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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: bankwalker on September 04, 2009, 11:54:48 AM

Title: quick high hunt question.
Post by: bankwalker on September 04, 2009, 11:54:48 AM: is the high hunt in alpine lakes the actually wilderness area OR the alpine unit?

or both?

thanks.
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: Ridgerunner on September 04, 2009, 12:01:12 PM: wilderness area
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: bobcat on September 04, 2009, 12:01:52 PM: The Alpine GMU is the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. They are the same.
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: Ray on September 04, 2009, 12:02:18 PM: Quote from: bobcat on September 04, 2009, 12:01:52 PM
The Alpine GMU is the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. They are the same.

Yep
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: bankwalker on September 04, 2009, 12:07:46 PM: Quote from: Ray on September 04, 2009, 12:02:18 PM
Quote from: bobcat on September 04, 2009, 12:01:52 PM
The Alpine GMU is the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. They are the same.

Yep

well the alpine wilderness extends way into gmu 460. that is why im asking. i know an area where i have hunted in the past that has some huge blacktails.
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: bobcat on September 04, 2009, 12:15:35 PM: Quote from: bankwalker on September 04, 2009, 12:07:46 PM
Quote from: Ray on September 04, 2009, 12:02:18 PM
Quote from: bobcat on September 04, 2009, 12:01:52 PM
The Alpine GMU is the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. They are the same.

Yep

well the alpine wilderness extends way into gmu 460. that is why im asking. i know an area where i have hunted in the past that has some huge blacktails.

That's news to me. But if that's true, then that area would be open for the high hunt, because it says the Alpine Lakes Wilderness is open. It doesn't say the Alpine GMU. But you better check your maps and make sure.
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: Ray on September 04, 2009, 12:21:23 PM: Actually I think he is correct. I believe there are sections of 460 which are in the ALW and would be open for the September Rifle hunt.
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: runamuk on September 04, 2009, 12:22:55 PM: looking at my map alpine lakes wilderness is in a couple GMU's but it is the wilderness area that is open for high buck so you need to make sure your inside the wilderness area not just the GMU ;)
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: Ray on September 04, 2009, 12:25:08 PM: The original question
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is the high hunt in alpine lakes the actually wilderness area OR the alpine unit
or both?

Was answered. Which is both the GMU Alpine (249) and Alpine Lakes Wilderness.

He followed up with more though regarding 460. That is why he is getting different answers later on.
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: bobcat on September 04, 2009, 12:26:45 PM: Could be. I have always hunted the Alpine Lakes Wilderness east of the Pacific Crest Trail so I never thought about it.

On a side note, there is a 600 acre fire up there and some trails are closed, and will be probably at least through the end of the month.

For info look here:

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/wenatchee/conditions/fire-update.shtml
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: bankwalker on September 04, 2009, 12:27:28 PM: oh yeah this area is well within the wilderness area.

thanks ya'll

looks like my high hunt is back on. this is close enough to home that i can get dropped off for a week.
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: spur_ride on September 04, 2009, 05:23:14 PM: i called the wenatchee office and talked to dave there and he said that the border for the alpin lakes high buck are is the wilderness boundry
Title: Re: quick high hunt question.
Post by: bobcat on September 04, 2009, 05:36:43 PM: Yeah, we knew that. That's what it says in the regs. ;)