Coleman creek GMU-328

[ds2647]

can anyone help me out .... i am trying to find out ifthere is a camping area near coleman creek,   gmu-328.  i am planning on hunting that area during modern firearm  elk season.  so if anyone can help me out that would be great.

Dustin

[saylean]

There is camping near there, but not much (bottom of canyon). Be aware though, you cannot drive all the way up the road. There is a red sign on the right hand side that will say "No unauthorized vehicles" blah blah...

it can be easy to miss, as it is not that big. It will be after the barb wire fence gate...probably another 1/2 mile or more.

Anyway, there is also a road just after this gate that will lead up hill (left side). There is some camping on the top of the hill.

Finally, the Clockum road (just east of coleman) has plenty of camping on it.

Best~

[ds2647]

Thanks for the info,  have you hunted that area ?  I hope i have some luck ..... only been elk hunting once  so i would like to fill my tag

[saylean]

I've been around there a bit yes. Never hunted modern elk though, I hear its a mad house up there during that time.

[ds2647]

i kinda figured it would be a mad house... that is how it was in wester washington for me last year. I plan on getting up there a few days early. maybe get me a chance to find the herd

[luvtohnt]

Coleman canyon is actually open all the way to the top. Cooke canyon is closed at the bottom. There is alot of camping all over  up there. My suggestion would be to camp low and go up for hunting everyday. Especially if you have a trailer, a few people got stuck up high a couple years ago and had to abandon their trailers. Snowmobilers just ransacked everything. If you do find a herd be on them well before daylight on opening day, because I guarantee there will be multiple others that will see them also. Any more questions feel free to ask. I live about 10 minutes from the mouth of the canyon. I also own horses that live at the bottom of Clockum canyon and they spend alot of time up there.

[mossback91]

I remember the year  that ppl where leaving stuff up there.............oh mammy did it snow........used the bumber as a plow pretty much the whole way. I started hunting up there about 6 years ago and there was way more elk in there then there is now. Lots more ppl hunt there now too

[luvtohnt]

I have noticed the last couple of years that the Indians are using this area heavily in September. Also all the comotion in the spring with antler hunting has made for a high death rate in the calves. I have been into some ares in the Quilomine (wintering area) and found places with 5 or 6 dead calves in less than a square mile.

Brandon

[ds2647]

Thanks for all the info.
Dustin

[shorthair-on-point]

It is a zoo up there. We have always called coleman canyon the "pumpkin fields" during rifle season. The elk will be scattering everywhere opening morning before light. 

[shorthair-on-point]

luvtohnt,

Do you do any bird hunting?

[flyguide]

It will be pretty busy, I would bring your own firewood, fire pit, trees to tie the wall tent to, and for a small fee I will reserve a spot for you.     Just kidding, it will be crowded but for good reason. There are a lot of elk in the Coleman and if you stick to the thicker timber and willing to stay quiet and let the other hunters work for you it will be a decent hunt.  Just get there a day or two early to find a good camping spot and don't bother road hunting.

Good luck.

[saylean]

Coleman canyon is actually open all the way to the top. Cooke canyon is closed at the bottom. There is alot of camping all over  up there. My suggestion would be to camp low and go up for hunting everyday. Especially if you have a trailer, a few people got stuck up high a couple years ago and had to abandon their trailers. Snowmobilers just ransacked everything. If you do find a herd be on them well before daylight on opening day, because I guarantee there will be multiple others that will see them also. Any more questions feel free to ask. I live about 10 minutes from the mouth of the canyon. I also own horses that live at the bottom of Clockum canyon and they spend alot of time up there.

oops...your right luv...sorry for the misinfo..I seem to get cooke/clockum/coleman mixed up sometimes...

at least i had good intention...

[C-Money]

I passed up on a spike in 2005 due to heavy snow on the second Saturday. It was 2pm and snowing so hard my GPS was not working. I was a mile or so away from the truck. Would have been a good clean shot, but was afraid I would not be able to get back up to get the rest of the elk on Sunday due to all the snow. So that spike walked away with the rest of the herd. Had a tough time getting down the roads that evening, thought I was gonna slide of the road a few times. I learned to ALWAYS have chains!