as you start feeling the rubbing. Oh another trick that I've been using is a nice liner sock under my main sock. The 2 socks help transfer the slipping motion to between the socks and not to your skin. ive used the 2 socks in 70-80deg weather and my feet stay fairly cool for gore tex boots.
Good luck, i'll be up in the area this weekend and next weekend.
AAron
Where do u find moleskin? and what is it exactly?
Post by: MichaelJ on September 11, 2008, 12:26:25 PM
Michael
Post by: klikboom on September 11, 2008, 04:04:07 PM
Post by: Ellensburg on September 11, 2008, 06:36:00 PM
moleskin is like a fuzzy piece of tape, does the same thing (but in a less manly way) that Michael is referring to using athletic tape. You can pick it up at walgreens or any pharmacy type place.
well i will one-up both of u... Duct tape with super glue for me....
Post by: Wea300mag on September 11, 2008, 07:22:04 PM
Post by: MichaelJ on September 11, 2008, 08:32:50 PM
MichaelJ, you shouldn't have posted this last pic, I know where it is and I see a big buck in the lower right corner. :tung:
Yep you caught me! haha its in the GPW and sorry but the bucks are center in the frame... right on that bare finger where the rocks come down.... :IBCOOL:
Michael
Post by: shag on September 11, 2008, 08:43:22 PM
Post by: FireMedic on September 12, 2008, 05:59:06 PM
Good luck to all of you... I'm also headed up to the GPW... Saw a monster during scouting, hope he's still up there. It's a 12 mile hike, so i hope i'm packing something out to make it worth the trip. Hopefully it's cooler up high, and hopefully the mesquitos are gone.(they made for an unpleasent scouting trip in August)
cool, how big of deer did u see?
A big 4+ point, i would say close to 28 wide, and a lot taller rack then it was wide, still in the velvet, so of course it looked bigger then it probably actually is. I'll have to shot it, then i can give you a score on it. ;)
Post by: zackmioli on September 12, 2008, 07:19:39 PM
Post by: PacificNWhunter on September 12, 2008, 07:36:57 PM
Post by: crabcreekhunter on September 13, 2008, 11:01:23 AM
Post by: MichaelJ on September 13, 2008, 12:30:15 PM
Michael
PS: check out page 9 of The Bucklucky thread on the elk forum... :drool:
Michael
Post by: Redmist on September 13, 2008, 04:38:23 PM
Post by: MichaelJ on September 13, 2008, 08:49:51 PM
Crabcreekhunter....wish you were hiking up with me also. Keep working hard at your baseball. All of us on this board have the opportunity to hunt, but very few of us, if any of us have had, and will never have the opportunity to play Division 1. I've never, nor will ever hit GrandSlams or saw-off batters with 90+ gassers. That's got to be one hell of a good feeling. I'll try to knock the "RedMist" out the backside of a big buck for you this week. You just smack the "RedMist" off those baseballs, and throw "DeadRed". I've been living a part of my life through you for a long time. Life is good. Life with hunting and baseball is great. I'll head in Sunday. Come out only to restock food and head back in until the job is done. I gonna try to take the mound and close this game with my best pitch. It's called a "TUSKER", and it ain't no meatball. Dad
Zane, you couldn't get no better motivation than that... ooh ah man keep at it...
Michael
Post by: crabcreekhunter on September 13, 2008, 09:13:18 PM
Post by: crabcreekhunter on September 13, 2008, 09:15:39 PM
Post by: MichaelJ on September 14, 2008, 02:49:47 AM
And Zane, ya it was awesome to be involed in that pack out! Wasn't there for the hunt but felt like I was!
Michael