Hunting Washington Forum

Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: Kc_Kracker on September 13, 2019, 10:53:24 AM

Title: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 13, 2019, 10:53:24 AM: We're looking at South or SE side. And input, experience or advice? :tup: just st us and a little tent.
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: bobcat on September 13, 2019, 11:47:04 AM: Very tough country. Not really something you can do without prior scouting trips.
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: Skyvalhunter on September 13, 2019, 11:49:36 AM: Go high into the wilderness area
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: CaNINE on September 14, 2019, 04:35:53 AM: Tough hiking not many deer. Beautiful place. Leave the rifle at home and take a trout rod instead.
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: fishnfur on September 14, 2019, 02:30:20 PM: Use the search function - there have been several discussions regarding the area over the past many years.
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 15, 2019, 09:28:20 AM: Quote from: CaNINE on September 14, 2019, 04:35:53 AM
Tough hiking not many deer. Beautiful place. Leave the rifle at home and take a trout rod instead.
According to wdfw it holds the largest number in the state
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: rainshadow1 on September 15, 2019, 09:36:41 AM: Used to hunt the buckhorn often in the high buck. Go right to the tops and spend most of the time on your butt with good glass. Crack of dawn amongst the cliffs is critical. Afternoons can be spent napping and throwing flies at Brookies!
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 15, 2019, 12:06:12 PM: Well here's to hoping I don't get eaten by a bear :chuckle:
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: Brushcrawler on September 15, 2019, 01:32:46 PM: Quote from: Kc_Kracker on September 15, 2019, 12:06:12 PM
Well here's to hoping I don't get eaten by a bear :chuckle:

Take a bear tag too!
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: Kc_Kracker on September 16, 2019, 09:33:29 AM: Well if that area is so lacking are there high buck areas better?
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: jackelope on September 16, 2019, 02:10:01 PM: Quote from: Kc_Kracker on September 16, 2019, 09:33:29 AM
Well if that area is so lacking are there high buck areas better?

Not really any of the high buck areas are great hunting unless you're one of the guys who has years of experience hunting, exploring, learning the areas....and even then I don't know if the hunting is that great.
Good luck either way...you'll be hard pressed to find a better place to spend a weekend, deer or no deer.
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: N7XW on September 16, 2019, 04:26:26 PM: I don't have first hand experience in the other wilderness areas but I can tell you about Col. Bob. I climbed it 3 times this summer. Not one sign of deer. I wouldn't waste my time trying to fill a deer tag up there. Bear on the other hand is a different story. In 3 trips, I've seen 4 bears. Bear sign all over the place. The last time I was glassing others summits from Col. Bob and saw 3 about a mile away. One of them was the biggest bear I've ever seen. He stood out like a sore thumb with the naked eye.
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: Bob33 on September 16, 2019, 04:54:39 PM: I hunted the Buckhorn Wilderness for many years and always saw deer.
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: mjustice79 on September 17, 2019, 08:24:00 PM: Quote from: N7XW on September 16, 2019, 04:26:26 PM
I don't have first hand experience in the other wilderness areas but I can tell you about Col. Bob. I climbed it 3 times this summer. Not one sign of deer. I wouldn't waste my time trying to fill a deer tag up there. Bear on the other hand is a different story. In 3 trips, I've seen 4 bears. Bear sign all over the place. The last time I was glassing others summits from Col. Bob and saw 3 about a mile away. One of them was the biggest bear I've ever seen. He stood out like a sore thumb with the naked eye.
I spent the opening weekend up there. Started at Fletcher Canyon then hit up Ziegler Canyon. I am wiser for the experience lol!

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Title: Re: Any input on High Buck in Olympic Forest
Post by: predatorG on September 30, 2019, 10:54:03 AM: One thing I've learned on this site is that people are generally friendly and excited to help, but "whats a good high buck area" shuts people up like nothing else.

The only way you're going to find good spots or good deer is to put lots of miles in and lots of time behind glass. Take several weekend trips in the summer. Glass during the morning and evening and fish lakes all day. Best scouting you can do, and much more likely to find spots with deer than by asking on here TBH :dunno: