Elk Hunting Forks 2014

[duggyphresh]

I would watch out for those forks boys.

You're the second person to say that... whats the reasoning behind this?

[fordpowerforever]

rifle elk season has almost more out of town then local guys, most of us have moved over to archery or muzzleloader. The elk will be smart by now and very quick to bail when found. This time of the year it rains so much its easy to tell if the tracks are fresh or not in the mud or clay, easy way to tell the difference between deer and elk rubs is the height, imagine how close to the ground a deers head would be to get his horns pointed at a tree then imagine an elk, deer much closer to the ground and usually just rub up the tree, elk will destroy the tree, the branches and push it part way over sometimes, even the tress around it depending how big it is. 

[washingtonmuley]

I would watch out for those forks boys.

You're the second person to say that... whats the reasoning behind this?

Just a jab. I have good friend in forks.

[duggyphresh]

Haha...  i gotcha.  My hunting partners friend is from forks and gave us some spots to check out and most poeple up there seemed nice enough.  So someone mentioned the blue gates being rayonier land, what are the orange gates and  the white gates?  A couple of the orange ones were open when we were up there Sunday, are those DNR or going to be closed during the week?

[JimmyHoffa]

I would watch out for those forks boys.

You're the second person to say that... whats the reasoning behind this?

It used to be pretty wild according to some of the guys I know.  They live in Forks and go to Eastern Washington even though things are pretty calm now.  I think they're calm anyways.  The season used to allow spikes and it was chaos.  There also used to be a lot more loggers and hunters and bars out there.  For the case of spikes, they stick with the herd and the guys would hunt the herd.  So you'd get like ten groups of about ten guys chasing after one herd, but to make it more interesting they'd get off work on Friday buy their tags and then head to the bar, then head out to the then giant clearcuts with virtually no sleep.  Usually ended up being like ten people shooting and claiming each spike, big fights.  There would be guys with no rifle that would sprint down to the animal to be the first to put a tag on it.  A lot of the guys switched to bow/muzzy or went east, and still completely avoid the woods during modern.  They try to get to switch because of all their bad memories or something.  I think it is fine now, though.  A few out in Goodman can be territorial still.  But mostly the Forks guys are the nicer ones out there.  The guys that do the whole 'these are our woods' tend to be from Port Angeles and only on weekends and rarely go past Sol Duc.

[fordpowerforever]

yes back in the day it sounds like opening weekend was world war 3 every year and lots of fights and disputes. yellow-ish gates can be state or fruit growers, both open for public, state gates you can ride atvs up as long as its not posted.

[kholmes007]

Well I'll be around Naselle and South Bend area starting Saturday morning.  I'll be prepared for any human entanglements should someone want to get stupid but I hope to avoid seeing too many people if at all possible.   

[duggyphresh]

Yeah.... i'm not looking to get into any kind of confrontations thats for sure.  That's crazy it used to get that hostile though.  So back to some elk hunting questions...  What does your average elk do all day?  When do they bed down and when are they active and out feeding?  I'm new to all this, so feel free to dumb it down for me haha.

[BAR C3]

I would watch out for those forks boys.

You're the second person to say that... whats the reasoning behind this?

It used to be pretty wild according to some of the guys I know.  They live in Forks and go to Eastern Washington even though things are pretty calm now.  I think they're calm anyways.  The season used to allow spikes and it was chaos.  There also used to be a lot more loggers and hunters and bars out there.  For the case of spikes, they stick with the herd and the guys would hunt the herd.  So you'd get like ten groups of about ten guys chasing after one herd, but to make it more interesting they'd get off work on Friday buy their tags and then head to the bar, then head out to the then giant clearcuts with virtually no sleep.  Usually ended up being like ten people shooting and claiming each spike, big fights.  There would be guys with no rifle that would sprint down to the animal to be the first to put a tag on it.  A lot of the guys switched to bow/muzzy or went east, and still completely avoid the woods during modern.  They try to get to switch because of all their bad memories or something.  I think it is fine now, though.  A few out in Goodman can be territorial still.  But mostly the Forks guys are the nicer ones out there.  The guys that do the whole 'these are our woods' tend to be from Port Angeles and only on weekends and rarely go past Sol Duc.

