Annual Henry Mountains Trip

OpeningDay · Oct 24, 2018

Well,
As always I am already looking forward to this trip. Planning on heading down on 11/8 for a couple days on the mountain. Plan on spending a day around Ellen and a day over on Penellen. Hopefully we aren't too early for the rut be be going strong. Couple of questions for those in the know. Are there many deer to be seen out on the Hillers in November?? Also, Did Ellen Peak get any snow the last couple weeks?? I know the pass can get a little hairy if there is much snow drift up there.

Thanks in advance.

elkassassin · Oct 24, 2018

I Don't know about this year?

But Last Year Most of the Deer at this time were just as High as you could get for the most part!

I know so many people in so many places
They make allot of money but they got sad faces

It Ain't Easy being Me!

hogg_65 · Oct 24, 2018

The Top is snow covered. Good luck on your trip.

hogg_65 · Oct 24, 2018

Not the best pic, but it was taken Tuesday 10/23

BIGJOHNT · Oct 24, 2018

Hog I meet you out there last year. Do you remember? Maybe this picture will help. http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos_2018/80993b6c882d5c56f4531bf218883fd372085.jpeg

hogg_65 · Oct 24, 2018

I've never met you sir.

BIGJOHNT · Oct 24, 2018

Oh this isn't Hog Loftus Jason ? Your name threw me off . Sorry.

OpeningDay · Oct 25, 2018

BIG JOHN,

I met you out there last year. Will you be out this year?? We will be cruising around in a Silver Can Am Commander followed by a Red Polaris Ranger. That goes for anyone else as well. If you see us, don't hesitate to say Hey.

OpeningDay · Oct 25, 2018

Hogg,
were you up there for the deer hunt? If so, how did it go??

BIGJOHNT · Oct 25, 2018

We have the last of the deer hunt this weekend. Then the muzzleloader elk starts Wednesday. But its less then hour from the cabin without the tourist in the way. We could get bored with seeing little deer and jet down to see what big ones look like. ???

hogg_65 · Oct 25, 2018

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I wish I could draw that tag. This pic taken 10/20. I was cutting wood.

BIGJOHNT · Oct 25, 2018

Cutting wood on the Boulder ? I could see it from the Thousand lakes unit .

OpeningDay · Oct 25, 2018

I dont mind some snow on top. Just as long as we can get through the pass. I would just like to know if its worth the time to ride over to the Hillers? Ever since that You Tube video came out, I have been curious about the area over there. I cant see why there would't be a herd over there. It looks like good country. Uncle is sitting on 21 points. We like to call it an "inventory check". haha.

hogg_65 · Oct 25, 2018

Just trying to help out OpeningDay with the current info I have. Your trip should be a great one.

OpeningDay · Oct 25, 2018

Thanks Hogg. Your intel is a really big help in trying to get an idea on the condition of the mountain. I am excited to make the trip again. Hopefully I can find a couple bruisers to take pictures of.

Makaira · Oct 26, 2018

Heard it has been tough this year and one of the tag holders turned in his tag.

big6 · Oct 27, 2018

I was down there for the archery bison hunt and for a few days you couldn't make it around ellen because of the snow. I'll be down there tomorrow and if I make it that high up I'll let ya know.

deadibob · Oct 27, 2018

There won't be much of a bison herd left next year. My daughter was on the alternate list and got an email that she could hunt the January "emergency" cow bison hunt. The email stated that the hunt would be crowded. That makes me wonder how many emergency tags there will be. We turned it down so good luck to anyone else that gets the tag.

OpeningDay · Oct 29, 2018

Thanks Big 6. I would love an update on the conditions if you make it that high.

BIGJOHNT · Oct 30, 2018

Hey Taylor did you make it to the Henry's on Sunday ?

big6 · Oct 31, 2018

Made it down and I didn't make it up that high but I did talk to a few folks that had. All of them told me the same thing that the bull creek pass is shutdown for the year. I asked about the road from the towers south to loop around to the gold mine and got mixed answers. 2 of the groups said impassable and another group said they went that way. I don't know if the group that said they made it that way thought I meant the lower road or if they were just a little more ballsey and pushed through. Anyway that's what info I do have and if I hear more I'll let you know.

BIGJOHNT · Oct 31, 2018

>Made it down and I didn't
>make it up that high
>but I did talk to
>a few folks that had.
>All of them told me
>the same thing that the
>bull creek pass is shutdown
>for the year. I asked
>about the road from the
>towers south to loop around
>to the gold mine and
>got mixed answers. 2 of
>the groups said impassable and
>another group said they went
>that way. I don't know
>if the group that said
>they made it that way
>thought I meant the lower
>road or if they were
>just a little more ballsey
>and pushed through. Anyway that's
>what info I do have
>and if I hear more
>I'll let you know.

So your saying. Put the tracks on the razor and I am good . Maybe I can rent it out this year ? It's been just the opposite the last two years. Zero snow.

OpeningDay · Nov 1, 2018

OK BigJohn. What I am going to need you to do is this. Put them tracks on, get up there and blaze a nice trail through the pass for us mortals to follow. haha. I would imagine by next week with no weather, there should be a way up top, even if the pass is closed. Then again, might not be any reason to get up top if the deer have moved down. Either way, I cant wait to get down there. I've got Big Bucks on the brain. haha If anyone has any new intel over the next week, I am all ears. Thanks again for everyone's input so far.

OpeningDay · Nov 6, 2018

A couple more days!! I cant wait. Anyone been down in the last week or so?? Is anyone seeing any rut activity going on around the State?. I hope we aren't too early..

BIGJOHN,
Did you blaze that trail for me yet?? haha

BIGJOHNT · Nov 6, 2018

Nope,I did look over at the Henry's a few time. Wanted to head that way and take a look. But we where hunting elk. Tough finding those elk on the Henry's.

BIGJOHNT · Nov 6, 2018

http://www.monstermuleys.info/photos/user_photos_2018/703576248899a62004872a3bd0d100a3d8bfa.jpeg

OpeningDay · Nov 6, 2018

There he is!! Come Friday, you zoom in that spotter and you will see me waving back at you from that snowy peak! haha. Now, will you please send a picture that looks a little warmer!! haha

big6 · Nov 8, 2018

You can't make it through bull creek but you can make it around the south end from the towers to the horn no issue at all. I don't know what the people were talking about with the south side road there wasn?t a drop of snow.

OpeningDay · Nov 12, 2018

Back to the Real World. We had a great time on the mountain over the weekend. We covered everything from the Hillers to the Snow Line near Bull Creek Pass. We seen a ton of deer and a lot of bucks. Some bucks were really Rutty, where others not so much.
Unfortunately, we didn't turn up the famous Henry Mountain Monster.
Biggest buck we seen might have stretched the tape to 190". I had heard the drought really affected horn growth down there this year. From what I have seen in years past down there, I would have to agree. Lots of bucks in the 160" range. I sure hope we have a wet spring to get this unit back to its elite status. If anyone reads this that hunted the Henry's this year, I would love to hear your experience via PM. Uncle is sitting on 21 points or the Muzzy hunt. I am trying to prepare as much as possible. Thanks guys.