Metaline Falls / Ione Elk population

[huntnnw]

All my elk spots up there the elk do not move in loops, your either hunting pressured animals or not their core area. I can go to these spots every year and find elk

[10thmountainarcher]

There are definitely a few herds that stay in the same general area.. Not too many areas up there that do not receive the pressure.....

[10thmountainarcher]

Also what season are you hunting?

[huntnnw]

dunno where you guys hunt, but I can count on 1 hand how many hunters I have seen in 10 years bow or muzzy hunting

[jagermiester]

Why would your first instinct be to put a spot that someone tells you about on the internet??? I like reading stories on this site, but a post like this is the bad part of Hunt Wa. and a great way to ruin a spot. I will admit that it's not as bad as the person who posted the picture of the big buck killed in the Thirty mile burn and then told where it was killed.

Let's say just for arguments sake that 5,000 people read this post and 2% decide to hunt this area, that means that 100 more people are going to be up there chasing small herds of elk around in a small area.

I'm not trying to offend you, but I just had to share my opinion on this.

Have you ever been to Ione?

[10thmountainarcher]

dunno where you guys hunt, but I can count on 1 hand how many hunters I have seen in 10 years bow or muzzy hunting

im all over chasing elk after a 4 year hiatus and not having the time to scout hard I literally went everywhere.. I ran into one group of hunters this year ans hunted with em sorta.. other than that when I was in the woods I saw no one... its just too thick to see very far haha .. I did hear a couple though it was bad bad... the funny part was there was a bull within ear shot that just ignored em.

[oldleclercrd]

The elk DO in fact make "loops" or whatever you want to call it. They show up on the camera for 2 days in a row and then gone for a week pretty consistently during the summer. Now in the winter, well that's a different story. They keep to a somewhat small area. I guarantee most of these guys hunt elk dictated by ag of some sort, not just natural timber like the true NE.

[Ridgeratt]

I know a logger over in Metaline. He told exactly where the elk are......... I guess he must like me.

This sounds a little "Creepy"       

[bassquatch]

OP, you are obviously on to something! For future reference, the more dire the warnings or the more comical the replies the closer you are to the truth! "Super rough country", "be ready to hike 50 miles a day", "it's a pumpkin patch maybe biggest in the State?!", "watch out for the psycho locals they like to burn cars", "way more animals in your own backyard", "it was great years and years ago", "wolves everywhere", "my hunting partner got raped up there...never been back", these are just a few examples. The biggest thing I have learned researching on this site is when it comes to 'lying' and 'mis-information', most hunters make fishermen look like choir boys! Also go waaaay back in the pages of the topic! People were more open 200-300 pages ago when the site wasn't very old. The other thing I will tell you is that one of the contractors that comes in to my work told me he has taken an elk out of that area 9 out of the last 10 years for whatever that's worth?!

Hang in there, don't take it personally and watch for PM's, even though the masses may flame you there are always some upstanding folks that will PM you with the straight scoop 

Have you yourself ever hunted the area? Basically you get on here calling me a liar? There are members on this sight that can vouch that I have given them plenty of information about the area and general vicinities of where they could get into animals.  Are there elk there... yes, but you will work your butt off trying to get one.   As stated if you yourself has never hunted the area then Do Not get on here and attack the integrity and honesty of the others who have posted..

Sorry for the misunderstanding, definitely was not intending to call anyone specifically a "liar", I was speaking in general about the advice/mis-information I have seen on this and other hunting sites that's all, hence the 'fisherman' reference... It can and does get pretty comical at times and I was being sarcastic, perhaps I should have made that more obvious?!

I have not hunted that specific area but the gentleman I spoke with on the area was very detailed in his experience with the area and as I said has taken an elk 9 out of 10 years for whatever that's worth! I'm not one to completely discourage anyone from hunting anywhere they choose, if it sucks let them find out for themselves, if they have the ability and skill to figure out an area quickly and have success then let them do that as well, it's all part of the adventure of hunting!

Again, sorry for the misunderstanding, next time I'll use more of these ---> 

[bassquatch]

OP, you are obviously on to something! For future reference, the more dire the warnings or the more comical the replies the closer you are to the truth! "Super rough country", "be ready to hike 50 miles a day", "it's a pumpkin patch maybe biggest in the State?!", "watch out for the psycho locals they like to burn cars", "way more animals in your own backyard", "it was great years and years ago", "wolves everywhere", "my hunting partner got raped up there...never been back", these are just a few examples. The biggest thing I have learned researching on this site is when it comes to 'lying' and 'mis-information', most hunters make fishermen look like choir boys! Also go waaaay back in the pages of the topic! People were more open 200-300 pages ago when the site wasn't very old. The other thing I will tell you is that one of the contractors that comes in to my work told me he has taken an elk out of that area 9 out of the last 10 years for whatever that's worth?!

Hang in there, don't take it personally and watch for PM's, even though the masses may flame you there are always some upstanding folks that will PM you with the straight scoop 

  While I would tend to agree with you on certain occasions I saw nothing in this thread that suggests what you're claiming! I guess you're just looking for an argument! 

I have much better things to do with my spare time than look for internet drama? I was merely expressing my opinion and trying to do so in a comical way....no offense intended to anyone.

[Expedition Scout]

I think everyone is talking about the same NE area, however if you have not been up there, this explanation might help.

You have flat river bottoms that are full of Ag field on private land surrounded by steep mountains with thick forests under the Colville National Forest. I know plenty of guys that get an elk every year, that is not the point, the point is where and how they hunt. To go up there and expect a local farmer to open his field so you can pile corn and hang a stand or ground blind for the hunt is probably not going to happen. That leaves the steep mountains and thick forest. I have even seen guys doing that on National Forest Land, not sure how I feel about it, to each their own. I like to explore, so I can't sit still.

There are elk up there! I say good luck to anyone who chooses to do it.

[Ridgeratt]

My uncle who was a PUD lineman described it as 95% brush and 5% open. The 5% open was the river!!!

[bassquatch]

My uncle who was a PUD lineman described it as 95% brush and 5% open. The 5% open was the river!!!

Sounds a lot like the West side?? 

[Ridgeratt]

Man tipped over alot of elk up there!!

But he spent every day wandering around in the county also.

[KFhunter]

My uncle who was a PUD lineman described it as 95% brush and 5% open. The 5% open was the river!!!

Sounds a lot like the West side?? 

yup - but dry everything out so it's good and noisy