There are no issues! Just like all small towns and all you small town boys can pipe in, your going to run into the same thing. Guys running into town weekend of hunting season, no scouting and etc. and want you to give up areas to hunt. Just like on here, you have to put your own effort into it. I never in my young years saw an outsider in the woods say I'm here scouting for elk.
Back when the Dickey was a permit only and one of the best hunts in the state, you had guys rolling into town wanting help and get pist when you don't help them out. Thus the reason for attitude.
I'm a Clallam Bay boy and several of my hunting partners are well known Forks boys.
As Hoffa mentioned, some of the nicest guys you have met. The only person you had to worry about in the 80's was Ron Cram! 

[Hunting7mm]

I would watch out for those forks boys.

You're the second person to say that... whats the reasoning behind this?

It used to be pretty wild according to some of the guys I know.  They live in Forks and go to Eastern Washington even though things are pretty calm now.  I think they're calm anyways.  The season used to allow spikes and it was chaos.  There also used to be a lot more loggers and hunters and bars out there.  For the case of spikes, they stick with the herd and the guys would hunt the herd.  So you'd get like ten groups of about ten guys chasing after one herd, but to make it more interesting they'd get off work on Friday buy their tags and then head to the bar, then head out to the then giant clearcuts with virtually no sleep.  Usually ended up being like ten people shooting and claiming each spike, big fights.  There would be guys with no rifle that would sprint down to the animal to be the first to put a tag on it.  A lot of the guys switched to bow/muzzy or went east, and still completely avoid the woods during modern.  They try to get to switch because of all their bad memories or something.  I think it is fine now, though.  A few out in Goodman can be territorial still.  But mostly the Forks guys are the nicer ones out there.  The guys that do the whole 'these are our woods' tend to be from Port Angeles and only on weekends and rarely go past Sol Duc.

There are no issues! Just like all small towns and all you small town boys can pipe in, your going to run into the same thing. Guys running into town weekend of hunting season, no scouting and etc. and want you to give up areas to hunt. Just like on here, you have to put your own effort into it. I never in my young years saw an outsider in the woods say I'm here scouting for elk.
Back when the Dickey was a permit only and one of the best hunts in the state, you had guys rolling into town wanting help and get pist when you don't help them out. Thus the reason for attitude.
I'm a Clallam Bay boy and several of my hunting partners are well known Forks boys.
As Hoffa mentioned, some of the nicest guys you have met. The only person you had to worry about in the 80's was Ron Cram! 

Funny Ron Cram...  I haven't heard that name in years.  Ran into him several years ago while deer hunting in Republic.  He had a fake deer set up trying to get someone to shoot before shooting hours.

[BAR C3]

I would watch out for those forks boys.

You're the second person to say that... whats the reasoning behind this?

It used to be pretty wild according to some of the guys I know.  They live in Forks and go to Eastern Washington even though things are pretty calm now.  I think they're calm anyways.  The season used to allow spikes and it was chaos.  There also used to be a lot more loggers and hunters and bars out there.  For the case of spikes, they stick with the herd and the guys would hunt the herd.  So you'd get like ten groups of about ten guys chasing after one herd, but to make it more interesting they'd get off work on Friday buy their tags and then head to the bar, then head out to the then giant clearcuts with virtually no sleep.  Usually ended up being like ten people shooting and claiming each spike, big fights.  There would be guys with no rifle that would sprint down to the animal to be the first to put a tag on it.  A lot of the guys switched to bow/muzzy or went east, and still completely avoid the woods during modern.  They try to get to switch because of all their bad memories or something.  I think it is fine now, though.  A few out in Goodman can be territorial still.  But mostly the Forks guys are the nicer ones out there.  The guys that do the whole 'these are our woods' tend to be from Port Angeles and only on weekends and rarely go past Sol Duc.

