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Title: Manson Unit snow
Post by: jstone on November 04, 2020, 02:39:28 PM: How is the Manson unit looking for snow? Late deer hunts
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Post by: ElkFeaver on November 04, 2020, 03:12:12 PM: Good question. I will be over on the 13th until the 20th.
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Post by: heavyhorned on November 05, 2020, 12:21:31 PM: 11/5/2020. it been 60 deg here in Chelan since 5 am. we have had alot of rain and now high winds. went out grade creek road tuesday evening. made it up to nelson butte with only seeing a little snow in the shaded areas. saw one grouse, and one big ram. not one deer till i was back in mitchell creek just at dark. a loan doe. the early snow is all but gone. we are supposed to cool with the snow level coming down to 3000ft but the next chance of snow on the forecast is not till tuesday. then it only shows 30 to 35% the rest of the week.
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Post by: jstone on November 05, 2020, 12:32:10 PM: Thank you for the heads up
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Post by: ElkFeaver on November 05, 2020, 01:52:33 PM: Ouch . That sounds real promising.
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Post by: Hitsman3 on November 05, 2020, 02:33:50 PM: Not what i wanted to hear as we are heading over there tonight for my wife's hunt. We only have three days to make it happen as we are heading to Montana on Wednesday. We won't be to picky for her though, if she ends up getting one it will be her first deer.
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Post by: ElkFeaver on November 05, 2020, 03:02:11 PM: Keep me posted on your success hitsman3 . Good luck .
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Post by: jstone on November 05, 2020, 03:09:17 PM: Good luck
And let use know how the roads are.
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Post by: Hitsman3 on November 05, 2020, 04:12:28 PM: I will try and post before we leave for Montana. My buddies who were over there the last weekend of the season said the roads were pretty icy. Hopefully they thawed out by now.
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Post by: heavyhorned on November 09, 2020, 10:37:29 AM: went out sunday for a drive. saw 9 does and one ok buck hanging with them. went to safety harbor creek trail head and back. 11 does one buck 8 trucks, 3 guys flying down the road in dirt bikes. this morning 20 out at the house and seeming that the weather man is calling for chances of snow off and on all week.
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Post by: jstone on November 09, 2020, 10:44:21 AM: Thank you for the information
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Post by: RileyH on November 09, 2020, 03:29:59 PM: If it snows hard (we had several inches in 2016 when we had the late tag) be extremely careful driving the lower road.

I decided I was pushing all the way to South Navarre Campground in the Silverado 2500 and about went skydiving off the road a few times. The back stretch climbing into the campground was almost pure ice with no turnarounds. Would not recommend...
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Post by: ElkFeaver on November 09, 2020, 07:33:34 PM: Sounds like it’s starting to get better . Looks like it could get some good snow all week up high and in town possibly
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Post by: cougforester on November 09, 2020, 07:45:14 PM: Quote from: RileyH on November 09, 2020, 03:29:59 PM
If it snows hard (we had several inches in 2016 when we had the late tag) be extremely careful driving the lower road.

I decided I was pushing all the way to South Navarre Campground in the Silverado 2500 and about went skydiving off the road a few times. The back stretch climbing into the campground was almost pure ice with no turnarounds. Would not recommend...

There's at least a bunch of big Doug firs right off the downhill side of the road there that would catch you before you slid all the way down! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Manson Unit snow
Post by: RileyH on November 10, 2020, 08:20:50 AM: Quote from: cougforester on November 09, 2020, 07:45:14 PM
Quote from: RileyH on November 09, 2020, 03:29:59 PM
If it snows hard (we had several inches in 2016 when we had the late tag) be extremely careful driving the lower road.

I decided I was pushing all the way to South Navarre Campground in the Silverado 2500 and about went skydiving off the road a few times. The back stretch climbing into the campground was almost pure ice with no turnarounds. Would not recommend...

There's at least a bunch of big Doug firs right off the downhill side of the road there that would catch you before you slid all the way down! :chuckle:
True, might only make it 1,000' down instead of clear to the bottom! :tup:
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Post by: Hitsman3 on November 10, 2020, 10:23:10 AM: So we were over there this weekend for my wife's tag & all the roads were fine. That could obviously change with the up coming weather. She ended up shooting a decent two point, her first deer ever. She missed on a couple three points. The bigger bucks weren't real rutty yet, the few bucks we did see were on the smaller side. Wind was blowing pretty good most of the time as well 15-25 mph i would guess. Good luck to the reaming tag holders, now off to Montana!
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Post by: jstone on November 10, 2020, 03:39:20 PM: Good luck in Montana
How is the upper road?
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Post by: Hitsman3 on November 10, 2020, 04:21:43 PM: We didn't venture up to far as she didn't want to hike after a deer. When we were there it was just a little trace amounts here and there but looking at the weather report it's about to change!
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Post by: westside Elkhunter on November 19, 2020, 05:57:28 PM: How are the roads over there in manson? Thinking of heading over there for late archery.
Anyone know how the other late tag holders did?

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Post by: Jingles on November 19, 2020, 06:37:31 PM: Can't say about the manson unit buuuuttttt if it is anything like here in Winthrop a foot of snow on the ground, however the temps have it settling fast even with more predicted for tonight Best of luck on your hunt
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Post by: ElkFeaver on November 19, 2020, 07:02:00 PM: 2 feet of snow at coyote creek . Snow and ice all the way from the start . Haven’t seen a truck past Mitchell creek all week and haven’t seen any good bucks either .
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Post by: Mtnwalker on November 19, 2020, 07:31:55 PM: Quote from: ElkFeaver on November 19, 2020, 07:02:00 PM
2 feet of snow at coyote creek . Snow and ice all the way from the start . Haven’t seen a truck past Mitchell creek all week and haven’t seen any good bucks either .

Sounds like everybody better just stay home :chuckle:
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Post by: westside Elkhunter on November 19, 2020, 08:58:04 PM: Thanks for the report guys. Will see what happens.

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Title: Re: Manson Unit snow
Post by: jstone on November 19, 2020, 09:49:24 PM: Was that on the lower road
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Post by: ElkFeaver on November 19, 2020, 09:58:24 PM: Yeah lower road . It also has a good size rock on it that probably can’t get around in a truck around grade creek
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Post by: westside Elkhunter on November 20, 2020, 05:28:37 PM: Quote from: ElkFeaver on November 19, 2020, 09:58:24 PM
Yeah lower road . It also has a good size rock on it that probably can’t get around in a truck around grade creek
Is the rock on the stretch going thru Mitchell?

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Title: Re: Manson Unit snow
Post by: Parkern on November 20, 2020, 09:43:04 PM: With the snow and rocks on grade, and buck numbers, best off spending time else where. My :twocents: