Post by: cutmymango on August 09, 2023, 10:21:24 AM
Post by: 2MANY on August 09, 2023, 10:24:37 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 09, 2023, 10:37:03 AM
Post by: 300rum on August 09, 2023, 10:44:53 AM
Post by: cutmymango on August 09, 2023, 12:59:56 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 09, 2023, 01:02:03 PM
The bugs were bad yesterday!!They're really bad up there because of the moisture. I do a lot of picking in that area and always make sure to carry spray.
Post by: b0bbyg on August 09, 2023, 04:46:22 PM
Drive by Indian heaven areas every year, always some big camps but also areas I see almost no people.
Last year was bad as I believe many cows had their young at low elevation and never came uphill for the bow season but this year have seen a few more cows already.
Post by: cutmymango on August 09, 2023, 05:28:08 PM
A little elevation can really change bug amount. Sometimes just 100 feet and they are gone. But at the wrong elevation they will chew you up
Drive by Indian heaven areas every year, always some big camps but also areas I see almost no people.
Last year was bad as I believe many cows had their young at low elevation and never came uphill for the bow season but this year have seen a few more cows already.
PM sent
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 10, 2023, 08:33:29 AM
A little elevation can really change bug amount. Sometimes just 100 feet and they are gone. But at the wrong elevation they will chew you up
Drive by Indian heaven areas every year, always some big camps but also areas I see almost no people.
Last year was bad as I believe many cows had their young at low elevation and never came uphill for the bow season but this year have seen a few more cows already.
This time of year, you can't get enough elevation in Indian Heaven unless you're on top of Sawtooth. The bugs are thick.
Post by: b0bbyg on August 10, 2023, 09:58:37 AM
Post by: pickardjw on August 10, 2023, 10:22:24 AM
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 10, 2023, 10:27:42 AM
Yeah I am thinking more during season, and technically the areas I am in are near Indian heaven but not in the official map boundaries of the area.
I bet we've seen each other up there.
Post by: b0bbyg on August 10, 2023, 12:37:13 PM
Likely, I probably should have tried to stop and see you for mushroom confirmation. Would be quicker than the trout lake buyer :chuckle:Yeah I am thinking more during season, and technically the areas I am in are near Indian heaven but not in the official map boundaries of the area.
I bet we've seen each other up there.
Have made that trip mid day during season as part of my learning process.
Post by: pianoman9701 on August 10, 2023, 04:23:20 PM
Likely, I probably should have tried to stop and see you for mushroom confirmation. Would be quicker than the trout lake buyer :chuckle:Yeah I am thinking more during season, and technically the areas I am in are near Indian heaven but not in the official map boundaries of the area.
I bet we've seen each other up there.
Have made that trip mid day during season as part of my learning process.
Those were our buyers when I was in the business. Handy place to fill water and grab a couple lbs of hucks.
Post by: Alchase on August 11, 2023, 08:34:11 AM
Lots of road hunters, but nowhere near the volume of most other West side areas. Never had a problem with bugs in the modern season, except when I cut a huge hornets nest down to take home. I placed it in my truck's canopy and continued hunting. When I got home that night, the hornets had woke up and covered the nest, :chuckle:
Luckily they could not fly yet. :rolleyes:
Post by: BUTTER on August 13, 2023, 08:17:11 AM
Post by: cutmymango on August 13, 2023, 09:34:46 AM
Have you spent time in the area? I just got back from an overnight scouting trip from the area. It’s weird not hunting elk for as long as I did and now comming back to it, seems like I forgot more than I know haha
Any information on the area would be helpful. Btw, you inbox is full.
Post by: cutmymango on September 23, 2023, 02:43:29 PM
Post by: Alchase on September 23, 2023, 06:41:33 PM
Can almost taste BBQed backstrap and elk jerky :drool:
Post by: elkboy on September 23, 2023, 06:48:34 PM
Congrats, Mango, that's great!!! Are you going to type up a hunt story?
Post by: Caseknife on September 23, 2023, 06:53:08 PM
Post by: LDennis24 on September 23, 2023, 09:32:00 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on September 24, 2023, 02:20:45 PM
Just wanted to reach out and say thank you to the few guys that sent pms with tips/info.
Way to go, Mango. If you need a home for any meat, please let me know. I'm willing to keep helping! :chuckle:
Post by: LDennis24 on September 24, 2023, 02:54:11 PM
Post by: pickardjw on September 24, 2023, 06:38:39 PM
Post by: cutmymango on September 26, 2023, 09:01:25 PM
Post by: LDennis24 on September 26, 2023, 10:00:16 PM
Post by: 300rum on September 27, 2023, 06:28:07 AM
Thanks guys! I thought about writing up a little post hunt recap but I wasn’t sure if anyone would be really interested. Here’s a few more pics of my 2023 bull.
Post by: millerwheeler on September 27, 2023, 09:13:00 AM
Thanks guys! I thought about writing up a little post hunt recap but I wasn’t sure if anyone would be really interested. Here’s a few more pics of my 2023 bull.
Share away always nice when people have a nice hunting story
Post by: Alchase on September 27, 2023, 06:52:23 PM
Thanks guys! I thought about writing up a little post hunt recap but I wasn’t sure if anyone would be really interested. Here’s a few more pics of my 2023 bull.
Please do, love to read people’s hunting stories!
Man that bull is SWEET! Looks like he was rubbing those really pitchy sub alpine fir! I was always told that's where they get those dark antlers. Congratulations again!:yeah:
Love those dark Rosies
:tup:
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on September 27, 2023, 07:09:00 PM
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