Kl9boyz

Up in 17B/17A and saw quite a few doe and only one buck that tried to come into my area but he got skittish and bugged out. Must of caught my scent he came in from a different direction than I thought. Lots of quad, talked to five or six hunter only one little forky taken out of all of them. Big rain and saw my first flash flood righ by camp, washed out our road into camp, yikes, good thing it dried up before we left. Can anyone explain, quad hunting, I can see using one to get to where you are going and then go to your spot and sit, or glass and move. But how do you drive around on a quad all day and get close enough to shoot a bow?? I never saw any parked quads, only hunters moving on them.

I can't rememebr his name, he looked a bit older than 30 and had dark hair with a handle bar mustache. He was horseback coming off Pine Mtn with a pack mule. Told me about deer by Dry Creek and Tule Creek and said he always saw singles up on the top of the Mtn. I'm sure he referred to Double T ranch though, not T Anchor. After seeing Redbeards post I'm wondering about other spots. Anyway the looking around is half the fun. I just want what every hunter wants, good deer limited people.

I'm new to this site, and I just started bow hunting. I have been a rifle hunter for Coues down in 34A for years and I'm used to glassing all day and stalking for a long shot. I need to learn new skills. I went up to scout this past weekend in 21 east of Dugas. Liked the canyons and the cuts that feed them, good springs as well, but it looked like an area to rifle hunt. Any advice bow hunting that open country, I'll never stalk into my comfort zone of 40yrds in that country. If is sit on one cut I seriouly limit my chances. I worked back into Pine Mtn, looked better for bow hunting because of the cover, and like that area and the elevation for Whitetail, but all the deer I saw were up on the top at 6000 ft, and it was a 4 mi two hour hike with a 2000 ft climb. Should I hump it in a spend the night on the MTn, so I'm there for an early hunt, if I shoot late in the day I'm concerned with loosing daylight, and humping off the mtn. That would be a lot of gear to hump in and out with a deer. Anyone hunt this area before. I'm going back up this weekend to scout, would love any pointers. Anyone know about the pressure in that area, I didn't see anyone last weekend except the rancher. Rifle hunting as been tough enough over the years, I stressed and excited as to the adventure of bow hunting. Thanks for any advice, Chad