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Big Game Hunting => Elk Hunting => Topic started by: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2013, 10:02:55 AM

Title: Winston backup
Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2013, 10:02:55 AM: Who else was stuck in the Winston unit opening morning back up? If you were not, a guy slid his nice Ford off a steep hillside, and had to winch and chain it to trees across the road to keep from possible losing it.
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 03, 2013, 10:10:03 AM: Ouch
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: bobcat on November 03, 2013, 10:17:57 AM: That must have messed up a lot of people's hunting plans for the first morning. Any pictures?
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2013, 10:48:00 AM: No pics sorry. But yeah big back up, lots of people were not very happy.
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: rb2506 on November 03, 2013, 12:33:49 PM: Just heard the story from my buddy, he was one of the trucks that was hooked up trying to pull it up.

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Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: Ductsquatch on November 03, 2013, 02:03:42 PM: I was out there somewhere.........don't ask me where. Glad I missed that traffic mess. I didn't get out there until almost 10am. My Dad had some medical problems attempting to camp overnight in back of his truck and had to go home. He knew the area. I just drove around a few roads, got out and hunted the edges of 2 clear cuts. Then the wind started, the hail came, had tree crash down behind me, drove over two small ones to get out and decided to go home.
That was my first time in that area. It must be pretty good because I saw TONS of hunters.
Maybe next year.......hmmmm :dunno:
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: Bow tech hunter on November 03, 2013, 02:19:37 PM: Was there snow on ground up there in winston
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2013, 04:38:28 PM: no snow
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Post by: THINK_N_ELK on November 03, 2013, 04:45:59 PM: Which road (mainline)did this happen on?
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: cem3434 on November 03, 2013, 06:27:00 PM: Quote from: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2013, 04:38:28 PM
no snow

It was snowing on us up high in the unit. :dunno:
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: whackmaster on November 03, 2013, 06:32:49 PM: i feel real bad a 49er fan couldn't get to his spot sorry :chuckle:
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2013, 06:42:56 PM: Quote from: whackmaster on November 03, 2013, 06:32:49 PM
i feel real bad a 49er fan couldn't get to his spot sorry :chuckle:

Im an archery hunter, my brother and I were trying to get his wife her first elk.
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2013, 06:44:22 PM: Quote from: cem3434 on November 03, 2013, 06:27:00 PM
Quote from: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2013, 04:38:28 PM
no snow

It was snowing on us up high in the unit. :dunno:

I never seen it, but we need it.
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: whackmaster on November 03, 2013, 06:47:58 PM: Quote from: gonehuntin68 on November 03, 2013, 06:42:56 PM
Quote from: whackmaster on November 03, 2013, 06:32:49 PM
i feel real bad a 49er fan couldn't get to his spot sorry :chuckle:

Im an archery hunter, my brother and I were trying to get his wife her first elk.
i still feel bad :dunno:
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: kglacken on November 03, 2013, 08:15:23 PM: Yeah we were two trucks behind him. Felt bad for the guy but laughed at all the people who decided to walk past the back up to get in and then they let everyone through and we all passed them :chuckle:
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: HntnFsh on November 04, 2013, 05:41:49 AM: Where did it happen at?
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Post by: fluentvoo on November 04, 2013, 09:33:27 AM: Quote from: HntnFsh on November 04, 2013, 05:41:49 AM
Where did it happen at?
Camp 9 Road, maybe a mile and a half or so in from WCR. I felt bad for the guy.
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: swanny on November 04, 2013, 09:41:44 AM: No but we did follow a guy in opening morn who was towing a jeep in there, we were unsure why exactly. He was driving very slow

We were the first shot opening morning, 7:50am with a 4pt in the area we were at. It was my first time in the area, couldn't believe how many trucks there are!
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: mien hunter on November 04, 2013, 10:28:10 AM: I heard about it luckly we got there early..... Hope they ok....
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: Paulh on November 07, 2013, 06:28:43 PM: Quote from: Bow tech hunter on November 03, 2013, 02:19:37 PM
Was there snow on ground up there in winston

Didnt get caught in the back up, but spent most of Sat/Sun up on the 2600 line. Good dusting on the ground sunday morning up around 2645 area. Seen a couple of gut piles.
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: ELK SHOT on November 09, 2013, 09:26:21 AM: Glad I didn't go down this year , brother and another guy both shot a Bull 4x5 5x6 ,to many hunters not enough places to hunt any more >:(
Title: Re: Winston backup
Post by: Mark0202 on November 09, 2013, 02:06:16 PM: First time in the unit. Saw 50+ trucks pass by me on parker road opening morning. A lot of people up there and still up there.