Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 13, 2013, 07:07:07 PM
Post by: Stickerbush on November 13, 2013, 07:11:48 PM
Post by: Rainstorm Hunter on November 13, 2013, 07:15:22 PM
Post by: LndShrk on November 13, 2013, 07:16:24 PM
Post by: jason stevens on November 13, 2013, 07:43:27 PM
Post by: kevinlisa06 on November 13, 2013, 07:44:50 PM
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 13, 2013, 07:48:03 PM
Post by: Fishnclifff on November 13, 2013, 07:52:03 PM
Thursday we will hunt the evening,--duck huntin in the mornin.
friday hunt the morning--got bowling league in the evening.
Sat and Sun all day if needed.
Post by: Bigshooter on November 13, 2013, 08:03:43 PM
Post by: DoubleJ on November 13, 2013, 08:05:27 PM
Not excited. I HATE late buck. Even less thrilled that I have to hunt late archery deer this year too. First year not tagging out in Sept.
Post by: bendotti on November 13, 2013, 08:20:19 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 14, 2013, 06:07:06 AM
I'll be taking the oldest boy out Saturday and Sunday.Crazy ....I love late archery ....I hardly ever hunt early season ...
Not excited. I HATE late buck. Even less thrilled that I have to hunt late archery deer this year too. First year not tagging out in Sept.
Post by: tonymiller7 on November 14, 2013, 06:54:59 AM
Post by: n2thecraft on November 14, 2013, 07:34:57 AM
Post by: hillbillyhunting on November 14, 2013, 03:20:47 PM
Post by: redalder on November 14, 2013, 06:32:14 PM
Post by: Rainstorm Hunter on November 14, 2013, 06:54:35 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 14, 2013, 07:17:35 PM
Post by: hillbillyhunting on November 14, 2013, 07:19:44 PM
Noticed there were ALOT! of people out in the woods today. I am probably taking my grandfather out Saturday and Sunday to try and find him a buck. Not looking forward to the crowds that I am expecting......
I was supprised at how many people are out. I was the first truck to the gate this morning. When I got back to the truck there were 4 more. Plus there is another way into the area, and the tweaker I spoke of earlier came out of nowhere and didn't have a car. :dunno:
Post by: Stumps on November 14, 2013, 07:21:05 PM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 14, 2013, 07:21:19 PM
I never seen one other hunter all day ...not even driving down the road ....Not many roads to drive down :chuckle:Noticed there were ALOT! of people out in the woods today. I am probably taking my grandfather out Saturday and Sunday to try and find him a buck. Not looking forward to the crowds that I am expecting......
I was supprised at how many people are out. I was the first truck to the gate this morning. When I got back to the truck there were 4 more. Plus there is another way into the area, and the tweaker I spoke of earlier came out of nowhere and didn't have a car. :dunno:
Post by: hillbillyhunting on November 14, 2013, 07:21:37 PM
Post by: sled on November 14, 2013, 07:22:11 PM
Post by: n2thecraft on November 14, 2013, 07:22:47 PM
We hit it hard today ...covered a lot of ground and glassed a lot cuts and walked a couple miles behind this gate invested county :bash: :bash: NEVER SAW A DEER :bdid: 407 is always tuff when it comes to late season ...all the good spots I know are way out of my walking distance :bdid: But my little buddy needs a deer so we will continue on ... hopefully someone shows me a buck :tup:
I was up there today too,,, alotta people,, more than I saw during regular season. I dragged my feet getting out the door this morning and the spots I scouted were all filled. I'm gonna make an earlier go at it tomorrow morning. Good luck to ya!
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 14, 2013, 07:37:52 PM
Post by: Wea300mag on November 14, 2013, 07:47:16 PM
Post by: n2thecraft on November 14, 2013, 07:51:14 PM
Where about were you ? its a huge unit !
I went up on Paradise Valley, off South Pass, I got crazy lost and ended up coming out at the Mt. Baker hwy at the north fork brewery.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 14, 2013, 07:51:52 PM
If I had a tag I would be excited. I'm going to be calling predators this weekend. :hunter:if the weather comes in you may need a boat and fishing pole :chuckle:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 14, 2013, 07:54:57 PM
:yike: I would say :chuckle: Go North on Hwy 9 ...Lots of gates ...lace up your boots ... :chuckle:Where about were you ? its a huge unit !
I went up on Paradise Valley, off South Pass, I got crazy lost and ended up coming out at the Mt. Baker hwy at the north fork brewery.