There are no issues! Just like all small towns and all you small town boys can pipe in, your going to run into the same thing. Guys running into town weekend of hunting season, no scouting and etc. and want you to give up areas to hunt. Just like on here, you have to put your own effort into it. I never in my young years saw an outsider in the woods say I'm here scouting for elk.
Back when the Dickey was a permit only and one of the best hunts in the state, you had guys rolling into town wanting help and get pist when you don't help them out. Thus the reason for attitude.
I'm a Clallam Bay boy and several of my hunting partners are well known Forks boys.
As Hoffa mentioned, some of the nicest guys you have met. The only person you had to worry about in the 80's was Ron Cram! 

Funny Ron Cram...  I haven't heard that name in years.  Ran into him several years ago while deer hunting in Republic.  He had a fake deer set up trying to get someone to shoot before shooting hours.

Ya what was even funnier is when myself, and my three Forks hunting partners that were shooting at a Law Enforcement shooting competition names were called out and he was there. His face turned bright red and I'm sure had flashbacks from his West End days. Especially when we were all on the wrong side of the law with him in high school. The two brothers had his handgun in there face on there encounter.
A friend of mine that grew up in Republic shot his stuffed deer on purpose. He had it on private property along the highway hoping someone would shoot it off the road. He had permission to hunt the property and did it from on the property and played dumb. Said he thought it was a live buck. Not a damn thing he could do about it!
If you knew Cram, you knew Curt Wood. He lives down the road from me now.

[Hunting7mm]

I would watch out for those forks boys.

You're the second person to say that... whats the reasoning behind this?

It used to be pretty wild according to some of the guys I know.  They live in Forks and go to Eastern Washington even though things are pretty calm now.  I think they're calm anyways.  The season used to allow spikes and it was chaos.  There also used to be a lot more loggers and hunters and bars out there.  For the case of spikes, they stick with the herd and the guys would hunt the herd.  So you'd get like ten groups of about ten guys chasing after one herd, but to make it more interesting they'd get off work on Friday buy their tags and then head to the bar, then head out to the then giant clearcuts with virtually no sleep.  Usually ended up being like ten people shooting and claiming each spike, big fights.  There would be guys with no rifle that would sprint down to the animal to be the first to put a tag on it.  A lot of the guys switched to bow/muzzy or went east, and still completely avoid the woods during modern.  They try to get to switch because of all their bad memories or something.  I think it is fine now, though.  A few out in Goodman can be territorial still.  But mostly the Forks guys are the nicer ones out there.  The guys that do the whole 'these are our woods' tend to be from Port Angeles and only on weekends and rarely go past Sol Duc.

There are no issues! Just like all small towns and all you small town boys can pipe in, your going to run into the same thing. Guys running into town weekend of hunting season, no scouting and etc. and want you to give up areas to hunt. Just like on here, you have to put your own effort into it. I never in my young years saw an outsider in the woods say I'm here scouting for elk.
Back when the Dickey was a permit only and one of the best hunts in the state, you had guys rolling into town wanting help and get pist when you don't help them out. Thus the reason for attitude.
I'm a Clallam Bay boy and several of my hunting partners are well known Forks boys.
As Hoffa mentioned, some of the nicest guys you have met. The only person you had to worry about in the 80's was Ron Cram! 

Funny Ron Cram...  I haven't heard that name in years.  Ran into him several years ago while deer hunting in Republic.  He had a fake deer set up trying to get someone to shoot before shooting hours.

Ya what was even funnier is when myself, and my three Forks hunting partners that were shooting at a Law Enforcement shooting competition names were called out and he was there. His face turned bright red and I'm sure had flashbacks from his West End days. Especially when we were all on the wrong side of the law with him in high school. The two brothers had his handgun in there face on there encounter.
A friend of mine that grew up in Republic shot his stuffed deer on purpose. He had it on private property along the highway hoping someone would shoot it off the road. He had permission to hunt the property and did it from on the property and played dumb. Said he thought it was a live buck. Not a damn thing he could do about it!
If you knew Cram, you knew Curt Wood. He lives down the road from me now.

