Cache Creek

[ksberry209]

Not that I didn't believe everyone who said don't waste your time south of hwy-20 but I went out today to check it out. Yupp....no pigs anywhere close to me. O'well had a nice hike anyways.

I sure did find a new area for deer hunting though. Deer and elk were all over the place. I hiked to a few different ridges and glasses the valleys and saw probably 20+ deer and a handful of elk. I know the deer will probably be long gone by Sept / Oct but I think I may have to plan a 2 day trip with deer and pig tags.

I have not really looked at a map yet but does anyone know what deer zone Cache Creek is in. Probably A.

 

[Bwana Turtle]

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I know the deer will probably be long gone by Sept / Oct[/b]

They'll be there, they'll just be hiding. At least the boys will. Where'd you go in ?

 

[DanV]

Its A- zone , you have to go to Fouts Springs , the base of Snow Mt. then it becomes B-zone .

 

[bpnclark]

Don’t worry the deer. They will be there in Sept/Oct. They come out towards the end of Sept, right after the season ends.

 

[jb229]

The deer will be there along with half the state of CA hunters. hwy 20 is lined up with cars during the A zone opener for that area. Plus the 1000 degree temp, Ticks, rattle snakes.

all the great things about hunting and the outdoors, Archery opener is only 6 months away

 

[ksberry209]

I went in at the entrance just past Cowboy Camp on hwy-16. Didn't get back as far as I would have liked because I dropped / lost my gps unit and spent a couple of hours backtracking to find it. Finally found it in a small ravine that I had to do some serious crawling and climbing to get through and I did not want to back down there but it was worth it when I found my gps.

Funny how technology really limits you sometimes. I had maps of the area with me but when I head out I always mark the location where I start and very rarely do I use the maps so when I lost my gps I was somewhat disoriented. I would have been able to make it back because I knew where hwy-16 was and I would have just had to hike out to the road then make my way back tot he truck but I have been up in the Sierras and would have really been in trouble if I did not have my gps. I guess I need to study my maps better before I head out and while I am on the trail so if anything happens I will not be in a sticky situation.

 

[bodega]

KSBerry;

Did you make it in as far as the lakes? The old stone building foundations?

Bodega

 

[ksberry209]

No I did not see any of that. I figure I got back about 3+ miles and then I spent the next few hours back tracking and looking for my gps unit. I was there for about 8 hours and was wondering around the same area for about 2 hours. How far back is the lake? From hwy 16 I headed west and did not see any lake or buildings.

BTW - No turkeys either.

 

[DanV]

FYI , guys the road that goes up to the old buildings , not much left except the foundations ( really just footings ) and up the hill and west is the Old Stage Coach Route ! Lots of history up there if you know where to look . Also a few areas where indians had their camps ( villages ) for many years , a college or two has digs going on up there on one of the smaller creeks .

Keep looking for the turkeys , there is a good #'s of them up there , try using a locater call - make em shock gobble !