Mt. St. Helens Wounded Warrior Elk camp - update for 2015 season -gofundme added

[csaaphill]

Gosha damn that's nice. Beautiful country as well. 

[undertoad]

If you need any help next year, let me know. I could come in and be camp cook for a few days or whatever.

[HntnFsh]

AWESOME!

[LeeMajors]

That's a good program you have going. Glad to see local.people involved. The wdfw sure does want the elk heard brought down in numbers but just can't ever think of the right way to do it.... just figure they could throw in some mudflow tags or toutle...

Hell, I was trying to get some cow tags anywhere and still nothing.
WDFW isn't very helpful unless alot of money is thrown on the table it seems. 

This isn't always true.  I help run the local chapter of heroes on the water (we take vets and disabled active duty members fishing from kayaks).  We had no problem getting a group license that covers crabbing and fishing for all of our participants.  Obviously a different section of WDFW, but you get my point, there are some good apples in the bunch.

[CplRaines]

So funding for camp was pretty much all on me for last year. Had to use a good portion of my tax return to repay monies I borrowed for the logistics of camp last year.

With that in mind, I'm not doing a wounded warriors hunt with the charity and bringing in new guys this year.
Instead, I have invited the guys that were at camp last year back as members for this year where we would all split the bills.
All but one or two are returning, which I am really happy about seeing as they only got the first 4 days of the season last year. (Another snafu with the charity on booking flights last year).

New thread and pics in about 6 months. Hopefully we will draw a group tag this year.

[Blacklab]

What your doing is awesome Good luck with your draws 

[CplRaines]

Well, none of us drew anything .......  again. 

Camp will be good to go regardless of any frickin special tags. 

[CplRaines]

5 days till I leave to set up camp. Most of the members will be flying in/showing up on Halloween.
Here's to hoping everything goes well and involved have a good time. 

[CplRaines]

Headin out tonight to set up camp. Will post pics and sitrep upon my return in about 3 1/2 weeks. Hopefully the pics will be a bit bloody. 

[ELKBURGER]

Best of luck to all the well deserving veterans!

[brianmtsinc]

I had lost track of this thread.... How did you guys do?   

[CplRaines]

Tag soup for all this year.
We were into the elk all but 2 days of the season. Just nothing to pull the trigger on or to quick of an encounter in the heavy jacks to be able to.

Caught some more wolf tracks this year - tough competing with them 

A few pics -

[CplRaines]

camp
Elk Camp 2013

[oneshot12]

nice work CPRL   enjoy seeing  those folks getting out and taking  part in hunting  fishing no matter what  just getting out is a good thing .GREAT JOB !!!!!. ever need any help
just ask

[TheHunt]

Great job...  Thanks for sharing.