Author Topic: No elk left in the Blues (Read 6997 times)

Easy-E · « **on:** July 12, 2013, 01:55:35 PM »

Spent all last weekend hiking/scouting in the Blues (Dayton, Watershed, and Wenaha West units). Had a great time but it was a bit of a downer. We saw more wolf scat than any other sign. Hello wolves, good bye elk.

Enjoy those tags while you've got 'em, the days of quality elk hunts in the Blues may be over....

(sorry for such a negative post)

~~Cheers~~!

Woodchuck · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2013, 02:12:42 PM »

I been sayin it for years and people said I was nuts.

jackelope · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2013, 02:47:05 PM »

Weird. I saw a couple dozen down there a few weeks ago and didn't even leave the car.

I know...call me crazy.

huntnphool · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2013, 02:50:26 PM »

If you saw the trail cam pics I have you would shi............dirty your pants.

Woodchuck · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2013, 02:52:15 PM »

Quote from: jackelope on July 12, 2013, 02:47:05 PM

Weird. I saw a couple dozen down there a few weeks ago and didn't even leave the car.

I know...call me crazy.

You're crazy

Woodchuck · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2013, 02:52:48 PM »

Quote from: huntnphool on July 12, 2013, 02:50:26 PM

If you saw the trail cam pics I have you would shi............dirty your pants.

You show me yours and I'll show you mine

huntnphool · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2013, 02:59:56 PM »

Quote from: Woodchuck on July 12, 2013, 02:52:48 PM

Quote from: huntnphool on July 12, 2013, 02:50:26 PM
If you saw the trail cam pics I have you would shi............dirty your pants.
You show me yours and I'll show you mine

No thanks Chuck, I'm content with what I have.

dscubame · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2013, 03:49:34 PM »

Everyone knows all the elk are in the blues. Like shooting fish in a barrel.

Easy-E · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2013, 05:37:20 PM »

Quote from: jackelope on July 12, 2013, 02:47:05 PM

Weird. I saw a couple dozen down there a few weeks ago and didn't even leave the car.

I know...call me crazy.

You're talking about the wolves, right?

gonehuntin68 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2013, 10:43:03 AM »

Quote from: Jägermeister on July 12, 2013, 01:55:35 PM

Spent all last weekend hiking/scouting in the Blues (Dayton, Watershed, and Wenaha West units). Had a great time but it was a bit of a downer. We saw more wolf scat than any other sign. Hello wolves, good bye elk.

Enjoy those tags while you've got 'em, the days of quality elk hunts in the Blues may be over....

(sorry for such a negative post)

~~Cheers~~!

Ive hunted there for 20 years and have only seen a couple bulls.

270Flat · « **Reply #10 on:** July 13, 2013, 11:22:07 AM »

All gone! They've been eaten or run out by the wolves and Sasquatch! Occasionally one or two will wonder over from high up in Oregon. But head right back across the border. Trust us locals when we talk about how bad it has become.

Chuck83 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 13, 2013, 01:26:12 PM »

Go back in the middle of spetember

JODakota · « **Reply #12 on:** July 13, 2013, 03:22:56 PM »

Quote from: Chuck83 on July 13, 2013, 01:26:12 PM

Go back in the middle of spetember

And there still won't be any elk

3dvapor · « **Reply #13 on:** July 13, 2013, 04:25:57 PM »

I was there scouting Friday, I actually heard a bull bugle twice in the morning, thought I was loosing my mind but he did it twice about twenty minutes apart. It will be a good year for u guys with the tags, lots of 3ft high green grass, the lower foothills look awesome this time of year.

denali · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2013, 04:54:29 PM »

organized crime

BMM

if we get wolves in the desert,,,we know who to blame

rosscrazyelk · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2013, 05:10:40 PM »

Quote from: 3dvapor on July 13, 2013, 04:25:57 PM

I was there scouting Friday, I actually heard a bull bugle twice in the morning, thought I was loosing my mind but he did it twice about twenty minutes apart. It will be a good year for u guys with the tags, lots of 3ft high green grass, the lower foothills look awesome this time of year.

That was my nephew. I told him to stop playing around

dscubame · « **Reply #16 on:** July 14, 2013, 08:06:53 AM »

gaddy · « **Reply #17 on:** July 15, 2013, 09:11:00 PM »

if people are seeing elk in the blues then I need to get my wife up there. the shrooms must be putting spores in the air & causing hallucinations. maybe she could catch a few, see a foot & be hooked. then it wont be so hard for her to understand why I go all the time, come home with nothing but a smile & stories of what could have been. then again she might see a wolf & understand the tears.

Chuck83 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 15, 2013, 09:13:15 PM »

Quote from: JODakota on July 13, 2013, 03:22:56 PM

Quote from: Chuck83 on July 13, 2013, 01:26:12 PM
Go back in the middle of spetember
And there still won't be any elk

That is true I forgot

stickflngr · « **Reply #19 on:** July 18, 2013, 11:12:49 AM »

Nope none in the blues

The date is wrong, these were from last year

Moose-head · « **Reply #20 on:** July 18, 2013, 11:15:21 AM »

Go there when deer are open and you will see a ton of elk. Go during elk and deer galore

bod · « **Reply #21 on:** July 18, 2013, 11:32:24 AM »

When I hunted down there the culprits were the Nez Pierce tribe from Idaho.

Broken Arrow · « **Reply #22 on:** July 18, 2013, 11:51:08 AM »

Drove through my old spots on the backs roads way to Lewiston yesterday.....cant remember a time that I have seen so many elk...especially big bulls in velvet. More Elk there then any other place in that state. If i didn't already have other plans I would hunt there for sure. Pass it on!

Styles · « **Reply #23 on:** July 21, 2013, 12:05:19 AM »

I think the best of the Blues has come and gone!! Its going to be a steady decline from here on out!!

Thats a tag that I can only dream about now!!

bigassbull · « **Reply #24 on:** July 21, 2013, 08:33:03 PM »

Im seeing some nice bulls,but no doubt those critters are wreaking havoc on the herds and deer.

Mr Mykiss · « **Reply #25 on:** July 22, 2013, 02:35:01 PM »

As per my previous postings I did an aerial survey about a month ago from Pasco to Salt Lake City and didn't see one elk in the Blues.

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