Post by: sebek556 on November 14, 2013, 07:58:32 PM
Post by: n2thecraft on November 14, 2013, 08:07:45 PM
:yike: I would say :chuckle: Go North on Hwy 9 ...Lots of gates ...lace up your boots ... :chuckle:Where about were you ? its a huge unit !
I went up on Paradise Valley, off South Pass, I got crazy lost and ended up coming out at the Mt. Baker hwy at the north fork brewery.
I don't mind walkin in at all,, hate leaving my jeep sitting there tho,,, especially with the tweaker action mentioned a little earlier. I like to be able to keep a bead on it.
Funny story,, I rolled up on someone's small camp shelter during regular season,, a tarp strung up into a tent,, some gear inside,, I thought,, hey,, there's a hard core hunter there! I rolled up on the same site today,, it was trashed,, tarp gone and all the crap slung all over the place. I saw a rain jacket and noticed a lump in the pocket. I checked it out,, it was a "warrant for arrest" slip, and there was a ticket for shoplifting in it. This was way up on the mountain!
I don't have nothing in my jeep to steel,, but some thieving idiot would cut into it all the same. I don't need no tweaker head up on the trophy wall,, heard they smell bad and the teeth keep falling out,, even when mounted.
Post by: DoubleJ on November 14, 2013, 08:53:01 PM
:bash: not really I'm banging my head against the wall trying to figure out what happened to my daughters stand, all deer suddenly went nocturnal at it. The only change to it that I can tell is a family of quail moved into the brush around it :dunno:
Cougar?
Post by: Crunchy on November 14, 2013, 09:10:20 PM
Post by: sebek556 on November 14, 2013, 10:03:06 PM
dunno if its a cat it has avoided the three cams on the property... but if it is a cat she might lose her stand to dad :chuckle::bash: not really I'm banging my head against the wall trying to figure out what happened to my daughters stand, all deer suddenly went nocturnal at it. The only change to it that I can tell is a family of quail moved into the brush around it :dunno:
Cougar?
Post by: highmuley on November 14, 2013, 10:53:39 PM
Post by: skagitsteel on November 14, 2013, 11:17:40 PM
We hit it hard today ...covered a lot of ground and glassed a lot cuts and walked a couple miles behind this gate invested county :bash: :bash: NEVER SAW A DEER :bdid: 407 is always tuff when it comes to late season ...all the good spots I know are way out of my walking distance :bdid: But my little buddy needs a deer so we will continue on ... hopefully someone shows me a buck :tup:
same story here :bash: chosen ground tom is waaay back there so we will see what happens
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 15, 2013, 03:15:21 AM
This could be true ...one of my spots is where I killed my cougar ...during General season I cut cougar track there again ... Smaller one ... I killed the male so there is a female and kittens in there again :bash: :bash: never saw a doe yesterday and its on some land tucked away and I know no one has been messing around back there ...usually loaded with deer ..:bash: not really I'm banging my head against the wall trying to figure out what happened to my daughters stand, all deer suddenly went nocturnal at it. The only change to it that I can tell is a family of quail moved into the brush around it :dunno:
Cougar?
Post by: mulehunter on November 15, 2013, 06:17:42 AM
I was looking forward to hunting but I couldn't, my left arm feel like broken or its like three wolves pull my arm! It hurts! :bash:
I feel good today after surgery yesterday. :tup: I can move my arm more than ever before! Come on 6 more week before I can go.
:bfg:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 15, 2013, 06:20:30 AM
Just had my neck discectomy fusion surgery yesterday. I am out of hunting for 4-6 weeks. :bash:hope your back at it soon :tup:
I was looking forward to hunting but I couldn't, my left arm feel like broken or its like three wolves pull my arm! It hurts like F$&k :bash:
I feel good today after surgery yesterday. :tup: I can move my arm more than ever before! Come on 6 more week before I can go.
:bfg:
Post by: mulehunter on November 15, 2013, 06:23:13 AM
Pic was from yesterday.
Post by: Toptwo on November 15, 2013, 06:24:27 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 15, 2013, 10:15:18 AM
Post by: deltaops on November 15, 2013, 10:33:29 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 15, 2013, 10:37:50 AM
:tup: At Least I am online HW :chuckle:Well ...at least that should get your spirits up :dunno: :chuckle:
Pic was from yesterday.
Post by: LndShrk on November 15, 2013, 10:51:01 AM
I think I am getting to old for this but I just don't believe it yet. :hunter: :DOH:
Post by: esteban on November 15, 2013, 11:39:26 AM
The deer are loving the weather and are staying out of sight. :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: going again on sat --dont feel good about this situation-- my barber said he had not heard good reports for the area.
