Gang, Churn, Empire Valley [Archive]

MIL720

11-09-2009, 02:37 PM

With all the talk lately about the Gang Ranch area makes me wonder how many of us HBC'ers plan on heading there for the re-opening on the 21st?

BCrams

11-09-2009, 02:46 PM

I would think a lot of folks will be set up on the 18th, 19th, 20th before the opener.

PGK

11-09-2009, 02:48 PM

Lots, but not me.

David Heitsman

11-09-2009, 07:04 PM

I'm hunting further south that week 11/22-28 closer to Lilloett.

CooperSscat

11-09-2009, 07:51 PM

4-5 of us going for my Uncle's Birthday!

I'm itching to get out there to scout 11-13 and maybe bring back some leh doe meat.

Jeremy

husky30-06

11-09-2009, 11:31 PM

20th to the 24th... five guys. first time in there so should be fun!!!!!!:-D

Farmer John

11-16-2009, 02:08 PM

I'll be there with 4-5 others.

BlacktailStalker

11-16-2009, 02:44 PM

Be sure to wear your kevlar vests.

f350ps

11-16-2009, 02:49 PM

Be sure to wear your kevlar vests.
And ya better make reservations, it's gonna be a gong show for sure! K

CooperSscat

11-16-2009, 02:49 PM

We're bringing lots of blaze orange and an APC!

Jeremy

4 point

11-16-2009, 03:39 PM

I hope its "not a gong show for sure." Looks by weather forcast it will be cool but not to cold, some snow but not a lot. Because if those roads get slippery via snow, ice or mud the men are separated from the boys. I'm looking forward to being back there again myself when 4pts reopen on the 21st. Ah it's my birthday.

BlacktailStalker

11-16-2009, 04:14 PM

In all seriousness, if you've never been be sure to have chains or you might not be coming home if it gets soupy.
I know a few guys who had fortunately had a sat phone and called out for chains to be brought in one year when the snow pack didnt stay packed. They wouldnt have been coming home.

And yeah, it WILL be a gong show if you dont know where to go.

tomahawk

11-16-2009, 04:30 PM

In all seriousness, if you've never been be sure to have chains or you might not be coming home if it gets soupy.
I know a few guys who had fortunately had a sat phone and called out for chains to be brought in one year when the snow pack didnt stay packed. They wouldnt have been coming home.

And yeah, it WILL be a gong show if you dont know where to go.

Words of the wise, it can be icy or soupy. Lots of road hunters and the roads will get chewed bad. I was there the end of Oct and the goofs were not using chains and still trying to go where they couldn't, the side roads are chewed up bad in some area's! Gong show is putting it lightly where the crowds gather!!

MuleyStalker

11-16-2009, 05:14 PM

I'm headed there with several other buddies. Crossing my fingers on other hunters being in the same area as us.

kastles

11-16-2009, 06:23 PM

my cousin has a doe draw up there so we'll be up there at the end of the week

goon

11-16-2009, 06:41 PM

we will be north of there as my dad has a doe draw,and i want a crack at a 4pt hopefully we will be far away from everybody else