Awesome drew a antlerless winston tag.

[funkster]

Is 2,452 hunters busy enough for you? You will not be alone! Make sure if you plan on camping near by to make reservation now(it may be to late). Don't let the high number of hunters scare you off, have patients and you should get an opportunity.

[bobcat]

Kill the hoof rot elk. Put them out of their misery.

[Huntbear]

Well drew a antlerless winston tag, and now time to start doing my homework, and get some meat in the freezer. Never hunted that area so any help be greatly appreciated. 

The cows will walk out in front of you all day long, on the edges of reprod and clearcuts.   Hell, you can probably do it opening day about 10 min. after shooting light if you know what road to walk down.

[Bearhide]

Thank you for all the help fellow hunters. Yeah finding a place to stay is no problem, i live only hour and a half from there. Plus will bring a trailer with us. Heck if i have to ill sleep on the tree    what ever it takes im getting that elk meat in the freezer. Again never shot an elk before so will start off small and work my self up maybe to 300+  someday 

[dr.derek]

Hate bringing it up, but beware of limpers in there... You may have to be a bit more selective about which elk you shoot...

A lot of hoof rot in that unit. Not to be subjective but I believe the late rifle tag should be a chance for hunters to take out some of the hoof rot elk.
anyways should be an easy hunt.

[Screaminreelz]

2400+ hunters and less than 20% actually get out of their trucks. Don't worry about it just get off the beaten path and you'll be fine.

[Bearhide]

Now when they have the hoof rot, is the meat still good?

[Screaminreelz]

My understanding from a Gamewarden is that as long as it's not above the knee you should be fine. If the meat stinks above the knee don't eat it just get rid of it. We knocked one down last year with a touch of it in the left front hoof that wasn't bad at all. I've see some out of there though that were not in good shape at all and it's too bad we can't just put them out of their misery.

[Bearhide]

Heres a stupid question you guys can laugh at, is there a way i can see if it does have the hoof rut with a spotting scope if im close to the elk?  And say i do kill one that has the hoof rot above the knee, what can i do with the meat? I cant just leave it ther. 

[ICEMAN]

This is why they are referenced as limpers.....if they limp...you may want to pass on it. Just sayin'

[billythekidrock]

Heres a stupid question you guys can laugh at, is there a way i can see if it does have the hoof rut with a spotting scope if im close to the elk?  And say i do kill one that has the hoof rot above the knee, what can i do with the meat? I cant just leave it ther. 

The meat is still edible.

[Bearhide]

That makes since. Thank you for the info 

[Bearhide]

Yeah i personally hate hunting from the car, so ill be doing alot of hiking for sure. Love to get away from everyone else as far as possible. Just turn on my gps and go for it.   Good luck to everyone.

[elkslayer069]

You wont do a whole lot hiking to get away from people roads everywhere and a person on almost all of them

[Goshawk]

The problem is not necessarily is the meat any good, it's more like is there any meat left on the animal?
A three year old cow I shot there last year, minus hide and ribs hunt at 150lbs. Ground it all into hamburger. The backstraps were just sinew, nothing you could cut a steak out of. Starving to death is a pretty rough way to go. At least 75% of the elk I saw there last December were limping or leaving blood in their tracks.
Consider your tag a culling tool more than a freezer filler.