Post by: Arteman on June 16, 2022, 09:28:26 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on June 16, 2022, 09:39:53 AM
Good luck and keep us posted
Post by: Arteman on June 16, 2022, 10:58:12 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on June 16, 2022, 11:04:01 AM
Thank you @vandeman17 I was reading up on some of the older posts and seen that you dont see as many Moose during the Summer months. It was like that on my Entiat hunt, scouted all Summer not seeing much, then the hunt started and Deer were everywhere.
In the summer with all the leaves and thick brush, unless you catch them in the open or on the road, you won't see a ton. Early season the visibility isn't much better but it will be during the rut so calling them to you is a good tactic. If it at all possible, shoot them on or just above the road :chuckle:
Post by: Arteman on June 17, 2022, 03:07:12 PM
Post by: bobcat on June 17, 2022, 03:14:57 PM
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49 Degrees North – GMU 117
49 Degrees North is a mix of private property, Colville National Forest, the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, and private industrial timber company land. Road access on national forest land is fairly good, but most access on industrial timber company land is restricted to non- motorized. In some of the southern portion of GMU 117, all motorized access is restricted within the Buck Creek Road Closure Area, which includes Boyer Mountain and Nelson Peak. The Colville National Forest travel map is recommended. The Washington Department of Natural Resources map is also recommended, especially for the southern portion of the unit.
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49 Degrees North – GMU 117
The 49 Degrees North GMU is divided by a mountain range into east and west drainages. The areas near the crest of the divide or the drainages on the east side have the most moose activity. In the southern portion, good areas would be Boyer, Nelson, and Chewelah mountains, along with the Calispell, Tenmile, and Gletty creek drainages. In the north portion of GMU 117, Winchester, Small, Ruby, and Flodell creek drainages, along with Tacoma, Dirty Shirt, Little Calispell, Calispell, Goddards, and Olson mountain peaks, tend to hold significant numbers of moose. There are many recent and older harvest units in 117, which allow ample opportunity to glass hillsides from a ridgeline or road.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/02275/district_1_hunting_prospects_2021.pdf
Post by: bustedoldman on June 17, 2022, 03:18:41 PM
Post by: hunter399 on June 17, 2022, 03:50:37 PM
This is from the WDFW Hunting Prospects, if you haven't seen it yet:Buck crk is no joke.Quote49 Degrees North – GMU 117
49 Degrees North is a mix of private property, Colville National Forest, the Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge, and private industrial timber company land. Road access on national forest land is fairly good, but most access on industrial timber company land is restricted to non- motorized. In some of the southern portion of GMU 117, all motorized access is restricted within the Buck Creek Road Closure Area, which includes Boyer Mountain and Nelson Peak. The Colville National Forest travel map is recommended. The Washington Department of Natural Resources map is also recommended, especially for the southern portion of the unit.Quote49 Degrees North – GMU 117
The 49 Degrees North GMU is divided by a mountain range into east and west drainages. The areas near the crest of the divide or the drainages on the east side have the most moose activity. In the southern portion, good areas would be Boyer, Nelson, and Chewelah mountains, along with the Calispell, Tenmile, and Gletty creek drainages. In the north portion of GMU 117, Winchester, Small, Ruby, and Flodell creek drainages, along with Tacoma, Dirty Shirt, Little Calispell, Calispell, Goddards, and Olson mountain peaks, tend to hold significant numbers of moose. There are many recent and older harvest units in 117, which allow ample opportunity to glass hillsides from a ridgeline or road.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/02275/district_1_hunting_prospects_2021.pdf
No way would I pack a moose out a few of those areas.
Post by: MLBowhunting on June 17, 2022, 04:43:23 PM
Post by: EyeTooth on June 18, 2022, 10:40:35 AM
Congratulations on your draw, and I hope you have the best hunt of your life!
Here goes:
Congratulations! That is a nice permit to have!
"The Huntin Fool" was a great source for detailed information back in 2007 when my wife drew her 49DN permit.
I'm not sure how these guys are now because the original creators of this service have sold their business, but I see on their website that the new owners still offer the "Member draw list" service, where, as a member, when you draw a permit they will send you the names and numbers of several other Huntin Fool members who have had this same permit recently so you can call to talk with them about their hunts.
We gathered maps and did some research before calling anyone so that we were ready to understand where they were talking about on the maps etc.
I think you could give them a call, tell them you drew your permit and ask if you could sign up for the $100 annual fee and receive the call list. They used to allow you to do that.
This was the best $100 we have ever spent on hunting research. The people we talked with gave us incredibly detailed info! It was a lot of fun!
You might ask them to give a quick look to see if they have had any members that have had this permit recently. I did that for a friend who was looking for quality elk hunt info for the Toutle. The Huntin Fool told me that they didn't have members with that info, so there would be no reason to become a member. They were really nice to work with.
Post by: vandeman17 on June 18, 2022, 10:48:42 AM
Post by: EyeTooth on June 18, 2022, 11:14:16 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on June 18, 2022, 11:16:01 AM
Vandeman17, Just for more info for Arteman, We had a very similar experience to you. We learned how to call (It was very easy and fun) no tools or calls needed, just used cupped hands, and got the same type of reaction as you did. Also, we stayed at the Nordlig Motel in Chewelah.
Agreed. Calling is pretty easy and when you get a bull grunting back at you, its pretty exciting. My buddy had the Selkirk tag and we stayed in a wall tent for the week. It was pretty dang cool