Elk Near Spokane

[TheHunt]

There are elk there.  I ran into two herds while I scouted for my moose hunt.  But each only had about 8 to 12 elk in the herd.

[trophyelk6x6]

My dad and I hunted whitetail on private land in Chewelah. During the day we hunted up in Nat. Forrest. We ran into 15 elk and 2 branch bulls deep up Sand Canyon and then ran into 40 head with 2 good bulls on private land just south of Chewelah.  I was amazed and did not know elk were even there?  I spoke with a lady from RAIDER aluminum boats who lives in Colville and they have seen sign but recently seen a nice big bull somewhere local. 

[SHANE(WA)]

it is pretty bad, so much terrain and really a lack of animals in it.The huckleberry range is another that hardly has any elk, looks like excellent habitat, nothing there.

[Triplebrow]

Did PendOreilleArcher get banned?

[Sagedawg]

it is pretty bad, so much terrain and really a lack of animals in it.The huckleberry range is another that hardly has any elk, looks like excellent habitat, nothing there.

   Agree 100%



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[jbaker509]

i have friends that hunt huckleberry and get a elk ever year

[Triplebrow]

Was PendOreilleArcher banned for his posting in the elk forum?

[tlbradford]

Was PendOreilleArcher banned for his posting in the elk forum?

No, and before you ask why?, I will tell you that we do not give out the circumstances on the very rare occasion someone is banned.

[Hornseeker]

The elk population is expanding in the Pend Oreille...and thats all there is to that. Its a relatively young herd, 20 years ago there were only a few really isolated spots you'd find them there...now they are more spread out and more animals than ever... in 10 years from now...there will be more yet. The habitat is "prime" elk country and the herds dont grow super fast...or recover super fast from loss do to the type of forage and such they are limited to.

if I lived in WA...I'd have a NE tag every year... wouldn't kill elk every year, but some of the bulls I've seen up there would drag me back every year!! :0)

[Triplebrow]

Was PendOreilleArcher banned for his posting in the elk forum?

No, and before you ask why?, I will tell you that we do not give out the circumstances on the very rare occasion someone is banned.

Ok,  Thanks for the response.

I noticed you said it was a "rare occasion" for someone to get banned.  What is the # of people that have been banned?  Is it reflected in the site stats?

Thanks.

[caseyv21]

i agree it should be permit only, and i just read an article in the spokesmans review about changing it next year. eliminating the any elk season for rifle hunters. that should help out a lot in itself

[SHANE(WA)]

I dunno if that would help a ton, the rifle hunters have a really low success rate, they need to limit it all they way around, the archers and muzzleloaders do extremely well, the ability to call them in sept and early oct. And keep improving the habitat, need a few million acres burned is what the corner of the state needs

[caseyv21]

i agree they need to start some prescribed burns like they do in other parts of the country, and permit only would be the way to go

[miah]

I live in kettle falls and I have hunted elk locally for the last 10 years and never even got a shot at one, However I do beleive the local population is growing. I have never been able to understand why there aren't more here, I think the habitat is better than that of the yakima and blue mountain herds. It is very frustrating and I'm sure poachers aren't helping the situation

[bobcat]

Aren't the trees too thick over there which doesn't allow much grass to grow underneath? Some big fires over there could do a lot of good.