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Offline Easy-E

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No elk left in the Blues
« 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)  :sry:

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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2013, 02:12:42 PM »
I been sayin it for years and people said I was nuts.  :bash:
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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« 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.
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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2013, 02:50:26 PM »
 :chuckle: If you saw the trail cam pics I have you would shi............dirty your pants. :chuckle:
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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2013, 02:52:15 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  :chuckle:
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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2013, 02:52:48 PM »
:chuckle: If you saw the trail cam pics I have you would shi............dirty your pants. :chuckle:
You show me yours and I'll show you mine  :tup:  :chuckle:
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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2013, 02:59:56 PM »
:chuckle: If you saw the trail cam pics I have you would shi............dirty your pants. :chuckle:
You show me yours and I'll show you mine  :tup:  :chuckle:
No thanks Chuck, I'm content with what I have. ;)
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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« 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.
It's a TIKKA thing..., you may not understand.

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No elk left in the Blues
« Reply #8 on: July 12, 2013, 05:37:20 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? :chuckle:
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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2013, 10:43:03 AM »
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)  :sry:

Cheers!

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

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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« 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.  8)
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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2013, 01:26:12 PM »
Go back in the middle of spetember

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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2013, 03:22:56 PM »
Go back in the middle of spetember
And there still won't be any elk  ;)
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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« 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.

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Re: No elk left in the Blues
« 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  >:(
 
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