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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: pjb3 on September 21, 2009, 06:39:17 PM

Title: High buck hunt question
Post by: pjb3 on September 21, 2009, 06:39:17 PM: I have my modern firearm license, can I hunt the high buck season? What are the restrictions? If it is only altitude, I hunt around 5000'
Thanks
Title: Re: High buck hunt question
Post by: runamuk on September 21, 2009, 06:47:38 PM: you have to hunt within the designated wilderness areas and the season ends the 25th.
Title: Re: High buck hunt question
Post by: littlebuf on September 21, 2009, 06:55:19 PM: look in the regs it says where the high buck areas are
Title: Re: High buck hunt question
Post by: pjb3 on September 21, 2009, 07:03:14 PM: I looked in the regs, could not find any designated areas? WHat page?
Title: Re: High buck hunt question
Post by: Buckoholic on September 21, 2009, 07:20:52 PM: It tells you on the modern firearm deer hunting page at the top!! It will list all the wilderness areas that you can hunt!!! Its also gives you the dates and if you have a good map it will outline those wilderness areas for you!!! I sent you a message!!
Title: Re: High buck hunt question
Post by: CastleRocker on September 21, 2009, 07:25:17 PM: Ya beat me to it!
Title: Re: High buck hunt question
Post by: pjb3 on September 21, 2009, 07:32:41 PM: Buck, got your messages.
I guess the best way is to get a good map, my gazetteer dosen't work well
Title: Re: High buck hunt question
Post by: halflife65 on September 22, 2009, 12:34:53 PM: There's all kinds of wilderness specific maps out there as well as Forest Service maps that will have the wilderness boundaries.

I have both - go to the nearest FS office and get their maps and go to REI or somewhere like that for the wilderness-specific maps. When you start narrowing your area, you can get some Green Trails maps to see specific access trails, etc.

Of course, I like my maps. I also have the Nation Geographic Topo software which has a free add on pack with the GMU boundaries (2008, but they mostly haven't changed.) If you figure out what GMUs the wilderness areas are in, you can find it on your digital map.
Title: Re: High buck hunt question
Post by: MichaelJ on September 22, 2009, 12:41:21 PM: Green trails have worked great for me...

There's also boundaries in your gazeteer you just got to know where to look! I've found that the boundaries in the gazeteer are there but are not entirely accurate...

Michael