Re: Clinton Area.....or another suggestion
"I had an area I thought was super quiet and didn't think many people knew about."
Early October we were hunting moose waaaay back in the mountain (as in, an hour in to camp and then a few hours walk back into the higher moose meadows).
We stop and sit down to have some lunch, and after about 30 minutes of sitting quietly we hear a crashing through the bush.
"Holy shit! There's a moose walking right up onto us. Get quiet and get ready!"
I can't believe our luck and I'm ready to go when....I see 2 guys coming through the trees! I called out to them and asked how they gained admittance to my private hunting reserve and we all had a good chuckle.
How had they found it? Google earth. They ID'd good habitat, found a road to the edge of a logging slash and bushwhacked it trying to find their own honey hole.
I'm sure there will be more and more of that. Can't blame 'em. If I was in my 20s I'd be doing the same (Frankly, I do the same now).
"Without question. Gang Ranch area is where I would be putting my boots on the ground."
Drove through the Gang last weekend and went up the hill a bit. Saw a big 3 point, and later found, from the road, some good looking habitat (south facing ridge, big firs, just looked muley) - Walked about 100 feet off the road and started finding sign on top of sign and it just got better. Didn't connect that afternoon and had to bolt, but I'll endorse your advice.
Last edited by Rob Chipman; 11-25-2020 at 03:27 PM.
Rob Chipman
"The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders" - Ed Abbey
"Grown men do not need leaders" - also Ed Abbey