Anyone headed for Sumpter for opener?

[No Wishin Just Fishin]

Will be camping at Phillips Res, stop and say hi or there is plenty of room if you want to put camp in same area. Meat poles are already up

[ 09-30-2003, 04:29 PM: Message edited by: No Wishin Just Fishin ]

[No Wishin Just Fishin]

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[Catch 22]

Just got back from Sumpter from an eight day hunt. We got in to a couple herds and had a few opportunities. However, fate did us in a few times. We came home empty handed, but with some very cool stories. Some huge bulls came out of Sumpter and Granite this week as well as nearby areas. Good luck!

[ 09-30-2003, 07:19 AM: Message edited by: Catch 22 ]

[No Wishin Just Fishin]

Sumptner is a big unit. Which part did you hunt in?/ Morman Basin, Rye Valley, Whitney
Hereford, Dooley Mt?

[Catch 22]

In Sumpter, we hunted Huckleberry and Sawmill Gulch. We also heade towards Ukiah and hunted near the John Day area and Chicken Hill. By the way, there is no "n" in Sumpter. Most of the herds we saw were in Sawmill Gulch area. Good Luck!

[No Wishin Just Fishin]

Thanks for the info. I have hunted Sumpter for 35 years and never been to that side of the Unit much. We have 4 large ranches to hunt on totaling over 300'000 acres mostly by Unity and Rye Valley. There is suppsed to be a big elk herd with many bulls by malheur Resevoir. I am only hunting deer there this year as we drew 2 moose tags for wash state so would have too much meat with an elk too.

[No Wishin Just Fishin]

Leaving for Sumpter in 1 hour. Camp is set up at East end of Dam for phillips Resevoir. Grey F350 crew cab. Stop in for a brew or a pop.

Bruce