Usually he talks to all the hunters who get cuts. :sry: :sry: :sry: :sry: :sry: :sry: :twocents: :twocents: :twocents: :twocents: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike:
Post by: n2thecraft on November 15, 2013, 03:02:07 PM
I was hunting all day on late opening, saw zipoooooo got no clue whats up in 407. All the hunters I met were in same boat.
The deer are loving the weather and are staying out of sight. :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: going again on sat --dont feel good about this situation-- my barber said he had not heard good reports for the area.
Usually he talks to all the hunters who get cuts. :sry: :sry: :sry: :sry: :sry: :sry: :twocents: :twocents: :twocents: :twocents: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike:
The word's out in the deer world,, they knew I was gonna be up there,, they all went over to 418 for late season. I was up there today and yesterday and all I got was wet and snowed on. Didn't see nothin sept other hunters,,,, a lot of 'em! I'll be back at 'em tomorrow morning.
Post by: Tbar on November 15, 2013, 03:50:36 PM
I was hunting all day on late opening, saw zipoooooo got no clue whats up in 407. All the hunters I met were in same boat.They are in there. Hunt the thick stuff or timber bordering it. We were in 407 all day yesterday jumped a couple right at light. Into deer most of the day but couldn't catch them in the timber. This morning was better. Hunt slow or slower than slow. :twocents:
The deer are loving the weather and are staying out of sight. :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: going again on sat --dont feel good about this situation-- my barber said he had not heard good reports for the area.
Usually he talks to all the hunters who get cuts. :sry: :sry: :sry: :sry: :sry: :sry: :twocents: :twocents: :twocents: :twocents: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike: :yike:
Post by: 7mmstalker on November 16, 2013, 12:15:38 PM
I don't have nothing in my jeep to steel,, but some thieving idiot would cut into it all the same. I don't need no tweaker head up on the trophy wall,, heard they smell bad and the teeth keep falling out,, even when mounted.
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Thats pretty funny, too bad it's so true.
Three of us hunt 407, and have been for the last several years. Rifle, bow and muzzy seasons. The one thing I've noticed every year, in every time period, these blacktail don't seem to be very consistent!! 'Couple of years ago we went out in a productive area after a bit of new snow (~2 in.), expected to enjoy an advantage for tracking. No dice. Covered several miles, morning and evening, and saw only one set of tracks. Seems that they hunkered down and stopped moving. Other times in that same area we would see several in a day.
My best tactic has been stubborn persistence! Kinda hard to do in a short season.
Post by: n2thecraft on November 16, 2013, 03:00:03 PM
I don't have nothing in my jeep to steel,, but some thieving idiot would cut into it all the same. I don't need no tweaker head up on the trophy wall,, heard they smell bad and the teeth keep falling out,, even when mounted.
Thats pretty funny, too bad it's so true.
Three of us hunt 407, and have been for the last several years. Rifle, bow and muzzy seasons. The one thing I've noticed every year, in every time period, these blacktail don't seem to be very consistent!! 'Couple of years ago we went out in a productive area after a bit of new snow (~2 in.), expected to enjoy an advantage for tracking. No dice. Covered several miles, morning and evening, and saw only one set of tracks. Seems that they hunkered down and stopped moving. Other times in that same area we would see several in a day.
My best tactic has been stubborn persistence! Kinda hard to do in a short season.
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I was back at it awhile today,, it started snowing like mad,, then the hunters outnumbered the snowflakes. I hiked into the thick some. After a couple hours I was wet and frustrated, so I made the 15 minute drive home :chuckle:
I'm thinking tomorrow I'd be better off goin up and setting up a coffee stand,,, get my money back for the deer tag I'm eatin this year.
Gotta admit,, even without seeing any deer,, I had a great time! Something that really bothered me tho,, is all the trash up there. I'm no kinda tree hugger,, pretty rednecky actually,, but what's with all the trash? A full beer can is only 12 ounces,, couldn't weigh 1 ounce empty,, so why the hell people gotta pitch 'em out? Same with drink bottles. I found one turnout where I was gonna hike in some,, and when I parked,, I saw that someone emptied a whole truckload of trash. This wouldn't have cost more than $12 or so to unload at the dump,, but someone had to drive it up the mountain and unload it there. Pathetic! Gives them stanky ugly hippies a pretty good stand when trying to take hunting away from us. I was trying to understand what kinda satisfaction someone would feel by taking the burden of that empty bottle or can off themselves when they pitched it,, but I just didn't get it. :bash:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on November 16, 2013, 03:15:47 PM