Scouting Tucannon 1014

[EastWaViking]

I'm scouting elk area 1014 in a few days. I only have an evening and half of the next day to spend down there.
Where should I go first?

Thanks

[ThePascoKid]

The Frontier Too in Dayton nice cold beer

[EastWaViking]

Ok, after that where? 

I don't expect you to give away your secret spot, but, I have one of the trophy bull tags so I am not going after spikes, and really could use some advice on general areas to concentrate my scouting.

thanks

[ThePascoKid]

Just being a smartass but seriously, I'd head out Patit Rd from Dayton then up Maloney Mt road into the Umatilla forest if your tag is everything west of the Tucannon river this area should be open  The big ones should be up high but not necessarily I saw a very nice 6 pt bull 2 weekends ago down by Hwy 12 between Waitsburg and Walla Walla.

[bucklucky]

Get in there and learn the boundries a bit , find the most remote area in there and hike into it, up high is whaere I would look . Look for a good consentration of nice rubs from previouse years, check the drainages with water and look for wallows.

[ThePascoKid]

assuming you have an archery tag, once the elk are in rut I don't think you'll have a problem finding them, I would definitely be a bit picky with that tag there are some hogs in there. Good Luck!

[yelp]

I suggest going up to Godman trailhead and hike out to the East out those trails.  Stop by ranger district in Pomeroy...I rented one of the guard station cabins as my base camp the year I drew.  Try Big turkey tail, Jelly Spring, also...

[Dadbear]

I'd try it up around Bob's Lake.

[EastWaViking]

Just got back from a quick overnight scouting trip.  Great looking country, and the bulls are bugling!  Here are a couple of pictures.  The bull was a long ways off taken through my spotting
scope towards the sunrise, but hopefully you get the idea.

[yelp]

where did you go...what drainage...details man!

[BC CHASER]

Bad pic but it looks like he is a good bull.

[EastWaViking]

Yeah, bad pic, but I was shooting at 1/20th of a second through my spotting scope at about 600 yards.

SE of Meadow creek...If I get a bull in there I am bringing a fork, because it would be easier
to eat it on the spot than pack it out!

[yelp]

Bring two forks. ..the racks are worth it!!

[yelp]

OH YEAH...DID YOU SEE ANY WHITEYS...HOW DOES THE AREA THAT BURNED LOOK. I HEAR IT IS COMING BACK NICELY.

[EastWaViking]

I saw a few white tails, one real nice buck.  I could attach a picture of him, but it is worse than
the bull picture because it was just getting light and he was about 100 yards away.  He was about
20" and at least 6 points to a side. He was on the sky line road near godman cg.