Snake River Scouting Trip (pic heavy)

ElkMaster78 · 09-08-2008, 02:30 PM

Man am I soar!!!! What a cool place, we hiked about 20 miles looking for a good place to hunt deer in October. For some crazy reason we decided to hike the freezeout trail to the top, it is only 2 miles but you gain a little over 3000 feet in elevation! After that we went up to Hat Point and found a few places that weren't quite as STEEP. We saw 3 good bucks, a few bears and one nice bull. We also saw a couple dozen goats the last 2 pics were through my spotting scope. The first 2 pics are of the Seven Devils taken from Bear Mountain. Can't wait till season opener!
Tony

MJ13 · 09-08-2008, 02:57 PM

man alive that is some STEEP STEEP country! Those are some awesome views. Good luck with your hunt.

Ras · 09-08-2008, 04:03 PM

You don't want to drop your bowling ball out there (why you would have a bowling ball with you hunting I do not want to know

)....

Enjoy the hunt and good luck,

Ras

REEL HANDEL · 09-08-2008, 04:07 PM

I have an any bull in that unit this year, after many years of spike only hunt which have been good but looking forward to Nov.hunt. great country.

Norski · 09-08-2008, 04:34 PM

That's the way we went into the canyon, did you use horses? makes the hike in and out some what easer.
I did get my tag filled, 6 of us, and 4 hooked up, nice 4x4, about half way coming up from the river, (needed a bath).
This was back in the mid 70's.

Scrillznac · 09-08-2008, 05:43 PM

That's a good size goat. Looks like some awesome country.

weekender · 09-08-2008, 07:40 PM

That is some amazing country. If you zoom in with your digital, it will expand your field of view and you'll get rid of the black circle effect.

Here's a digital I took at distance through my spotting scope to give you some idea.

eagle1 · 09-08-2008, 10:47 PM

Tony,Great shots.Welcome back from Purgatory.That canyon is a very cool place.Did you hit any spots that i told you about? I'm still going to hunt from the river in my sled and if you are hunting by hat point would you please chase a nice 4 point buck down to the river for me.The big rapid you seen straight down from hat point is rush creek.Good luck on your hunt.

Eagle1

BarroomHero · 09-09-2008, 09:41 AM

I will be chasing some spikes around up there first season. Somebody has to put those big bulls on high alert for you lucky second season guys!!

James in Idaho · 09-09-2008, 09:54 AM

Umm, dude..............when you're above the mountain goat you've gone too far! Done that with bighorns before.

Nice shots, shoot 'em at the top!

jokester · 09-09-2008, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ13

man alive that is some STEEP STEEP country! Those are some awesome views. Good luck with your hunt.

X2

No wonder you're sore

-jokester

ElkMaster78 · 09-09-2008, 10:02 AM

Still soar!!! Yep we decided we were to high also

. E1 we did check out some of the country you told me about along with some others that I got from here. We had a great time, just with we had some pack animals.
Weekender thanks for the advice with the pictures.
Tony

STRUTTIN-1 · 09-09-2008, 10:52 AM

Great pics.Great place to hunt .

blacktail hunter · 09-09-2008, 08:02 PM

nice pics.

ROSSIENG · 09-09-2008, 08:38 PM

What type of spotting scope and camera are you guys using. those are some great pics

Tillamook Born · 09-10-2008, 06:40 AM

Very nice tony,

Been seeing quite a few good bucks here at work. Got one picked out, just don't know if he will stick around for the opener or not. Usually see him first thing in the morning just before it gets light enough to really see good. He then heads into some 15 year old regen and disappears for a while. Good luck.

BK

bbell · 09-11-2008, 10:08 AM

It is some beautiful country out there. Can't wait till I can start getting some time to go back there.

Brandon