Good luck to all you fellow stick flinngers!

[blackhorn]

Just wanted to wish you all the best and hope all your pre-season work and wishes come to be.  Headed out in the morning, so hopfully when I get back I will see a bunch a bull's posted    Take care!

[bloodhound]

same here, east bound and running 5am, 8am loading gear on the horses, 9am ish horse bound 6 miles into the William o Douglas wilderness with my quality tag, pops with his quality and cow tag, my other buddy with his cow tag. camera with extra batteries are charged, arrows are flying like a dream, hopes are high, expectations low, and should be a trip to remember!

[DoubleJ]

I can only chase elk on the weekends

[jrod1407]

best of luck to you too. i'm heading out to southwest wa today as soon as i get off at noon. hope to see some of you guys around kelso

[WonkyWapiti]

Best of luck to everyone, it's been hot out.  I'm heading out on Monday.   

[SGTDuffman]

I went out to 560 on Monday to beat the crowds and settle in to an area. I started my season at dawn on Tuesday, and it proved to be the only day I would have any encounters with any animals. One animal was a cow elk I couldn't convince to come inside of about 100yds and the other was a Cinnamon phase Black bear that was chomping on blueberries about 30 yards from my camp. It figures that the one critter that gets within shooting distance is the one tag I didn't have.

I decided to leave by Thursday. It was pretty dry up there. It was like trying to sneak around on potato chips. I may do a couple more day trips to 454 before the elk season ends. I guess I could go ahead and buy the multi-season for deer too, if I feel like extending it beyond my archery tag for scheduling reasons. It was pretty tempting to run back into town and get a bear tag then go back and see if I could find that guy again, but I decided against it.

[jrod1407]

hey guys just thought i stop by and say thanks for the luck. I ended up sticking a nice 4x2 on the last morning and last hour before packing it up. rain all night + cool morning + little sun = perfect bow/ clear cut hunting!!!! good luck to all!!!

it's now time for me to switch gears for deer.

[SniperDanWA]

nice looking bull.  congrats!

[WonkyWapiti]

I had some luck too last Thursday morning.  My first rosie, was a 3x3 but a trophy to me. 

[carpsniperg2]

Congrats guys! Way better then me! 6 years, 3 elk and not one with a horn on it's head! All the critters I have taken and yet to shoot a bull elk with horns on it's head! I am getting closer started with calf, then yearling, then cow Maybe my next one will be a spike