Chiliwist Late Archery

[WildBear]

Oh boy…. Burned my points on this tag. Will be fun, but not expecting much other than a great time out there!

[phildobaggins]

Oh boy…. Burned my points on this tag. Will be fun, but not expecting much other than a great time out there!

Nice, that was one of my choices. Get out there, you can pull a nice buck for sure 

[WildBear]

Oh boy…. Burned my points on this tag. Will be fun, but not expecting much other than a great time out there!

Nice, that was one of my choices. Get out there, you can pull a nice buck for sure 

Definitely looking forward to it!!

[HikerHunter]

This is a great tag! Best of luck Wildbear!

[WildBear]

This is a great tag! Best of luck Wildbear!

Thanks!!

[Muleycrazy01]

Had this tag in 13, 15, and 18. Struck out two of the three times. Weather is a big factor in this tag if we have a lot of snow this winter you’ll be in the bucks for sure. The one year I was successful was a high snow year I passed 10 bucks opening morning and filled the tag with a 173 3/8” buck. It can be a damn good tag. Best of luck.

[WildBear]

Had this tag in 13, 15, and 18. Struck out two of the three times. Weather is a big factor in this tag if we have a lot of snow this winter you’ll be in the bucks for sure. The one year I was successful was a high snow year I passed 10 bucks opening morning and filled the tag with a 173 3/8” buck. It can be a damn good tag. Best of luck.

Awesome! Believe I read a bit about your prior hunts when I looked up past threads. That’s been my experience with some Buck tags. Weather is an important factor. Looking forward to the hunt and hope weather cooperates. 😁 I’ll check in as it unfolds.

[WildBear]

Headed over early Friday morning after Thanksgiving for the remainder of the season. Have heard Twisp had a ton of snow. Curious how much snow is in the eastern part of the unit? Chiliwist Butte and Fox Mountain

[boneaddict]

about 2 feet

LOTS of trees and limbs down

[MtnMuley]

You won't be driving any of he roads on the eastern side. I was in thigh deep snow in several spots yesterday.

[jstone]

More snow on its way

[boneaddict]

There’s plenty to make it interesting! 

[MtnMuley]

More snow on its way

A 20% chance in 6 days from now.

[WildBear]

Alright thanks for the update all. Gonna be a good time!

[Skyvalhunter]

I was over at the property this weekend. The snow has settled in most places and down to little over a foot.

[MtnMuley]

I was over at the property this weekend. The snow has settled in most places and down to little over a foot.

Not in the eastern part of the Chiliwist (the epicenter of this storm). The Methow side had about half the amount.

[WildBear]

Snowshoes rented. Just ready to get over there! Just over a week away. 

[WildBear]

Headed over in the morning. Hopeful I can get around and chase some bucks, possibly send an arrow. 

[elkrack]

Good luck! 

[huntnphool]

Snowshoes rented. Just ready to get over there! Just over a week away. 

 Good idea, I could have used some.

[redi]

Mule  deer were crazy in rut the last 10 days literally standing there letting me walk by or within 100 yds

[WildBear]

Sure hope they let me get close!! 😂 As for snowshoes figured best to have them and not need them. Buddy had a tag few weeks ago, wished he had snowshoes.

Thanks for the well wishes! I’ll update on here how it goes. I’ve eaten a few buck tags. First “Quality” tag I’ve drawn.

[WildBear]

Day 1. Definitely tough getting around!

First spot, came around a spot to find a dink whitetail. Could’ve possibly got a shot but opted not to try. Half hour later, popped over a knoll to spot a few deer scattered about. Whitetails. Shooter buck to the left, coyote in the middle, second buck (Missing half its rack) with a couple does. 252 yards away a could never get on buck with the full rack.

Saw a spike on private ground in the road as I attempted to drive and access some land to no avail.

Found a new location with a mule deer buck I would tag. 97 yard off the road. Tried to get on him and his doe. Pushed them up higher with another buck I’d tag. Attempted from up the road to come in at their level only to spot a buck (unsure if it was one of the two or another one) way down below me near the main road.

Spotted a buck and doe on private past shooting ligh driving out.

[WildBear]

Couple pics

[WildBear]

Whitetail I tried to get on and Dink whitetail I did not attemp

[boneaddict]

Nice update.  How crunchy?

[WildBear]

Kinda crunchy. Strange, some spots isn’t, some is. Kinda 50/50

[X-Force]

Thanks for the update.

Stay warm. Looks like it’s going to get cold.

[MtnMuley]

At least the snow has settled to about a quarter of what it was for your hunt. Sure looks like a muley spike in that picture though. I have a couple ideas for you if you want to send a PM.

[WildBear]

Wrong picture of the whitetail I did not attemp. Previous picture was a mule spike I saw in the road attempting to access some public land.

This is yesterday’s little whitetail.

Couple bucks this morning. Way up on a ridge. Couldn’t make a play on them

[WildBear]

Ridge line buck

[Muleycrazy01]

Any update on this hunt? How’s it going for ya?

[WildBear]

It’s rough for me out here… 😂 Getting around in the snow has kicked my ass. Couple days ago I was 104 yards from the little Whitetail. Couldn’t get close. Not looking good for notchin the tag

[boneaddict]

Big storm tonight. How much time ya got?

[WildBear]

Tomorrow’s the last day. I have the day but leaning towards a morning hunt and trekking home… See how that morning hunt goes.

My observations.
One area I must just be going about it wrong. Haven’t turned up but a lone doe. Snow everywhere has made it at least for me tough to trek through.

Another area has turned up 3 bucks. Two of them I got a glimpse of two days later.

Third area seems to have yielded the same three bucks as well. Group of 6 tonight with I believe two of the bucks I’ve seen before. Spotted them with just 5 min of light left at roughly 170 yards and just couldn’t close the distance in time.

From what I’ve seen nothing seems to be moving around much and little to none day time activity. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’m definitely not the greatest hunter either. 😂

[WildBear]

This evenings deer. Two bucks in the group

[WildBear]

I appreciate all the DMs and help I received. Tag went unfilled.

 Ran into the half rack buck this morning and the nice full rack Whitetail. Storm brought in some new deer and had I been more focused on filling the tag rather than sight seeing perhaps I would’ve gotten a chance. I saw a group first light. Deemed them as does and moved on. Later watched them and wasn’t until I tried filming them that I noticed there was a buck with them. 🤦‍♂️ Tried to get on them but they were already on the move. Think I maybe go to 80 yards.

Was an enjoyable hunt. Most huntable bucks I’ve really ever seen. So cool to see the same deer day after day or days later being a limited entry permit. Look forward to possibly drawing again.

[WildBear]

Didn’t see the buck till I filmed. All wrong… 😂 oh well…

[Mfowl]

Looks like you enjoyed the time out! Thank you for sharing the hunt!

[X-Force]

Sounds like a great experience, even without a botched tag. Thanks for keeping us posted.