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Offline Russ McDonald

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Elk out.
« on: April 17, 2014, 07:41:21 AM »
Been seeing elk every morning heading to work this last 2 weeks.  Also talked to the wild life biologist here at work at he saw 3 bulls up in the woods.  He said one was a 3x3 the other he said looked like a 5x5 in velvet.  Can't wait now for bow season.

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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2014, 08:01:47 AM »
Quote from: russ_mcdonald on April 17, 2014, 07:41:21 AM
the other he said looked like a 5x5 in velvet. 

Velvet that big already  :yike:  :dunno: I saw/heard a helicopter buzzing around above upper Greenwater(west fork white river) yesterday afternoon where I live, kept around the area for 20+ minutes... figured they could be counting elk? Heard anything about that?
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2014, 09:05:55 AM »
Biggest bulls I've seen are only about 6inches tall  :dunno:

That's gona be one heck of a bull
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2014, 09:32:39 AM »
Yea I find that real hard to believe he saw a nice 5x5 in velvet.  Most just have nubbins right now!!!
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2014, 10:00:51 AM »
Buddy of mine said yesterday while turkey hunting they saw 2 bulls that hadn't drop their horns yet.
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2014, 10:02:10 AM »
 :yeah: there are probably a few still running with hard antlers

He could have seen a cactus bull or something but I doubt he saw a 5x5 in velvet already.

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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2014, 10:02:30 AM »
Funny how they differ from bull to bull, I know of several branch bulls still packing
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2014, 10:05:59 AM »
But they're not in velvet!
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2014, 10:09:04 AM »
Quote from: Swatson on April 17, 2014, 10:05:59 AM
But they're not in velvet!

Hence "still packing"
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2014, 10:26:30 AM »
hahaha no he said they were in velvet!
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2014, 12:25:37 PM »
Quote from: russ_mcdonald on April 17, 2014, 07:41:21 AM
Been seeing elk every morning heading to work this last 2 weeks.  Also talked to the wild life biologist here at work at he saw 3 bulls up in the woods.  He said one was a 3x3 the other he said looked like a 5x5 in velvet.  Can't wait now for bow season.

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A WA state biologist would say it's a 5x5 in velvet  :bash: idiots.
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2014, 12:28:08 PM »
A couple weekends ago on the peninsula I saw probably 6 or 7 branch bulls.  About half hadn't dropped and half were in velvet.
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2014, 01:10:42 PM »
Every Bull up in Kapowsin I've seen in the last two weeks has nothing more than 10" fuzzy spikes on him!  Maybe he meant 5"x5"...Wouldn't surprise me! 
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2014, 02:16:31 PM »
I surely don't work for the state.  His is a fellow hunter like us all so I would hope he knows what he is looking at.
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Re: Elk out.
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2014, 02:18:23 PM »
Quote from: lewy on April 17, 2014, 10:02:30 AM
Funny how they differ from bull to bull, I know of several branch bulls still packing
Thats what I asked him too but he said that they sure looked like they had velvet on.
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