Post by: muleracks on October 02, 2013, 02:45:08 PM
Post by: bowhunterforever on October 02, 2013, 02:56:21 PM
Post by: haugenna on October 02, 2013, 02:57:07 PM
Post by: ldjbuff on October 02, 2013, 03:22:36 PM
Post by: boneaddict on October 02, 2013, 03:23:49 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on October 02, 2013, 03:25:25 PM
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on October 02, 2013, 03:29:42 PM
Post by: buckfvr on October 02, 2013, 03:35:19 PM
Post by: Timberstalker on October 02, 2013, 03:41:28 PM
Post by: Ridgerunner on October 02, 2013, 03:49:32 PM
Post by: mulehunter on October 02, 2013, 03:50:50 PM
Post by: CMG on October 02, 2013, 03:53:15 PM
Post by: SWHUNTER on October 02, 2013, 03:57:27 PM
Post by: jackelope on October 02, 2013, 04:20:01 PM
Is it just the blur that makes that pic look old and dated ?
My guess is it's a picture of a picture.
Awesome buck.
Post by: haugenna on October 02, 2013, 04:46:27 PM
22 bucks- 1- 4 point and 21 spikes
spike 3 points.
I think someone on here has the best rule about the high hunt............don't talk about the high hunt :chuckle:
Post by: Rainier10 on October 02, 2013, 07:18:40 PM
Beautiful buck for sure.
I think there was someone that had posted success photos from the high hunt and followed it up with, lots of work, over 10 years of hunting....2nd deer in that ten years.
It's not just the work to get in there to hunt it is the work that goes into all of the scouting to know where they are once the hunt starts.
Hats off to the guys that put in the work and are successful.
Post by: steeleywhopper on October 02, 2013, 07:31:42 PM
Post by: mkcj on October 02, 2013, 07:45:25 PM
Post by: muleracks on October 02, 2013, 07:49:54 PM
Post by: muleracks on October 02, 2013, 07:52:05 PM
Post by: muleracks on October 02, 2013, 07:53:45 PM
Post by: benhuntin on October 02, 2013, 07:55:47 PM
Let's see some other High Hunt bucks. Here is another from our camps.holy long arm batman!
Post by: haugenna on October 02, 2013, 08:43:40 PM
Post by: Watimberghost on October 02, 2013, 08:58:32 PM
Post by: aorams on October 02, 2013, 09:02:42 PM
Post by: muleracks on October 02, 2013, 10:39:32 PM
We packed 19 camps with 61 hunters. Those camps were scattered through 3 wilderness areas from the Kittitas County line to the south shore of Lake Chelan.
We definitely were not the only guys; there were some who used private horses and mules to go in and many backpacked. Our clients probably represented about 20% of the total hunters. Plenty of room for everybody; solitude is one of the reasons to hunt the high hunt but the October pack in hunts are even more free of people.
Post by: haugenna on October 03, 2013, 08:07:47 AM
Plenty of room for everybody; solitude is one of the reasons to hunt the high hunt
LOL! That is a laughable comment. Overselling it a bit? Every year the parking lot around the major trail heads are packed.
I will say that there are areas off the trail that can give you solitude. I assure you, horses or mules are not going in that route.
Post by: RG on October 03, 2013, 12:31:10 PM
It's pretty hard to oversell Icicle Outfitters. I've worked as a hunting guide in British Columbia, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, and personally hunted in Colorado, Utah, California, and Washington as well. I haven't seen very many places or outfitters who produce the type of success they do year after year, especially considering they are hunting the People's Republic of Washington. Good work Muleracks.
Post by: doyourtime89 on October 03, 2013, 12:58:22 PM
Post by: alecvg on October 03, 2013, 01:04:29 PM
LOL! That is a laughable comment. Overselling it a bit? Every year the parking lot around the major trail heads are packed. (Quoted From Haugenna)
It's pretty hard to oversell Icicle Outfitters. I've worked as a hunting guide in British Columbia, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, and personally hunted in Colorado, Utah, California, and Washington as well. I haven't seen very many places or outfitters who produce the type of success they do year after year, especially considering they are hunting the People's Republic of Washington. Good work Muleracks.
