Observatory A big bull

[TeacherMan]

Well, I guess I'm not going to go into much detail, I had way to high of expectations. I didn't go over to the unit until the second week hoping for colder weather, bad call on my part. It snowed I guess around Tuesday. I shot a nice bear on Saturday, and seen a total of 1 elk in four days, a cow so I went home Tuesday Night. I could have stayed the entire time but it cost me about $200 dollars a day and I could not justify staying when I wasn't seeing any animals. I put in 10 to 15 miles a day, most in the dark. I sat and glassed for hours. The first two days I didn't even get to see what the area to the spot we hunted looked like in the daylight. On Wednesday my buddies shot a cow and then they got a 1x2 on Friday. They also saw a nice bull Wednesday. Figures, my luck. Don't want to sound negative but I honestly think this will be the last time I rifle hunt in Washington. I had a guy shooting across the canyon toward me at something I couldn't see. He had to of been shooting close to a mile. I could see the muzzle blast then count a couple seconds before I could hear it. He shot 5 times, then left. He never came across the canyon to look at what he was shooting at. I know this because there was one way in and one way out of this canyon unless you came up from the bottom over 10 miles one way. Over 5 coming from the top. Well I guess I'm just rambling, overall really disappointed in the lack of animals. 

[bowsandhose]

sorry to hear 

[270Shooter]

Yeah the weather was terrible 

[BENCHLEG]

THATS HUNTING. sorry for youre luck but there is somebody that thinks this year was the best year of there life. we as hunters can spend all the time we can to prepare but ultimately the outcome is out of our hands. sorry for your luck keep up the good fight. J

[jae]

Wow! That is a bummer. Sorry for the poor luck.

[SHANE(WA)]

That stinks, but you will run into idiots everywhere that will do exactly what you described,I am lost in why it would cost you $200 a day to hunt? i could drive to Seattle and back to spokane everyday in a gas guzzler for that price.

[addicted]

That stinks, but you will run into idiots everywhere that will do exactly what you described,I am lost in why it would cost you $200 a day to hunt? i could drive to Seattle and back to spokane everyday in a gas guzzler for that price.

8 hour work days at $25 an hour.