Once in a lifetime muzzy any bull hunt

[maddog]

A life time of buying an elk tag and special app .  finally good news I drew the 1 muzzle loader clockum tag in the state (gmu 328,329,335) oct 1 - oct 10.  I put scouting off scouting as I knew the fire would make the elk change patterns/locations, but instead of the fires getting put out they got worse to the point of no entry for scouting & possibly no hunting at all.  I had planned on hunting the first creek area of gmu 328 which I think is burning now.  Yes my once in a lifetime muzzy  bull hunt is literally going up in smoke . Any help or suggestions to possible salvage my hunt would be much appreciated.    
Thanks for your time & consideration!

[bobcat]

Get over there and do some scouting in the Teanaway, before your season starts, is all I can think of...

[deleted BGS]

I was watching the fire burn today, all the woods north of eburg are closed, which includes the colockum

[bobcat]

That's a great time period to be hunting in the Teanaway. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it, just hunt further west than you had planned. The fire in Teanaway is way up north by Stafford Creek, I think is what I read. Your only issue will be private land access. But there is still land open for hunting that you can get on. Those Teanaway elk have barely even gotten any hunting pressure yet. You should have a great hunt.

[jackelope]

I think the fire in the Teanaway is in the Dickey Creek Jack Creek drainages. Not sure where Stafford Creek is relative to the 2 I mentioned.

[6x6in6]

Oh man, this really blows for you and where you wanted to be.
I was wondering who had that muzzy tag.

[bobcat]

Stafford Creek is a couple miles further north. There should still be some good elk country to hunt, that's not on fire, and not even close.

[jackelope]

There is definitely fire in Dickey Creek. Last I looked it was small.

[bobcat]

Well, are going to hunt Teanaway?

[coachcw]

go east ! 

[bobcat]

go east ! 

Quilomene?

Isn't all of 328 and 329 shut down?

[jrebel]

    If your tag is good for the tarpiscan you can just wait there.   The fire will push all the elk right out of the clockum and they will run you over.  trying to get to the river.  Of course they will have to run you over for you to see them as the smoke is so darn bad.   Good luck.

[Huntbear]

go east ! 

Quilomene?

Isn't all of 328 and 329 shut down?

AS OF RIGHT NOW.. this map shows what DNR and the FS have shut down...  not to say more is not coming....

http://kitcogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=4caadcc849674e198a931c5a216637f5

[maddog]

I know the 328 & 329 units a lot better so if there is access, my odds of getting a nice bull will probably be way better.  If there is no access to those two I will have no choice but to explore 335, but I have never been in that unit before.  looks like tarpiskan rd is a boundary so if that road is open I would have to think there will be elk.  Any body know if tarpiskan rd is open?

[huntergreg]

I was up in the hills in 328/329 border tonight. Saw one nice 6x6. And last week saw a 370-380 in. 7x7.    Pm me for more info maddog.