:yeah:
Post by: haugenna on October 03, 2013, 01:15:38 PM
LOL! That is a laughable comment. Overselling it a bit? Every year the parking lot around the major trail heads are packed. (Quoted From Haugenna)
It's pretty hard to oversell Icicle Outfitters. I've worked as a hunting guide in British Columbia, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, and personally hunted in Colorado, Utah, California, and Washington as well. I haven't seen very many places or outfitters who produce the type of success they do year after year, especially considering they are hunting the People's Republic of Washington. Good work Muleracks.
So you are comparing success ratio and quality of animals in states like Idaho, Montana, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming are nothing compared to Icicle and Washington???? :dunno:
What rock have I been under the last decade?
My comment regarding "overselling it a bit" was referring to the crowds on the high hunt.
Post by: RG on October 03, 2013, 01:21:51 PM
Post by: sirmissalot on October 03, 2013, 01:27:40 PM
Nice going Muleracks congrats on another successful year :tup:
Post by: fillthefreezer on October 03, 2013, 01:30:44 PM
Post by: CMG on October 03, 2013, 01:35:51 PM
Post by: RG on October 03, 2013, 01:38:06 PM
i dont think it was about the animals, more the comment about solitude being spoken of, hence he mentions how crowded TH lots are
My comments were directed toward the "oversell" statement. I don't disagree there are quite a few people in the wilderness during high hunt.
Post by: muleracks on October 03, 2013, 06:44:15 PM
Post by: wiremonkey on October 05, 2013, 05:53:09 PM
Dandy buck, no wonder the high hunt is getting more popular each year.
:yeah:
Post by: Sawbuck on October 05, 2013, 07:48:03 PM
The High Hunt is pretty popular and if you just hike in 5 miles or hang around the trailhead, it is going to feel crowded.We camped in between your two camps where that pic of the two by three was taken. Saw that buck being packed back to camp. My buddy and I tagged out in the same area opening morning. Even with the number of people hunting we never saw anybody else while hunting except on the main trail. Big country with lots of room for everyone. The guys whining about the crowds need to work a little harder at getting a little further back. We talked to the guys at the lower camp a couple times, seemed like a great group of guys and they seemed very happy with you, the camp, and the hunting. You guys seem to run a top notch outfit and if I didn't have my own horses id hire you for sure. Here is a pic of my friends deer.(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F13%2F10%2F06%2Fve3eda5e.jpg&hash=416d9da635c135deaecd2301dc6c9c027962ebdb)
Post by: RG on October 05, 2013, 08:05:54 PM
Post by: muleracks on October 05, 2013, 11:55:51 PM
We do our best to keep our camps as isolated as possible and well away from each other.
The ALW is always a favorite but we put clients in the HMJ and GP Wilderness areas as well. Glad your spot worked for you and that our guys didn't disrupt your hunt.
Post by: duckman40 on October 06, 2013, 06:14:38 AM
Post by: acorn on October 06, 2013, 06:46:56 AM
Post by: muleracks on October 06, 2013, 01:51:30 PM
For most hunters, success is more about the experience of being there rather than tagging a buck. I'm sure that is what keeps you going back even though you have not been pulling the trigger.
Here are some guys that went home to hunt another day; Oct. 12-20.
Post by: MLBowhunting on October 06, 2013, 02:03:53 PM
Post by: Skyvalhunter on October 06, 2013, 02:20:43 PM
Post by: RG on October 06, 2013, 07:28:38 PM
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Post by: muleracks on October 07, 2013, 10:42:43 PM
Post by: irishevox on October 07, 2013, 11:50:05 PM