Yea I knew Curt.  Fairbanks just moved from our area.  Not sure who the new guys are.  Oh well I'll meet them soon enough. 

[bearmanric]

I'm heading to Klaloch Ridge in the morning. Hunt clearwater and matheney too.lots of new camps this year. A lot from Winston.that one bridge in a Avatar looks familiar in Clearwater. If the Indians are bad again will move to Clearwater. Rick

[_TONY_]

I would watch out for those forks boys.

You're the second person to say that... whats the reasoning behind this?

It used to be pretty wild according to some of the guys I know.  They live in Forks and go to Eastern Washington even though things are pretty calm now.  I think they're calm anyways.  The season used to allow spikes and it was chaos.  There also used to be a lot more loggers and hunters and bars out there.  For the case of spikes, they stick with the herd and the guys would hunt the herd.  So you'd get like ten groups of about ten guys chasing after one herd, but to make it more interesting they'd get off work on Friday buy their tags and then head to the bar, then head out to the then giant clearcuts with virtually no sleep.  Usually ended up being like ten people shooting and claiming each spike, big fights.  There would be guys with no rifle that would sprint down to the animal to be the first to put a tag on it.  A lot of the guys switched to bow/muzzy or went east, and still completely avoid the woods during modern.  They try to get to switch because of all their bad memories or something.  I think it is fine now, though.  A few out in Goodman can be territorial still.  But mostly the Forks guys are the nicer ones out there.  The guys that do the whole 'these are our woods' tend to be from Port Angeles and only on weekends and rarely go past Sol Duc.

There are no issues! Just like all small towns and all you small town boys can pipe in, your going to run into the same thing. Guys running into town weekend of hunting season, no scouting and etc. and want you to give up areas to hunt. Just like on here, you have to put your own effort into it. I never in my young years saw an outsider in the woods say I'm here scouting for elk.
Back when the Dickey was a permit only and one of the best hunts in the state, you had guys rolling into town wanting help and get pist when you don't help them out. Thus the reason for attitude.
I'm a Clallam Bay boy and several of my hunting partners are well known Forks boys.
As Hoffa mentioned, some of the nicest guys you have met. The only person you had to worry about in the 80's was Ron Cram! 

Funny Ron Cram...  I haven't heard that name in years.  Ran into him several years ago while deer hunting in Republic.  He had a fake deer set up trying to get someone to shoot before shooting hours.

Ya what was even funnier is when myself, and my three Forks hunting partners that were shooting at a Law Enforcement shooting competition names were called out and he was there. His face turned bright red and I'm sure had flashbacks from his West End days. Especially when we were all on the wrong side of the law with him in high school. The two brothers had his handgun in there face on there encounter.
A friend of mine that grew up in Republic shot his stuffed deer on purpose. He had it on private property along the highway hoping someone would shoot it off the road. He had permission to hunt the property and did it from on the property and played dumb. Said he thought it was a live buck. Not a damn thing he could do about it!
If you knew Cram, you knew Curt Wood. He lives down the road from me now.

Yea I knew Curt.  Fairbanks just moved from our area.  Not sure who the new guys are.  Oh well I'll meet them soon enough.

Fairbanks moved? That's a bummer... He was by far the game warden that I liked the most... Super nice guy.

[fordpowerforever]

I'm heading to Klaloch Ridge in the morning. Hunt clearwater and matheney too.lots of new camps this year. A lot from Winston.that one bridge in a Avatar looks familiar in Clearwater. If the Indians are bad again will move to Clearwater. Rick

make sure you have a kalaloch ridge permit if you plan on hunting the big parts...yes the bridge is on the clearwater, if you know it then you have done some exploring, cool old place, seen a lot of elk in there, my uncle seen a big legal bull on the 19th a couple miles further up the road you turn off to get to there....