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Re: Western WA Rifle Season - Hike In
« Reply #15 on: August 03, 2017, 09:08:54 AM »
Griffin,
No problem, I probably didn't tell you anything you didn't already know.
As for people being tight lipped, you'll notice that I didn't reveal MY honey holes.
Like I said, that Lewis River unit is a decent bet.
We used to hunt it regularly and pulled out bullls.

True story,
Back in the day late 70s and 80s we didn't have much for scouting tools.
We would get the Weyco and Gifford Pinchot FS maps, a case of beer and some smoke.
My buddy and I would pour over those maps till we found the perfect spot on paper.
We would then spend $75 on gas, more beer and more smoke.
Drive up to the area and scout it out.
Sometimes we found the area promising, mostly not.
We did this for years and eventually had a number of places to hunt.

When we were looking at the maps we were searching for areas that had access with a sizable expanse away from the roads.
Of course we didn't have the means of buying 7.5' quads for an area prior to scouting.
So, we would figure out the areas we liked and then bought the maps we wanted.
All this lead us to areas which had game but much of which was inaccessable.
So we would hunt these Godawful canyons and sometimes shoot elk in places that we regretted.

My dad and I hunted with a guy who never got far from the road.
Pete would look at a canyon and state that there was no he would pack and elk out of that hole.
My dad'sresponse was this, we havn't shot the damn elk yet, Rob will pack it out!

Anyways,
Good Luck!
Rob.





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Re: Western WA Rifle Season - Hike In
« Reply #16 on: August 03, 2017, 03:20:37 PM »
What kind of bull you looking for? Full Rosie by what the books say?
Or just a big elk?
If its brown knock it down

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Re: Western WA Rifle Season - Hike In
« Reply #17 on: August 03, 2017, 03:22:42 PM »
Ross - just looking to put meat in the freezer. Only my second year at it. Not chasin trophies

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Re: Western WA Rifle Season - Hike In
« Reply #18 on: August 03, 2017, 07:09:40 PM »
Any legal bull during the OTC SEASON is a trophy.
You see a legal bull you better be throwing lead or you'll regret it later. And don't stop shooting till he hits the deck.
I am still haunted by memories of elk that got away as I waited for a better shot.  Most were situations that I could have killed the bull, but for some reason I held off, expecting a better opportunity. If you think that the bull sees you, he probably does and he is as coiled as a clock spring. He will spin on a dime all the time as quiet as can be, put twenty feet behind him in a heartbeat and then turn on the afterburners.
 It's beautiful to watch, but it leaves a real pit in your stomach.
That's elk hunting.

 


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