Break down these two mountains

[Jtelarkin08]

Ok so I've found two spots I'm highly considering for my deer/elk hunt this year. I've looked at these screen shots 100 times to make sure there isn't anything that jumps out for people to know where they are. I don't think you can tell. If you can please don't share that info ha. My question is which of these two mountains looks good to you for elk deer or both and why. Both are around 2 miles in but very steep. Also this unit has a fair amount of access and the spots farther in do not look as good as these two to me.

 

[robby denning]

Hi, both look like good buck habitat Aug-early October above timberline, especially that steeper stuff that is still green and not too rocky. After early October, big snow, or much hunting pressure, the bucks will drop into the timber but not way down the mountain until the rut. I'd hunt those avalanche chutes once they disappear from the high country and if it snows, check for tracks in the steeper country below timberline.

Ultimately I'd try to scout/hunt both places as both have good potential, it's just gonna depend on hunting pressure and access...



I'll let the elk hunters comment on that subject

 

[Felix40]

Can you take a topo screen shot to go with those or is it labeled? I like looking at this stuff.

I do like the "north bedding?" marker on the right in the first screen shot. Two reasons. First you can potentially glass the bowl north east of there if you can see through the trees. And second because it's the top of a small ridge so I agree that it could potentially be a bedding area. In the second screenshot there are two drainages side by side to the left and up a little from the trailhead that I like too. Looks like there may be some microtopography where they could bed on a narrow bench and also use the drainage like a scent funnel. Im certainly no expert. It's fun to look though

 

[Mike7]

Robby, what avalanche shoots not in the high country are you talking about?

 

[Mike7]

Are you taking about the two drainages in the upper picture facing toward us?

 

[robby denning]

Mike, I see a bunch
about 7 in top photo, 2-3 in bottom. There's prolly dozens if you could really get close

Just look for the steep skinny slides in the timber

 

[Mike7]

Robby, thanks. I think I see what you are talking about now...just some small features that I would have glossed right over and so missed the early October deer. Lol.

 

[Jtelarkin08]

Thanks guys. I really like that top mountain. There are actually some really good looking spots on the south side of that mountain also. I def think it may be worth spending the first 2-3 days there.

 

[Rizzy]

I like that skinny ridge between the two tight canyons on the northerly face of the southerly mountain. Have one guy in ambush on the top and the other still hunt it from the bottom up

 

[mtnwrunner]

Both look good. I like that basin in the upper right area of the second mountain. Big basin above a really nice heavily timbered drainage. Oh yeah, baby.................

Randy

 

[Jimmy]

In my experience if there is pressure here the bucks will hit the treeline and leave the open areas sooner than later. I'd hunt right to left in the bottom picture, just at the treeline. Perhaps they would drop over onto the backside of the mountain. I guess it depends what I was seeing and where I saw other hunters.

 

[Muleys32]

Dumb question, but how come I can't seem to see or find the pictures of the mountains?

 

[realunlucky]

Dumb question, but how come I can't seem to see or find the pictures of the mountains?

Someone pmd him and let him know they knew the exact spot from the pictures so he took them down

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[Muleys32]

Fair enough. Have had the same happen to me on another forum. What do you do I guess.