I need some help! Margart cow tag for January.

[Wake1]

Try the little piece of the unit that is on the South side of the hwy. I had a cow tag last year and found quite a few elk on that side. There should be a blue gate that has no sign on it. Hike back in there and go west. All timber but they are in there. Good luck.       

[Bullkllr]

I hunt in a unit by the Margaret. I found if they aren't in the clear cuts they are usually in the the timber or reprod. Good luck see you at work in a week.

Margaret doesn't have more than a couple recent cuts. And they draw most of the pressure.

Then they should be in the timber or reprod.

Yes, if not in the clearcuts than they should be in the reprod or in the timber for sure.

[brew]

I hunt in a unit by the Margaret. I found if they aren't in the clear cuts they are usually in the the timber or reprod. Good luck see you at work in a week.

Margaret doesn't have more than a couple recent cuts. And they draw most of the pressure.

Then they should be in the timber or reprod.

Yes, if not in the clearcuts than they should be in the reprod or in the timber for sure.

  not trying to be a jack-knob but if they aint in the clearcuts, reprod or timber where else would they be ?  good luck on the hunt

[scout/sniper]

I hunt in a unit by the Margaret. I found if they aren't in the clear cuts they are usually in the the timber or reprod. Good luck see you at work in a week.

Margaret doesn't have more than a couple recent cuts. And they draw most of the pressure.

Then they should be in the timber or reprod.

Yes, if not in the clearcuts than they should be in the reprod or in the timber for sure.

  not trying to be a jack-knob but if they aint in the clearcuts, reprod or timber where else would they be ?  good luck on the hunt

This time of year they are usually in my yard eating blackberry bushes and dandelions.

[steelnducks]

I hunt in a unit by the Margaret. I found if they aren't in the clear cuts they are usually in the the timber or reprod. Good luck see you at work in a week.

Margaret doesn't have more than a couple recent cuts. And they draw most of the pressure.

Then they should be in the timber or reprod.

Yes, if not in the clearcuts than they should be in the reprod or in the timber for sure.

  not trying to be a jack-knob but if they aint in the clearcuts, reprod or timber where else would they be ?  good luck on the hunt

Standing in the road just behind that perfect clear cut on the backside of the timber just before they make it to the reprod.

[elkkillin5]

We are taking off at 350 in the am happy new years fellas. I will let you guys know how we do, sure would be nice to open the year with notching a tag. If anyone else is going hunting tomorrow good luck!

[nbk]

Come on man we need an update tonight.....................

[elkkillin5]

We went up to the 2500 and hiked into some timber saw 3 cows right off the get go my buddy didn't have a clear shot. My other buddy had 2 bulls within 50 yards but no cows. Went back up today and say some elk but no luck yet it will get done. Elk are a little harder to find there then I thought they would be.

[HntnFsh]

Yep! Things have changed up there. My sister had the rifle bull tag for Margaret. Wasnt easy but she filled it. Talked to a lot of people that went home empty handed. A few that didnt even see anything.

[Skyvalhunter]

Well it doesn't take rocket science to figure out that the increase in special permits has hurt the populations for deer and elk. It's only going to get worse. A shame that the populations suffer just because of the greed of the state. One reason why on the survey I suggested they cut special permit numbers.

[TMortensen]

I hope that ya'll end up being successful on your hunt. I had the archery bull tag and finding elk was tough, I did take a decent 5x but the population of elk in this unit is no better than in a general hunting area such as Winston or coweeman. The Margret needs to be divided and turned into a general hunt on the western half and kept as a quality or Bull hunt on the eastern half. Anyway hope you get a cow and Id suggest walking in along coldwater lake or driving around to the Ryan lake side, No snow up there yet. not sure if gates are closed or not though on that side

[Bullkllr]

We went up to the 2500 and hiked into some timber saw 3 cows right off the get go my buddy didn't have a clear shot. My other buddy had 2 bulls within 50 yards but no cows. Went back up today and say some elk but no luck yet it will get done. Elk are a little harder to find there then I thought they would be.

YAR, that's what I be tellin' folks!

[Hunter Y]

I hunted up there for 4.5 days. Seen 14 branched antlered bulls, no cows . It was weird the day before the opener we saw 45 cows

[huntaddict]

I just spent three days in there trying to help some folks out and we only had one opportunity at a cow. I had a bull tag in 2010 and it was no problem at all to fill it and to see elk all day. Then in 2011 I had a cow tag and hunted for all of 10 minutes before I had a cow down. What happened to the elk? Is it better earlier in the season or has the herd taken that much of a beating from to many tags and hoof rot? 

[180-GRAIN]

We hunted saturday and got into a herd 15 minutes into the hunt, couldnt get a shot. Later that evening about 45 minutes before dark we got into another herd and my dad was able to anchor a big cow. We only seen 2 bulls out of 20 elk. I hunted it 3 years ago myself for 3 days and did not see anything until the 3rd day and I was able to get a cow. They are where you find them I geuss. I think there are still alot of elk in there, maybe not as many as a few years ago though.