Post by: bustinbulls on December 27, 2008, 04:03:01 PM
Post by: bobcat on December 27, 2008, 04:14:26 PM
After last winter, and then what may be another bad winter this year, I don't know if it will be worth hunting muleys in this state. The same goes for blacktails and whitetails too. I'm thinking I may just put all my time into elk and possibly bears. But if I just had to go for muleys I would be looking in either Chelan, or Okanogan county.
Post by: wilsongideon on December 27, 2008, 04:54:05 PM
Post by: gasman on December 27, 2008, 05:10:03 PM
What area are you seeking info for, North East, Central, Cascade's, South East WA.?
Post by: Bigshooter on December 27, 2008, 05:46:35 PM
Post by: 300winmag on December 27, 2008, 07:57:06 PM
Post by: 270Shooter on December 27, 2008, 08:01:30 PM
Post by: bustinbulls on December 27, 2008, 09:57:23 PM
Your request is kind vaguei havent done much hunting on the east side except a couple of weekend trips to bethel ridge and the other side of 410. lots of roads and even more people. not really seeking any certin area as i am willing to try anywhere. i am not afraid to hike if thats what it takes.looking for some areas to possibly take a look at. i have heard guys talk about winthrop and republic but i dont know. ???????
What area are you seeking info for, North East, Central, Cascade's, South East WA.?
Post by: 270Shooter on December 27, 2008, 10:01:01 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on January 03, 2009, 10:58:12 PM
I went into the Wenaha in 2004 with a couple of buddies. We backpacked in and spent 4 days, hunted, hiked and froze our a$$es off and did not see a single deer. Not that they're not in there, but I think we went in kind of blind. Map recon only. THought we would just get back away from everyone and glass until we started locating mulies. Didn't pan out though. Saw some elk. Think we got a glimpse of a cougar (something fast, brown and silent), and tons and tons of bear sign. Freshest deer poo looked to be two months old.
The following spring I got my truck stuck in the snow up there and had to hike out. I wound up getting a ride from an older Mexican fella that was hunting morels. He said that when he was younger he took some real bruiser muleys out of the unit, but hasn't hunted it since the early 80s. I told him about my experience and he said he wasn't suprised. He told me that he used to spend his summers backpacking in there and fishing. The deer, he said, were few and far between, but if he could find a buck in the summer, he said he could go back to the same drainage in October and almost always locate it. They don't move, he said. Nobody is back there pressuring them.
Unfortunately, I don't have the time to spend my summers backpacking in the Wenaha, so I haven't been back in there. Every year a couple of real pigs come out of the blues (not many though), of course the guys that shoot them are mumm about where they came from (I would be too), but I have this sneaking suspicion they are coming out of some honey hole in the Wenaha.
Keep in mind, that old Mexican guy was hunting those muleys 1. in the "hey-day" of muley hunting (late 60's and 70's) 2. back when we still controlled the cougars and bears with hounds and bait.
I will say this though. We hunted 4 days on opening weekend of the modern rifle season and heard ONE single rifle shot. Didn't see another hunter the whole trip. Rough country. I lost about 10 lbs.
If you hunt it, best of luck. Bring your good boots. ;) ;)
Post by: grizzlygibbs on January 03, 2009, 11:50:32 PM
Post by: TeacherMan on January 05, 2009, 10:17:16 AM
Post by: bucklucky on January 05, 2009, 10:25:59 AM
Regarding the Wenaha;
I went into the Wenaha in 2004 with a couple of buddies. We backpacked in and spent 4 days, hunted, hiked and froze our a$$es off and did not see a single deer. Not that they're not in there, but I think we went in kind of blind. Map recon only. THought we would just get back away from everyone and glass until we started locating mulies. Didn't pan out though. Saw some elk. Think we got a glimpse of a cougar (something fast, brown and silent), and tons and tons of bear sign. Freshest deer poo looked to be two months old.
The following spring I got my truck stuck in the snow up there and had to hike out. I wound up getting a ride from an older Mexican fella that was hunting morels. He said that when he was younger he took some real bruiser muleys out of the unit, but hasn't hunted it since the early 80s. I told him about my experience and he said he wasn't suprised. He told me that he used to spend his summers backpacking in there and fishing. The deer, he said, were few and far between, but if he could find a buck in the summer, he said he could go back to the same drainage in October and almost always locate it. They don't move, he said. Nobody is back there pressuring them.
Unfortunately, I don't have the time to spend my summers backpacking in the Wenaha, so I haven't been back in there. Every year a couple of real pigs come out of the blues (not many though), of course the guys that shoot them are mumm about where they came from (I would be too), but I have this sneaking suspicion they are coming out of some honey hole in the Wenaha.
Keep in mind, that old Mexican guy was hunting those muleys 1. in the "hey-day" of muley hunting (late 60's and 70's) 2. back when we still controlled the cougars and bears with hounds and bait.
I will say this though. We hunted 4 days on opening weekend of the modern rifle season and heard ONE single rifle shot. Didn't see another hunter the whole trip. Rough country. I lost about 10 lbs.
If you hunt it, best of luck. Bring your good boots. ;) ;)
The blues aint all that great for deer, All the scouting I have done in there the past few years hasnt turned up much for good bucks. Trust me , Ive been all over that place. I did see one descent buck in velvet thats about it.
You ought to gi try getting some landowner tags in Colorado.
Post by: bankwalker on January 05, 2009, 10:59:52 AM
but you have got to put in your time and work your arse off to find those bucks during hunting season. i see nice deer all september long during archery elk season. but once modern firearm season opens they are no where to be found. just a few years back it was nothing for my to see 4-7 legal bucks in a day. i just wish i could connect with one of them sooner or later. hopefully sooner that then late of course. lol
Post by: Slayock on February 10, 2009, 05:03:12 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on February 10, 2009, 05:11:28 PM
Did you guys run a pack trip in there with horses?
Post by: huntnphool on February 10, 2009, 05:15:09 PM
Post by: Slayock on February 10, 2009, 05:32:12 PM
Post by: Pathfinder101 on February 11, 2009, 04:56:30 PM
Post by: Slayock on February 11, 2009, 05:58:28 PM
Post by: colockumelk on February 11, 2009, 11:20:52 PM
Post by: CSOUTFITTERS on February 12, 2009, 12:13:12 AM
GOOD LUCK
Post by: Pathfinder101 on February 12, 2009, 10:14:40 AM
Post by: Slayock on February 12, 2009, 01:14:33 PM
Post by: royalbull on February 12, 2009, 01:53:42 PM