Post by: grade-creek-rd on June 15, 2017, 02:27:37 PM
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PS. If anyone drew the Chelan Butte tag I can help out with some pointers on that one too...though none are really needed...
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PS. If anyone drew the Chelan Butte tag I can help out with some pointers on that one too...though none are really needed...
According to the guy in the last Huntin Fool he had to hire a guide to make that hunt something special.
No guide is needed on that hunt though.
Post by: grade-creek-rd on June 16, 2017, 09:11:44 AM
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PS. Ridge, hope all is well, lunch soon my friend! We only drew some doe permits but the boys will have a good year this year! (they each drew muzzy doe permits)
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Post by: jmason on June 18, 2017, 02:57:03 PM
Any advise will help.
Post by: lokidog on June 18, 2017, 03:18:52 PM
I drew that tag this year. How can I contact you?
Any advise will help.
Congrats, it's a neat place to hunt. Hopefully, you have a boat.
Post by: jmason on June 18, 2017, 04:06:32 PM
Post by: lokidog on June 18, 2017, 04:17:05 PM
Feel free to PM and questions, as you might know, I drew that tag in 2015. Also, be sure to get in touch with Grade Creek's dad, he is great, and has a cool trophy room.... ;)
Post by: grade-creek-rd on June 19, 2017, 10:52:08 AM
to start with, don't worry about this past winter, the sheep did just fine. A big Tom cougar was found dead in the winter grounds...no idea how it died, as from what I heard it looked healthy and no bullet holes, but the fact that the Tom was the dominant male and died during the winter means more sheep lived. Check out the Chelan Ranger District (Forest Service) website as they implemented a permit system to boat uplake and use the docks during the summer and early fall time of the year. It won't affect your hunt but will affect your scouting if you plan on docking your boat this summer. Of course you can cruise up there and scout all you want via boat and head back to town each day, plus I know of some spots where you can scout from across the lake with a good spotting scope, via car. I will be over there off and on through the summer and fall (though my boys drew Alta muzzy doe permits...so I probably won't deer hunt there this year...). I will also let me Dad know that you drew, and if you need a place in Manson to store/hang meat or the head/hide he is always willing to help out (though we will be in Idaho until Nov. 5th). Also, please contact Dave Volson at the Wenatchee Office (WDFW) bio...he will probably give you my dad's name and number too, as he already gave it to the South Shore goat permit hunter this year.
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https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5572/
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Post by: lokidog on December 04, 2017, 08:36:34 AM
Yes, those photos above are from the other tag holder...both permit rams were filled. I sent the person above a FB comment that I have photos of that ram alive, taken last winter, never heard from them. In fact, where I took the photos of that ram might be in the same rocks! Last winter he was in a bachelor band with an ear tagged ram. If anyone knows who this hunter is and they want a photo of him alive, let me know...and yes, they are high quality photos available at my website (in case anyone else wants one!) www.jasonbrooksphotography.com
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Why didn't you have photos of mine? Jeez, some photo service you are..... m :chuckle:
Post by: grade-creek-rd on December 04, 2017, 08:41:47 AM
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Post by: lokidog on December 04, 2017, 08:47:05 AM
I was busy...spending all summer figuring how to mess up my dad's shotgun so you could carry around a 10 pound single shot 12 gauge!!! ;)
:o The only time I ever got into Hungarian Partridge back in WI as a kid, I had my mom's Rem 1100, dang thing would only fire one shot and then not cycle, which I did not know when I grabbed it to deer hunt that day. I did manage to get three of them though after hiking a half mile or more for two more flushes.... :)
For the right price I am sure he could come up with a photo :chuckle:
That's OK, I'll have him to look at soon enough, I hope.
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Post by: grade-creek-rd on December 07, 2017, 09:07:01 AM
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PS. The other ram is a nice one too, about 6 years old, still had it's lamb tips and good curls but I am a bit bias as I think all rams are cool!...Loki, I think you might be interested in where they found it...you probably have pictures of it from your hunt ;)
Post by: grade-creek-rd on December 07, 2017, 09:55:04 PM
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Post by: lokidog on December 07, 2017, 10:34:55 PM
Here's another angle on the ram...Loki, does that place look familiar? :) and again, congrats to the hunter!
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Looks like about the same bend in the lake, was it the same spot?
Post by: grade-creek-rd on December 08, 2017, 08:08:28 AM
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Post by: cougforester on December 08, 2017, 09:05:00 AM
EDIT: This was taken off Grade Creek Rd.