Margaret--should it go general or stay permit

[sirmissalot]

I agree completely judo. Well said.

[Meat Truck]

I'm heading up Friday and I can't wait.  If it's like judojudd says, it will be the experience of my lifetime so far.  Having it go general will kill that. 

I'm hiking in to the backcountry and I am going work my butt off.  To me it'll be worth it for the unique experience and there not being hunters everywhere.  Now, hopefully I can knock down a nice elk while I'm at it.

[sirmissalot]

If you aren't seeing and hearing elk every morning and night you're doing something wrong. It will be an experience to remember meat truck

[Meat Truck]

My pants are getting tight just thinking about it.  I'm just an average guy who likes to kill and eat things, I don't need to break any records.  But this will be a special kind of hunt, and that's why it needs to stay this way.

I'm hoping a good sized one steps in front of me first.  I'm not sure how much strength I've got to pass up a smallish one.  If it stands there long enough, it might need to learn a lesson.  Killing an elk with a bow is hard to do, and I'll be pumped if I can score a nice 5 point. 

I've killed a few elk, and a couple with a bow, and it's quite a an experience.  I can't wait to see what this is all about.

[judojudd]

I put my eyes on 11 bulls this weekend. Heard probably a dozen more. Called in a nice 5, a spike, and a masher 6. It's an awesome hunt!

[CNELK]

I say make the backcountry a different permit hunt. Only hand out a very limited amount of tags for cows and bulls. I had the tag last year and never saw a single person and would love to see it stay that way.

[elk247]

And..........then they will have to permit surrounding units and you will get to hunt  every five years or so in the same areas.  If you are for this, then we don't have much in common.   I can't imagine the Winston and coweeman being the ones that get slapped with the permit.  With wey now controlling the access into the units, they will control the herds and the cash flow.  No need for a permit there.   The units that will get hit will be the USNF ones.  Now to hunt south of pierce county if you don't want to hunt the Yelm herd, you will either need to draw or pay wey/outfitter.  Worst case thoughts for me.

To expand on this... how many years, $$$ and points would you guys be willing to throw at a hoof rot hunt? Its not like we are talking about a flourishing, healthy elk herd in the sw. I know there are other threads about the rot and I don't mean to thread jack but if you don't consider this than your not looking at the entire picture.